It has been officially confirmed: Following a resolution by the Executive Board, Krones is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2040 - along the entire value chain. “In view of the latest forecasts issued by climate researchers, each and every one of us needs to know that our planet has reached...
From January to the end of March 2024, the Nestlé food group generated sales of CHF 22.1 billion. This is around six percent less than in the same period of the previous year, when CHF 23.5 billion was recorded. According to the company, currency effects reduced sales by 6.7 percent. Organic growth was 1.4 percent....
In the first quarter of 2024, Novartis increased sales by ten percent from 10.8 billion dollars in the previous year to around 11.8 billion dollars. At constant exchange rates, growth even amounted to eleven per cent. Volume increases of 14 percentage points had a positive impact on sales development. Competition from...
Four members of the European Aluminium Packaging Group (EAPG) and the manufacturers of aluminium rolled products Constellium, Elval, Novelis and Speira have signed an agreement for a standardisation project that aims to increase the recycled content of beverage cans and thus significantly reduce carbon emissions. The...
There has been an organisational change at the Crailsheim-based packaging machine manufacturer Schubert. At the end of February, Johannes Schubert took over the role of Head of Sales at Gerhard Schubert from Martin Sauter, who is relinquishing the position for health reasons. Johannes Schubert, who is currently...
Handtmann will be presenting modular production systems for the production of a diversified range of pet food products on a stand area of around 120 square metres in exhibition hall 5 booth 207 at Interzoo in Nuremberg from 7th to 10th May. Solutions will cover process steps from product preparation all the way through...
Analytica will once again bring the international laboratory industry together in Munich from 9 to 12 April 2024. This year, the trade fair will address more sustainability in the pharmaceutical laboratory, for example with energy-efficient devices, as well as the megatrends of artificial intelligence and data...
The Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk intends to acquire the German biotech company Cardior Pharmaceuticals for more than one billion euros. The offer provides for an upfront payment as well as additional payments upon reaching certain development and commercialisation milestones. Novo Nordisk, which has risen...
Anuga Foodtec 2024 draws a successful balance. Around 40,000 trade visitors from 133 countries came to Cologne, almost 15,000 more than at the previous event in 2022. The largest non-European visitor groups came from China, the USA, Korea, Israel and Japan. As the central platform for the global food and beverage...
Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of Ebm-Papst. The business, which employs around 650 people, includes intelligent, integrated mechatronic systems in the protective extra-low voltage range and innovative motion control systems. These systems are used in free-...
