Interview with Bernhard Hantmann
from Ball Packaging Europe
Market
News Plastech
Coperion after K 2010
At the last International Plastics Fair in Düsseldorf – K 2010 – Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, had been able to present its report on incoming orders and sales and was looking to the future with great confidence.
Agreement between Reifenhäuser and BBM
Deepened, expanded, renewed: Agreement on long-term cooperation between Reifenhäuser and BBM in the blow moulding area.
New packages for choosy consumers
Society is changing. While the average age of the population is falling in many countries of Africa and Asia, people in the Western industrialised nations are growing older. In addition, the pace of life is increasing all over the world. This is why consumers are increasingly demanding product packages permitting efficient handling – a challenge for industry.
Good climate for ABS and PC
Chemical Market Associates, Inc (CMAI) is forecasting global demand for polycarbonate to grow at an average annual rate of around 5.8% over the next five years, reaching around 4.4 million tonnes by the end of 2015.
With Showrann towards the Near and Middle East
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH of Schwaig, Germany, is about to even further expand its distribution and service networks.
Plastics – the Facts 2010
PlasticsEurope is the organization representing Europe’s plastics manufacturers. It networks with European and national plastics associations and has 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers. Now PlasticsEurope launched its yearly report about plastics market.
Russian economy picks up and records growth in the plastics industry
Following a serious slump, the Russian economy is gradually picking up again. The production volume of the manufacturing sector saw a year-on-year increase of over 14% in the first half of 2010, with especially strong growth in the chemicals, rubber and plastics industry.
SPF films conference showcases materials and technology premieres, debates sustainability issues
Numerous new high performance polymers came under the spotlight at the SPF 2010 plastics films conference that took place in Dusseldorf in late October. They included latest metallocene-catalyzed polyethylenes from ExxonMobil and Ineos, high-stiffness terpolymers from Borealis, extensions to DuPont’s ionomer resin family and tie-layer resins based on new technology for multilayer films from LyondellBasell.
Cooperation between BASF and Ineos
Ineos and BASF to establish a new leading global styrenics company called Styrolution.
FINAT plans for future
The European self-adhesive label industry, represented by FINAT, the industry association, is actively participating in the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Packaging Project, and spearheading industry sustainability initiatives, with a current focus on waste management and recycling of process waste such as the release liner, which is discarded once self-adhesive labels are applied.
Arkema announced an 5-year growth plan
During the K 2010, Arkema announces its 2015 targets and emphasizes its growth strategy for the next five years. At the end of this new development phase, in 2015, Arkema has the ambition to generate above 1 billion euros EBITDA, corresponding to 14% EBITDA margin.
