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+109%: this is the increase in Italian exports of machinery, equipment and moulds for plastics and rubber processing to Russia in the first nine months of 2017 with respect to the same period one year earlier, based on analyses of Istat foreign trade data by the Statistical Studies Center of Amaplast - trade association within Confindustria…

Among more than 1,000 exhibitors applied at Plast 2018, in the related section named Rubber 2018, almost one hundred exhibitors have already joined and their list is available in the online catalogue, selecting the theme section Rubber, while several contacts with renowned companies interested in exhibiting are still in course. Moreover...

The Saudi government has introduced new and more stringent rules, in force as of December 12, 2017, on all polyethylene and polypropylene products with thicknesses of up to 250 micron (0.025 cm), including packaging, entering the country. With some exceptions for products used in the medical and food industries, polyethylene...

With the specific aim of seeing Lean Six Sigma methods applied in the chemicals industry and in the fields of plastic, rubber and paper/card processing, Cesap and Six Sigma Management Institute (SSMI), with the support of the Italian Plastics Institute, are launching a Six Sigma Management Institute academy in Italy. Cesap’s commitment to...

Visitor preregistration opened on January 15 for Plast 2018, the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries taking place at FieraMilano in Rho-Pero (Milan) from Tuesday May 29 to Friday June 1, 2018. By preregistering (on the visitors page of plastonline.org), operators intending to visit the...

Effective at the end of the annual shareholders’ meeting on May 4, 2018, Martin Brudermüller, currently vice chairman of the board of executive directors, will become chairman of the board of executive directors of Basf. The supervisory board appointed Brudermüller in its meeting today. Brudermüller will succeed Kurt Bock, who is Basf’s...

In line with unprecedented rapid development of technology, Chinaplas, after 31 editions of advancement, is evolving, in response to the needs of the industries, from a business platform for materials and equipment purchasing to an international showcase of high technologies...

Ettlinger announced that it has been acquired by the Swiss Company Maag, a business unit of Dover Corporation. Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen was founded in 1983 and is today a globally recognized brand. The German company has its headquarters in Königsbrunn, near Augsburg and an...

With the beginning of the new year, Engel Italia is initiating the generational change in management. As of January 1, 2018, Matteo Terragni is taking over the management of the sales and service subsidiary of the Austria-based injection moulding machine builder. So as to hand over the business to his successor in an orderly fashion, the previous…

On December 31, 2017, Amut Dolci Bielloni Srl was taken over by Amut SpA in what was the final stage in the planned acquisition of the division specialising in machines for the production of flexible packaging. The decision, a key part of the plan to rationalise the Amut Group, was taken with the aim of pursuing, in a more synergistic way, greater…

On January 17, 2018 Friul Filiere will be 40 years old, and to mark this landmark birthday it is lauching Futura40, a new extrusion line. As explained by the manufacturer, the new solution encapsulates the company’s four decades of experience, whose technological value is reflected in its modern aesthetics, attractive design and “minimal” style.…

Covering for over forty years the field of technical information for the plastics and rubber industry, MacPlas is the house organ of Amaplast - the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers’ association - and also the official media partner of Plast, the international trade fair which takes place every three years…

Platinum Equity on December 18 announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bolton, Ontario based Husky IMS International. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2018. Members of Husky’s management team will remain significant investors in the business through continued equity ownership...

The first Macchi road show in China took place on November 21 and 23 in Xiamen and Tianjin, and saw the participation of some of the finest names in the flexible packaging value chain. The discussion started from the new resins available on the market (Dow Chemicals), and continued examining the new blown film extrusion technologies (Macchi)...

The positive trend continues unabated in the Italian import-export market for plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment and moulds. According to analyses of Istat foreign trade data for January-September 2017 by the Amaplast Study Center, imports increased by 12% and exports by 16% over the same...

From the food products that we find on the supermarket shelves and the books that we peruse in the bookshop to the houses that we live in and the cars that we drive: “behind the scenes” of our economy’s most central production sectors, lies a lengthy chain of outstanding and technological industrial machinery, a world of technologies that spans...

For the second time, Grupa Azoty invited business partners, representatives of the plastics industry and chemical processing to take part in The OXO Conference. This event, which was connected with the activity of OXO segment in Kędzierzyn (Poland), was recently held in Sopot (Poland) and its motto was “Illuminating the future of OXO and the…

The recent open house event had already been the second occasion as part of which Maag, Gala, and Reduction Engineering Scheer showcased their products together. This particular event centred around rotomoulding and took place at the subsidiary in Grossostheim, Germany. The event had been scheduled for two subsequent days...

The world manufacturer of premade spouted pouches, GualapackGroup continues its expansion in Latino American countries with the start of a brand new facility in Chile. Located close to Santiago, the new plant will be dedicated to pouches and spouted pouches production. “That new investment will strengthen our position in Latin America...

The trend towards matte surfaces is still continuing. For a few years now, new vehicle models with an extremely matt surface have become more common on the market, standing out clearly from the previous cars that had a metallic finish. This trend is, however, also noticeable in the consumer goods sector and is desired by many consumers...