10 November 2021
Il Gruppo Piovan conferma il suo l’impegno per uno sviluppo sostenibile ottenendo l’ESG Risk Rating rilasciato da Sustainalytics – società di Morningstar, leader nella ricerca ESG indipendente, nel rating e nei...
10 November 2021
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, welcomed the association for European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EUMEPS) as a new member. EUMEPS is the...
4 November 2021
It was on March 21st 2020, in the midst of a pandemic emergency that had pushed Italy into its first lockdown, when TEKNI-PLEX GALLAZZI was put into serious difficulty by a fire that accidentally broke out on one of the three...
2 November 2021
The ALPLA Group, a global packaging solutions manufacturer and recycling specialist headquartered in Hard, Austria, announced that it has selected the Kansas City region for its new 23,000-square-metre manufacturing plant. In a...
18 October 2021
Biesse Group, a company that designs, manufactures and distributes systems and machines for machining wood, glass, stone, metal, plastic and composite materials, listed in the STAR segment of the Milan Stock Exchange, today...
11 October 2021
Observing all appropriate Covid-19 protocols, Sepro Group will bring a total of 11 robots to Fakuma 2021, which is scheduled for 12 – 16 October in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Seven of those robots will be displayed on Sepro’s...
25 September 2021
The company branch of Martinenghi S.r.l. in Albignano d’Adda (MI) historical firm active in the market of machines for the production of collapsible tubes, aerosol cans and rigid containers made of aluminum as well as in the...
30 August 2021
The CPD certified conference programme at Interplas 2021 will present a wide range of industry topics from renowned speakers from within the industry and also from some of the UK’s largest trade buyers of plastic products and...
27 August 2021
When Interplas, the UK’s largest plastics manufacturing event, returns to the NEC, Birmingham next month it will be the first chance for the entire plastics supply chain to meet face-to-face in over four years. Visitors...
25 August 2021
ENGEL’s stand at Fakuma 2021 from 12-16 October in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will put the spotlight on sustainability. The production of decorated monomaterial food packaging and the processing of regrind from labelling waste...
19 August 2021
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry announced the launch of its certified circular polycarbonate (PC) resin and blends made from the upcycling of post-consumer mixed plastic – a first in the industry. This...
12 August 2021
The sports and leisure industry has always been a showcase of trendsetting products and processing techniques from the plastics and rubber industries. The past Olympic Games served as the world premiere of sportswear,...
21 July 2021
To meet sustainability targets and fulfill commitments to the plastics circular economy, producers of plastic articles are increasingly using polymers that are compostable. Clariant’s business unit Pigments is contributing to...
19 July 2021
Subsequent to the project accomplished by Biffa and AMUT for the Seaham state-of-the-art recycling facility, one of the most modern and technically advanced in the world, the two players join forces again for Biffa’s new...
21 June 2021
Following the official announcement by the Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli of its appointment as Lighthouse Plant of the Smart Factory Cluster for the super-innovative Zero Defects Manufacturing project, HSD...
14 June 2021
For three days, everything in ENGEL’s virtual world is revolving around the current and future challenges in injection moulding. How can the new possibilities of digitalisation be converted into opportunities? Which...
12 May 2021
SABIC, specialised in the chemical industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its collaboration with KraussMaffei HighPerformance AG at the partner’s Thin-Wall Packaging Application Center in Näfels, Switzerland, the site...
22 April 2021
Biesse Group, a multinational in the processing of wood, glass, stone advanced materials and metal quoted in the STAR division of the Italian Stock Exchange, has announced the expansion of its international network with new...
21 April 2021
Plastic sprues are typically composed of clean production scrap and can therefore be easily reused. The G-Maxseries of compact beside-the-press granulators is specifically designed for closed-loop material recycling of...
20 April 2021
From now on, the successful, standardized and powerful uniEX single screw extruder series from battenfeld-cincinnati Germany GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, is also available for sheet and board extrusion. Highlights of this extruder...
15 March 2021
United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that, despite the challenges of the pandemic, the company continues to harvest from its rich product pipeline, developing and launching new products that...
5 March 2021
Designed for outdoor installation and providing chilled water to plastics processing equipment indoors, new Conair ECO™ packaged chillers are rugged enough to function efficiently under almost any ambient conditions, while...
4 March 2021
Having demonstrated a prototype of a new, general-purpose 5-axis robot (the Success 22X) at the K 2019 trade fair, Sepro Group has now finished the redesign of the entire range, which can serve injection-molding machines from 20...
25 February 2021
The Pioneers!Talks by KraussMaffei have made a successful start. More than 400 participants registered for the digital customer event in the middle of February. Experts from KraussMaffei and partners presented current trends and...
24 February 2021
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) announced today their reciprocal membership. This collaboration adds to the network of the already existing eleven SCS members, from across the value chain...
10 February 2021
Charles de Forges brings almost 20 years of experience in senior management roles at business-to-business companies to his new position as the executive head of Sepro Group, the robot and automation supplier headquartered in La...
10 February 2021
WINTEC, a member of the ENGEL group of companies headquartered in Aus- tria, is expanding sales of t-win injection moulding machines to Europe. This step makes the dual-platen large-scale machines available worldwide. Since 2014,...
27 January 2021
Effective April 1, 2021, Solvay will expand the distribution in the EMEA region (excluding Italy) of its Solef® PVDF and Halar® ECTFE specialty polymers through Biesterfeld Plastic and Ixef® PARA via Albis. “We have...
11 January 2021
Ascend Performance Materials has purchased Eurostar Engineering Plastics, a France-based compounder with a broad portfolio of flame-retardant engineered plastics and expertise in halogen-free formulations. “Eurostar’s...
7 January 2021
The foundation of ENGEL Used Machinery s.r.o. sees injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider ENGEL, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, extend its portfolio to include pre-owned machines. Besides...
31 December 2020
At next year’s NPE2021: The Plastics Show, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) will present its inaugural William R. Carteaux Leadership Award to an industry professional who has achieved distinction working for...
30 December 2020
Avient Corporation, provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022. This 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide...
22 December 2020
Airnov Healthcare Packaging is introducing its new brand, OXYNOVTM. Applicable for High Protective Barrier Bottles, OXYNOV offers protection for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and probiotic products. The OXYNOV Barrier Bottles...
3 December 2020
Ten years have passed from the managing by out that gave birth to Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri, a decades-long history that begins in 1987 and continues today; a path projected towards a future whose new stimuli and...
30 November 2020
Anyone seeking to get one step ahead and sniff out trends in medical technology, made a point of attending the Arburg Summit: Medical 2020 on 19 November. Thanks to the digital format of this summit meeting, twice as many guests...
25 November 2020
SABIC today announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand packaging by Mars,...
23 November 2020
Products made from bio-based plastics must undergo the same testing procedures as conventional plastic products to access the market of the European Union (EU). Thereby a health risk for consumers is excluded. Plastics intended...
16 November 2020
Messe Düsseldorf agreed on a way to hold interpack from 25 February to 3 March 2021 with its industry and trade association partners, as well as the trade fair advisory board. The same applies to the in parallel trade fair...
10 November 2020
The new appointment with B&R Automation Talks entitled “Smart drives and scientific method – dominate motion with advanced control” is scheduled for November 19th. In the webinar it will be shown how to...
9 November 2020
Increasing recycling quotas, potential mandatory use of recycled plastics in products across the EU market and a recently published Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability pushing strongly for a toxic-free environment: the European...
4 November 2020
With the onset of the corona crisis, the GINDUMAC Group received an order to market the 2011 KraussMaffei KM 5400-32000 MC injection moulding machine from one of Europe’s most renowned automotive suppliers for plastic...
28 October 2020
COLINES®’ R&D department keeps making decisive steps forward on the path of recycling: the tests ran over the last weeks by the Italian company in cooperation with ExxonMobil on the ALLrollEX® “family” lines delivered...
26 October 2020
Today Sakura Finetek Europe launches its latest innovation Tissue-Tek SmartConnect. An automated transfer system that creates a continuous flow between the SMART solutions Tissue-Tek Xpress® x120 Rapid Tissue Processor and...
1 October 2020
Casio Computer Company, Tokyo, now uses BASF’s high-performance plastic Ultramid®Advanced N in its latest digital watch G-Shock GBD-H1000. The new flame retardant polyphthalamide (PPA) is used to manufacture the terminal...
30 September 2020
The Arburg Technology Days have been a unique and firmly established event in the international world of plastics since 1999. In 2020, due to the coronavirus and with significant foresight at the time, Arburg cancelled the event...
24 September 2020
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), producers of NPE: The Plastics Show, today announced the opening of attendee registration for the industry’s largest trade show in the Americas. Every three years, NPE® offers...
23 September 2020
Circularise, a blockchain solution for tracing materials and sharing data, has raised €1.5 million from the EU Commission’s H2020’s SME Instrument Phase 2, to fuel the continued growth of the collaborative project for...
22 September 2020
To anticipate the series of italian webinars, which will restart next November, B&R is pleased to present the global Automation Talks, the online appointments created to help machine builders and manufacturers to face the...
22 September 2020
In response to the new report “Biodegradable and compostable plastics – challenges and opportunities” by the European Environment Agency (EEA), European Bioplastics (EUBP) highlights the need to acknowledge successful...
