Mondi has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging. This acquisition will expand Mondi's corrugated presence in Western Europe and add complementary fibre-based products to its existing customer offering, with a focus on e-commerce and FMCG This move is in line with Mondi's strategy of growing its...
Alps Alpine recently announced the appointment of Sascha Kunzmann as the new President of Alps Alpine Europe, effective immediately. Kunzmann succeeds Wilfried Baumann, who will remain as Corporate Vice President of Alps Alpine and continue to oversee European business. "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Wilfried Baumann for his exceptional contributions during his tenure as...
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight and Alexion, Astra Zeneca Rare Disease are intensifying their collaboration. The companies have been working together since 2015 to improve sustainability. The two partners want to use hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional diesel in the European road transport of pharmaceutical products. The use of HVO, one of DHL...
Krones can be doubly pleased with this year’s Ecovadis rating: The supplier to the global food and beverage industry has once again earned the coveted gold medal, significantly improving its overall result for the fourth year running. With 78 out of a possible 100 points (previous year: 72), the group ranks among the top five per cent of companies in its industry.
On March 12-13, 2025, the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf will become a hotspot for the global circular economy. The Circular Valley Convention 2025 will bring together leading players and thought leaders from business, science, politics and society to jointly develop groundbreaking solutions for the future of the circular economy. Combining a conference, expo and networking event, the convention...
Analytica, the leading trade fair for analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology, is expanding its international network to cover the North American market with the launch of Analytica USA in Columbus, Ohio, in the fall of 2025. The new offshoot of the world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center from...
Evonik is driving forward the green transformation of industry. In its new innovation strategy, the specialty chemicals company is focusing even more strongly on the topic of sustainability. To this end, it is bundling a large part of its R&D activities into three new innovation growth cores. They are expected to achieve additional sales of 1.5 billion euros by 2032 compared to 2023.
Roche has opened the new pharmaceutical research and development center “pRED” at its headquarters in Basel. Equipped with cutting-edge technology and around 1,800 state-of-the-art laboratory and office workstations, the new center brings together researchers from different disciplines to advance scientific discoveries for patients. With this state-of-the-art research and development center, the...
Schneider Electric has partnered with "GR3N", a PET chemical recycler, to create the first open automation system for the advanced plastics recycling industry. With 50 percent of the world's plastic waste ending up in landfills and only nine percent recycled, "GR3N" developed "MADE". It stands for Microwave Assisted Depolymerization solution. The new process breaks down PET into its chemical...
The contract development and manufacturing organization Vetter has successfully completed the first 100 clinical batches of liquid and lyophilized vials at its Austrian site in Rankweil. Since commissioning in 2021, Vetter Development Services Austria has been supporting the production and quality control of drug candidates for clinical trials.
