Four Bosch Packaging subsidiaries renamed to underscore integration.

Bosch Packaging Technology, Waiblingen, Germany, supplier of holistic systems in the world of packaging and process technology, has changed the company names of four of its subsidiaries to make the corporate connection clear.

Doboy Inc., New Richmond Indiana, USA, is now Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc. In the Netherlands, Tevopharm B.V., Schiedam, has become Bosch Packaging Technology B.V. The Swiss Demaurex SA, Lausanne, has been renamed Bosch Packaging Technology SA. Another Dutch subsidiary, Robert Bosch Verpakkings-machines B.V., Weert, has been anglicized to Robert Bosch Packaging Technology B.V.

"The standardization of company names underscores the complete integration of our companies under the umbrella of Bosch Packaging Technology, emphasiz ing our one-stop shopping strategy across all Business Units," explained Friedbert Klefenz, president of Bosch Packaging Technology.

The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its over 300 subsidiary and regional companies in around 50 countries. In 2007, Bosch spent around 3.6 billion euros on research and development and applied for almost 3,300 patents worldwide.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering." The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future.