Change with the executive board of the ENGEL Group
Dr. Christoph Steger, hitherto Chief Sales Officer, is leaving the ENGEL Group at his own request.
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Michel Carreiro appointed new Managing Director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Brazil
45-year-old heads up the development of the subsidiary and will help address high energy costs in Brazil by introducing the market to the wider benefits of all-electric injection moulding technology .
Ampacet doubles color production capacity in Luxembourg
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, announces the doubling of its production capacity with the addition of new color production lines in Dudelange, Luxembourg.
Waldemar Birkle is the new Managing Director of Engel Russia
Waldemar Birkle took over as the Managing Director of OOO Engel in Moscow in November. He succeeds Olaf Kassek, who is retiring on this date.
Thomas Herrmann receives Entrepreneur Of The Year award
A prestigious title: the auditing and consulting company Ernst & Young (EY) awarded Thomas Herrmann, Chairman of the Management Board of Herrmann Ultraschall GmbH & Co. KG, the prize as “Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021”.
New: ARBURGadditive GmbH + Co KG
ARBURG GmbH + Co KG has founded a new subsidiary: ARBURGadditive GmbH + Co KG. Also based in Lossburg, it will house all of the company's activities related to additive manufacturing. The Managing Director will be Dr Victor Roman, who is set to join the company on 1 December 2021.
Plastics Europe unveils the next step in its journey of transformation
Plastics Europe, the pan-European association of plastics manufacturers, today unveils a new visual identity and website with sustainability at its core. This reflects the fundamental changes taking place within both the industry and Plastics Europe.
Medical market in focus: Sumitomo (SHI) Demag pools competencies and expands team
Andrew Sargisson and Bob Brady - two proven industry experts - join the company to further strengthen med-tech team.
Alpla acquires German PET recycler
Purchase of the company BTB PET-Recycling to give Alpla access to the bottle-to-bottle loop in Germany.
Tomra celebrates opening a new flake sorting Test Center in Italy
On September 22, 2021, Tomra Recycling officially opened its new flake sorting Test Center, where the company will develop new applications and solutions in the fields of PO and PET flake sorting while simultaneously expanding its service offering.
Engel appoints new Managing Director in Mexico
Emilio López has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Engel de Mexico SA de CV. He succeeds Peter Auinger, who retired on 1st September 2021.
Returnable PET for sensitive beverages? Joint research project of Krones and Alpla delivers surprising results
Rising out of the niche: In the beverage packaging market, returnable PET containers currently play a rather small role. Wrongly so, say the results of a joint research project of Krones and Alpla.
