According to VDMA, the past year was very successful for the manufacturers of food processing and packaging machinery: production rose by eight percent to just under 15.2 billion euros. "Many manufacturers started 2018 with a very high order backlog, which was gradually converted into sales in the first half of the year. This, too, explains the very high growth rate of eight percent for the year...
Dupont inaugurated last friday the new Thermo-Man burn test unit at its European Technical Center (ETC) in Meyrin, in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The event also included an explorative journey through the Dupont European Technical Center, where Dupont engineers and technicians work with key partners to test and develop new safety garments to the most stringent global standards. During 2018...
Huhtamaki celebrates the opening of its new, state-of-the-art foodservice packaging manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland. The facility is located in the town of Antrim, near Belfast, and it is expected to employ approximately 100 people over the next few years. With the new facility Huhtamaki now has three manufacturing sites in Northern Ireland employing altogether app. 560 people.
Dow Dupont Specialty Products Division (Dupont) is further strengthening its efforts in the nutrition and biosciences field by combining the business divisions Nutrition & Health and Industrial Biosciences into a 6.2 billion Dollar business division called Nutrition & Biosciences. The new and sizable business will be a global market leader across the specialty food ingredients, dietary supplements...
Clariant received a World Procurement Award 2019 in the category “Supplier Risk Management”. This marks the second recognition for Clariant’s procurement practices in 2019, as the company won an Ecovadis Sustainable Procurement Leadership award in March for having the “Best Internal Stakeholder Engagement” program. “In order to realize our strategic commitment of adding value with sustainability...
Röchling SE & Co. KG based in Mannheim increased its sales for the ninth year in succession in the 2018 financial year. Despite the gloomy world economy – particularly in the second half of the year – the plastics specialist posted 16.3 percent growth in sales to 2,140.5 million euro (previous year: 1,840.9 million euro). At the end of last year, the Röchling Group had 10,929 employees – 1,196...
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living launched a new all-inclusive 3D printing solution for anyone looking to explore the potential of 3D printing. The program - the ‘Trimax Collective’ - is the first of its kind. At the Rapid +TCT 3D printing event in Detroit, DSM is also unveiling a series of new partnerships that showcase the company’s entry into...
Endress+Hauser experienced strong growth across all regions, sectors and product areas in 2018. The ongoing digitalization of the industry and positive development on the international markets provided impetus. The Group increased sales and profits, invested heavily and created hundreds of jobs worldwide. “The bottom line is, 2018 was a good year for Endress+Hauser worldwide,” explained CEO...
Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF and Letterone have successfully completed the merger of Wintershall and Dea. In September 2018, BASF and Letterone had signed a transaction agreement to merge their respective oil and gas businesses in a joint venture. “With Wintershall Dea we create the leading independent European exploration and production company with international...
Nespresso launched Reviving Origins, a new program to restore coffee farming in regions where it is under threat. Through its AAA Sustainable Quality Program, Nespresso is working with farmers in regions that have been blighted by conflicts, economic hardships or environmental disasters. Nespresso is investing CHF 10 million over the next five years to revive the coffee industries in selected...
