“Bottled water consumption is set to overtake all other soft drinks worldwide this year,” according to Richard Hall, Chairman of Zenith Global, the global food and drink experts, speaking at the 15?th Global Bottled Water Congress in Evian. “This is all the more remarkable because other soft drinks include carbonates, juices,
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, successfully kicked off its first day at China Brew and Beverage 2018 (October 23-26, Shanghai, China). At its booth, located in Hall W2 #2B32, Husky is showcasing how its diverse range of rigid packaging solutions for the
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Illig, the German machinery manufacturer, will build a new production site in Romania. During the next few years Illig Maschinenbau SRL will develop into a further production site outside Germany located in Sura Mica industrial park in the Sibiu region. „At the new site ILLIG will be manufacturing thermoforming lines from
Read moreUnited Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, announced it has installed four trio-technik AirMove transport systems in its German Schwerin plant, which primarily serves the German beverage market. The 10,000 m2 facility occupies two production halls, employs 58 people, and produces several billion 28mm and 38mm closures per year
Read morePrivate equity investors Advent has invested in Manjushree Technopack Ltd., India’s largest rigid plastic packaging solution provider, in partnership with the founding Kedia family. As part of the transaction, Advent purchased all the shares owned by Kedaara Capital and a portion of the Kedia family’s stake in Manjushree Technopack. Manjushree’s Founder
Read moreOn October 11, the Sidel Group concluded the acquisition of PET Engineering Srl, further expanding the company’s portfolio of packaging solutions. PET Engineering is expected to help Sidel expand its packaging offering – especially regarding the design of containers for water, soft drinks, liquid dairy products and beer. Founded in 1999
Read moreHusky stand 6222 & 6401-1 in hall A6 Husky Injection Molding Systems, an industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, will participate in Fakuma with two separate booths in Hall A6. Husky’s exhibition features a space dedicated to its hot runners and controllers technology (booth 6222), as well as a
Read moreMaag stand 6202 in hall A6 For the first time at Fakuma, Maag will be sharing a stand with filter manufacturer Ettlinger, which joined the group in January this year. As a result, Maag will be offering products for applications from raw material production, through compounding, to recycling, all from a
Read morePiovan Group stand 7201, hall A7 At Fakuma, Piovan Group will feature its Piovan, Aquatech and Fdm brands. While Piovan and Fdm are specialized in material handling systems and advanced solutions for plastics processing – with Fdm more focused on the extrusion process – Aquatech specialises in industrial cooling and temperature
Read moreSumitomo (SHI) Demag Hall B1, Stand 1105 ElExis SP 200 with high-speed IML application “The fourth generation El-Exis SP is still the fastest injection moulding machine in the world,“ says Arnaud Nomblot, Director Business Development Packaging at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag. Two years after its launch, he is still happy with the
Read moreErema hall A6-6314 The focus of Erema Group´s trade fair appearance at Fakuma is on technologies that aim to further improve the quality of recyclates. These include: • the recycling and compounding technology Corema • ReFresher (together with the proven Intarema TVEplus machine) – the highly efficient anti-odor technology for odour-optimised
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