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To improve its response to the increasingly specific requests of international markets, Rivi Magnetics has established a new partnership with Inmet-BTH.  Thanks to its technical and commercial know-how, the new partner will be able to offer both commercial support and technical and design support for the...

Cannon Group announced the passing of Carlo Fiorentini on March 3, 2022, at the age of 91. Carlo Fiorentini was born in Bologna (Italy) in 1930 and graduated with a degree in industrial engineering chemistry at the prestigious university of his city. After gaining significant professional experience at Rhodiatoce and Grace, he was appointed...

The Gefran Board of Directors examined the company’s preliminary results as of December 31, 2021. Revenues amounted to 160.2 million euros, an increase of 30.6 million euro (23.6%) over 2020 revenues of 129.6 million euro. The increase in revenues applied to all business sectors: sensors (+34.1%), thanks in particular to...

Microban International, a pioneer in the development of antimicrobial product protection technologies, announced a new distributor agreement with Rifra Masterbatches, a global player in the production of tailor-made additives - such as colour or various complexes - used to process plastic products. The two companies share a...

Among the main worldwide groups offering technologies for the processing of a wide range of materials and industrial components, and also owner of CMS, the SCM Group is taking on a new corporate organisation. With this operation, the company is preparing to the exit, from the corporate structure, of...

In order to expand its operations on European markets, Star Automation Europe, a manufacturer of robots and automation systems, recently entered an agency agreement with Green & Co, a Swedish company based in Anderstorp. Founded in 1946 by Thure Green, whose nephew Johan is still the owner and president...

BANDERA takes on the challenge and, at a special digital event named “training on solutions”, scheduled on March 15 and 16, 2022, answers all the most common questions and requirements that, day after day, come up from the extrusion market. The possibility of generating high-quality post-industrial film sometimes overlooks the...

After Andrea Rigliano and Riccardo Castello, Syncro Group also welcomed Massimo Gomis as new sales manager of the group for the whole Italian market. Gomis brings his great experience in the plastic industry acquired since 1995 on both technical and sales positions...

Colines has announced the appointment of Andrea Fanchini, who has recently joined the company, as new sales area manager. Andrea has over 15 years of experience in the field of extrusion, and he will be in charge of the following markets: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malesia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia...

In accordance with the agreement signed on December 13, 2021, Piovan has completed its acquisition of IPEG by virtue of the merger by incorporation of Sewickley Capital, the owner of 100% of IPEG, into a newly formed Delaware corporation wholly owned by Piovan...

Subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, Tecnimont has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Covestro for a new aniline plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The project will realize a substantial additional aniline production capacity to the existing Covestro site in Antwerp...

The Italian multinational company producing speciality chemicals Coim has acquired Synres, company founded in 1947 and specialized in the production of alkyd and acrylic resins, and located near Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The acquisition by Coim aims at enhancing the offer and expertise of Synres in the field of...

After Andrea Rigliano, also Riccardo Castello joined Syncro Group as managing director of Plasmac, the business unit devoted to recycle (and owned in partnership with Erema). This appointment is a clear reflection of the Syncro Group’s ambitious plans for Plasmac. “We’re extremely pleased to be able to announce Riccardo as the new...

A clear reflection of the ambitious plans for its continued growth and global expansion: Syncro Group announced in this way the appointment of Andrea Rigliano as new CSO (Chief Sales Officer) and greenology manager. “We’re extremely excited with the unique experience that Andrea will bring into the...

Gruppo Colines Holding does not hide the difficulties of the year just ended, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent measures put in place to stem it. Nevertheless, the executive president Eraldo Peccetti (in the centre in the picture) draws a positive balance for 2021 and says...

On the occasion of the closing of the editorial office of MacPlas for Christmas holidays, the updating of the website MacPlas Online is suspended until January 9, 2022, and the next MacPlas E-News newsletter in English will be sent on January 12, 2022. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year...

As of January 1, 2022, Plastoplan Kunststoffhandel has been appointed the RadiciGroup distributor in Austria for a wide product range that includes Radilon, Heramid, Radiflam, Radistrong, Raditer, Heraflex, Torzen, Heraform And Raditeck. “Our Group,” said Rolf Behringer, sales manager...

The full-year forecast developed by Mecs-Amaplast statistical studies centre shows double-digit growth in 2021 for the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds industry. “According to our estimates,” Amaplast president Dario Previero stated, “at the close of...

100% of the shares of the US Ipeg Group, comprised of the four brands Conair, Thermalcare, Pelletron and Tepublic Machine, has been acquired by Piovan. The combined group will have a workforce of more than 1,800 employees, will operate 14 facilities worldwide, and would have generated pro-forma sales of over 450 million euros...

A further expansion of the Jindal Films Europe Plant in Brindisi will create minimum 20 highly qualified jobs and add a capacity of further 50,000 tons on top of the current production volume of the site. This additionally produced volume will be mainly dedicated to Jindal's new innovative BOPE specialty film grades, including...