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According to a recent study conducted by the American Chemistry Council, the body that brings together and represents American chemicals manufacturers, recycling of plastic film increased by 55% in the period 2005-2011, with 2011 recording a 4% increase on the 2010 figure, taking...

An Italian specialty chemicals group controlled by Mandarin Capital Partners, Italmatch Chemicals has recently acquired from Dutch company Thermphos International of their business units for the production of phosphonates (marketed under the Dequest brand) and phosphorus...

The determination of API, a company operating in the field of thermoplastic elastomers, to concentrate on applications rather than products has led to the definition of three business units each targeting a specific market sector: Footwear and Sports Equipment; Automotive and Technical Products; Packaging and Medical...

The Italian Oldrati Group has designed and constructed the world's biggest rubber gasket: 22 metres wide, weighing 100 tons, and ensuring a mechanical strength of 37 kg per square centimetre, it will be used for the maintenance of the Guri Dam. The gigantic gasket, made up of various...

Satisfying the most demanding requirements in terms of energy efficiency, Eureka, the Moretto drying system, already had an army of supporters in Europe. Now it has also become big news in the Usa. This completely integrated, modular and intelligent system, has won over a well-known...

A Rotaut RT 1051B machine, in the lab version with bracket arm, digital LPG burner and Omron PLC, was recently installed by Caccia Engineering at the facilities of a Belgian multinational company. The producers of polymers used in rotational moulding machines, like labs and research...

Launched last year by Sacmi, the IPS (Injection Preform System) machines for the injection moulding of preforms have now completed the debugging phase. Indeed, in March 2012, a 4-cavity model with a 220-ton clamping force was installed at the facilities of Gardaplast...

Six FC780 E IM2 Speedmaster Plus electric thermoforming machines manufactured by WM Wrapping Machinery - headquartered in Switzerland - were recently purchased by British processor Kobusch (a subsidiary of the US-based Capital Partners Sun company) to produce...

According to a recent study conducted by Freedonia, US demand for thermoplastic compounds should grow by 5% per year, exceeding 5 million tons by 2017, for a value of 14.3 billion...

According to a recent study published by Ceresana, world demand for high-density polyethylene should reach a value of 70 billion dollars in 2019. The highest rate of growth, forecast at...

Versalis and Pirelli signed a memorandum of understanding on March 19 to implement a joint research project to develop the use of natural guayule-based rubber for tyre production...

Obtaining certification of materials in line with European, US and recently also Brazilian standards and legislation has proven to be the winning strategy for the Italian company TeMa...

The BG Plast plant in Marnate (near Varese, Italy) was the venue for a joint open house on March 25-27 with the German company Gneuss and the Swiss company WM Wrapping Machinery...

According to the report on the sector’s performance in 2012 issued by Assocomaplast (the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers’ association), the production...

The IT range of injection moulding machines from Ripress was recently extended with the addition of a new model with a 140-ton clamping force. This joins the existing models which...

The PET recycling lines belonging to the new GM Compac series, developed by Gamma Meccanica, are equipped with an Ecotronic system, extruder, screen changer, and TI underwater die-face cutter...

The Venus 3000 and Venus 2000 die heads were developed by Tecnomatic for the high-performance extrusion of pipes with diameter from 710 to 2600 mm. The line configuration...

Two flexographic printing machines, the 8-colour (gearless) Flexo Marte 1200 and the 6-colour (geared) Flexo Saturno 1200, will be exhibited by BFM at its headquarters in Solbiate Olona...

On March 20, 2013 in Brussels at the European Parliament the associations Cece, Cecimo, Cema, Fem and Euromap (to which Assocomaplast belongs), representing the...

According to a recent study by Research and Markets of Dublin, global demand for plastic components for the automotive industry could amount to 18.9 billion dollars by the end of 2016...