Darmstadt 5th November 2014 Having Taken Office On 4th November 2014 Dipling Andreas Hollmann Is The New Ceo Of Goebel Schneid Und Wickelsysteme Gmbh The Traditional Darmstadtbased Company Which Belongs To The Italian Ims Deltamatic Group Is Delighted To Have Found Such A Passionate Mechanical Engineer With Management Experience For This Positionthe 47yearold Engineer Has Worked In The Packaging Sector Since 2003 And Has Held Management Positions There For Many Years Until October 2014 He Was Ceo Of Ishida Gmbh The Global Market Leader In Multihead Weighing Machines Which Is Also Very Successful In Producing Inspection Systems For Quality Assurance Such As Checkweighers And Xray Inspection Systems Before This Hollmann Was Responsible For The Worldwide Expansion Of Hastamat Verpackungstechnik Gmbh In Lahnau Germanyldquoas A Passionate Mechanical Engineer I Am Thrilled To Be Taking Over The Leadership Of Such A Traditional Company In The Sector Goebel Stands Out Thanks To Its Development And Construction Of Highquality Machines With Stateoftheart Technology Meeting All The Expectations That The Ldquomade In Germanyrdquo Label Brings With It Around The World I Am Delighted To Now Be Integrated Into Ims Deltamatic Group And To Be Part Of This Successful Companyrdquo Said The New Ceoas Ceo Andreas Hollmann Succeeds Former Interim Ceo Roberta Ghilardi Who Will Remain Responsible For The Further Integration Of Goebel Into The Group And The Optimization Of Processes Within The Companygoebel Schneid Und Wickelsysteme Gmbh Is A Leading Provider Of Slitter Rewinders For Converting Papers Plastic Films And Special Materials The Hessian Company With A Long Tradition Has Been Constantly Setting Standards In Mechanical Engineering For Over 160 Years Goebel39s Product Range Includes Slitter Rewinders And Winding Machines Such As Twodrum Winders For Paper And Cardboard Converting These Are Developed And Manufactured According To Customer Requirements At The Production Facility In Darmstadt Applying Only The Highest Standards In Terms Of Productivity Quality And Precision

Habasit Gmbh From Eppertshausen In The South Of Hesse Is The Second Largest Of The 34 Subsidiaries Of The Swiss Company Habasit Ag It Manufactures Conveyor Belts Drive Belts Timing Belts And Plastic Modular Belts Printing And Paper Technology Manufacturers Are Among Its Major Customers Thomas Reibstein Is Head Of Sales In This Segment He Has Worked For The Company As An Engineer For Nearly 30 Years Talking About That He Looks Back On The Success Factors And The Future Of Printingmr Reibstein Could You Please Give Us A Short Survey Of Habasitthomas Reibstein With Pleasure Habasit Was Established In Basel In Switzerland In 1946 By Fernand Habegger And His Wife Alice The Name Is A Neologism Of Habegger Basel As Well As Ndashit The Ending Of Bakelit From The Plastics World Plastics Are The Heart Of Our Business Habasit Develops Manufactures And Sells Conveyor Belts And Drive Belts Of All Kinds You Can Think Of For Instance Also For Checkouts Of Supermarkets Or Luggage Scannerswhich Role Does Printing And Paper Technology Manufacturing Playthe Printing And Paper Segment Has Been Of Great Importance In The History Of Our Company Other Segments However Have Been Growing Much More Dynamically Over The Last 15 Years Eg The Food Sector The Fully Automated Production And Packing Of Foodwhats The Situation In The Traditional Printing Marketwe All Know The Development Stagnant To Declining However This Will Continue To Be A Large And Important Market And Will Assert Its Right To Exist Personally I Do Not Expect That The Book Or Newspaper Will Vanish There Is However A Shift As Regards Their Importance The Ebook And The Internet Will Continue To Reduce The Demand For Printed Products We Will No Longer Reach The Level We Had A Few Years Ago In The Printing Machinery Sector Digital Printing Is Growing More Dynamically Than The Analogue Methods This Has Impactswhichnowadays Our Customers Work With Print Runs Like With Harry Potter Very Rarely Their Machines Must Be Able To Produce Just One Copy For Us This Is A Change Ndash Not A Restriction Being A Supplier We Are Not Active At The Printing Machine But In Its Environment This Begins With Belts In The Folder And Continues To Postprint Processes Everything That Is Transported Brought Together And Bundled Can Be Conveyed By Our Conveyor And Machine Belts As A Rule The Belts Have A Width Of 50 To 80 Cm The Straps Of Approximately 20 Mm Several Of Them Are Running Side By Side Our Drive Belts Are Also Used In Printing Technology Ndash Ie Flat Belts That Transmit Driving Forces In Addition We Supply Timing Belts On Polyurethane Basis For Conveyor Technology And Robust Modular Plastic Chains That Are In Great Demand In The Field Of Packaging Habasit Ag Invests Eight Percent Of Its Sales Volume In Rampd What Is Being Researched Our Belts And Straps Are Composite Materials Consisting Of Different Plastic Materials Textile Intermediate Layers Bonding Agents Paints There Are Straight Belts Curved Belts Or Spiral Emspbelts Ndash And Dozens Of Different Surface Structures Strictly Speaking There Is Nothing That Doesnt Exist Our Developing Engineers Must Keep In Mind That It Must Be Possible To Produce Belts And Straps In Reproducible Quality For That They Can Draw On Far More Than 30 Different Production Lines With Widths Of Up To More Than 4000 Mmhabasit Is Growing Whats The Reason For This Successour Business Is Strongly Diversified Ranging From The Treadmill In The Fitness Studio To Belts Of Checkouts In Supermarkets And Conveyor Belts In Automobile Manufacturing Or Beverage Filling Technology In Addition We Focus On Highly Specialised Technical Marketing A Test Was Carried Out To Unite The Marketing Of Belts And Straps With Drive Technology Of Our Fellow Associate Rossi Hellipand Why Was It Only A Testpreviously Many Machinery Manufacturers Had Design And Construction Departments With Experts Who Were Just As Familiar With Our Product World As We Are There Are Hardly Any Of Those Left The Customers Expect That We Know Exactly What They Need And Then Provide Them With The Suitable Solution Furthermore The Range Of Belts And Straps On Offer Is So Wide Now That One Expert Alone Can Hardly Know The Total Marketback To Printing And Paper Does Habasit Still Make Investments Despite The Stagnationwe Are Consistently Improving Our Products Above All When Our Important Customers From Printing Technology Manufacturing Give Us A Signal That There Is A Demand This Happens Regardless Of The Discussion About The Future Of The Book In The Runup To The Most Recent Drupa We Joined Forces With A Leading Bookbinding Machinery Manufacturer To Develop A Timing Belt Solution For The Exact Positioning Of Book Covers That Has Found Wide Acceptance In This Field Even Though The Resulting Business Was Rather Modestso Investments As Usualof Course There Is Some Caution On The Part Of Our Customers From The Printing And Paper Industry Nevertheless They Make Investments For The Future The Future Market Will Differ From That Of Ten Years Ago But This Is No Reason For Burying Ones Head In The Sandbutwhats Important Is To Observe Successful Concepts And To Learn From Them For Instance The Clear Tendency Towards Centralisation In The Printing Market Take For Example Druckzentrum Rheinmain There Several Printing Houses Have Pooled Their Resources Built A Completely New Printing House Where They Focus On Newspaper Printing This Works A Clear Focus A Clear Orientation As Regards The Installed Machinery For Me Such Focused Business Models Offer Good Chances For Printers Printing Technology Manufacturers And For Us As A Supplier Too Times Are Changing But The Printing Market Is And Will Remain An Interesting Markethabasit Ag At A Glancein Its 34 Subsidiaries Habasit Has Approx 3300 Members Of Staff Worldwide And Most Recently Posted Consolidated Sales Of 630 Million Swiss Francs 522 Million Euro At Its 16 Locations It Manufacturers Conveyor Belts Drive Belts As Well As Timing Belts And Plastic Modular Belts Which Are Being Used In A Dozen Of Industries Besides The Food And Packaging Industries The Printing And Paper Industry Is One Of Its Most Important Customers

Altendorf 04112014 Loesch Verpackungstechnik From Altendorf Near Bamberg Is Known Throughout The Global Confectionery Industry For Its Innovative And Robust Endtoend Solutions The Subsidiary Of The Piepenbrock Group Has Now Added A Further Dimension To Its Customercentric Service Expertise With A New Test Center And Enlarged Office Premisescustomers Of Plant And Machinery Companies Expect Premium Products And Innovative Service Solutions These Are The Findings Of A Recent Study Entitled Ldquoevolution Of Servicerdquo In Which Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Polled 30 Companies In Germany Austria And Switzerland On The Service Component Of Their Businesses Ldquoplant And Machinery Companies Should Therefore Expand Their Service Solutions In The Futurerdquo Says Berger Partner Philipp Angehrn Ldquothis Chiefly Concerns Services To Increase The Performance Of Existing Installed Machinery And Consulting Servicesrdquo The Results Of The Study Conducted By Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Accord With The Realworld Experience To Which The Management Of Loesch Verpackungstechnik Can Attest Ldquoas A Leading Global Supplier Of Special Purpose Machinery We Always Have Our Customers In Mind When Developing And Manufacturing Packaging Machines And Systems This Ensures We Can Ideally Satisfy Their Particular Needsrdquo Says Olaf Piepenbrock Managing Partner At Piepenbrock Group Ldquowe Inspire Our Customers With Technical Innovations And Our Advanced Customercentric Service Solutionsldquo Their Key Elements Include The Longstanding Lsquofiversquo Service Program Our Global Network Of Service Facilities And The Test Center Inaugurated Directly Adjacent To The Production Halls In 2014loeschpack Test Center In Altendorfin The Spring Of 2013 Loeschpack Laid The Foundations For The Construction Of The Test Center In Altendorf Ldquowithin A Period Of Over One Year We Built A Multifunctional Facility Next To The Production Hallsrdquo Says Andreas Graf Managing Director Of Loeschpack With Expanded Premises For Research And Development The Management Is Setting A Clear Course For The Future And Showing Strong Commitment To The Location Design And Planning Project Management And Engineering Can All Be Carried Out Under Ideal Working Conditions In The New Building The Test Center Is Home To Training Rooms Equipped With Stateoftheart Media Equipment Where Product Presentations And Service Training Sessions Are Held This Makes It Possible For Loeschpack To Guarantee Knowledge Transfer At All Levels Internally And Externally And Instil Life Into The Continuous Improvement Process Ldquoour Videoconferencing Center Allows Us To Communicate With Our Customers And Their Employees At Any Time From Our Test Center And Thus Develop Custom Solutions To Points Of Detailrdquo Says Grafpackaging Machines And Systems In Actual Operationthe Test Center Also Features An Exhibition Hall In Which Customers Can Test Packaging Machines Under Production Conditions Graf Ldquowe Offer Modern Technology And Quality Live And In Real Time Practically Within Our Research And Development Environmentrdquo Visitors Can Experience The Packaging Machines And Systems In Live Operation And Customers Can Perform Practical Tests With Their Own Products Ldquowe Create Samples And Carry Out Test Runs With Original Materials Ndash Also In Customer Formats The Generated Data Is Used To Analyze The Costeffectiveness And Feasibility Of Our Customersrsquo Highly Specific Projectsrdquo Graf Is Delighted To Report Customers Have Also Indicated A High Level Of Satisfaction As The Test Center Offers An Outstanding Forum In Which To Train Employees On Loeschpack Packaging Machines Away From The Concerns Of Daytoday Businessproducts In Live Processesthe Test Center Further Offers A Wide Range Of Tangible Advantages For Example Product Machinability Testing Minimizes Risks In The Production Process While Enabling Meaningful Performance Tests Ldquoour Experienced Development Teams Support Our Customers At The Test Center With Optimized Packaging Materials On Packaging Tests And In The Design Of Innovative Packaging Solutionsrdquo Explains Christoph Krombholz Marketing Manager At Loeschpack During A Tour Of The New Building Alongside The Production Of Sample Packaging Working Models Can Be Manufactured For A Realistic Look And Feel And Used As The Basis For Marketing Decisions It Is Even Possible To Produce Small Batches For Customer Studies And Market Testsmultifunctional Spaces For Eventsthe New Canteen In The Test Center Is A Highlight In Its Own Right Ldquothe Multifunctional Spaces In The Canteen Area Are Designed For Both Everyday Use And Special Occasions Fitted Out With Modern Technology The Canteen Is An Ideal Place For Presentations Receptions And Other Eventsrdquo Says Krombholz Pointing Out A Number Of Practical Features Andreas Graf Ldquoworking Together With Our Customers Ideally Squares With Our Corporate Philosophy Of Lsquogt Packaging Your Ideas Rsquordquoproduct Portfoliogt System Solutions Tailored To Applicationsgt Feeding Systemsgt Robotic Pick And Place Systemsgt Trayloading Systemsgt Roll And Stick Wrapping Machinesgt Fold Wrapping Machinesgt Carton Erecting And Filling Machinesgt Complete Packaging Linesdiscover More About Loeschpack Athttpwwwloeschpackcom5073 Characters Incl 732 Wordsnbspcaptionslp314001jpg Loeschpack Logolp314002jpg Loeschpack Test Centerlp314003jpg Loeschpack Headquarters In Altendorf

Rahil Cpp Films Pvt Ltd Is Taking Participation In India39s Largest Packaging Exhibition Plast India 2015 At Gandhinagar Gujarat The Vibrant State Of Indiawe At Rhyeco Are Committed For Excellence In Quality And Focused On Growth And Innovations Helping You Grow Your Business We Understand Your Requirement And Deliver Product And Service That Surpass Your Expectation The Product Range Includes Natural Cpp Metallized Cpp White Opaque Cpp And Retort Cpp Films With Wide Range Of 18 To 80 Micron The Offered Products Are Manufactured As Per The International Quality Standards By Using Ultramodern Sophisticated Advanced And Cuttingedge Machinerywe Warmly Invite All The Valued Customers To Visit The Stall And Oblige Us With Your Precious Presence We Hearty Welcome You Allnbspwarm Regardsgaurav Mehta91 99044 08127 98244 50196gauravrhyecocomnbsprahil Cpp Films Pvt Ltdsurvey No 40 Near Decora Cement Shapar Main Roadshapar Veraval 360 024 Rajkot Gujarat Indianbsp

Corbion Purac Will Accelerate Its Thrust Into The Biotechnology Arena Making The Next Step In The Bioplastics Value Chain By Becoming A Pla Producer With Entry Into Pla Corbion Purac Intends To Bring New Biodegradable Solutions To The Plastics Industry And Increase Global Pla Production Capacity By A Further 75 Ktpathis Announcement Forms A Part Of Corbionrsquos Updated Strategic Direction For 2015 Ndash 2018 Tjerk De Ruiter Ceo Of Corbion Comments Ldquoas Part Of Our Strategic Review We Confirmed There Is An Attractive Demand Outlook For Pla Albeit At A Lower Growth Pace Than Previously Assumed Given Our Strong Position In Lactic Acid Our Unique High Heat Technology And The Market Need For A Second Pla Producer We Plan To Forward Integrate In The Bioplastics Value Chain From Being A Lactide Provider To A Pla Producerrdquocorbion Intends To Invest In A 75 Ktpa Pla Plant Estimated Eur 60 Million Capex In Thailand Ldquowe Will Only Commence With This Investment If We Can Secure At Least Onethird Of Plant Capacity In Committed Pla Volumes From Customersrdquo States De Ruiter Corbion Will Also Continue Exploring Strategic Alliances As Part Of Their Pla Growth Strategy In Order To Enhance The Business Opportunities While Mitigating The Associated Riskscorbion Purac Will Continue Selling Lactides To Both Existing And New Pla Polymerization Customers Lactide Sales For The Coatings And Adhesives Markets Will Also Continue Many Of Corbionrsquos Existing Polymerization Customers Have Already Successfully Built A Strong Local Presence And Distribution Channel With Great Market Coverage Worldwide Pla Capacity Is Almost Sold Out And With The Pla Market Expected To Grow To 600 Ktpa By 2025 The Market Is Seeking Additional Pla Supplierstjerk De Ruiter Ceo Of Corbionphoto Corbion Pr009for More Information Please Contactpress Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Julia Lovett Marketing Communications Manager Bioplasticsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp T 31 0183 695 695nbsp Enbsp Jlovettcorbioncomanalysts And Investorsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Jeroen Van Harten Director Investor Relationsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp T 31 020 5906293 M 3106 21 577 086 E Jeroenvanhartencorbioncompress Agency Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Inka Finne Marketing Solutionsnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp T 31 0164 317 019 E Ifinnemarketingsolutionsbebackground Informationabout Corbioncorbion Biobased Solutions Designed By Science Powered By Nature And Delivered Through Dedicationcorbion Is The Global Market Leader In Lactic Acid Lactic Acid Derivatives And Lactides And A Leading Company In Functional Blends Containing Enzymes Emulsifiers Minerals And Vitamins The Company Delivers High Performance Biobased Products Made From Renewable Resources And Applied In Global Markets Such As Bakery Meat Pharmaceuticals And Medical Devices Home And Personal Care Packaging Automotive And Coating Resins Its Products Have A Differentiating Functionality In All Kinds Of Consumer Products Worldwidein 2013 Corbion Generated Annual Sales Of Euro7436 Million And Had A Workforce Of 1885 Employeescorbion Is Listed On Nyse Euronext Amsterdam For More Information Wwwcorbioncomthis Press Release And Relevant Photography Can Be Downloaded From Wwwpressreleasefindercomalternatively For Very High Resolution Pictures Please Contact Inka Finneifinnemarketingsolutionsbe 31 164 317 019

Troisdorf October 2014 The Indonesian Market For Blown Film Packaging Is Booming The Challenges To Be Tackled And The Economic Conditions To Be Fulfilled To Satisfy The High Demands Were Discussed At The Second Extrusioneers Summit Held By Reifenhaumluser In Jakartanbspon September 2 2014 Main Topics Of The Event Were The Production Of Highend Films And The Realisation Of High Output Ratesindonesia Has A Population Of 250 Million The Majority Of Them Is Striving For Better Living Standards Ndash With Good Success The Countryrsquos Per Capita Income Has Doubled Over The Past Ten Years And So Has The Consumption Of Plastics From 97 To 175 Kiloshygrams Per Capita This Rapid Development Will Continue Which Is Illustrated By Comparison With For Instance Western European Regions Where Every Inhabitant Consumes About 140 Kgs The Southeast Asian Country Is Still Far Away From Reaching These Figures But Its Potential Is Enormousalthough Film Producers Will Benefit From This Development They Have To Rise To New Challenges Higher Demands Require An Increase In Productivity Better Product Quality Will Become Ever More Important In The Future At A Reifenhaumluser Extrusioneers Summit The Manufacturer Of Plastics Extrusion Systems Showed Ways How Film Producers Can Benefit From Growth Opportunities And Demonstrated Which Technical Prerequisites Are Needed To Keep Pace With The Development In The Futurejuergen Rehkopf Managing Director Of Reifenhaumluser Singapore And Organizer Of The Event Says Ldquowith The Extrusioneers Summit We Have Offered Producers The Opportunity To Exchange Views And Have Facetoface Discussions With Experts In Production Lines Conversion Processes Recycling And Raw Materials On Topics Such As Roi Overall Efficiency And Sustainability And To Look Beyond Their Own Areas Of Activity The Great Interest In The Event Shows That There Is A High Demand For Exchanging Information Particularly On The Subject Of Productivityldquoover 70 Visitors Mainly Decision Makers From Indonesia The Philippines Thailand And Malaysia Accepted The Invitation To Attend The Event At Which Lectures Were Given By Experts From Reifenhaumluser Flexoprinting Technology By Kbangr Plastcontrol And Dowthe Most Important Message To The Attendees Was That High Output Rates Required Already Today Due To Increasing Demands Can Be Realised Very Well Also In Tropical Zones Like Indonesia Advanced Technology Using Modern Cooling Concepts Makes It Possiblehow This Works In Practice Was Shown To The Attendees At An Open House Following The Extrusioneers Summit In The Afternoon Of September 2 Packaging Film Producer Nusa Eka Demonstrated The Outstanding Performance Of The Evolution Ultra Cool Cooling Concept On A Reifenhaumluser Blown Film Line Under Tropical Conditions And With High Air Humidity 550 Kgh Of Mlldpe Were Produced At 35degc At The Bottom 5055degc At Hauloff Level And 28degc Cooling Air Coming From A 350 Mm Diethe Example Of Nusa Eka Shows That This High Productivity Can Be Obtained Without Many Years Of Knowhow In The Highperformance Market The Company Was A Newcomer To This Market And Used Reifenhaumluser Technology To Get Off To A Fast Start With Their Strategic Step James Winner Managing Director Of Nusa Eka Says Ldquotoday We Are Able To Produce Dimensions And Of Course Also Qualities That Are Quite Different From The Previous Ones This Will Not Only Enable Us To Strongly Grow In Indonesia But Also To Enter Export Markets Of The Asean Free Trade Area The Best Evidence For This Is The Fact That The Line Was Working At Full Capacity Only Several Months After Production Start Ldquonusa Eka Was The First Company In Southeast Asia To Rely On The New Evolution Ultra Cool Cooling Concept Other Companies From Vietnam And Thailand Have Followed The Positive Example In The Meantime Juergen Rehkopf Is Convinced That The Market Will Continue To Push The Technological Development Of The Country Forward Ldquomuch Is Happening In Southeast Asia In Technological Respects Ultra Cool Has Absolutely Proven In Practice Ever More Producers Recognize The Added Value Of Highperformance Systems However The Demands Made On Packaging And Technology Will Continue Rising In Our Opinion The Trend Will Go From 3layer Lines To 5layer Polyolefin Lines In The Medium Term We Will Further Accompany Our Customers Down This Roadldquothe Next Extrusioneers Summit Is Scheduled For 2015 The Focus In Vietnam Will Be On 7layer Lines Provided With Evolution Ultra Cool And Evolution Ultra Flat

From 14 Down To 4costcutting In A Special Way Optima Consumer Was Commissioned With Replacing Several Existing Decentralized Filling And Packaging Lines With A Smaller Number Of New Lines The Range Of Products Involved Is Considerable Fungicides And Herbicides In Numerous Bottle And Container Formats And Product Variations Are Processedsystem Flexibility Was Thus A Key Criterion For The Technological Design Of The Processing Lines A Prerequisite For Centralising The Plants Was That Crosscontamination In The Equipment Needed To Be Reliably Prevented When Changing Over Products Another Special Requirement Was Compliance With Atex Guidelines Up To Zone 1 Which Means Very High Safety Levels To Prevent Explosion Decentralized Cleaning Concept Saves Timeoptima Consumer Realised Several Filling Lines For The Group Of Fungicides And Herbicides All Parts In Contact With Products Can Be Quickly Exchanged In Order To Reduce The Number Of Lines And To Ensure Rapid Changeover Between Products And Formats All Other Components In The Complete Lines Including Bottle And Canister Unscramblers Cappers Check Weighers Sealers Labellers Case Packers And Palletisers Can Be Adjusted Primarily By Machine Control As Well As Via Pluggable Format Partsthe Filling Machines In All Lines Are Of A Unique Modular Design The Permanently Installed Machines Have Mass Flow Metering Systems Built On Top The Difference To Conventional Systems Is That When Products Are Switched Or A Cleaning Cycle Takes Place All Parts In Contact With The Product Are Removed From The Machine As A Module And Transported To A Decentralized Cleaning Station New Precleaned Modules Can Be Immediately Docked As Soon As The Used Modules Are Removed The Main Advantage Of This Is Time Savings Filling Modules Can Be Independently Cleaned And Prepared For The Next Product Without Interrupting Ongoing Production The Cleaning Stations Are Controlled With Equipment From Optima Consumerthe Mass Flow Metering Machines Vary In Their Filling Capacity Bottle Lines Are Used To Fill Volumes Up To One Litre While Canister Lines Can Fill Up To 25 Litres Dosing Accuracy Is Designed To Ideally Fulfil The Prepackaging Directive Closing Takes Place Via A Gantry System Optima Kvg And An Optima V100 Capper With Servotechnology Identical Check Weighers Are Followed By Labelling Machines To Comply With Atex Safety Regulations The Plants Are Divided Into Zones With Different Requirements Specific Components Are Used Within These Zones As Needed

Metal Cap Day Ndash The Workshop That Focuses On Industryrelated Technology Scenarios And Prospects Ndash Had No Trouble Attracting Participants This Essential Event Saw The Presentation Of Among Other Machines The Allnew Ptc 600 And A Line For Lsquodeeprsquo Aluminium Caps Developed With Friulibased Firm Bortolinkemo In The Afternoon There Was A Visit To The Closures Plant And Lab And A Demonstration Of Working Machines Such As The Revolutionary Pma 24 L That Makes Fully Pvcfree Annular Sealsno Less Than 123 Specialised Operators From 27 Countries Took Part In Metal Cap Day The Workshop That Examines The New Technology Latest Scenarios And Future Outlook Of The Metal Cap Industry Jointly Organised By Sacmi Imola And Friulibased Firm Bortolinkemo Ldquothe High Number Of Participantsrdquo Pointed Out Giuseppe Lesce Ldquo Manager Of Sacmirsquos Closures Amp Containers Division Ldquoshows The Keen Interest In The Topic This Year Wersquore Celebrating The 95th Anniversary Of Sacmirsquos Founding And Want To Show Everyone Just How Committed We Are To Customer Satisfaction In The Metal Cap Industry Where Wersquove Been Doing Business For Over 50 Yearsrdquoit Was Way Back In 1952 In Fact That The First Sacmi Press For The Manufacture Of Crown Caps Was Built Today Itrsquos A Market In Which The Imolabased Group Is The World Leader In Terms Of Installed Machines Over 1000 On Five Continents And Itrsquos A Project That Continues To Evolve Ndash As Massimo Gani Sales Manager Of Sacmi Closures Explained To The Audience Of International Operators Ndash With The Launch Of The Allnew Ptc 600 A Solution That Ldquoincorporates All The Advantages Of The Previous Range In Terms Of Power And Reliability But Also Boosts Performance And Flexibility Thanks To Exceptional Design Features And Cuttingedge Technologyrdquosome Statistics Output Up By 20 Compared To The Previous Range With The Machine Capable Of Achieving 231 Pressing Cycles Per Minute About 6000 Capsminute And Vibration Down By 37 Meaning Less Stress On Materials And Key Machine Partsa More Compact Design 30 Less Compressed Air Consumption And Halved Sound Pressure Noise Levels Complete The Picture Further Advantages Include A Metal Sheet Loading System That Is Fully Automated And Managed By Dedicated Servomotors And Integration Of The Press With The Cvs 3000 A Vision System With High Definition Video Cameras Produced By Sacmirsquos Automation Amp Inspection System Divisionmore Specifically On The New Ptc600 Integration With The Cvs Means That The Metal Sheet Picked From The Magazine Is Repositioned Correctly In The Press And Decoration Alignment Is Executed Within A Minimal Margin Of Error The Machineuser Interface Has Also Been Completely Renewed With A Platform Common To All Sacmi Solutions This Combines Userfriendliness Interoperability And Comprehensive Control Of The Production Processthe Crown Cap Enamel Can Be Completed With A Promotional Code Inkjet Marker Integrated On The Pcm 500 That Makes The Seals On The Caps And Lastly There Is The Ccd 300 An Innovative Closure Embossing Solution Where Integration With The Cvs3000 Vision System Ensures Perfect Embossingdecoration Synchronyfrom Crown Caps To Metal Caps The Industry Is A Vast One In Which Sacmi Plays A Leading Role Together With Friulibased Firm Bortolinkemo Together They Offer A Comprehensive Solution Of Special Interest For Manufacturers Of Socalled Lsquodeep Ropp Capsrsquo These Are Aluminium Caps Up To 60 Mm High That Are In Several Countries Ndash From Germany To South Africa Ndash Highly Important On The Alcoholic Drinks Market Especially Wine Hence The Showcasing Of Sacmirsquos New Pmh 120 An Innovative System For Forming The Seal Directly Inside The Cap Using A Compression Process The Advantages Of This Machine Specially Designed For This Sector Ndash Observed Iacopo Bianconcini Marketing Manager Of The Sacmi Closures Division Ndash Include Outstanding Productivity And Flexibility With Respect To Insertion Of Traditional Discs Plus The Possibility Of Making A Range Of Profiles And Defining The Most Suitable Solution Together With The Customer And The Assistance Of The Sacmi Technological Labldquoteamwork With Sacmirdquo Highlights Mr Sain Managing Director Of Bortolinkemo Ldquois A Consequence Of Having The Same Values And Goals And A Shared Vision Of The Futurerdquothe Future In Fact Was The Focus Of Metal Cap Day Which After A Morning Dedicated To Presenting Various Solutions In The Packed Sacmi Meeting Hall Continued With A Visit To The Plant Here Participants Enjoyed An Opportunity To See Machines In Action From The Allnew Ptc 600 To The Vision Systems Including The Cat 300 For Crown Caps The Mvs For Metal Caps And Lids And The Innovative Chs 3603d Specially Developed For Lsquototal Inspectionrsquo Of Lsquodeep Ropprsquo Caps And The Revolutionary Pma 24 Lthe Latter Is Designed To Make Seals Inside Caps In The 33 82 Mm Size Range It Stands Out On Account Of A Special Annular Pellet Extrusion System And Its Use Of Pvcfree Materials This Gives Advantages In Terms Of Both Energy And Material Savings And Also Improves Product Lsquohealthinessrsquo By Lowering Contamination With Respect To The More Commonly Used Pvcbased Substancesin Short Then Technical Developments For A Future That Is For Sacmi Built On Constant Rampd Investment Ndash 47 Million Euros In 2013 At Group Level Point Out Giuseppe Lesce With Regard To Caps A Central Role Is Played By The Closures Laboratory Which This Year Obtained Prestigious Pepsi Certification It Is Here In Fact Ndash As Visitors To Metal Cap Day Saw For Themselves Ndash That Solutions Are Assessed Right From The Design Stage Via Lab Tests Performed According To Protocols Approved And Certified By The Industryrsquos Leading Players

New Delhi India October 28 2014 Ndash Packaging Connections Announces Itrsquos Collaboration With Ema Pharma One Of The Leading European Manufacturer Of Specialized Seals For Pharma Containers Ema Has Been Constantly Doing Development And Production Of Sealing Solutions For The Pharma Industry The Product Category Includes Aluminum Caps Pushoff Caps And Combi Seals With Versatile Optionsunder The Terms Of The Agreement Between The Two Companies Packaging Connections Has Been Officially Given Rights To Establish Indian Business Of Ema For Their Entire Product Range The Strategic Plan Will Give 360 Degree Promotion To Ema Products In India Including Participation In Events Meeting With Potential Pharma Companies Business Development Team Support To Manage Various Projects And 27x7 Visibility To Ema Through Specialized Content Marketing Servicesthis Collaboration With Ema Represents Another Milestone In The Long Standing Relationship Between Foreign Packaging Companies And Packaging Connectionsldquopackaging Connections Is Delighted To Collaborate With Ema And Contribute To The Market Introduction Of Their Innovative Products In Indiardquo Says Sandeep Goyal Ceo Sanex Packaging Connections Pvt Ltd

Schwaumlbisch Hall 28 October 2014 The Popularity Of The Products Of Finlandrsquos Leading Dairy Producer Valio Continues To Grow Beyond The National Borders Sales Are Increasing In Russia And Sweden To Meet This Growing Demand Valio Is Now Expanding Its Machinery Inventory By Adding Its Fifth Combiseptic 81series Cup Filling And Sealing Machine Manufactured By Oystar Gastiwith An Output Of Up To 16000 Cups Per Hour The Format And Product Flexible Twolane Machine Will Significantly Increase The Production Capacities At Valiorsquos Plant In Oulu Starting In December 2014 The Machine With Two Dosing Units Will Be Filling Preformed 75mmdiameter Cups With A Broad Variety Of Dairy Items The Continuous Operation Of The Machine Means That Filled Cups Can Be Transported To The Sealing Station At High Speeds Without The Contents Sloshing Around The Modular Design Of The Machine Makes It Possible To Change Formats In Less Than 30 Minutes It Also Has A Builtin Automatic Cip Cleaning Functionvalio Once Again Turns To Oystar Gasti With The Purchase Of Its New Combiseptic 81 Ldquowersquore Already Working Successfully With Four Cup Filling And Sealing Machines From This Series As Well As A Dogatherm 81 Cup Filler From Oystar Gastirdquo Explains Martti Kimpimaumlki Plant Director For Valio In Oulu Ldquothis New Machine Will Allow Us To Better Exploit Our Production Capacities In Future And To Further Expand Our International Market Positionrdquoabout Valiovalio Ltd Is The Largest Dairy Producer In Finland Marketing Around 1000 Different Products Including All Kinds Of Milk Powdered Milk Yogurt Quark Desserts Cheese And Butter In The Milk Market The Company Is The Leading Producer In The Nation Responsible For 85 Percent Of Production Valio Is Part Of 18 Dairy Cooperatives With 7900 Dairy Farmers It Has 15 Production Sites In Finland Along With Two Plants In Estonia And One Plant And One Logistics Center In Russiawwwvaliocomabout Oystar Gastigasti Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh With Its Principal Place Of Business In Schwaumlbisch Hall Badenwuumlrttemberg Is A Globally Operating Company In The Oystar Group The Company Specializes In The Development And Design Of Cup Filling And Sealing Machines For Preformed Cupsmade Of Plastic Paper Aluminum And Composite Materials For Liquid To Pasty Products The Companyrsquos Portfolio Focuses On The Dairy And Food Industryabout Oystar Groupoystar The Packaging Group Is One Of The Worldrsquos Leading Suppliers Of Packaging Machinery Technology And Services Oystar Has Extensive Knowhow In The Key Industries Of Dairy Products And Food Based In Stutensee Near Karlsruhe Germany The Holding Company Currently Represents 9 Production Locations In Europe And Asia As Well As Numerous Sales And Service Companies At Present Oystar Holding Employs A Workforce Of More Than 1000 Worldwide And Generated A Total Of Approximately Eur 200 Million In Sales In 2013

Ami Bristol 25th October 2014 Ndash Leading Plastics Industry Consultant Ami Has Just Published The Tenth Edition Of Its Directory Of Polyethylene Film Extruders In Europe The New Edition Lists A 100 New Production Sites A Sign That The Industry Is Finally Recovering From The Impact Of The Global Financial Crisis Of 2008the Recession Of 20082009 Saw Polyethylene Film Production Drop By 10 And Although Output Is Still Some Half A Million Tonnes Below That Achieved At The Peak Of The Market In 2007 Demand For Film Has Continued To Make A Slow Steady Recovery Since Thento Some Extent It Can Be Misleading To Talk Solely About Tonnages Because One Of The Success Stories Of The Polyethylene Film Industry Has Been Its Ability To Downgauge And Reduce Material Weight Through The Use Of Innovative Linear And Metallocene Grade Material Which Allow Extruders To Create Thinner Yet Stronger Films In 2013 For The First Time Ever The Consumption Of Linear And Metallocene Grades By Film Extruders Exceeded The Usage Of Conventional Ldpe Grades And This Trend Is Here To Stay With Ami Forecasting That The Use Of Metallocenes Materials In Film Extrusion Will Grow At A Rate Of 3 Or 4 Percentage Points Above That For The Industry As A Whole As More And More Extruders Develop Products Using Themfilm Extruders Have Been Steadily Increasing Their Use Of Linear And Metallocene Resins To Adapt To Consumer Demands Which Helps To Explain The Good Growth Rates In Stretch And Shrink Film Production Shrink And Stretch Films Used To Protect Goods In Transit Each Accounted For 1 Million Tonnes Of Polyethylene Film Production In 2013 Ami39s Directory Shows The Importance Of This Sector With 52 Of Plants Involved In The Production Of Stretch Film Or Shrink Film For Collation Or Pallet Wrapping This Trend Is Reflected Across Europe With Germany Taking The Lead Where 61 Of Film Extrusion Sites Are Producing Shrink And Stretch Films The Leading Producer Of Stretch Film The Italian Group Manuli Stretch Operates One Of The Largest Plants For Stretch Film In Europe In Schkopau Germanydespite The Emergence Of Several New Players In This Edition Of Ami39s Directory The Polyethylene Film Market Remains Highly Competitive And While The Number Of Sites May Have Grown It Is Not Necessarily Reflected In The Number Of Companies Involved Consolidation And Restructuring Continues To Be A Major Feature Of The Film Extrusion Market The Creation Of The Coveris Group Bringing Together The Pe Film Operations Of Britton Group Veriplast Unterland And Kobusch The Acquisition Of Nordenia By The Mondi Group Rkw39s Takeover Of Hyplast Are All Evidence Of Thisnbsp

Zurich Switzerland October 27 2014 Ndash Haselmeier Announces That Biocon One Of Asiarsquos Premier Biotechnology Companies Has Just Launched Insupenreg Ez In India The Insupenreg Ez Is A Second Generation Pen And Follows On The Success S Of Bioconrsquos Premier Insulin Delivery Device Insupenreg Under The Terms Of The Agreement Between The Two Companies Biocon Has Worldwide Distribution Rights To Insupenreg Ez For Use With Bioconrsquos Insulin Basalogtrade And Insugentrade And Insulin Analoguesthe Insupenreg Ez Is A Reusable Insulin Pen Based On Haselmeierrsquos New Ipensup2 Platform And Is Designed To Be Easy To Use And Provide A Smoother Injection Experience It Can Deliver Insulin Doses From 1 Unit 001 Ml To 60 Units 060 Ml In Increments Of 1 Unit 001 Ml With Insulin Preparations Of 100 Iuml And Features An Audible Sound When Dialling A Dose For Accurate And Reliable Dosing The Insupenreg Ez Is Available In An Egg Shell White Thermoresistant Lightweight Terluran Body And Is Available In Different Colours For Differentiating Insulinsthe Launch Of Insupenreg Ez Represents Another Milestone In The Longstanding Relationship Between Biocon And Haselmeier Ldquohaselmeier Is Delighted To Collaborate With Biocon And Contribute To The Market Introduction Of Insupenreg Ezrdquo Says Sandra De Haan Director Project Management At Haselmeier Gmbhabout Haselmeierfounded In Stuttgart In 1920 Haselmeier Is One Of The Leading Designers And Manufacturers Of Injection Systems Haselmeierrsquos Devices Feature Unique Function Design And Technology And Are Marketed By Leading Pharmaceutical And Biotechnology Companies Around The World At Five Locations On Three Continents Haselmeier Develops And Produces Innovative Technology For Drug Delivery Which Enhances The Health And Daily Life Of The Patient Please Find Further Information Under Wwwhaselmeiercomabout Bioconestablished In 1978 Biocon Limited Bse Code 532523 Nse Id Biocon Isin Id Ine376g01013 Is India39s Largest Biotechnology Company By Revenue The Group Promoted By Ms Kiran Mazumdarshaw Is A Fullyintegrated Innovationdriven Healthcare Enterprise With Strategic Focus On Biopharmaceuticals And Research Services Bioconrsquos Value Chain Traverses The Entire Length Of Discovery Development And Commercialization Of Novel Therapeutics With Successful Initiatives In Clinical Development Bioprocessing And Global Marketing Biocon Delivers Products And Solutions To Partners And Customers In Approximately 75 Countries Across The Globe Many Of These Products Have Usfda And Ema Acceptance Bioconrsquos Robust Product Offering Includes The Worldrsquos First Pichiabased Recombinant Human Insulin Insugenreg And Indiarsquos First Indigenously Produced Monoclonal Antibody Biomabegfrtmwwwbioconcom

Blauvelt Ny Ndash Schreiner Medipharm A Germanybased Global Provider Of Specialty Pharmaceutical Labeling Solutions For Over 60 Years Will Demonstrate A Variety Of Labeling Solutions At Booth 606 Of The Parenteral Drug Associationrsquos Prefilled Syringes Amp Injection Devices Conference October 67 In Huntington Beach Ca Specialty Products That Schreiner Will Be Showcasing Include A Multifunctional Customizable Label For Injection Devices As Well As A Labelintegrated Safety Device Designed To Prevent Needlestick Injuries Among Other Highlights From Schreiner Medipharm Will Be A New Multifunctional Sample Label For Pens And Autoinjectors Which Will Be Displayed With The Following Featuresbullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Firstopening Indication The Label Enclosing The Cap Is Perforated With A Tear Strip That Must Be Removed Before The Cap Can Be Opened Or The Perforation Is Destroyed When Opening The Capbullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Holograph An Additional Security Feature Serving As Anticounterfeiting Protectionbullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Temperature Indicator A Reversible Color Shift Effect Shows When A Defined Medication Temperature Has Been Reachedbullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Antislip Varnish A Special Varnish Improves The Grip On The Label Surface Allowing Patients To Use The Pen More Confidently And Safelybullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Nfc Chip An Integrated Nearfield Communication Chip Allows For Interactive Options Such As Electronic User Info Patient Compliance Tracking And Product Authenticationbullnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Qr Code Leads Users To A Webpage With Additional Product Informationat The Conference Schreiner Medipharm Also Will Be Showcasing Needletrap A Label Designed To Protect Healthcare Providers From Accidental Needlestick Injuries From Disposable Syringesschreiner Medipharmrsquos Needletrap System Which Meets The Upgraded Safety Mandates Of The New Eu Council Directive And Also Has Been Awarded Fda 510k Clearance For Marketing In The Us Features A Safety Mechanism Integrated As A Component Of The Selfadhesive Syringe Label This Compact Economical Design Allows The Bloodcontaminated Needle To Be Simply And Safely Secured Following Its Use And Can Be Easily Operated By Healthcare Personnel In A Controlled Singlehanded Fashion After The Needle Has Locked Into The Plastic Trap Ndash An Action Clearly Perceptible By An Audible And Visible Signal Ndash It Is Irreversibly Protected Needletrap Is Currently Used On Millions Of Syringes Produced By Leading Multinational Pharmaceutical Companiesneedletrap Can Be Easily Integrated Into Conventional Packaging And Labeling Systems Since It Is Processed And Dispensed Like A Label Furthermore It Is Adaptable To All Standard Syringe Dimensions Needletrap Requires No Additional Storage Space And Is Housed In Common Secondary Packaging Adding To Its Costeffectiveness And Simplicity Of Integration To Reduce The Risk Of Medication Errors Optional Detachable Documentation Labels Also Are Availablenbspquotwhen Partnering With Customers In The Parenteral Market The Safety Of Patients And Healthcare Providers Is A Vital Component Of Our Overall Labeling Solutions Ndash As Are Of Course Product Security And Efficacyrdquo Said Gene Dul President Of Schreiner Medipharm Us Ldquothe Labeling Solutions We Are Highlighting At The Prefilled Syringes Amp Injection Devices Conference Address These Needsrdquo

Bengaluru India September 2014 Ndash Parksons Packaging Indiarsquos Leading Monocarton Company Has Diversified Into The Production Of Soliqtrade Branded Corrugated Carton Trays Under License From Billerudkorsnaumls Sweden Designed Specifically For Fruit And Vegetables The Special Soliq Marked Corrugated Boxes Are Manufactured According To Stringent Quality Standards Ensuring That The Contents Are Protected Throughout Their Supply Chainparksons Packagingrsquos Diversification Into This New Vertical Of Branded Corrugated Cartons Nbspmeans Investing In New Equipment For Corrugation Multicolor Flexographic Printing And Slotting And Creasing At The Chakan Plant In Western India However Its Design And Samplemaking Infrastructure Was Already In Place Parksons Is A Longtime User Of Esko Software Including Artioscad For The Structural Design Of Folding Cartons Parksons Chairman Mr Ramesh Kejriwal Says Ldquothe Esko Prepress System With Artioscad Software Helped Us In Building Our Packaging Design Facility Into A Vibrant Innovation Centre Called Design Parkrdquothe Diversification From Offset To Flexography And The Change From Folding Cartons To Printed Corrugated Trays Have Been Smooth Because Of The Familiarity And Confidence In Esko Software Tools And Sample Making Hardware Parksons Packaging Was The First Indian Packaging Converter To Install A Kongsberg Xl Series Sample Maker When It Was Launched In 2001 Having Found The First Kongsberg Xl Most Reliable The Saga Of Trust Has Continued With Parksonsrsquo Installation Of The Kongsberg V20 Sample Making Table For The New Diversification Projectparksons Packaging Chairman Ramesh Kejriwal Says That Ldquothe New Sample Maker Was Essential Because Of The Larger Size Needed For The Sampling Of Corrugated Cartonsits Ts Immense Robustness And Flexibility Means That It Can Cut And Crease Samples And Short Runs Of Both Folding Cartons And Special Corrugated Cartons The Kongsberg V20 Can Handle Materials Of Sizes Up To 1750 X 1650 Mm Its Flexibility Means That We Can Cut Rubber Blankets That Are Needed For The Spot Varnishing Of Folding Cartons But We Can Nbspalso Cut Flexographic Plates For Mounting On Our New Multicolor Flexo Printer Slotter Our Familiarity With The Use Of Multiple Esko Sample Makers At Our Several Plant Locations Made It A Natural Progression To The Kongsberg V20 When We Were Contemplating Sample Making For The Corrugation Businessrdquoparksons Has The Complete Prepress And Workflow Software From Esko To Drive Both Folding Carton And Corrugated Carton Productionnbspmr Kejriwalnbspexplains Ldquothe Esko Prepress Software Has Been The Backbone Of Our Folding Carton Production Thus The Prepress And Design Infrastructure Was In Place And Our Familiarity And Confidence In The Appropriate Tools And Particularly In Artioscad Helped Us With Our Diversification With The Knowledge That Esko Has Of The Flexo Workflow We Were Encouraged To Extend Their Prepress System To Our Diversification In The Corrugation Business Itrsquos Simply A Combination Of Leading Edge Software And In The Case Of The Sample Maker Hardware Reliability And Trustrdquosrihari Rao Eskorsquos Director Of Sales For India Recalls The Strong Relationship With A Pioneering And Evergrowing Partner Ldquowe Highly Value Our Long Relationship With Parksons Packaging As This Company Continues With Expansion And Diversification To New Locations And New Segments It Can Count On Us At Esko As Trusted Partners Wersquoll Help Parksons Packaging To Leverage Its Human Resource And Investment In Our Prepress And Workflow Technologyrdquo

Italyrsquos Economy Is Showing Some Tangible Positive Signs They Come From Companies Making Up The Processing And Packaging Supply Chain Manufacturers Of Machinery Materials And Services Distributed Across No Less Than 9 Business Communities Including Both Technology Suppliers And Users This Ensemble Is What Is Referred To As The Ipackima Sample From The Name Of The International Exhibition Showcasing Them Which In Turn Names The Observatory Studying Their Dynamics In The Balance Of The First Semester 2014 And Forecasts For The Second Semester The Ipackima Sample Shows Good Performance For Companies Operating Along The Entire Production Chainthe Ipackima Observatory Analysis Report Edited By Professor Giampaolo Vitali Of The Business Economists Association Clearly Shows This Performance Is Better Than The Italian Industry Average Which Suffers From The First Signs Of The National Economyrsquos Slowdown In The First Semester 2014 As Well From The Negative Gdp Growth Still Expected For The Current Yearcompanies Are Partially Anticipating Future Recovery Mainly Due To Exports A Continuous Improvement In Commercial Internationalization Strategies In All Of The Nine Ipackima Business Communities Beverage Chemicals Industrial Amp Home Confectionary Dairy Grainbased Food Hygiene Amp Beauty Meat Vegetable Amp Fruit And Pharma Is Enabling Them To Compensate For The Protracted Stagnation In Domestic Demand The Italian Market Continues To Suffer From A Lack Of Trust In The Future A Variable That Heavily Affects The Investment Choices Of Most Of Italyrsquos Small And Mediumsize Enterprisesthe Sample Of Technology Manufacturers Studied By The Ipackima Observatory Includes 132 Companies Active In Different Business Communities Employing A Total Of 7000 People For Euro 22 Billion In Total Revenues They Are Mostly Small To Mediumsize Companies In The Industry Of Machinery Materialspackaging And Services On The Whole In Six Out Of Nine Business Communities The Sample Shows A Positive Balance Among Those Companies Reporting An Increase In Revenues For The First Semester 2014 In Seven Companies Report Growing Exports The Balance Is Also Positive In Terms Of Employment In All Of The Business Communities Where Figures Show Substantial Stability This Proves That Today For The Most Part Company Reorganization Processes Have Been Completedsimilar Data Have Been Collected For Technology Users Albeit To Different Extents Within Each Business Community Ndash Which However Does Not Affect The Overall Positive Results The Relative Sample Comprises 262 Companies Employing 25000 People For Total Revenues Of Approximately Euro 135 Billion It Includes Small Medium And Largesize Companies In Food And Nonfood Sectorsit Is Significant That The Second Semester Is Viewed In A Positive Perspective By All Business Communities With No Exception Including Those That Reported A Negative Revenue Balance In The First Half Of The Year More Specifically Among Ipackima Technology Suppliers Revenue And Exports Expectations For The Second Semester 2014 Are Positive With Optimists Outnumbering Pessimists And The Majority Of Companies Expecting Figures To Remain Stable Among Users Optimists Also Beat Pessimists In Terms Of Expectations About Revenues And Especially Exports Which Shows The Crucial Role Foreign Demand Plays In Kicking Off Italyrsquos Economic Recovery Ultimately It Will Be The Ability To Conquer Export Markets To Propel The Most Dynamic Segments Forward Especially As Long As The Domestic Demand Remains Stagnant The Nine Business Communities Analysed By The Observatory Are The Industrial Sectors Of Beverage Beverages Soft Drinks Water Energy Drinks Juices Baby Drinks Beer Wine Chemicals Industrial Amp Home Petrochemicals Paints Varnishes Inks Home Cleaning Detergents Confectionery Chocolate Gum Candy Candied Fruit Liquorice Jellies Nougat Sugared Almonds Dairy Milk Probiotics Yogurt Butter Cheese Cream Baby Food Ice Cream Grainbased Food Pasta Bread Cookies Pastries Flours Rice Cereal Couscous Feeds Hygiene Amp Beauty Fragrances Cosmetics Personal Hygiene Facial Amp Body Lotions Beauty Products Personal Care Meat Beef Pork Poultry Mutton Goat Horse Rabbit Fish And Other Meats Vegetable Amp Fruit 4th And 5th Range Vegetables Preserves Fresh Fruit Nuts Compotes And Pharma Drugs

In A Packaging Market Characterised By High Competitiveness And Evergreater Demand For Flexibility Productivity And Timetomarket Sacmirsquos Ffs Division Has Been Awarded An Order For A Minpack 12 Packaging Machine From The Biggest European Producer Of Spreadable Cheesethe Machine Forms Fills And Seals Single 40g Portions Of Herbflavoured Spread Cheese Starting From A Single Or Multilayer Plastic Film Reel With An Output Of 21000 Containershour And Is Characterised By Outstanding Flexibility For Example It Is Possible To Dose The Same Product In 4 Different Flavours Simultaneously Or Vary The Cutting Configuration Directly Via The Operator Panelother Machine Characteristics Worth Noting Are The Ultraclean Execution That Includes A Tunnel In Overpressure Of Sterile Air To Protect The Product Filling Phase And The Sanitation Of The Lid Film By New Generation High Performance Uv Lamps Also The Dosing Unit Body Is Heated By Recirculation Of Hot Water To Ensure The Product Is Always In The Suitable Filling Conditionslast But Not Least All The Construction Materials Are Specifically Intended For Use In A Food Environment All This Means Greater Versatility And A Broader Application Range Thus Ensuring A Rapid Return On Investmentthe Packaging Machine Which Can Be Seen At Sacmi Fillingrsquos Plant In Sorbolo Pr During The Cibustec 2014 Exhibition Period Has Been Developed And Built To Take Maximum Advantage Of Sacmirsquos Extensive Experience In This Field And To Respond To Evergreater Customer Demand For Greater Userfriendliness Flexibility And Lower Running Costs

Each Field Can Be Edited And Assigned To A Specific Discrete Output With Intuitive And Free Userfriendly Softwaretwinsburg Oh Ndash Pepperlfuchs Introduces The R2000 Detection Laser Scanner Smaller Than Most Coffee Mugs These 2d Laser Scanners Feature A 360degree Gapless Measurement Angle With Angular Resolution Within 0071 Degrees Scan Frequency To 30 Hz And Object Detection Down To 1 Mm An Eyesafe Visible Red Laser Simplifies Alignment And Because The Light Spot Is Up To 15 Times Smaller Than Competitive Technology It Enables Precise Detection Of Very Small Objects Or Reflectors R2000 Detection Scanners Can Also Detect Objects Up To 10 M Away And Reflectors Up To 30 M Away With Measurement Repeatability That Is Always Within 12 Mm Of True Distance Value A 360 Degree Led Display Provides Quick Visual Status Indicationldquor2000 Detection Scanners Set A New Standard For Intuitive Userfriendly And Precise Laser Scanner Performance They Come Equipped With Discrete Io And Four Userconfigurable Detection Fields That Can Be Edited And Assigned To A Specific Discrete Output With Intuitive And Free Softwarerdquo Says Michael Turner Product Manager Ndash Photoelectric Sensing Ldquoadditionally These Scanners Measure Distance With True Timeofflight Pulse Ranging Technology Prt Which Means Distance Measurement Is Not Limited By The Geometric Layout Of The Sensor Optics Consequently Compact Prt Sensors Deliver Significantly Greater Detection Ranges Than Is Attainable With Triangulation Based Sensors While Still Providing A High Degree Of Accuracy And Repeatabilityrdquohigh Angular Resolution And Positioning Accuracy Combined With Simple Setup Make R2000 Detection Wellsuited For Use In Material Handling Applications As Well As Building Automation And Transport Management In Fact Their Innovative Features Provide Significant Advantages For Use In Many Other Areas Too Regardless Of The Industrypotential Applications Include But Are Not Limited To Detecting Protrusions Or Obstacles Over Large Area Collision Avoidance On Overhead Monorails Detecting Small Overhangs Such As Damaged Pallets Monitoring Entryways And Exits Controlling The Height Of Pallets On Palletizers And Verifying Empty Full Or Overfilled Cartons On Conveyorsthese Ip65 Rated Scanners Have An Anticipated Operating Life Of 20 Years In Operating Temperatures From 10 50 Degc 14 122 Degf R2000 Detection Offers 4 Digital Io Channels Each Channel Can Be Configured As An Input Or As An Output Npn Or Pnppepperlfuchs Is A World Leader In The Design Manufacture And Application Of High Quality Factory And Process Automation Products And Services Pepperlfuchs Pioneered The Development Of Proximity Sensors 50 Years Ago And Has Set The Standard For Innovation And Quality Ever Since

Plastindia 2015 Final Destination Gandhinagar Plastics Industry To Benefitat Gandhinagar Plastindia 2015 Is Most Certainly Going To Get Bigger And Better Be A Part Of This Mega Event As Itrsquos Time To Expand Your Horizonthe Concurrent Events Like Proplast Plasticon Awards And International Conference Will Also Be Held At Gandhinagar Gujarat Along With Plastindia 2015frankfurt 20th October 2014 The Plastindia 2015 Is All Set To Create New Milestones And Scale Newer Heights As Has Been The Tradition Of Every Plastindia Exhibition The Strong Growth That The Plastics Industry Has Witnessed In The Recent Past And Continues To Do So Today Will Only Help In Making This Plastindia A Resounding Successplastindia Exhibitions Have Always Been The Cornerstone Of The Exponential Growth That This Sunrise Industry Has Witnessed The Sheer Numbers Are Overwhelming Between 2013 And 2020 In India Plastics Consumption Is Set To Increase From 12 Mmta To 20 Mmta Exports From Usd 6 Billion To 8 Billion As Well As Direct And Indirect Employment From 12 Million To 2 Million So Surely 150000 Visitors Would Congregate At Plastindia 2015 To Visit The Worldrsquos Finest 2000 Exhibitors Spread Over A Sprawling 125000 Sq Mts At Gandhinagar Gujaratgandhinagar As A Destination Will Further Catalyse This Growth Story Gandhinagar Is Home To One Of The Most Elaborate Exhibiting Infrastructure And The Internationally Acclaimed Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre The Exhibitors Of Plastindia 2015 Will Witness This Expansive Infrastructure And The Convenience It Brings To Them And To Their Visiting Customers This Ultramodern Venue Has Airconditioned Halls That Are Roomy And Come With A Convenient Layout Created For Ease Of Crowd Movement Ample Parking Space Will Be Another Pluslocational Convenience Will Surely Act As A Strong Motivator For An Unprecedented Visitor Footfall Especially When Gujarat And Its Near Surroundings Itself Constitute A Significant 60 Of The Indian Plastics Industry This Fact Will Singularly Ensure Both Quality And Quantity Of Visitors Resulting In Sheer Exhibitor Delightgandhinagar Located Just 16 Kms From Ahmedabad Is One Of The Most Modern And Well Planned Cities In India With Wide Avenues And Ample Greenery And Is Designed By A Well Known French Architect It Comes With Convenient Road Rail And Air Connections For Ease Of Access With One Of The Best Port Facilities In The Country It Will Ensure Smooth Movement Of Cargo As Well Pleasant Weather And A Tourist Destination Will Only Enhance The Pleasure Of Visitors To Gujarat A Truly Vibrant Statewwwplastindiaorg About Plastindia Foundationplastindia Foundation Is The Apex Body Of Major Associations Organisations And Institutions Connected With Plastics Including Government And Semigovernment Organisations The Main Objective Of The Foundation Is To Promote The Development Of Indian Plastics Industry And To Assist The Growth Of Plastics And Related Materials And Their Products It Is Dedicated To The National Progress Through Plastics And Is Striving Hard To Make India A Preferred Sourcing Base For Plastics Products For The World Working As A Catalyst The Foundation Works To Build Awareness Of The Significant Contribution Made By Plastics To Society And The Environmentit Also Creates A Positive Policy Framework With All Statutory Entities And Increases Per Capita Consumption Of Plastics Encourage Exports Thereby Significantly Contributing To National Growth In Order To Enhance The Image And The Growth Of Indian Plastics Industry The Foundation Holds Worldclass Exhibitions In India At Regular Intervals Where It Provides Opportunities To Demonstrate The Industryrsquos Capabilitiesnote We Are Looking Forward To See The News In Your Esteemed Publication Send Us A Voucher Copy Or Link For The Same Along With Your Media Kit To Chrysolite Media Pvt Ltd Mumbai India Or To Frankfurt Germany For Including In Our Media Buying List For Future Advertising And Media Planningpr Contact Indiaginu Josephchrysolite Media Pvt Ltdb7 Bhanu Park J Adukia Roadkandivali West Mumbai Ndash 400067 Indiaphone 912228061278fax 912228646665mobile 919820481278email Chrysolitemediagmailcompr Contact Europepetra Lowerchrysolite Media Pvt Ltdbolongarostrasse 101 G65929 Frankfurt Am Main Germanyoffice 49 0 6947881590fax 49 0 6994734004mobile 491787260239chrysolite Pr Wwwchrysoliteprcomplasticspr Ndash Wwwplasticsprcomemail Germanychrysolitemediacom

Everyone Is Doing It Ndash Looking For Better Materials To Become More Sustainable It Is Good For The Environment And It Is Also Good For The Brands As Consumers Want To Contribute To A Better World So How Far Has The Renewable Sourcing Revolution Gone For The Plastics And Elastomer Industries Professor Endres Of The Institute For Bioplastics And Biocomposites Will Outline The Markets And The Latest Developments At The Next International Conference On Green Polymer Chemistry 2015 Organised By Ami And Taking Place From 1819 March 2015 In Cologne Germany Asia Will Be Represented By Samsung Fine Chemicals Ndash Dr Hwang Will Give An Overview Of The Biobased Plastics Markets And The Future Potential In That Regionit Is Important To Establish That Any Innovative Product Is More Sustainable Than The Original Fossil Feedstock Material Iscc System Has A Method For Evaluating The Sustainability Of Biobased Products The Chimex Division Of Lrsquooreal Has Also Developed An Ecofootprint Toolin Packaging Amcor Flexibles Has Put Together A Method To Measure The Carbon Footprint And Other Life Cycle Impacts One New Example Of Renewable Sourcing Is The Biobased Food Trays From Duni Ab In Sweden On The Polyolefin Side Sabic Has Entered This Marketplace With Certified Renewable Plastics In Other Instances New Alternative Polymers Are Being Proposed For Example Professor Harlin Of The Vtt Technical Research Centre Has Developed A New Oxygen Barrier Material Which Is Claimed To Be Superior To Evohthere Are Many Plastics And Elastomers That Are Already In Widespread Use Such As Polyolefins Polyesters And Polyamides Where Biosourcing Is Now Established For Commercial Monomers Evonik And Radici Chimica Are Both Leading Examples Of Suppliers Of Polyamides Including Biobased Nylons Gi Dynamics Has Taken The First Step Towards Biobased Pet An Alternative Option To Improve Sustainability Is To Combine A New Bioplastic With An Existing Material Beneckekaliko Has Done This With A Tpopla Blend Foil For Automotive Interiorsbesides Ldquogrowingrdquo Plastics It Is Possible To Recover Chemicals From Waste To Close The Loop And There Are Some Great Successes To Celebrate In This Area The New Startup Company Qcp Will Discuss Quality Recovery Of Plastics Carbon Clean Tech Has Produced Carbon Black Additive From Waste And Enerkem Has Made The Production Of Renewable Chemicals From Waste A Commercial Reality In Edmonton Canadainnovative Startup Companies And Top Universities Have Found New Sources To Make Many Of The Basic Thermoplastics Thermosets And Elastomers Verdezyne Is Synthesising Renewable Polyamide Precursors Yulex Is Developing Guayule As A New Industrial Source Of Materials Tnobiorizon Is A Project On Furan Chemistry Aromatics And The University Of Wageningen Is Focusing On New Polymers Based On Furandicarboxylic Acidsamirsquos Forum For Brand Owners Manufacturers The Polymer Industry And Researchers Reviews The Available Renewable Thermoplastics And The Future Prospects At Green Polymer Chemistry 2015 From 1819 March In Cologne Germany

Stutensee October 20 2014 The Oystar Group Ndash One Of The World39s Leading Manufacturers Of Packaging Machinery Ndash Has Sold Its Secondary Packaging Division Af To Mutares Ag This Marks The Completion Of The Strategic Concentration On The Primary Packaging Business For The Dairy And Food Industries Oystar Initiated In 2010now Oystar Can Devote Its Full Attention To The Market For Primary Packaging Solutionsrdquo Oystarrsquos Ceo Markus Ehl Emphasized After Signing The Contract With Mutares Ldquothis Isnrsquot Just Where Our Strengths Lie Itrsquos Also Where The Group Forsees The Greatest Growth Potentialrdquo The Parties Agreed Not To Disclose The Purchase Price All That Is Left To Finish The Transaction Is For The Antitrust Authorities To Approve The Sale Which They Will Likely Do In The Coming Weeksoystar Enjoys A Strong Market Position Internationally In The Key Segments Of Thermoform Fill And Seal For Cups And Fill And Seal For Preformed Cups And Bottles As Well As Wrapping Machinery For Butter Margarine Etc Since 2011 Oystar Has Been Reporting Clear Continuously Growing Sales And Earnings Now Enabled To Focus Efforts On The Market For Primary Packaging The Group Will Continue To Stay On Its Growth Course And Solidify Its Leading Position In The Industryehl Also Highlighted The Development Potential That The Sale Holds For Af Ldquoas An Independent Enterprise Af Now Has The Chance To Apply Its Significant Expertise To Other Industries Without Having To Align Itself To Our Grouprsquos Needsrdquo Explained The Oystar Ceo Ldquothat Was Another Principal Reason Behind The Salerdquo Under The Umbrella Of The Oystar Group Af Mainly Operated In The Dairy Market Which Is Extremely Important For Oystar Working With The New Owner Af Can Now Approach Markets It Wasnrsquot Able To Focus On In The Pastoystar Will Continue To Offer Its Clients Complete Packaging Lines For Product Filling Through To Final Packaging Either Together With Af Or With Other Partners As Necessaryabout Oystar Groupoystar The Packaging Group Is One Of The Worldrsquos Leading Suppliers Of Packaging Machinery Technology And Services Oystar Has Extensive Knowhow In The Key Industries Of Dairy Products And Food Based In Stutensee Near Karlsruhe Germany The Holding Company Currently Represents 8 Production Locations In Europe And Asia As Well As Numerous Sales And Service Companies At Present Oystar Holding Employs A Workforce Of More Than 1000 Worldwide And Generated A Total Of Approximately Eur 200 Million In Sales In 2013