06 August 2026, London, United Kingdom – Plastic Energy, a global leader in chemical recycling, today confirmed a new ownership structure and the return of founder Carlos Monreal as Chief Executive Officer, securing the long-term future of the business following a successful administration process. The transition marks the start of a new chapter for the company, led by Monreal’s entrepreneurial vision, technical expertise and over two decades of industry knowledge.

9 June 2026 – Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Swiss Krono to replace plastic-based packaging for the company’s laminate flooring products with paper. The partnership demonstrates how Mondi’s kraft paper grades can meet demanding industrial packaging requirements traditionally served by plastic.

Sassello is a green area of the Ligurian Apennines that has claimed its confectionery vocation since the mid nineteenth century with the handmade production of the traditional Amaretto Morbido. Augusto Cavallero – founder of La Sassellese – invented the Canestrellino, a mini delicacy that is eaten in one bite and that is the smaller version of the Canestrello, a local sweet of the Ligurian tradition. He also deserves credit for introducing the flow-pack packaging of the Amaretto in the 1970’s.

Hand in hand

Machine vision offers a wide range of opportunities to support automation. An exciting use case in which the technology delivers significant added value can be found at the Swiss company Endress+Hauser. There, machine vision does not replace employees, but instead works “hand in hand” with them. Due to the very high variance of components, full automation is not possible.

Luxembourg (11 August, 2026) – Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, has partnered with RheinEnergie AG – next energy solutions, to build a new electricity-powered heat supply system at its Obernkirchen facility in Germany. The project is designed to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency across the facility.

New Delhi, 6th August 2026: Cosmo First Limited today declared its financial results for the quarter ended June 2026.

In Rs. Crores

Q1, FY27

Q1, FY26

FY25-26

Net Revenue

1,166

800

3,639

EBITDA

147

116

479

PBT

71

54

201

PAT

54

43

156

EPS (In Rs.) (Not Annualized)

20.7

16.6

60.3