Sappi expands production options for Fusion Topliner
Sappi, a leading provider of sustainable woodfibrebased packaging materials, is expanding production of its Fusion Topliner grade to its flagship mill in Gratkorn/Austria. The Fusion Topliner – a white virgin fibre liner for high-quality corrugated packaging – will also continue to be manufactured at Sappi’s ...
Schumacher Packaging: majority stake in Kaierde cardboard mill
Schumacher Packaging Group from Ebersdorf near Coburg/Germany continues its growth course and takes over the majority of the traditional cardboard mill Kaierde in Delligsen/Lower Saxony. The family-owned company is thus increasing its total capacity in the solid board sector by 50 % from 50,000 t/a to a ...
Crespel & Deiters acquires extrusion specialist ECP
Crespel & Deiters, a leading producer of wheat-based solutions, has completed the integration of Extruded Cereal Products (ECP) into its portfolio as of 1 January 2022. With the integration of the extrusion specialist, the group is expanding its range of plant-based alternatives for the food ...
On 1 January 2022, Christian Boxleitner (47) replaced Karl-Heinz Dürrmeier (63), the previous managing director and co-founder of foreign body detection specialist Mesutronic Gerätebau GmbH. Christian Boxleitner has already been in charge of Marketing and Sales of the 230-employee company for over a year. After ...
Delegate of the Board of Directors, Ralph Siegl has taken over as CEO of Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition AG. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2020 and is Chairman of the Market and Strategy Committee and a member of the Compensation ...
On 1 January 2022, Pierre Tossut took up his new post as CEO of Puratos. Throughout his 26-year career at the company, he has successfully led high-performing teams. He was directly responsible for Puratos’ R&D, marketing, product management and sales divisions and structured the group’s ...
The focus of packaging specialist Schur Flexibles continues to be on profitable growth with a particular emphasis on optimizing processes in the group’s operations. This makes Juan Luís Martínez Arteaga (47) the appropriate person to take over as CEO from within the group’s own ranks. ...
Schokinag wants to increase production by a quarter
Chocolate producer Schokinag, based in Mannheim/Germany, wants to significantly increase its capacities. Production is to increase from currently 80,000 to 100,000 t/a, mainly by setting up another production line, Schokinag Managing Director Werner Ludwig announced. Guan Chong Berhad group from Malaysia, which took over the 150-employee ...
Handtmann Customized Solutions for individual customer needs
When standardized solutions reach their limits, it is time to find customized approaches. Handtmann system solutions are technically mature, have been tested for years and can be used flexibly. However, some customer requirements demand individual solutions. Therefore, in the spirit of “My idea. My solution”, ...
Barry Callebaut Group reports strong volume growth
Barry Callebaut Group achieved strong sales volume growth of 8.9 % to 610,048 t during the first three months of fiscal year 2021/22 (ended 30 November 2021). While this was achieved against a weak comparison base, it was well ahead of the group’s pre-Covid-19 volume in 2019/20 ...
ICCO: World cocoa bean stocks rose in 2020/21
The International Cocoa Organisation Expert Working Group on Stocks (EWGS) recently conducted their annual meeting to review global cocoa bean stocks. The ICCO conducts a survey each year on cocoa bean stocks held in warehouses and an assessment of global cocoa bean stock levels. The ...
