German mechanical engineering company Kautex Maschinenbau has announced additional investments to its packaging, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare packaging businesses. Funds in tn the eight-figure region will be provided in Euros by the majority shareholder and measure will include the reallocation of human resources from the automotive division. Kautex Maschinenbau is one of the world’s leading manufacturers …
Covid-19 Industry Update
Apple Apple chief executive Tim Cook has announced plans for the company to design and make a million face shields a week for medical professionals, in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. The face shields, unlike most Apple products, cannot be bought. They’re being donated to those who need them – but a tutorial has …
Reifenhäuser reflects on a year of growth, which started in the MEA region
Regional expansion helped a leader in the plastics industry grow its brand even further, prompting enthusiasm for the future – and the rise of the machines A year on from the launch of Reifenhäuser’s MEA operation, and three months after K 2019 – the biggest trade fair on the world’s plastics and rubber calendar – …
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GPCA urges uninterrupted supply of raw materials for fighting Covid-19
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has urged global governments and international legislators to work closely together to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials used for the manufacture of medical and hygiene equipment crucial to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite facing significant supply chain disruptions, the GCC chemical industry has stepped up efforts to …
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Reifenhäuser Reicofil supplies material for up to one million face masks daily
German machinery and plant manufacturer Reifenhäuser Reicofil has temporarily converted two of its test plants to help boost face mask production. The lines installed in the nonwovens technology centre, which are otherwise exclusively used for research and development as well as customer trials, have been producing meltblown material for the production of urgently needed face …
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