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KraussMaffei launches smartphone mobile assistant

KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH and Technische Informationssysteme GmbH (T.I.G.), Rankwill, Austria, recently signed a cooperation agreement.

2011-03-29

Battenfeld-Cincinnati wins intellectual property rights lawsuit against Chinese manufacturer

After seven years of litigation, Battenfeld-Cincinnati (Foshan) Extrusion Systems Ltd., the leading supplier in extrusion machinery industry in China, finally won its intellectual property rights case against Donghua Machinery in 2010.

2011-03-21

Coperion: large order for 100 million euros

Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, landed the biggest single contract in the company's history with a volume of 100 million Euros in the fourth quarter of 2010.

2011-03-21

Krones reports stable uptrend

Krones, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, has, according to the provisional figures, finished the 2010 business year within the bandwidth of its best-case prognosis.

2011-03-21

Italian manufacturers of printing and converting machines in 2010

With a turnover of €1,700 million in 2010, approximately €1,250 million came from overseas sales. These figures should be sufficient to explain the vital role played by exports for the Italian manufacturers of printing and converting machines.

2011-03-21

Gabriel Chemie doubled its production capacity

European masterbatch supplier Gabriel Chemie plans to double its production capacity in Russia during 2011.

2011-03-17

Cooperation between Coca Cola and ECO Plastics

Coca Cola and ECO Plastics (AWS) set to double PET recycling facility to 75,000 tonnes per year.

2011-03-15

Tsunami in Japan trigger plastic raw material price increases

The price of plastic raw materials in Southeast Asia has increased up USD 20-30 per ton. It was following a refinery explosion in the tsunami that occurred in Japan.

2011-03-15

Agricultural films

Plastics have been used to increase food production and conserve water for 50 years in horticulture and agriculture: the demand in this market was 2.8 million tonnes in 2009.

2011-03-15

Velox to distribute JJAZZ from JJI Technologies

Flame retardant manufacturer JJI Technologies (Painesville, Ohio / USA) has signed an agreement with Hamburg-based raw materials distribution and sales specialist VELOX for the distribution of JJAZZ in Europe.

2011-03-11

Husky to acquire leading closure mold maker KTW

Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced its intention to acquire KTW of Waidhofen, Austria, recognized as a global leader in closure mold making.

2011-03-11