3:49 min Management
Günter Ausserwöger takes on leadership of new Division Kavo at Greiner Packaging
Günter Ausserwöger is the new head of Division Kavo at Greiner Packaging. General Manager for Capsnap Europe for the previous 10 years, the 43-year old is now responsible for the strategy of the entire hollow container business (=Kavo), the development and creation of the new ...
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1:55 min Management
Capsnap Europe modernises the production in France
The European market leader for 5 gallon packaging has launched a major replacement investment at its location in France. A new production line for extrusion blow-molded 5 gallon bottles started up in March. Further development of the location for production optimization is being ...
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3:53 min Management
Successful customer days at KraussMaffei:
All-electric injection moulding machines, direct extrusion and processing PUR composites were the three topics in the spotlight at the parallel customer events held by KraussMaffei’s three technology divisions. Over 1000 customers gathered at the company’s main plant in Munich to ...
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1:40 min Management
Kevin Kwilinski joins Portola Packaging as President and Chief Executive Officer
Portola Packaging, Inc .announced that Kevin Kwilinski has been hired as its President and Chief Executive Officer.Mr. Kwilinski comes to Portola from a 10 year career with Graphic Packaging International, a $4.5 Billion global paperboard packaging company, where he served in ...
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3:32 min Bottle development and design
Honest Tea is first to adopt Graham Packaging's new lightweight hot-fill PET Escape bottle
USA-Graham Packaging Company, L.P., has introduced the new lightweight champion-the lightest-weight bottle in the smooth-walled, hot-fill category, the perfect match for teas, juices, and isotonic drinks. The new bottle is called the EscapeTM and represents a giant step forward in ...
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1:20 min Facts & Figures
Clariant with strong cash flow despite continuing weak demand
Sales down 19% in local currencies and 24% in CHF on weak demand Operating loss before exceptionals of CHF 13 million due to low capacity utilization and inventory devaluations Cash flow from operations up to CHF 156 million from CHF – 6 million in Q1, 2008 due to strong ...
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3:11 min Management
Milacron reaches definitive agreement with investor group for $175 million asset sale
Milacron Inc. (MZIAQ.PK), a leading global supplier of plastics-processing technologies and industrial fluids, has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to a company formed by certain affiliates of Avenue Capital Group, certain funds and/or accounts ...
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