On October 18, 2012 the extraordinary general assembly of Europe’s Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers (Euromap) has set the course for the...
An above-average positive development in bioplastics production capacity has made past projections obsolete. The market of around 1.2 million tonnes in 2011 will see a...
On October 9, Rittal officially unveiled four new production lines at its Valeggio sul Mincio facilities (Verona, Italy). These lines, which required an initial investment of around one...
Thanks to Chinese government investments in the construction and infrastructure sector, included in its twelfth five-year plan, demand for plastic pipes is set to rise from...
On October 11 and 12, the Regina Palace hotel in Stresa (Italy), on Lake Maggiore, provided the venue for the annual meeting of Cipad (the Council of International...
From 15-17 October, Bobst Italia (a company of the Bobst group) is opening the doors of its San Giorgio Monferrato facilities (Alessandria, Italy) where it...
Comi, a manufacturer of machines and systems for thermoforming, is today a point of reference both for large multinationals and for smaller producers, especially in...
On November 9, Baruffaldi Plastic Technology is holding an open house at its Ferrara headquarters (Italy), offering a preview of the solutions it will be introducing in 2013 for...
On 5 October, Versalis signed an agreement with Honam Petrochemical Corporation for the production of elastomers in South Korea using the Italian company’s proprietary...
Starting with the 2012 edition, the three-year Plast exhibition has requested and obtained ISF certification of its exhibitor and visitor data. The organizer, Promaplast, thus takes...
During the first edition of Philippine Rubber Investment and Market Encounter, taking place in Clark (north of Manila) on 19 September with experts, producers, converters...
Sabic’s Innovative Plastics has recently launched a new breakthrough line of Noryl SA90 and SA9000 resins that can be used as additives for epoxy and non-epoxy...
The 2013 price list in English for Macplas magazine, Machines Italia magazine, Macplas Online website, and Macplas E-news newsletter is online starting on 8 October. The editorial plan for...
An electronic searching throat system for in-line cutting of corrugated pipe on the extrusion line has recently been developed by Sica. This cutting operation traditionally requires...
A new-generation Lx-1000 Stec-510 robot from Star Automation Europe was recently installed on a line for the production of a flow diverter for use in the medical field. The precise...
In spite of the world economic crisis, the agricultural film market has allowed Bandera to maintain a positive trend in sales of its co-extrusion lines. Demand is focused...
Following a proposal from UNI (the Italian standards organisation), ISO (the International Organization for Standardisation) has set up a new technical committee, ISO/TC 270...
The PRO 400/100 horizontal injection unit, recently perfected by Presma for moulding rubber and solid silicone, features a four-column 400-ton, direct piston clamping unit...
Even though the overall 2% fall in sales of Taiwanese machinery, corresponding to a value of around 630 million dollars, is deemed acceptable by sector operators...
A seminar introducing the Italian plastics and rubber machinery industry was held in Tunis on Tuesday, 25 September; it involved B2B meetings between four...
