A ZSK twin screw extruder from Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, will soon go into service in Uganda for the production of pre-gelatinized matooke flour from non-storable plantains, also known as green or cooking bananas.
The IK’s Economic Trend for the first quarter of 2012 shows that companies within the plastic packaging industry have more positive expectations than was the case in the last quarter of 2011. Almost all companies judge the current economic situation to be good, or at least satisfactory.
LyondellBasell yesterday announced that it will shut down two polypropylene (PP) lines in Wesseling, Germany, by mid-2012.
These projections highlight excellent performance in exports and general stability of the domestic market.
Demand for stretch and shrink film in the U.S. is forecast to rise 3.3% yearly to $2.4 billion in 2015, according the latest study from The Freedonia Group, an industry market research firm.
While producing 21.5% of the world’s total volume of plastics material, the European plastics industry also provides jobs to 1.6 million Europeans - informs PlasticsEurope in his own annual report.
Slovnaft plans to implement three large investment projects in Bratislava refinery in next 42 months with total value more then 300 million euro.
Mauser Group, a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, has opened a new IBC line at its facility in Oosterhout, the Netherlands.
Brenntag Specialties Europe announces that Colonial Chemical Inc. named them sole distributor in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. This agreement expands the representation of Brenntag with Colonial Chemical, which presently includes Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, U.K. and Ireland.
Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology, highlights the company’s 150 years of packaging experience, current and future challenges, and why he supports the FAO’s Save Food initiative.
Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 4.7% in the first half 2011 according to data published today by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE). The growth builds on increased production already recorded in 2010.
VDMA raises its 2011 plastics and rubber machinery growth forecast further
