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Koenig & Bauer Lauvic becomes a full Koenig & Bauer Subsidiary
Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer will be operating through a branch office of its own in Spain in future. With immediate effect, the current agency Koenig & Bauer Lauvic in Barcelona is being taken over and transformed into a 100-percent group subsidiary. Sascha Fischer has been appointed as new managing director. Sascha Fischer is an inveterate sales…
Plasmatreat expands UK facility
Plasmatreat (UK) Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Germany’s Plasmatreat GmbH, is expanding its capacity with a move to new premises in South Oxfordshire. According to the company the move will see UK customers will benefit from improved service and excellent technical facilities for atmospheric plasma technology testing. Innovative plasma technology improves countless bonding, printing, painting…
Latvia’s deposit return scheme achieves 80% return rate
Latvia’s deposit return system (DRS, also known as a deposit return scheme) for drink container recycling launched on 1 February 2022, with global reverse vending leader TOMRA Collection serving as the nationwide provider of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for the return of empty containers. With a tight timeframe of just 13 months between the appointment of the local DRS operator and…
Lidl rolls out first of its kind recycling pilot
Lidl has become the first supermarket to roll out its own bottle return scheme trial. Shoppers in Glasgow can now enjoy unlimited cash rewards in return for empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers via in-store reverse vending machines. Rolling out across all 21 of its Glasgow stores, with potential to roll out further, shoppers…
Aluminium solutions for Spanish beauty brand
Tesem has partnered with Constellium to reduce the carbon footprint of its production of packaging components. Tesem has said that he relies on the qualities of aluminium to meet the durability and aesthetic expectations of luxury perfume and cosmetics brands. Thanks to its visual and sensory qualities, aluminium has long been a key material in…
Krones to acquire injection molding technology company Netstal
Krones has announced the imminent acquisition of 100% of Swiss company, Netstal Maschinen AG (Netstal), from cash–strapped KraussMaffei. The contracting parties signed the purchase agreement on the 7th February 2024 and Krones expects the transaction to be completed within the first half of 2024. “This transaction is a milestone in the long history of Netstal.…
Argentinian brewer replaces glass bottling line with KHS canning line
Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes, one of the oldest breweries in Argentina and a subsidiary of AB InBev, has now fully replaced a glass line at its facility in Buenos Aires with KHS technology for can filling and packaging. Quilmes recently invested in the high-capacity KHS Innofill Can DVD can filler plus several packers and palletisers,…
Akzo Nobel delivers sold full-year 2023 results
Akzo Nobel have published their full year 2023 results, confirming positive momentum in margin expansion and deleveraging that is expected to continue into 2024. For the mid-term, AkzoNobel says it aims to expand profitability to deliver an adjusted EBITDA margin of above 16% and a return on investment between 16% and 19%, underpinned by organic…
Constellium provides Chanel Fragrance & Beauty recycled aluminium solutions
Constellium SE has partnered with Chanel Fragrance & Beauty and g.pivaudran to introduce a packaging including recycled aluminium for Chanel’s mascara line “Le Volume.” As a result of the partnership, Chanel’s mascara packaging will now incorporate 10 to 20 per cent of post-consumer recycled (PCR), depending on the model. Constellium collaborated on this project with…
ITC cans duties on tin-mill steel from China: Industry reacts
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday found that tin mill steel products from Canada, China, Germany and South Korea used to make food cans did not cause material injury to a U.S. steelmaker petitioning for the duties. The final vote from the USITC means duties imposed by the Commerce Department will be reversed. “As…
