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Maag Group has acquired the French tool manufacturer AMN DPI. Maag is thus consistently continuing its path as an integrated supplier for systems in the plastics industry from extruder tip. Founded in 1979 and based in Normandy, AMN, a developer and manufacturer of polymer...

Biesse participation in JEC World (Paris, May 3-5) took place in the name of innovation and the latest trends in the field of plastic and composite materials processing. The company presented the benefits offered by HSD Mechatronics technologies, a brand specialized in the production of...

The recently established US subsidiary of Netstal Maschinen, Netstal Inc., moved into its new headquarter. Based in Hebron, Kentucky (United States), the team led by new president Doug Haberman will provide comprehensive support to customers from the US and Canada, and continue to expand North American business...

Versalis confirms the transformation of its activities at Porto Marghera (Venezia, Italy) and the implementation of new industrial initiatives in the area. These initiatives complement Eni's plans in the petrochemical and biorefinery field for a total of more than 500 million euros in investments, and aim to accelerate the energy transition and...

Since the beginning of May, Syncro Group has a new business development manager for the North American market and a new  sales manager and product manager for the wire & cable division: they are respectively Paolo Gasparotto (photo on the left) and Andrea Stoppa (photo below)...

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) Board of Directors voted to appoint Matt Seaholm to the position of Chief Executive Officer and Glenn Anderson to the position of Chief Operating Officer. “We are incredibly excited to elevate both of these gentlemen to lead this organization into

The European association of plastics manufacturers, Plastics Europe launched the second edition of the “Circular Economy for Plastics - A European Overview”, a detailed report of plastics flows related to production, conversion, consumption, waste management, recycling, and use of recycled plastics in Europe in 2020...

The first quarter of 2022 was characterized by significantly higher energy and raw materials prices as well as supply chain disruptions. “Nevertheless, we had a very good start to the year 2022,” said Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Basf, at the company’s virtual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting this year...

The Management Board of IMCD has decided to discontinue business in Russia and close its offices in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. This follows IMCD’s decision of early March to suspend import and export operations in Russia and scale down the local business due to increasing international sanctions...

The global purpose-led science-based company, DSM, announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Protective Materials business to Avient Corporation for an enterprise value of 1.44 billion euros. The proposed transaction includes all of DSM’s Protective Materials activities, chiefly...

Shareholders approved all the resolutions proposed by the Board of Management and Supervisory Board by the required majority at Covestro Annual General Meeting on April 21, 2022. The actions of Covestro’s Board of Management and Supervisory Board were ratified. As in the past two years, the Annual General Meeting was...

Less than two years after its start-up, the results of the “Lean Agile” project, implemented by Sirmax Group thanks to the collaboration with Considi, a Vicenza-based consulting company specializing in 4.0, Lean production, improvement strategy, management and business organization, are already tangible and concrete. The project...

Dino Sandretto has died at the age of 95 years old. Alongside his brother, Modesto (who died in 2004), Sandretto founded the company Sandretto in 1946, that was destined to become one of the leading manufacturers of injection moulding machines in the immediate aftermath of World War II, bringing global fame to Pont Canavese...

With outcomes in some cases exceeding the forecast year-end results, the Italian industry of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds closed the year 2021 with double-digit growth in production (+14%, with value exceeding pre-pandemic level) and equally encouraging results in foreign trade...

The association of European manufacturers of PVC films and sheets, Vinyl Films and Sheets Europe announced the composition of the new board for the next biennium 2022-2024. The structure of the Executive Committee was almost entirely reconfirmed. Stefano Mele (Gruppo Fabbri) is the newly elected president...

From May 2 to 6, 2022, Bühler ITW Test & Measurement will open the laboratory at its new European location in Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Conveniently located next to Stuttgart Airport and Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, the company will be demonstrating its potential for solving specific tasks in quality assurance and materials science during...

Students and teachers of the master degree course in eco-packaging design at Politecnico di Torino were welcomed by Sipa, a company based in Vittorio Veneto (Treviso, Italy), as part of an open-house event organised for schools and universities with a view to the exchange of experiences between the...

Nei giorni scorsi è mancato improvvisamente all’età di 84 anni Georg Wendelin, cofondatore di Erema, di cui era stato per lungo tempo managing partner e presidente del consiglio di sorveglianza. Nel 1983, quando il riciclo della plastica non era ancora un’annosa e delicata questione...

Eni’s chemical company, Versalis, has agreed to license its proprietary continuous mass technology to Shandong Eco Chemical, a Chinese company part of Shandong Haike Holding. The license will be granted for a 210 kT/year ABS unit to be built in Dongying, Shandong province (China)...

LyondellBasell announced Peter Vanacker will assume his role as the company's chief executive officer on May 23, 2022. The company's Board of Directors appointed Vanacker to the position in December 2021. Vanacker brings more than...