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  • 11 January 2012

    Cobalt-free composite

    DSM and AkzoNobel have signed a cross-license agreement on cobalt-free technologies for the curing of thermoset resins. The innovative...
  • 11 January 2012

    Pre-registration for Chinaplas 2012

    Chinaplas, Asia’s no.1 and the world’s no.2 plastics & rubber trade fair, is recognized by the industry as one of its flagship...
  • 11 January 2012

    Refrigerated thermoforming

    Eurochiller, based in Castello d’Agogna (Pavia, Italy), has been working for a number of years now with OEMs who use air cooling...
  • 11 January 2012

    WPC cutting

    A new machine developed by Bausano & Figli, headquartered in Rivarolo Canavese (Turin, Italy), for the...
  • 11 January 2012

    Italian manufacturers in the world

    The first international trade fairs for the sector, prior to PLAST 2012 in Milan, are Interplastica in Moscow (24-27 January) and...
  • 11 January 2012

    The year of PLAST

    The new year will feature Milan’s international trade fair, PLAST 2012, from Tuesday to Saturday, 8-12 May. Italian and...
  • 21 December 2011

    Global demand

    The global production of biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million tons in 2015, valued at...
  • 21 December 2011

    Relaunch of stretch fibres

    Aquafil, market leader in the production of nylon 6 BCF, and Carvico, world leader in the production of non-ravelling fabrics, have...
  • 21 December 2011

    Coated bottles

    The technology used by Gruppo Sanpellegrino to provide an inner protective coating on 50 cl PET bottles, entailing the application of...
  • 21 December 2011

    Investments in research

    A large program of investments in production plants and R&D infrastructure is underway at the API facility in Mussolente (Vicenza, Italy). Specifically worthy of...
  • 21 December 2011

    Amut-Amu merger

    On 12 December 2011, Amu (Apparecchiature Macchine Utensili) was officially merged into Amut, headquartered in Novara, Italy. Amut has...
  • 21 December 2011

    Extrudate recovery

    Two front-feeding grinders were recently delivered by Tria, headquartered in Cologno Monzese (Milan, Italy), to an American customer for...
  • 21 December 2011

    One hundred plants

    In about 2 years Green Box, based in Piove di Sacco (Padua, Italy), has sold 100 FC (Free Cooler) refrigerating plants equipped with...
  • 21 December 2011

    Decorated capsules

    The Servotube M3 and M4 machines built by Omso, headquartered in Reggio Emilia (Italy), for decoration of cylindrical capsules by...
  • 21 December 2011

    Electric rotomoulding

    Persico, headquartered in Nembro (Bergamo, Italy) has recently developed a fully electric Leonardo-series rotational moulding machine for...
  • 14 December 2011

    House of bottles

    Another example of how to reuse post-consumer plastic bottles – following the one featured in our newsletter of 9 February 2011 – is a...
  • 14 December 2011

    Carbon-fibre trumpet

    Using resin transfer moulding (RTM) technology and carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics, researchers at the Swiss University of Rapperswil...
  • 14 December 2011

    Intelligent arm

    Intel Arm is a system developed by Polivinil Rotomachinery, headquartered in Cerano (Novara, Italy), to read data relating to rotational...
  • 14 December 2011

    Hydraulic screenchangers

    The new generation of continuous flow screenchangers from BD Plast, based in Bondeno (Ferrara, Italy), is characterized by...
  • 14 December 2011

    Non-wood wood

    Friul Filiere, headquartered in Buia (Udine, Italy), has recently delivered to a South American processor a number of extrusion...