NEWS
New MD takes over at Wittmann Battenfeld
Georg Tinschert, the long-standing Managing Director and CEO of Wittmann Battenfeld, is retiring and Wittmann Group has announced his succes- sor. Rainer Weingraber has been appointed as the new head of the injection moulding machine maker. When Wittmann Group bought Battenfeld in 2007, Tinschert made the transi- tion to become MD and CEO. The group praised his work in the past 11 years: “Under Georg Tinschert, Wittmann Battenfeld has experienced an impressive development both techno- logically and economically and is one of the interna-
Left to right: Rainer Weingraber, Werner Wittmann and Georg Tinschert, who is retiring this month
tionally renowned players in the plastics industry today.” Managing Partner Werner
Wittmann said he was confident that Rainer Weingraber will continue and further strengthen the company’s positive develop- ment. Weingraber’s man-
Aptar and Ecover launch PCR dispensing closure
Aptar Beauty + Home has launched a flip-top dispensing closure made from 50% post-consumer recycled resin (PCR). This was developed on behalf of Ecover, a maker of household cleaning products based on renewable raw materials. Ecover will use the closure in its washing-up liquid products, which are sold in 100% PCR and recyclable plastics. The closure also allows users to stand the bottle upside-down so that the maximum amount of liquid can be extracted. The two firms are now looking at other potential uses for PCR in Ecover’s portfolio. �
www.aptar.com
agement experience in international companies has included periods at Daim- lerChrysler, Siemens, Magna and, most recently, the Haas Group, where he worked as a Managing Director for several years in Austria. �
www.wittmann-group.com
US machine shipments up in Q4
US shipments of plastics machinery in Q4 2018 rose by 8% to $377m, matching the result for Q4 2017, according to the Committee on Equipment Statistics at the Plastics Industry Association.
Injection machinery shipments were up by 8.8% in value terms, with single and twin screw extruder shipments up by 4.6% and 1.5% respectively. “We projected higher shipments for the fourth quarter and that’s exactly what transpired,” said Perc Pineda, Chief Economist at the Plastics association. “The increase is not due to inflationary pressures of the econo- my, which one tends to think about when dollar value increases, but purely an increase in the quantity of shipments.” The CES also conducts
a quarterly survey of market conditions and outlook. It said 75% of respondents expected conditons to hold steady or improve for Q1 2019. �
www.plasticsindustry.org
Arkal adds to space at Auburn site
Arkal Automotive USA, a subsidiary of an Israeli injection moulding firm that specialises in black plastic products for structural parts, is investing $2.3 million to expand its operations at the Auburn Technology Park West in Alabama over the next two years. This
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will add 25 jobs to the 150 employees already working at the plant. Rami Bitensky, general manager of
the Arkal Automotive Plastic division, commented: “The expansion is the result of our successful innovations for weight-saving solutions for the
automotive industry. This project represents the additional business that we won from Daimler. Our growing operation in Auburn will handle the additional business for our important customer, MBUSI, in Alabama.” �
www.arkal-automotive.com
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