Italian news

After the record peak in 2017, substantially continuing into 2018, then followed by a cyclical setback in 2019, last year revenues for Italian plastics and rubber equipment manufacturers recorded a drop of 11.4% to a total value of 3.9 billion euros. According to data from the Mecs-Amaplast (national trade association and member of...

Sipa and PTI reached an agreement to join forces on the market, with PTI now becoming part of the Sipa group. This strategic partnership will help both companies to increase their visibility and create new business opportunities. “Joining forces with Sipa makes perfect sense for PTI. We bring extensive knowledge in...

Global leader group in technologies for processing a wide range of materials and industrial components, SCM Group (which also includes CMS) has a new board of directors. On March 12, the shareholders' meeting appointed the new board of directors with Giovanni Gemmani (President), Marco Mancini (CEO), Andrea Aureli, Enrico Aureli...

Effective May 1, 2021, Solvay’s Udel PSU, Radel PPSU and Veradel PESU specialty polymers will be available in Italy through Nevicolor. “Nevicolor is our long-standing distribution partner in Italy, providing coverage across all regions of the peninsula,” said Dries Steijnen Manager Channel Partners Sales Emea...

The rapid development of the activities of AlphaMAC, a company born in Bologna in 2019, led to the strategic acquisition by IMA. Finalized on November 6, 2020 and focused on consolidation and technological growth that expands the IMA solutions portfolio, it introduces the Group to the rigid packaging for fluids segment...

On February 25, 2021, Star Automation Europe appointed Parco Innovation as its commercial agent for South-East France, following the retirement of the previous agent, Rudy Di Giuseppe. Since 2008 Parco Innovation has been distributing conveyor and peripheral belts for various applications in the injection moulding sector, from...

The Sacmi Group announced the appointment of Mauro Fenzi as new general manager. In March he’ll take over from Giulio Mengoli, who has, for personal reasons, considered it appropriate to terminate his employment. Despite all the difficulties caused by Covid-19, the year 2020 still saw Sacmi achieve good...

The Italian company specialized in the development and engineering of high-performance thermoplastic composites reinforced fibres and additives, Xenia Materials, announced a new partnership agreement with Jiejiayou (Shenzhen) Material Technology. Thanks to this dedicated partnership, Jiejiayou (Shenzhen) Material Technology will...

Padua-based Moretto is among the speakers at the 2021 digital edition of Pack Passion Week, the event dedicated to the world of PET running from March 9 to 11. On 10 March Gene Flockerzi, general manager of Moretto Usa, will present a paper with the title “Enhancing Sustainability: drying control and process verification on preform production”...