Three words will define Engel’s presence at K2019 – Experience. Passion. Innovation. The company will once again underline its technological pre-eminence by demonstrating a wide range of challenging industry applications, including functionalised surfaces and lighting technology for the automotive industry. Autonomous driving is presenting new challenges in a vast number of different areas for car …
Husky set to offer solutions for every market need at K 2019
Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, will be back exhibiting at K2019 in Dusseldorf, Germany from October 16-23, 2019. Husky understands that market conditions and consumer demands are constantly evolving and is committed to helping its customers find ways to better respond to these changes through the …
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Egypt’s Dina Farms set to get fund infusion for it next phase growth
Egypt Dina Farms, Egypt’s biggest private sector farm with a footprint of around 10,000 acres and a herd of over 17,000 cattle, is set to get a funds infusion, which will set a new phase of growth for the company and see its milk and yoghurt production capacity double. The improvements will include the addition …
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Zünd to show its digital cutting prowess at Fachpack 2019 show
Switzerland Zünd booth at this year’s Fachpack show (Hall 8, Booth 518), will revolve around efficient automated cutting of a wide variety of packaging materials – from solid and corrugated cardboard to protective foam. Zünd’s Aleksandar Lazic, segment manager packaging will show a wide range of cutting including its recently developed BHS150 loading/unloading system for …
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DTM Group has added OKI’s Pro1050 digital LED label printer to its distribution portfolio
Germany PDTM Group has added OKI’s Pro1050 digital LED five colour label printer to its product portfolio to be distributed through its subsidiary DTM Print (formerly Primera Europe). DTM Group will make the device available through its distribution channels in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and the CEE region. According to DTM, the …
Henkel introduces recyclable black plastic packaging
Germany Henkel has developed a solution for black plastic packaging that is fully recyclable. The new development done in association with Ampacet, a global provider of masterbatch, uses an alternative carbon-free black colour, enabling used bottles to be integrated back into the value chain. It will be introduced for black bottles of toilet cleaning …
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Braskem, Kautex Maschinenbau and Erema at K-2019
Germany At K-2019, Braskem will provide Kautex Maschinenbau with its innovative bioplastic I’m green Polyethylene and PCR for the production of three layer HDPE bottles with foamed middle layer. The result will be a bottle, in which the processed virgin and PCR material, drastically reduces CO2 footprint in comparison to conventional products. Instead of …
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Extrupet is all set to increase capacity with its second Starlinger PET recycling line
South Africa Extrupet Group, South Africa’s first and largest recycling operation for post-consumer PET bottles, has ordered a second Starlinger PET recycling line to meet the country’s growing demand for rPET. Extrupet’s PhoenixPET plant, located in Wadeville just east of Johannesburg, converts more than 2.5 million PET bottles per day into high-quality flakes and …
Oreo cookie stirs controversy in UAE over no halal label
UAE Oreo cookies have come under the scanner for not carrying a halal label on a package of the chocolate biscuit. According to a report in Gulfnews, the Abu Dhabi Food and Safety Authority confirmed that all Oreo biscuits were halal and did not contain ingredients that opposed the halal requirement. Food products that contain …
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PepsiCo to accelerate plastic waste reduction initiative
USA PepsiCo has announced a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic content across its beverage portfolio by 2025, which equates to the elimination of 2.5 million metric tons of cumulative virgin plastic. Progress will be driven by the company’s increased use of recycled content and alternative packaging materials for its beverage brands, including …
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