7:38 min Facts & Figures
LANXESS confident after strong final quarter 2009
Full-year sales 2009: EUR 5,057 million EBITDA pre exceptionals: EUR 465 million EBITDA margin pre exceptionals: 9.2 percent Net income: EUR 40 million “Challenge09-12”: EUR 170 million savings Proposed dividend 2009: EUR 0.50 per share ...
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2:10 min Preform moulds
Mold-Masters strengthens global support in Asia, Europe and the Americas
Global hot runner manufacturer Mold-Masters® announced today that it is expanding its sales and service organization in Asia, Europe and the Americas. The global expansions symbolize a significant step in Mold-Masters' investment and commitment to provide exceptional support for ...
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5:51 min PET materials
La Seda de Barcelona is developing the first recyclable PET for the Automotive Sector
The chemical group has been able to develop together with Ficosa and Zanini the first PET rear mirror and wheelcap for the automotive sector. PETAUTO is thus getting access to a potential market of 300.000 tons / year of PET. The new product will be supplied from El Prat de ...
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1:25 min PET processing
AQUAFIL 2-reactor PET polycondensation plant with Direct Film Casting
AQUAFIL Engineering GmbH (Berlin, Germany) announces the successful start-up of a Polyester Polycondensation Plant for BOPET Film in India with the latest state of the art AQUAFIL Engineering Technology. The speciality of the plant is the Direct Film Casting Technology (DFC) of ...
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4:13 min Regions
Following nine record years, global crisis puts Krones in the red
The year 2009 was dominated by the global economic crisis. As a consequence, the 2009 business year was for Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, probably the most difficult in the company’s 59 years of existence. Demand in the packaging ...
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3:17 min Compression moulding
SACMI presents the most competitive compression press for single-piece caps
Designed and developed for the single-piece cap market, the CCM48S offers the most competitive solution for the production of mineral water, hot filling and CAF (cold aseptic filling) caps. Built by the Sacmi Imola Closures & Containers Division, the CCM48S makes 1,200 plastic caps ...
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