Management

Management

Herbert Willerth has been appointed deputy CEO pf the polyolefin producer Borealis AG, Vienna/Austria. In this newly created position he will primarily be concerned with company activities in Europe as well as the increase in competitiveness, and will su

Management

Management

Klaus Kottmeier, chairman of the supervisory board of the Verlagsgruppe Deutscher Fachverlag GmbH, Frankfurt/Germany, celebrated his 75th birthday on September 16, 2008. He came to the Deutscher Fachverlag in 1969, and was promoted to Executive Director

Coperion GmbH newly created

The Coperion Group, Stuttgart/Germany, will merge its former companies Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer GmbH & Co. KG and Coperion Waeschle GmbH & Co. KG into Coperion GmbH. With this step, the corporation will continue on the route begun in 2001 with the in

Oerlikon Barmag

1st WINGS units in India

The first polyester POY production system worldwide equipped with 12 positions WINGS has been commissioned at Wellknown Polyester Ltd., Daman/India. The joint direct spinning plant project includes polycondensation facilities as well as a considerably la

Japan

Lower machinery exports

In the first quarter of 2008 Japanese production of fiber machinery increased by 56% to ¥ 9.2 billion but exports decreased by 59% to only ¥ 0.7 billion.

Reimotec

PET workshop bottle to tape

On November 25/26, 2008, the Reifenhäuser subsidiary Reimotec GmbH, Ober-Abtsteinach/Germany, hosted an international PET workshop "From bottle to tape" together with the partner companies Herbold Meckesheim, Starlinger, Piovan, Nuga, Kreyenborg and Diet

Tecnimont

Takeover of NOY Engineering

In August 2008 the Italian company Maire Tecnimont Group, Rome/Italy, through its subsidiary Tecnimont SpA, Milan/Italy, announced the acquisition of 75% of the engineering company Noy Engineering Srl, Parre (BG). The total value of acquisition of Noy En

Davis Standard

Cooperation with Red Oak Sales

For 20 years, the two US equipment manufacturers Davis-Standard, LLC, Pawcatuck/CT, and Red Oak Sales Company, Inc. have worked cooperatively to supply textile, monofilament and multifilament production machinery worldwide. Davis-Standard supplies Red Oa

Fleissner

Technology center expansion in Egelsbach

The machinery producer Fleissner GmbH, Egelsbach/Germany, presented new machinery and technology for customer trials and development work at the Open House in September 2008 in its technology center in Egelsbach. Man-made fibers In an effort to optimiz

Lenzing

Extended lyocell capacity at Heiligenkreuz

Lenzing AG, Lenzing/Austria, has completed a comprehensive extension program at its Heiligenkreuz site in Austria. A total investment of EUR 25 million extended production capacity for lyocell staple fibers by 10,000 tons to almost 50,000 tons/year. The