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A strategic agreement for the distribution of engineering polymers of the class of polyamide and polybutyleneterephtalate, under the trade names of Radilon, Heramid, Radiflam, Radistrong and Raditer has been signed by RadiciGroup Performance Plastics and the Hromatka Group - with its subsidiaries Aectra Plastics and Plastoplan Polska...

Following Hennecke’s takeover of the OMS group at the end of 2017, the operation has now been definitively completed from a legal point of view, too: on August 1, Impianti OMS became Hennecke-OMS. The change of name will not mean the company changing headquarters, and similarly the legal relationships and contractual obligations between the...

Starting from the end of July, the Board of Directors of Macchi has appointed Paolo Perazzi as General Manager of the company. Paolo Perazzi takes over from Anthony M. Caprioli, to whom the Board of Directors has expressed a heartfelt thanks for the carried-out activities...

In July, Una-Dyncompleted its move from Woodbridge to Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. The newly outfitted structure, which occupies 110,000 square feet, was designed with lean manufacturing practices in mind, and will allow the company to double its production capacity. The new premises are also the new headquarters of...

On September 4 and 5, ElitePlus organizes in Mumbai the seventh edition of the congress devoted to films and flexible packaging, with focuses on “3R-Reduce-Reuse-Recycling”.

The producer and supplier of polyamide and polyester engineering plastics RadiciGroup Performance Plastics and the Hromatka Group - with its subsidiaries Aectra Plastics and Plastoplan Polska, specialized in the marketing and distribution of high-tech specialty polymers - entered a strategic agreement for the distribution of engineering polymers…

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess will open a new applications development and technical services (AD&TS) laboratory for polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) in Latina, Italy. As part of the existing Urethane Systems AD&TS centre, the new lab will operate as a standalone facility dedicated to PUDs. It has been built with the scope of...

Italian industrial automation components manufacturer Gimatic recently opened a new branch in Slovenia. Headquartered in Ljubljana, Gimatic Sistemi will look after the Slovenian and Croatian markets and supply solutions in various fields: end-of-arm tools (EOAT), handling devices and pneumatic and electronic components...

Just a few days ago, Promixon has turned five years old, and the anniversary of its establishment has given the company an opportunity to take stock, for the first time, of its activity. This manufacturer has grown rapidly in these early years and its turnover, deliveries and staff are the elements that best illustrate its expansion...

The leading provider of multi-layer AeroFrost air blown and AquaFrost water quenched film systems, film winding and many other film production solutions, Brampton Engineering of Brampton (Canada) has been acquired by Davis-Standard. “Today we are pleased to welcome Brampton Engineering with their globally recognized...

Demag Plastics Machinery (Ningbo) delivered its 100th injection moulding machine to Rosti China in the second quarter of 2018. Its 1,100 employees makes the Chinese subsidiary of the Swedish plastics processor the largest of the eight Rosti production plants worldwide. Rosti has had its own production plant in China since...

RadiciGroup 2017 sales significantly exceeded one billion euros: the Group - with over 3,000 employees, companies in 16 countries and 33 sales and production units engaged in chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibres - recorded consolidated sales revenue of 1,147 million euros, a 20% increase over the prior financial year...

Leading global private investment firm, Bain Capital Private Equity announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Italmatch Chemicals, a global specialty chemical additive manufacturer, from Ardian, a world‐leading private investment house. Founded in 1997 by current CEO Sergio Iorio, Italmatch is a leading global manufacturer...

The global leader in additive technology solutions, Stratasys has announced that Italian student, Paride Stella, has taken a first place spot in its annual Extreme Redesign Challenge Awards. Stella won first place in the “Art, Architecture, Jewelry and Design” category and is the only winner from Europe this year...

In the 2018-2019 season, RadiciGroup will be the main jersey sponsor of Atalanta in all the matches of the Italian Serie A League, Uefa Europa League and the Italian Cup. On June 28 in Bergamo (Italy), RadiciGroup and Atalanta officially presented their partnership and, for the first time, gave the press a preview of the team jersey, made by Joma…

On May, Eurochiller completed the acquisition of IsoCool, its historic distributor for the English and Irish markets. For more than 15 years, IsoCool has been providing energy savings cooling systems to the most diverse industrial fields, with particular regard to the plastics processing sector...

On June 28 and 29 Biesse opened the doors of its Pesaro campus to meet with customers and exclusively demonstrate the technology it has developed for all companies that process technological materials. The event was held in collaboration with 3A Composites, the leading supplier of slab materials that offers a unique variety of products under…

It is with great sadness that Covestro and their employees have learnt about the death of their CSO (Chief Sustainability Officer) Richard Northcote. He passed away unexpectedly at the age of 58. “We will all miss him more than words can express. He was not just our inspiring colleague, but our good friend as well,” said Covestro CEO Markus…

A joint venture agreement has been recently signed between Coim and Atmosa Petrochemie. Atmosa, located in Vienna, was established in 1995 and it is among the major independent producers of phthalic anhydride in Europe. The high quality of the product allowed Atmosa to establish itself as a reliable long term supplier to...