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The recent emergency caused by the coronavirus epidemic is a source of concern for Italy’s exporting companies, above all those which have intense business relationships with Chia. In this context, just as for some other trade fairs, Chinsaplas - the most important show in China dedicated to...

This beginning of 2020 is characterized by some "hot topics" which also touch the plastics market closely. Let's try to briefly examine them.

In an effort to strengthen the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic and to protect the health and safety of all show participants, Chinaplas 2020, the 34th international exhibition on plastics and rubber industries originally scheduled from April 21 to 24, 2020, at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai,…

More than 40 Italian companies will take part in the Italian collective organized by Amaplast - the trade association, member of Confindustria, including over 160 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber processing - at the twenty-third edition of the specialized exhibition in Moscow on...

As the global economy faces mounting downward pressure and factors of uncertainties, the global plastics and rubber industries are at crossroads. The challenges are steering investments to become more conservative as companies adjust their strategies. However, growth outlook remains strong for Asian markets that are not new to economic...

Innovation and digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. From Thursday November 28 to Saturday November 30, PlasticFinder took part as an exhibitor (together with the Technical Association of Plastic Materials) at MECSPE in Bari. A great opportunity for business and networking and a precious opportunity to present the...

We are living in confused and messy times, in which it seems that problems, though fundamental for the impact on our present and our future, are treated from partial points of view, according to convenience, or with the clear purpose of making cash. We should perhaps focus on 3 magical words, more concrete than many plastic-free...

Registration opened on November 12 for the upcoming edition of Plast, the triennial international exhibition for the plastics and r Rubber Industries, which will take place from Tuesday, 4 May to Friday, 7 May 2021 at the FieraMilano Fairgrounds in Rho (Milan). As always, Plast is the place to be for operators in the plastics and rubber sector;…

To further accelerate customer product innovation in fast-changing markets, Solvay Performance Polyamides unveils HUB by Technyl. HUB by Technyl features strengthened MMI Technyl Design advanced predictive simulation, application performance testing (APT) and Sinterline 3D-printing services...

K, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight days on Wednesday, October 23. The 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved impressively: plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable, future-oriented material. But they also unanimously underscored the necessity of having…

From October 16 to 23, PlasticFinder will be present at K 2019, the world's number one trade fair for plastics and rubber. This fair is a precious opportunity to discuss on digitization and circular economy: together we can make new contacts and create the best solutions for networking...

According to estimates, worldwide production of plastics and rubber machinery rose by 1.3 per cent to 36.8 billion euros in 2018. European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing accounted for the lion's share of 42.3%. For European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers the year 2018 was also a...

The most far-sighted entrepreneurial minds had caught the future marketing trends well in advance, hypothesizing a true digital revolution that would have involved the whole company, including its approach to the market and to the supply chain.

The plastics market continues the downward trend that characterized the first half of 2019. The prices of raw materials continue to fall due to a double cause: the reduction of domestic market demand (especially in the automotive sector - where it has started to fall sharply also PA 66) accompanied by large volumes of products from...

Once again, the mid-year figures show a drop in Italy’s imports and exports of plastic and rubber machinery, though the reduction is less marked than for previous months. In fact, in comparison with the first six months of 2018, imports for the period January-June 2019 showed a drop of about 17% (with respect to the figure of -20% in March), while…

The new Sacmi website has been online since July 26. Featuring innovative graphics and a layout that responds to users' real needs, the new site has been built according to cutting-edge web 4.0 standards and language. Available in four languages (Italian, English, Spanish, French), the website introduces...

The Plastics Industry Association has named Tony Radoszewski president and chief executive officer effective September 16, 2019. Radoszewski, a Plastics industry veteran with nearly 40 years of experience in the field, joins Plastics after serving since 2006 as the president of the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI)...

The eighth edition of the "Specialty films and flexible packaging" congress organized by ElitePlus++ is scheduled in Mumbai on August 22 and 23. The event will be devoted to films and flexible packaging, with particular attention to aspects concerning the sustainability of materials and processes, circular economy and recycling...

The plastics market suffered a sharp slowdown in the first half of 2019. The prices of raw materials fell due to a couple of cause: the reduction of domestic market demand (especially in the automotive sector) accompanied by large volumes of products from extra import EU available at very competitive prices. In all sectors, recycled plastics are...

On July 9 in Frankfurt, EuPC, together with the German Vdma, the Italian Amaplast and Euromap, organised the first joint workshop in order to establish new ways to promote the use of recycled polymers. With this initiative all four associations aim to enhance the dialogue between plastics machinery manufacturers and plastics converters. Their goal…