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Piovan's board of directors approved the consolidated financial results of the first half of 2024. Total consolidated revenues and other income amounted to 287.5 million euros, 0.9% less compared to the first half of 2023. Adjusted operating income reached 22.9 million euros, or...

Syncro technical office passes under the management of Matteo Saponara, who takes over the position of Technical Director, a role held for 16 years by Paolo Rizzotti, who leaves the position due to retirement, but not the company, where he will assume the role of Research and Development Director...

Oerlikon appoints Markus Richter, currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its Surface Solutions division, as the new Group CFO and a member of the Executive Committee, effective 1 October 2024. He will succeed Philipp Mueller. Until the planned separation of the...

As of July 1, Marcel Perrevort has been appointed Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of the Reifenhäuser Group. He succeeds Ulrich Reifenhäuser, who had been in this position for more than 25 years. With this decision, the family-owned machinery and plant manufacturer is consistently continuing the...

Market-leading company for thermoforming and joining technology and a member of the Brückner Group, Kiefel is undergoing a change in management: Matthias Sieverding, previously CEO and President of the Brückner Group’s USA platform company, succeeded Thomas Halletz as CEO of Kiefel on...

MacPlas Online informs its readers that the editorial office will be closed for summer holidays from 12 to 23 August and that the updating of the website is suspended until 1 September. The next MacPlas E-News newsletter in English will be sent on 4 September. We wish all our readers a restful summer break.

On first August the acquisition of Illig by the German financial investor Orlando Capital was completed. Following the signing on July 17, the agreement on the transfer of the company to Illig Packaging Solutions became formally effective on 31 July. The new Illig Packaging Solutions took over all...

Icis announced Thierry Le Henaff, chairman and CEO of France-based Arkema, as the winner of the 2024 Icis CEO of the Year Award for outstanding achievement. The Icis CEO of the Year Award is unique in the chemical industry as the winner is selected based on a vote among industry CEOs in the Icis Top 40 Power Players...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian, world leader in the power and telecom cables sector, have signed a new, 450 million euros finance contract to facilitate electricity transmission and distribution in Europe. With a view to meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular...

Automation Systems, a company indirectly owned by the Investindustrial fund and managed independently, signed an agreement for the acquisition of 58.35% of the share capital of Piovan from Pentafin through the purchase of 31,275,541 ordinary shares at a total price of approximately 438 million euros...

Machinery manufacturer Windmöller & Hölscher marked a significant milestone on the last days, with the groundbreaking of a major expansion at its North American headquarters in Lincoln, Rhode Island. “Our investment in this expansion reflects our commitment to enhancing service capabilities and...

Illig, the German specialist for thermoforming and packaging systems, will successfully complete the equity capitalization and restructuring process initiated at the end of 2023 with the entry of the German financial investor Orlando Capital. The experienced German investor, focusing on...

Gefran entered into an agreement with the current CEO, Marcello Perini, including the commitment to keep the manager at the helm of Gefran in the role of CEO until the approval of the 2028 financial statements. Perini agreed to continue to contribute to the leadership of the company at least until the agreed date...

Robert Schad, founder of Husky Injection Molding System, a global manufacturer of injection moulding machines, moulds and hot runner systems, has died in Toronto, Canada, at the age of 95. Born in Germany, he emigrated to Canada in 1951 after studying mechanical engineering and founded Husky in...

Plastics processor Ensinger is expanding its top management. On 1 July, Björn Schneekloth joined the family-owned company as a Managing Director. Together with the two long-standing Managing Directors Roland Reber and Ralph Pernizsak, he will be responsible for both Ensinger and the Ensinger Group...

Bethesher Industrial Supplies (BIS) is the new agent in the Philippines for Amut's entire portfolio. The company is a leading local supplier of packaging machinery, especially turnkey injection moulding equipment. Based in Novaliches Quezon City, BIS will market the Italian manufacturer's extrusion and recycling equipment...

CMG Granulators earned Bronze Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance placing the company, with a score of 59/100, in the top 70 globally. EcoVadis rating validates CMG business sustainability commitments and performance. “As part of our commitment to society, our people and the environment, CMG Granulators...

Union strengthens its asset of human resources with two experienced professionals in the extrusion sector: Massimo Gomis and Simone Coccoletti. With many years of experience in OEM companies in the plastics processing sector, both in the technical and service fields, both...

Just one month from contract signing to delivery: Colines quick-delivery policy once again leads to extreme customer satisfaction. This is the case of Interfilms-Novapak Group (Mexico), which signed the order for a 7-layer ALLrollEX 1500mm cast stretch film line just a month ago. It took only....

The inauguration ceremony of the new production plant of IMS Technologies, a global leader in the design and production of high-tech machinery for the converting and packaging sectors, was held in Calcinate, in the province of Bergamo, on 26 June. Paolo Clerici and Stefano Bartolini, IMS Technology...