PET collection figures for 2011
Petcore and EuPR has announced that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.59 Million tonnes in 2011, an increase of 140 Ktes (9.4%) on 2010. For the EU 27 countries growth in collection is stable at 2%.
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Mauser has acquired a majority stake in container solutions South Africa
Effective June 29, 2012 the reconditioning subsidiary of Mauser, NCG has acquired 51 percent of the shares in Container Solutions South Africa, the leading reconditioning company in South Africa.
The year of the Second Generation
Five years after introduction of the „Planet Machines“ Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Pluto, Haitian International presents its next generation of these successful series. In line with customer feedback of the last five years, Haitian, Zhafir and Tianjian are showcasing customer driven machines.
Elasto Müller Kunststoffe expand in caps and closures market
Elasto Müller Kunststoffe, the TPE division of Hexpol, is pleased to announce they have agreed a deal to take over the business activities of European Plastic Sealants (EPS) based in Sottrum, Germany from 1 July 2012.
Evonik plans new facility in Brazil
Evonik Industries AG intends to build a facility for the biotechnology production of Biolys in the Brazilian town of Castro in the state of Paraná.
Klöckner Pentaplast Group completes successful recapitalization
Klöckner Pentaplast announces the successful recapitalization and strengthening of its capital structure with the support of its lenders.
Functional self-adhesive labels for the food and beverage market
In food and beverage retailing, a self-adhesive label can create a multi-functional solution that will both simplify accurate workflow and product throughput and provide an invaluable additional level of product authentication.
Engel turnover tops €800 million
For the first time in its history, Engel Austria’s turnover exceeded €800 million in fiscal year 2011/2012. Two factors in particular have contributed to the upsurge: the introduction of the energy-saving Engel ecodrive option and the consolidation of system solutions.
The Sacmi Group breaks through the 1.4 billion Euro barrier
Full steam ahead for ceramic, packaging, plastic and chocolate machines: business volumes up by 40% and 180 new employees, 90 of whom in Sacmi Imola alone.
Asia's middle class driving BOPP film markets
The BOPP film industry continued to show robust growth during 2011 with demand advancing by 5.5% compared with 2010 to top 6 million tonnes for the first time according to the latest report on the global BOPP film market from AMI Consulting.
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie expands its activity
Biesterfeld Spezialchemie expands effective immediately the successful cooperation with Dow Corning in the field of innovative solutions for the electronics industry.
Evonik successfully concludes sale of Colorants business
Following the approval of the Evonik Supervisory Board and the relevant antitrust authorities, Evonik Industries has successfully concluded the sale of the global colorants business.
