MOSCOW (MRC) -- Chester, N.S.-based GN Thermoforming Equipment has appointed Alberto Capodicasa as its new sales manager for Mexico and Central and South America, said Canplastics.
Based in Nova Scotia, Capodicasa is a native of Venezuela and fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian, has many years of experience in various sales positions, most recently as regional sales manager with LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.
"Alberto will travel extensively and work on the ground with our local agencies in the Mexican, Central and South American markets,” said Paul Phillips, GN’s sales and marketing manager. “GN has a lot of thermoforming machines in the region and Alberto is well equipped to support our agents and customers as we continue to grow."
As MRC informed earlier, extrusion machinery maker Davis-Standard LLC has acquired Thermoforming Systems LLC (TSL), a manufacturer of thermoforming equipment for the North American food packaging industry. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
As per MRC' DataScope, overall imports of PC granules to Russia (excluding shipments from Belarus) grew in the first month of 2020 more than by 3 times year on year to 2,590 tonnes. Imports of material into the country were 740 tonnes in January 2019. December 2019 imports of material to Belarus reached 2,850 tonnes. Extrusion grade PC accounted for the greatest increase in January imports. Their share rose significantly in the total imports of material into the Russian Federation to 82% (2,100 tonnes) from 44% (32,000 tonnes) in January 2019.
GN manufactures roll-fed thermoformers for the production of high-quality plastic packaging, and has installed more than 1,500 thermoformers in total. The company’s operation also includes a technical service and sales centre in Jihlava, Czech Republic.
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