Compact feedblock A new feedblock has been developed by AMU, headquartered in Marano Ticino (Novara, Italy) for the co-extrusion of sheets used for...
Ultra-light profiles An extrusion line produced by Friul Filiere, based in Buia (Udine, Italy), has made it possible to introduce the world’s first decking profile using...
Biodegradable plasticizers After approximately two years of research working in collaboration with the multinational BioAmber, Lanxess has...
Diesel and biodiesel lines Hutchinson Srl of Rivoli (Turin, Italy), supplier of fluid transport systems, uses a polyamide produced by DuPont to...
Thai biopolymers Thailand-based PTT Chemical Public Co. has paid 150 million dollars to acquire a 50% stake in bioplastics producer...
Harmonized sheets The European association of polycarbonate sheet producers (EPSE) has recently stressed the importance of the new...
Three-way race On Thursday, 13 October 2011, during the member Assembly of Euromap (European committee including 9 associations of...
Innovation for caps The innovative feature of the 72-cavity Daisy mould – developed by Gefit, based in Fubine (Alessandria, Italy), for the...
Extruded net Used for producing extruded net, stretched or not, the IRS line from Fiborsin (Elba Group), headquartered in Busto Arsizio (Varese, Italy), is...
Recycling biopolymers Tecnova boasts consolidated experience in building recycling plants for post-consumer...
Russian beer A PET beer bottle production and filling plant for the Russian market is the latest innovation launched by Sacmi Imola. The Russian beer...
Thermoplastic elastomers According to a new study released by Freedonia, the global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to...
Dissolving plastics A new kind of plastic material, Minerv-Pha, produced by a small Italian company Bio-On (located in Minerbio, near Bologna), has been developed to...
Euromap top On Thursday October 13, 2011, on the occasion of Euromap - the European Committee within which 9 national plastics and rubber...
Recycling of biodegradables In the early Nineties, Gamma Meccanica (Bibbiano, Reggio Emilia, Italy) started manufacturing the first machines to recover...
Efficient cooling. PETchiller is an innovative system from Piovan (Santa Maria di Sala, Venice) to achieve optimum energy efficiency from the...
Live and on internet During a 3-day open house (October 4-6, 2011), Torninova (Bastia Umbra, Perugia, Italy) presented the new version of the...
Inner cooling Tecnomatic, based in Azzano San Paolo (Bergamo, Italy), has developed a new generation of Venus extrusion heads for mono- and...
Crystallized PET The proprietary Moby system, developed by SB Plastics Machinery, headquartered in Vigodarzere (Padova, Italy), is able...
