3:10 min
Management
Vezio Bernardi made Managing Director of Sacmi Filling
Sacmi Filling, Sacmi Labelling, Sacmi Packaging, Sacmi Imola. Four different companies that have demonstrated an outstanding capacity for excellence, conquering customer loyalty and, consequently, increasing their market shares. But that was in the past. The future goes by the name ...
2:19 min
Management
Krones hits the ground running with Kosme
Something else that’s unfamiliar: the hitherto invariably blue Krones logo will in future be found in orange as well, to denote the Kosme subsidiary. At the beginning of 2009, Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, increased its holding in Kosme S.R.L., Roverbella, Italy, to ...
1:55 min
Management
Petcore’s new website at www.petcore.org went live at the beginning of this year
Our original website had served us well for the past 5 years but Petcore wished to take advantage of the latest developments in website technology to give our members and the public the latest information on PET[1] and PET recycling in a user-friendly format. Petcore members can now ...
1:16 min
Management
LyondellBasell preparing to stop PP production in Terni
LyondellBasell Industries today announced a project to cease the production of polypropylene (PP) at Terni, Italy. The company has started the employee consultation process regarding a project to permanently shut down the unit. “Demand for polypropylene continues to be affected by ...
1:17 min
Management
Stute is modernising its bottling operations
The food and beverage specialists Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, rank among of Europe’s leading producers of dealer’s brands for soft drinks and sweet breakfast products. Their range of beverages includes classic varieties like fruit juices, ice tea and lemonades, ...
1:56 min
Management
Eastman wins patent infringement case filed by Wellman in September, 2007
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) said today that the United States District Court in Wilmington, Del., has ruled in favor of Eastman in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Wellman, Inc. The court’s decision that held two Wellman patents invalid ended the case which was ...
2:20 min
Management
Bioplastics manufacturer FKuR expands to North America
At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Willlich, Germany) began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people. Mr. Patrick Zimmermann was appointed the President of FKuR Plastics Corp. and will also ...
1:22 min
Management
New CEO for ENGEL North America
Beginning in April 2010 Mark Sankovitch (53) will be appointed CEO of ENGEL North America. He follows Steve Braig, who will leave the company until the end of March 2010. Mark Sankovitch has a 20-year experience with ENGEL and recently he was Regional Sales Manager in Chicago. Mark ...
1:14 min
Management
Eastman acquires specialty polymers manufacturing facility in China
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tongxiang Xinglong Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., a cellulose-based specialty polymers manufacturing facility located near Shanghai, China. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition ...