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During the annual Amaplast member assembly, held on 30 June at Villa Baiana in Monticelli Brusati (Brescia), President Massimo Margaglione reviewed the performance of the industry in his annual address, commenting on the findings of the sixth edition of the...

The annual Amaplast Member Assembly was held recently at Villa Baiana in Monticelli Brusati (Brescia). Amaplast is a trade association affiliated with Confindustria that brings together over 170 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber. In his address to the Assembly, President Massimo Margaglione...

Gefran has been selected as one of the hundred companies listed on Borsa Italiana that make up the Intermonte Valore Italia index. Intermonte, part of the Banca Generali Group since the beginning of 2025, is one of the leading Italian operators, with over thirty years' experience in the financial markets...

Jim Hoffmann has been appointed President of Tria America, having joined the company as Executive Vice President in August 2025, bringing with him extensive expertise in the plastics size-reduction market. His in-depth industry knowledge, proven leadership and strong customer relationships...

CMG Granulators has achieved gender equality certification, a recognition that confirms the company’s commitment to promoting a fair, inclusive workplace focused on valuing people. For CMG, this milestone represents far more than regulatory compliance. It is the confirmation of a path that places...

Shibaura Machine and Italian EPF Elettrotecnica (EPF Plastic) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the establishment of a joint venture. Both companies aim to expand sales and service of automated production cells and injection moulding machines in Italy and Southern Europe...

Previero Sorema has announced that Antonio Morona has been appointed as new Sales Director. With over 15 years of experience in the mechanical industry, and a strong background in waste recycling and waste-to-energy technologies, he brings valuable skills, market knowledge, and a customer-focused approach to...

Omso has appointed Roberto Ghirelli as its new General Manager, marking a further step forward in the company’s ongoing process of organisational evolution and strengthening undertaken in recent years. The decision to entrust the company’s leadership to an executive with...

In June, Bausano celebrates and showcases 80 years of continuous innovation by taking part in three trade fairs dedicated to the plastics supply chain: France Innovation Plasturgie (FIP), scheduled to take place at Eurexpo in Lyon, Equiplast, at the Gran Via exhibition centre in Barcelona, both from 2 to 5 June, and Plast at Fiera Milano...

Lone Star Funds announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Domo Engineered Materials, a business division of Domo Group. At the same time, Domo Engineered Materials is set to join forces with RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals. The new...

As of 7 May, Tria has entrusted the distribution of its products in the Nordic and Baltic Countries to the Swedish company KD Feddersen Plastics Machinery. The combination of the product range offered by the Cologno Monzese (Milan) manufacturer and the Scandinavian partner’s knowledge of...

Lone Star Funds announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII has completed the acquisition of RadiciGroup, with its High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals business areas, and have signed binding transaction agreements for the acquisition of Domo Engineered Materials, a...

Gefran’s ordinary shareholders’ meeting recently approved the company’s financial statements for the 2025 financial year, as well as the Board of Directors’ proposal to distribute an ordinary dividend, gross of statutory withholding taxes, of 0.43 euros per share, drawing, for...

The global industrial group specialising in advanced mechatronic solutions, Mech-I-Tronic, has announced the acquisition of Apex Machine in the United States and RK Ferramentaria in Brazil. These transactions mark the group’s entry into both regions and form part of a broader growth strategy through...

In the first quarter of 2026, the Italian packaging machinery sector recorded a 2% increase in turnover compared with the same period in 2025, driven mainly by the domestic market, while the export component remained weak. This is according to Ucima’s quarterly business survey for...

Ineos Inovyn has signed an agreement for the sale of its shares in Inovyn Produzione Italia, which operates the Rosignano (Livorno) and Tavazzano (Lodi) sites in Italy, to Esseco Industrial. The Rosignano and Tavazzano sites in Italy produce essential chemicals that underpin critical sectors, including...

Comerio Ercole, the Busto Arsizio (Varese)-based manufacturer of machinery and plants for plastics and rubber processing, was one of the key players in the 13th edition of the Impresa Ambiente Award, a major national recognition dedicated to sustainable innovation promoted by the...

Active worldwide in the development of advanced mechatronic solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and packaging sectors, Mech-I-Tronic group has strengthened its growth strategy in the pharmaceutical packaging sector through the acquisition of Rotzinger PharmaPack...

From next May, Syensqo’s plant in Spinetta Marengo (Alessandria, Italy) will come under the direction of Miriam Arca, who will become the first woman to lead the production site. Federico Frosini, the current director, will simultaneously step down from the role to pursue new career opportunities...

With a new manufacturing facility in San Felice sul Panaro (Modena, Italy), Piovan Group is strengthening its presence in Emilia-Romagna and taking a further step forward in the growth trajectory of its Food & Powders division, confirming its positioning in a highly specialised technological market...