Gerd Liebig is leaving Engel
Gerd Liebig, Group Marketing Director at Engel Austria, is leaving the company.
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Changes in the BASF's board of executive directors
The Supervisory Board of BASF SE appointed Sanjeev Gandhi to the Board of Executive Directors effective December 1, 2014.
Chinese guests in Arburg's headquarters
Eleven representatives of Chinese companies visited the injection moulding machine manufacturer’s Lossburg headquarters.
Bayer to float off plastics business
Bayer announced that MaterialScience will be floated on the stock market by 2016 at the latest.
Werner Breuers leaves Lanxess
The company intends to fill the vacated position in the board of management in the next twelve months.
Lanxess: remodelling of the company
We present an interview with Matthias Zachert, CEO Lanxess AG.
New president of EuPC
On 6th June 2014 EuPC elected Michael Kundel CEO at Renolit in Germany as its new President.
New Engel's managing director in Scandinavia
Jens Thor Hansen appointed as a new managing director for Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Axel C. Heitmann leaves Lanxess
The supervisory board has appointed as Heitmann's successor Matthias Zachert, former Chief Financial Officer of Lanxess.
Always up to the minute in efficiency
Interview with Thomas Willemsen, Director Business Unit After Sales at Automatik Plastics Machinery.
The new Sales Director of P.E.T. Engineering
P.E.T. Engineering has appointed Matthieu Tribot Sales Director in a move aligned to the company's plans to step up the pace of its expansion into other markets.
Gunther Hoyt Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame
Gunther Hoyt Associates is pleased to announce Gunther Hoyt’s induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame.
Interview with Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology
Friedbert Klefenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology, highlights the company’s 150 years of packaging experience, current and future challenges, and why he supports the FAO’s Save Food initiative.
Interview with Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business
China today is the world’s largest automotive market. The number of vehicles sold grew in 2010 to more than 17.1 million. However, greater mobility goes hand in hand with increased emissions and higher resource consumption. Luis López-Remón, head of the Lanxess Rubber Chemicals business unit, describes solutions for more eco-friendly mobility.
Interview with Adam Maciejewski, General Manager in Global Colors Polska
Global Colors Polska is Poland's leading manufacturer of color and additive masterbatches. We publish an interview with Adam Maciejewski, General Manager in Global Colors Polska.
Hans-Theodor Kutsch leaves Albis
Hans-Theodor Kutsch is not longer Chief Executive Officer of Albis Plastic.
Patrick Thomas is new President of PlasticsEurope
The CEO of Bayer MaterialScience has been elected the new President of PlasticsEurope.
Interview with Dr. Clemens Willée, CEO Mauser Group
We publish an interview with Dr. Clemens Willée, Chief Executive Officer, MAUSER Group. The company is a leading manufacturer of plastics industrial packaging.
Interview with Bernhard Rupke, CEO of Hekuma
Managing director, Bernhard Rupke, gives a status report as well as an outlook to the future of the company.
Interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
We publish an interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Total Petrochemicals is one of the world's leading petrochemicals companies, produces mainly polymers, which are used to make a host of plastic products that are indispensable to daily life in today’s world. to daily life in today’s world.
Kurt Bock is new BASF chairman
Kurt Bock appointed new chairman of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors.
Piovan UK hires former Motan managing director
Andrew Gibbens, formerly managing director of Motan, has joined Piovan UK to promote its products in the south of the England.
Interview with Steffen Schnizer from CD Cartondruck AG company
The packaging market is booming. But what distinguishes a successful folding box from others? Steffen Schnizer, Head of Marketing at CD Cartondruck AG, provides answers. The Southern German business specializes in high-quality folding boxes and has won several packaging awards for them.
Interview with Manfred Geiss, Managing Director of Geiss AG
Plastech publishes an interview with Manfred Geiss, Managing Director of Geiss AG. The Geiss company offers worldwide equipment for thermoforming and processing of plastics from one single source and is one of the leaders in the thermoforming market.
Interview with Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of BASF
We publish an interview with Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, Chairman of BASF. In this interview, BASF's CEO Jürgen Hambrecht discusses problems and solutions for the economic crisis. BASF is the world´s leading chemical company.
Interview with Alessandro Grassi, General Manager of Frigosystem
Plastech publishes an interview with Alessandro Grassi, General Manager of Frigosystem. The company was one of the almost 700 exhibitors at Plastpol exhibition in Kielce, Poland, on May this year. Plastpol is the largest fair event dedicated to the plastics industry in Central and Eastern part of Europe.
Interview with Frank Loewer, Art Director in Lutz Hermann Design
Plastech publishes an interview with Frank Loewer, Art Director in Lutz Hermann Design, Hamburg. Shape and packaging of a brand or a product are like a slogan without words. The realization of a product or a brand should trigger emotions.
Interview with Christophe Doukhi-de Boissoudy, General Manager of Novamont
Christophe Doukhi-de Boissoudy, General Manager of Novamont France, answers the questions about his company, a European leader in the field of bio plastic.
Interview with with Thomas Scholler, CEO of Jura JSP
Plastech publishes an interview with Thomas Scholler, CEO of Jura JSP company. The Jura Group has locations in Budapest and Vienna and specializes in packaging industry. The company also offers the years of experience it has gained in high-security printing and in the design.
Interview with Andy Verheijden, Piotr Kwiecień and Boy Litjens from SABIC
SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the world`s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. The company supplies these materials to other companies, who use them to make the products on which the world has come to depend. SABIC Innovative Plastics, launched in 2007, is a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of breakthrough solutions that solve its customers` most pressing challenges. We publish the interview with Andy Verheijden (Growth Leader for Eastern Europe at SABIC Innovative Plastics, formerly GE Plastics), Piotr Kwiecień (Office Captain of SABIC Poland), and Boy Litjens (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board of SABIC Europe).
Jacques van Rijckevorsel elected new PlasticsEurope President
Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA, is the new PlasticsEurope President. Mr. van Rijckevorsel was elected at the PlasticsEurope General Assembly in Ferrara, Italy, and replaces John Taylor as the head of the association. Günter Hilken (Bayer MaterialScience), Martin Pugh (Ineos Nova) and Anton de Vries (LyondellBasell) were elected Vice-Presidents.
Interview with Steven Mojo, Executive Director of the Biodegradable Products Institute
We publish an interview with Steven Mojo, Executive Director of the Biodegradable Products Institute: Breakdown on bioplastics - Alternative materials increasingly viable.Brand owners concerned about the sustainability of their product packaging are growing increasingly uneasy about traditional petroleumbased polymer packaging. They recognize all the advantages it offers in protecting their product, but they also are under pressure to meet mandatory retail initiatives and to reap some of the rewards associated with improved environmental stewardship.