Extrusion International 6-2022

14 Extrusion International 6/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS NewMember of the Group Management Board Appointed  After more than 30 years of service, Michael Heidemann will be leaving the Zeppelin Group at the end of June 2023. Fred Cordes will take over his new position as member of the Zeppelin Group Management Board effective Janu- ary 1, 2023. He has held various management positions at Zeppelin since 1995 and in 2017, as successor to Michael Heidemann, took over as Chairman of the Management Board of Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH and Head of the Construction Equipment Central Europe strategic busi- ness unit. In addition to his responsibilities on the Group Management Board, Fred Cordes will also continue to per- form these tasks jointly. “We are very pleased that we have been able to recruit Fred Cordes, an extremely experienced and highly compe- tent manager and colleague, to the Group Management Board. He has been an important sales strategist and mar- keting specialist at Zeppelin for 27 years. With his in-depth industry experience, he meets all the requirements for successfully implementing the set goals,” stated Andreas Brand, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zeppelin GmbH. Groundbreaking sales channels and digital offer- ings have been created in recent years under the leader- ship of Mr. Cordes, such as the construction equipment configurator and the Baggerbörse excavator exchange. “Fred Cordes continues to demonstrate new pathways for the construction equipment business and we are proud to be successfully filling this important key role on the Zeppe - lin Group Management Board with good, internal succes- sion planning. I look forward to rewarding collaboration in the future,” adds Group CEO Peter Gerstmann. Zeppelin GmbH zeppelin.com (© Zeppelin GmbH) Cooperation  Milliken & Company is partnering with Finnish flexible packaging giant Huhtamaki Group to develop a more sustainable, mono-material laminate for use in tubes targeting cosmetics, toothpaste and other personal-care applications. The results of this joint effort, de- signed to create a healthier future, have been on display at the K 2022 trade fair. Milliken displayed high- density polyethylene (HDPE) tubes produced using Huhtamaki lami- nates optimized with Milliken Ultra- Guard™ Solutions technology. With the market’s keen focus on re- cycling and circularity, it is more vital than ever to find technologies that can eliminate the typical metalized (usually aluminum) layers while main- taining the necessary barrier proper- ties, especially against water vapor and oxygen transmission needed in personal-care applications. By improving the barrier proper- ties of HDPE film by up to 50 percent, UltraGuard Solutions contribute to sustainability by enabling more mo- no-material construction of popular products such as stand-up flexible pouch- es and t u b e s and mak- ing them ul- timately more recyclable. These improved barrier properties also allow for downgauging of the poly- ethylene (PE) film, resulting in a light - er-weight end product and a reduc- tion in the amount of resin needed to achieve the desired result. Huhtamaki’s work on this project fits in perfectly with its blueloop™ initiative for sustainable, flexible packaging. Huhtamaki blueloop is a product portfolio aiming to make flexible packaging circular by intro - ducing a range of recyclable solutions with mono-material structures using polypropylene (PP), PE and paper. The blueloop program contains recyclable and sustainable laminate solutions, with dedicated criteria, to ensure the resulting mono-HDPE-laminate is fully recyclable and approved by Re- cyClass. “The tube resulting from this joint development work is opaque with a silver shine, making it ideal for beauty product applications,” said Dr. Detlev Schulz, Senior Manager – Sustainability and Business Develop- ment for Huhtamaki’s Global Tube Laminates business. “White would work as well, offering outstanding moisture barrier and improved oxygen transmission for all who don’t need a shiny silver option." The most likely end uses will be in 40 to 200 ml tubes. Milliken & Company milliken.com Huhtamaki, Milliken partner to design for circularity (Photo © 2022 Milliken & Company)