NEWS
KM to give Netstal its independence again
KraussMaffei Group is transferring all activities of KraussMaffei High Perfor- mance into an independent unit, which will operate under the traditional Netstal name. It said the business, which includes production of Netstal injection mould- ing machines at a facility in Näfels, Switzerland, will become an independent unit from 1 October. The new subgroup will manage the Netstal New Machines and Service business worldwide from its subsidiaries. KraussMaffei CEO Michael Ruf said: “With this step, we are taking into account the wishes of our customers and reuniting the Netstal brand and the Netstal organisation under a common name. “We are convinced that in
the future Netstal will be able to respond to custom- ers and their applications with even greater focus than before and offer them the added value for which the Netstal brand has stood for
Revere acquires Ferguson
Above: From 2019, the Netstal name has been used as a brand within KraussMaffei Group
many decades.” The decision to transfer Netstal to independent operation under its own name comes only two years after the Netstal name became solely a brand within the group. As part of the former Mannesmann Plastics Machinery (MPM) group, KraussMaffei acquired a majority stake in Netstal in 1992. Since the break-up of MPM, Netstal has remained part of Krauss- Maffei Group through a number of group ownership changes up to its current
ownership by ChemChina. Injection World asked
KraussMaffei if the newly independent status of Netstal meant it may sell the business in the future, but the company had not responded by the time of publication.
In its announcement,
KraussMaffei said Renzo Davatz will head Netstal as CEO. It also said the medical and PET bottle markets that Netstal mainly serves are expected to continue their “strong growth”. �
www.kraussmaffei.com
Michigan-based Revere Plastics Systems has acquired the previously family-owned Ferguson Production of McPherson, Kansas, its fourth such deal in the last 30 months. This came six months after Revere bought its first manufacturing facility in Mexico and brings its total number of sites to nine. Ferguson operates 36 injection moulding presses ranging from 55 to 1,750 US tons at its 66,000 sq feet site, plus other secondary opera- tions and assembly equipment. It mainly supplies the agriculture, automotive, consumer, lawn and garden, pet care and recreational vehicle markets, and has 80,000 sq feet of warehouse space. Revere, meanwhile, claims to be among the top 50 plastic injection moulders in North America by total sales, employing over 1,000. �
www.rpsystems.com
Berry to build Indian healthcare facility
Berry Global plans to establish a second manufacturing facility and R&D centre of excellence in healthcare near to its existing site at Bangalore, India, which opened in 2009. Construction should begin later this year, with the site due to be validated and ready for production by the summer of 2023. The company said that this will enable it to extend its R&D expertise and scale-up production in several key healthcare sectors, such as ophthalmic,
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nasal pumps, inhalation, and injectable administrations. The additional capacity will supply markets through- out South Asia. The centre will be designed to
ensure that it achieves International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC) Plus accreditation the first facility already has. This allows Berry to sell ISCC-certified packaging and plastic components that contribute to a circular economy approach based on
advanced recycling and mass balance. Alongside this, Berry will continue to focus on its current leadership in inhalation devices, including models with digital capabilities and the next generation of injectable devices. It also plans to introduce new nasal and ophthalmic spray pumps and health- care packaging for various products. The existing Berry Healthcare facility in Bangalore was opened in 2009. �
www.berryglobal.com
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