• 31 May 2023

    Sorema plant for the bottle-to-bottle in Myanmar

    After carrying out a washing and recycling test on bottles collected by CPC (Commercial Plastics Company), a PET bottle recycler based in Yangon (Myanmar), Sorema, an Italian company that is one of the main international reference points for its recycling plants, has designed a 2,200 kg/h flake production plant to...
  • 31 May 2023

    CMG granulators for extrusion edge trims at Equiplast

    Among the products exhibited by CMG Granulators at Equiplast (Barcelona 30 May-2 June), at the stand of Luiso, the local distributor, the ET2 configuration of the ET series of extrusion scrap solutions is suitable for the in-line recycling of edge trims. CMG granulators for edge trim and film recycling are available...
  • 31 May 2023

    Wintech rotary presses with Bausano twin-screw extruders

    For the injection moulding of plastic waste and scrap, in particular WEEE waste, without any pre-treatment process, the Venetian manufacturer Wintech decided to incorporate the twin-screw extruders from Bausano into its rotary presses. The extruders feature the degassing system, also developed by the Piedmontese manufacturer...
  • 31 May 2023

    New agent for Colines in Vietnam

    Director of Trieu Vinh Technical Trading Limited Company, Thanh Pham Van Phuc has been chosen by Colines as its new agent for Vietnam. The aim of the new collaboration is to enhance the Colines presence in the market of the Asian country. Thanh brings with him a wealth of experience in the plastics industry...
  • 24 May 2023

    CMG at Plastpol with two granulators

    At Plastpol 2023, which is taking place in Kielce (Poland) from 23 to 26 May, CMG Granulators is exhibiting two granulators, a G17-22 and a low-speed SL-2C. The G17 series is designed to achieve a regrind with very small and homogenous size free of dust. Thanks to its small size, the regrind...
  • 24 May 2023

    Rear swing arm for e-bike made of reinforced polyamide

    Two Bergamo-based manufacturers, RadiciGroup and Acerbis, have launched an innovative project, an absolute first in the e-bike market, arising from their desire to create high performance design solutions: specifically, a rear swing arm for electric bikes, for the first time made of polyamide rather than aluminium, allowing...
  • 24 May 2023

    Oldrati Group opens the second production plant in Turkey

    One of the main international groups in the production of rubber, plastic and silicone products, Oldrati Group is continuing its expansion by inaugurating its second Turkish plant. Ten years after the opening of the first Oldrati Kauçuk plant in Bursa, the company has now completed a new plant in Eskisehir. The building...
  • 24 May 2023

    BPF appoints new president

    At its recent annual general meeting, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) elected Nigel Flowers, managing director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK subsidiary, as its new chairman. With more than 35 years of experience in the plastics industry, member of the...
  • 23 May 2023

    Arburg's 100th anniversary also celebrated in Italy

    On 18 and 19 May, the Italian subsidiary of Arburg, which with its 33 years of existence and 49 employees is second only to the German parent company, opened the doors of its headquarters in Peschiera Borromeo on the outskirts of Milan to continue the celebrations of the German company's 100th anniversary in the presence of...
  • 17 May 2023

    Piovan also grows in the first quarter of 2023

    The Board of Directors of Piovan met today and approved the financial information as of March 31, 2023. In the first three months of this year, the Piovan Group's revenues amounted to 138.9 million euros, up 31.9 % from 105.3 million euros in the same period last year. Operating income amounted to...
  • 17 May 2023

    Kick-off for K 2025

    The first meeting of the Exhibitors’ Council is also the kick-off meeting for K 2025, which will take place from 8 until 15 October, 2025 in Düsseldorf. The panel of experts assembled to discuss the plans concerning the most important fair for the international plastics and rubber industry. The...
  • 17 May 2023

    The packaging industry in Düsseldorf after six years

    For those in the product packaging and processing business there was only one “place to be” from 4 to 10 May: Interpack in Düsseldorf. Under the heading “Welcome Home” the trade fair welcomed visitors from all over the world, and the joy of finally coming together as an industry was great. The world’s largest and most relevant packaging...
  • 12 May 2023

    Petcore Europe appoints new Executive Director

    The European association of the PET supply chain, Petcore Europe, has appointed Martin Stephan as new Executive Director and Ermis Panagiotopoulos, who served as interim Executive Director since January 2023, as Deputy Director. Martin Stephan spent his entire career in the chemical industry, in France, Germany...
  • 10 May 2023

    A new Asian market manager for Syncro Group

    Per Benny Larson joined Syncro Group as the new head of business development in Asia. Larson has been working in the plastic industry for over forty years, more specifically about twenty years in plastic production and then in extrusion machinery service and sales...
  • 10 May 2023

    Versalis is still Platinum for corporate social responsibility

    EcoVadis has confirmed the “Platinum” rating of Versalis - Eni’s chemicals company – for the second year in a row. As a result, Versalis is now ranked in the Top 1% for its industry, placing it in the highest segment for corporate social responsibility ratings. “The confirmation of such an important milestone proves that our constant commitment to...
  • 09 May 2023

    Evolution of the cutting chamber

    CMG Granulators takes part at PRSE (Plastics Recycling Show Europe) 2023 on 10 and 11 May in Amsterdam, where it introduces a brand-new cutting chamber design for its Evoluzione granulators range. The new rotor configuration allows the rotor blades to cut the plastic feedstock perpendicularly against...
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