Amcor Rigid Plastics has been recognized by the Grandes Cases de Embalagem, a Brazilian packaging award competition sponsored by Embalagem e Marca magazine, a leading trade magazine based in São Paulo. Amcor received the packaging award for its designs for Coca-Cola (carbonated soft drink bottle), Unilever (condiment bottle), and Johnson &
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Krones AG’s series of valves, produced by subsidiary Evoguard GmbH and unveiled at the recent BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, can be considered as a success. So far, more than 150,000 valves have been produced: disk valves, seat valves, double-seat valves, aseptic seat valves and aseptic double-seat valves. "The Evoguard series of valves
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Netstal has introduced the PET-Line 5000 to the US market. The preform production system is designed for moulds with 96 to 144 cavities and features an output of up to 100,000 preforms per hour. According to the company, high output levels are especially required in the US and Asia where the
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Erema GesmbH, headquartered in Ansfelden, Austria, has achieved a record turnover figure of EUR 115mill. for the 2014/15 fiscal year. This corresponds to a 21% and EUR 20mill. plus in turnover compared to the previous year. The turnover of the Erema Group as a whole with 480 employees in total (Erema
Read moreOn May 21st 2015 the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry will host the 1st North American Pollination Seminar organised by Logoplaste Innovation Lab. Pollination Day is a bi-annual event where innovation is at the front line. This innovation event brings together fast moving consumer goods companies from all around the
Read moreSacmi’s integrated installation range for the beverage supply chain was shown at the thirteenth edition of Djazagro, the international fair in Algiers dedicated to food, beverage & packaging technology scheduled for April 20 to 23, 2015. Sacmi was expanding its range for the 2015 edition of the fair to cover the
Read moreClariant is co-sponsoring the Swiss Pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015, taking place in Italy between May 1 – October 31, 2015. The Expo’s theme ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,’ links with Clariant’s contribution to improving nutrition through packaging and transportation solutions, and additives for agriculture, food and feed. Clariant’s
Read morePolymetrix AG, the former Bühler Thermal Processes AG, continues winning PET bottle grade projects with advanced SSP technologies. Two major Chinese PET resin manufacturers in Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province each ordered 600.000tpa of additional bottle grade PET SSP capacity using Polymetrix solid state polycondensation and pellet conveying technology. Recent Polymetrix
Read moreAvery Dennison’s Label and Packaging Materials production operation in Cramlington, UK, has won an International Safety Award with merit from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplace healthy and safe during the 2014 calendar year. "Safety is more than a priority for Avery
Read moreThis year, for the very first time P.E. Labellers will take part in the Hispack fair which will take place in Barcelona from 21 to 24 April 2015, attracted by the interesting Iberian market and by the objective of the fair to introduce innovations in packaging, as well as to foster
Read moreDavid Pritchett has been appointed president of Rieke. He succeeds Lynn Brooks, who has retired after 18 years and who will now continue with the company in an advisory role. Rieke designs and manufactures a wide range of highly engineered dispensing pumps and closures for many different end markets including food
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