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Tekni-Plex restructures to set growth strategy
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Tekni-Plex has reorganised its business structure into two key ma
Healthcare and Tekni-Plex Consumer Products. The reorganisa
The reorganisation is part of an intensive, eight-month pla
into a partner leveraging proprietary material- science applicat
The business business has named Chris Qualters as
chief executive o division.
chief executive of the company’s Healthcare division
“These are exc an exciting road of people, intelli our partners and our people,” said will partner with world-leading co The reorganisa deliver product s responsible for a Tekni-Plex Consu personal care an
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has named Chris Qualters as of the company’s Healthcare
into two key market-focused divisions: Tekni-Plex Healthcare and T
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eight-month planning effort to evolve Tekni-Plex into a partner lev
science application knowledge base to provide solutions that m
solutions that make the world healthier and more sustainable.
rket-focused divisions: Tekni-Plex Tekni-Plex Consumer Products. ation is part of an intensive, anning effort to evolve Tekni-Plex veraging proprietary material- ion knowledge base to provide ake the world healthier and more
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“These are exciting times at Tekni-Plex. We are working hard to build an exciting roadmap for growth – leveraging an incredible foundation of people, intelligence and resources to elevate our role and value for our partners and create growth and development opportunities for our people,” said Brenda Chamulak, Tekni-Plex president and CEO. “We will partner with customers to advance healthcare technologies and lift world-leading consumer brands.”
citing times at Tekni-Plex. We are w map for growth – leveraging an inc
gence and resources to elevate our role and value for d create growth and development o
d Brenda Chamulak, Tekni-Plex president and CEO. “We h customers to advance healthcare t onsumer brands.”
The reorganisation includes redefining how the company will deliver product solutions to customers. Tekni-Plex Healthcare will be responsible for all diagnostic, drug delivery and medical device products. Tekni-Plex Consumer Products will cover all other products in the food, personal care and beauty and home markets. “This is just on
ation includes redefining how the c solutions to customers. Tekni-Plex H all diagnostic, drug delivery and me
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“This is just one step in a very big effort to redefine what we offer our customers and h
umer Products will cover all other p nd beauty and home markets. ne step in a very big effort to redefin
and a greater brand experience for consumers,” Ms Chamulak said. www
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ell Weller joins GMG Color has brought o
He will be working closely with GMG’s commercial teams and partners to deliver its best-in-class solutions to the multiple market segments served.
He will be working clos
sely with GMG’s artners to deliver its the multiple market
Over the last 25 years, M across different arms of th
Over the last 25 years, Mr Weller has worked across different arms of the print industry, from
Mr Weller has worked he print industry, from
company will Healthcare will be edical device products. products in the food,
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how we can help them achieve better patient outcomes and experience for consumers,” Ms
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ne what we offer our ter patient outcomes Chamulak said.
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Chris Qualters. ures to EuPC calls for shared plastics
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recycling responsibility The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) trade association believes that the objective to increase the recycled content in packaging in order to reach 30% by 2030 is legitimate and achievable as long as the responsibility is shared by the whole value chain. But the EuPC also warns of the consequences of placing risks of structural change unilaterally on the shoulders of the plastic converters (their customers) without closely looking into alternative possibilities to increase recycled content in packaging.
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“The introduction of product-related mandatory recycled content threatens supply bottlenecks as is being the case in the rPET EU market today,” said EuPC president Renato Zelcher. “As long as recyclates required by the market are not yet available in sufficient quantities and qualities, there is a big risk of quality impairments and marketing bans for our plas
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he case in the rPET EU market r. “As long as recyclates le in sufficient quantities and rments and marketing bans for
“To safeguard against supply bottlenecks, plastics producers should be obliged to put a correspondingly high proportion of recyclates or circular polymers on the EU market. Legal substitution quotas for virgin plastics
plastics are also the means of choice for this. Appropriate concepts are being worked on.”
already being worked on.” advocat
advocates for open and fair competition between technologies, including chemica
chemical recycling which it says offers opportunities for the circular econom w.
economy as well as delivering recyclates in virgin material quality. www
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s GMG Color as on board Russell
Weller as UK commercial director to support the company’s position a
the company’s position as the market leader in colour management.
director to support s the market leader in
The EuPC has stated that it welcomes innovations in recycling and tes for open and fair competition between technologies, including al recycling which it says offers opportunities for the circular my as well as delivering recyclates in virgin material quality.
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EuPC has stated that it welcomes innovations in recycling and
novations in recycling and etween technologies, including portunities for the circular n virgin material quality.
Russell Weller joins GMG Color as UK commercial director GMG Color has brought on board Russell
commercial print providers – Cavendish Press. Here he became prepress
Over the last 14 years Mr Weller has held various commercial and management functions for Esko, including as product manager for the Kon gsberg business unit. This has enabled him to gain extensive dge of market demands and custo
Over t the last 14 years Mr Weller has held various commercial and d various commercial and
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