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Bunting establishes Italian office
Bunting has appointed Stefano Maiaroli to head up its business development in Italy and Southern Europe.
Domino appoints new group human resources director
Domino Printing Sciences has appointed Chris Webb as the new group human resources director and latest member of Domino’s executive team.
Bunting appoints lean manufacturing co-ordinator
Bunting has appointed Robert Clausing as the company’s new lean manufacturing co-ordinator. Clausing will be responsible for focusing on utilising a lean manufacturing mindset in order to reduce and eliminate waste.
Hyperion Technologies acquires Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall
Hyperion Materials & Technologies will acquire Arno Friedrichs Hartmetall GmbH & Co. KG and its affiliates (AFC).
Colep announces new board member
Colep has announced Charlie Sharman is joining Colep’s board of directors, as non-executive director.
thyssenkrupp files complaint against EU Comission decision
thyssenkrupp has filed a complaint with the General Court of the European Union (EGC) against the European Commission’s decision to prohibit the formation of a European flat steel joint venture with Tata Steel.
INX appoints new Technical Services director
Metal decoration specialist INX International, has appointed Shaun Thompson into the new position of Technical Services director at INX UK.
DIC Corporation to acquire BASF’s global pigments business
DIC Corporation, will acquire Germany-based BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colours & Effects (BCE).
Ball to sell its Argentinian aerosol facility
Ball has announced it will sell its tinplate steel aerosol packaging facilities in Garin and San Luis, Argentina, to Envases del Plata S.A., an Argentinian metal packaging company
CMB Engineering appoints new sales manager EMEA
CMB Engineering, a provider of canmaking machinery has appointed Andrew Wilkinson as sales manager EMEA at its UK headquarters in Shipley.
Arcline Investment acquires Pride Engineering
Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Pride Engineering from May River Capital, the first of several acquisitions as Arcline builds a specialty tooling platform across numerous industries.
CMI appoints new vice president of sustainability
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has appointed Scott Breen, a strong sustainability communicator, to lead the association’s sustainability and recycling efforts.
Ardagh and Exal combine to form Trivium
Ardagh will combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal Corporation, a producer of aluminum containers, to form Trivium Packaging.
Silgan close two metal container facilities
Silgan Holdings has announced that it is closing its metal container manufacturing facilities in Mt. Vernon, Missouri and Waupun, Wisconsin by the end of 2019.