2:10 min Management

PTI names Thierry Fabozzi managing director of its European business unit

Thierry Fabozzi has been named managing director of Plastic Technologies, Inc. Europe (PTI-E), Yverdon, Switzerland, by Dr. Tom Brady, founder and chairman of Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI).PTI has a long standing global reputation as a leader in the package development and design, ...
3:11 min Markets and Management, Management

APPE works in partnership with INTRAVIS to deliver ground-breaking quality technology

From Left to Right – Billy Jansen, APPE's QSE and Sustainability Manager, Dr. Gerd ...
2:19 min PET processing, Markets and Management, Applications & Operations, …

OCTAL doubles production and establishes new factory

OCTAL, the biggest producer of high grade plastic sheet worldwide is currently establishing the third and the fourth production building in Salalah, Oman. Full production should start in May 2012. With the new facilities, the annual capacity can be more than doubled to 927,000 tons. ...
1:22 min Management

Husky names Dave Whiffen Vice President, Hot Runners

Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced the appointment of Dave Whiffen to the position of Vice President, Hot Runners. In this role, Mr. Whiffen will serve as a member of Husky’s executive team. Hot runners and controllers are a critical part of any integrated injection ...
2:38 min Management

Jan Olaf Siebert new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KraussMaffei AG

  The Supervisory Board of KraussMaffei AG, a worldwide leading manufacturer of plastic and rubber machinery and systems, appointed Jan Siebert as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from January 1, 2012. He will succeed Dr. Dietmar Straub, who is managing the ...
3:17 min Facts & Figures, Staple fibers, fibers, filaments

IVL to acquire Wellman International's recycling and fiber business

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, the world's leading vertically integrated Polyester Value Chain producer, has signed an agreement to acquire Wellman International's recycling business in Europe from AURELIUS AG, to pursue customers' sustainability needs and meet the demands ...
2:56 min Markets and Management, Applications & Operations, Management, …

Growth of OCTAL attracts great attention from Industry

OCTAL, biggest producer of PET sheet worldwide, has now attracted a great deal of attention with its strong growth. The entire turnover, for instance, is to be more than doubled from this year to 2012. The reason for this is the new DPETTM technology that has been developed by the ...
0:52 min Management

New Managing Director for MHT USA

MHT USA, LLC., a subsidiary of the German MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG, a ...
2:39 min Bottle development and design, Beverages, Beer

HEINEKEN chooses APPE beer keg in PET

The new four litre PET keg with an integral tap offers an innovative cost-effective ...
2:43 min Facts & Figures

La Seda de Barcelona records a pre-tax profit of 1.4 million euros in the second quarter of the year

La Seda de Barcelona (LSB) has reported turnover of 577 million euros for the first half of the year, which represents an increase of 22% compared to the figures for the same period in 2010. The book EBITDA has increased by 14.4%, to 34.7 million euros, while recurring EBITDA is 36.8 ...
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