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On May 5 Plast 2015 has opened its doors that will close on May 9 at Fiera Milano in Rho (Milan). During the opening press conference a big news has been announced: the next edition of Plast will be held on September 26-30, 2017, and not from May 8 to 12, 2018, regaining from that moment on its usual triennal frequency...

“At last, following two editions - the 2012 and 2009 ones - that were held in a period that was far from rosy, Plast 2015 looks set to proceed at full sail. Nautical metaphors aside, the signs of recovery that we are starting to see on the domestic market and the good performances recorded last year by the plastics and rubber processing machinery…

Specialised in the supply of high performance solutions for motion control, Moog has announced plans to expand and strengthen its resources at its production site in Casella, in the province of Genoa (Italy), to gain a leading position in Europe and acquire new market share. The company has ceased its efforts to...

Always careful about market demands, ST Soffiaggio Tecnica will participate in the international trade fair Plast 2015 (Milan, May 5-9), exhibiting its products at stand B 122, hall 22. The company will display the blow moulding machine model Isit 400, part of the latest range of machines that have been added to...

On May 7, at 10 a.m., in Room Scorpio of Fiera Milano Conference Centre in Rho - during the  Plast 2015 exhibition - PVC Forum Italia (the Italian association which represents the entire PVC supply chain) organizes the conference: “Data sheets for the safety of PVC products: substances, SVHC and...

Assocomaplast organizes the conference "Innovation, safety and sustainability of food packaging in plastic materials" in cooperation with Federchimica/Plasticseurope Italia, Federazione Gomma Plastica/Unionplast and Italian Institute Of Packaging. The event  will take place on...

On the occasion of Plast opening ceremony, which will take place on May 5, from 10 to 13, in Room Aquarius of Fiera Milano Conference Centre in Rho (see enclosed program), the 5 winners of the Plastic Technologies Award 2015 (www.polidesign.net/en/PlasticAward2015) promoted by Promaplast, Plast organizer, and...

At Plast 2015, BMB (Hall 22, stand A 101/B 102) will showcase its fully electric eKW 38Pi/2200 injection machine producing a 10-litre plastic bucket weighing 300 grams. Also on display is an eKW 16Pi/700, also completely electric. It is smaller but achieves a high rate of production, in this case making...

"Technology innovations that enhance value in polymer processing", organized by CPAC (Center

Frigel announced on March 23 that it is nearing completion of its new 9,000-square-meter manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand, as the company continues to meet growing demand for its advanced process cooling technology. The new 7 million dollars plant is slated for completion in April and is primarily focused on...

On the occasion of Plast 2015, thanks to the agreement signed with Trenitalia, it is possible to reach directly the stop Rho Fiera Expo Milano with Freccia trains.

The news was in the air for the entire weekend; the official announcement finally came in the late afternoon of Sunday, 22 March. China National Tire & Rubber (CNRC), controlled by the Chinese chemical colossus ChemChina, has signed a binding agreement for a long-term partnership with Camfin, which holds...

Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to Confindustria, which groups together over 160 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has completed the year 2014 balance sheet for the sector, incorporating ISTAT foreign trade data.

Thirty candles, a comic book and three exhibitions in Italy, in the Usa and in Germany. This is the way MB Conveyors is celebrating, this year, an important anniversary, a milestone in the path begun back in 1985. The company based in Brogliano, near Vicenza (Italy), is a well-known designer and manufacturer of...

Since 2008, Arburg has annually bestowed this award to companies for outstanding activities in the field of energy efficiency. The winner for 2015 is ARaymond, one of the world’s market leaders in clip fasteners for the automotive industry. Based on internal environmental guidelines, the French family-owned company promotes environmental…

Plastic Systems India - the Indian branch of Plastic Systems, headquartered in Borgoricco, province of Padua (Italy) - has been set up and running since January of this year in Thane, near Mumbai. After six years of presence in the country with sales, installation and service, the Italian manufacturer has now chosen to set up production...

The Brussels based association representing the PET value chain in Europe, Petcore Europe elected its new president Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK. Mark takes over from Roberto Bertaggia (Gruppo M&G), who chaired Petcore Europe since it was established two years ago, and the...

PlastiComp (Winona, Minnesota) and Xenia (Mussolente, Vicenza, Italy) announced at JEC Europe 2015 (Paris, March 10-12) that they have entered into a strategic partnership. As part of the partnership, Xenia will develop innovative solutions based on PlastiComp’s Complēt long carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic...

3i, Azelis and Apax Partners announced that Atlas Holding, the holding company of the Azelis Group has signed a binding agreement to sell Azelis, a pan-European speciality chemical distributor to funds advised by Apax Partners, a global private equity firm. The relevant workers’ councils of the company...

NPE 2015 (Orlando, March 23-27) will be the occasion for Nordson Corporation to introduce to the marketplace of the Americas a unified, global strategy encompassing all of the technologies in its polymer processing range, which includes four brands of production-line components for...