Marketing

  • 15 November 2017

    Versalis and Mazrui Services together in the oil and gas industry

    Versalis, a major producer in the polymers and elastomers industry, and Mazrui Energy Services, a leading oil and gas services company in the Middle East, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding that sets forth a game-changing partnership for the local production of innovative production chemicals for the oil and gas industry...
  • 15 November 2017

    A new leading company in the polyurethane machinery business

    Hennecke is acquiring all shares of OMS Group. The legal closing of the transaction will be complete by the end of December 2017. “With this acquisition, two technological leaders in the polyurethane machinery business are joining forces to open up opportunities for stronger growth”, emphasizes Rolf Trippler, managing director of Hennecke. Global…
  • 15 November 2017

    High-level research activities for Industry 4.0 and sensors

    Two scholarships, worth 80 thousand euros each, will be making available to the University of Brescia by Gefran to finance research degrees in the Industry 4.0 and IoT fields and the predictive maintenance of sensors. In fact, Gefran has signed an agreement with the Engineering Faculty of the University of...
  • 15 November 2017

    3D Plast: a theme zone for specialized operators

    Among more than one thousand exhibitors applied at Plast 2018, the following already confirmed they will join the 3D Print area, devoted to 3D printing and related technologies: Arburg, Elabora, Energy Group, Ermanno Balzi, Galassia 3D, Kreon Italia, Missler, ML Engraving, Proto Labs, Team3D, Tesar, Texer Design and Vega, and several other...
  • 08 November 2017

    Biesse stars in the age of advanced material

    Biesse now offers a complete range of machines that can carry out all machining operations on advanced materials. Selco Plast is a range of single line panel saws that can meet the widest ranging production needs. The Rover Plast machining centres, designed for artisans and medium to small industries thanks to innovative developments...
  • 08 November 2017

    Italmatch Chemicals acquires Sudamfos Do Brasil

    Global specialty chemical group operating in the production and marketing of performance additives for lubricants, industrial water and process treatment, oil and gas, and plastics, Italmatch Chemicals has acquired Sudamfos Do Brasil, a Brazilian distribution company, specialized in marketing of phosphonates, phosphates and other specialty…
  • 08 November 2017

    12 presses for the medical injection moulding in Russia

    Industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, Husky announced a strategic win with Pascal Medical, who has purchased and installed twelve Husky systems. Pascal Medical has chosen Husky to be its partner in the creation of an innovative, technologically advanced product complex for the manufacture of...
  • 08 November 2017

    Made in Italy also conquers Mexico

    The Italian sales of plastics and rubber machinery to Mexican processors have been growing steadily and significantly over the past three years: from 85 million euros in 2014, 100 in 2015, to 173 in 2016. This is the best performance ever posted, at least among the top ten Italian export markets for the sector. That’s why Amaplast (Italian trade…
  • 08 November 2017

    A leading company is born in the polyurethane machinery business

    Hennecke is acquiring all shares of OMS Group. The legal closing of the transaction will be complete by the end of December 2017. “With this acquisition, two technological leaders in the polyurethane machinery business are joining forces to open up opportunities for stronger growth”, emphasizes Rolf Trippler, managing director of Hennecke...
  • 31 October 2017

    Clariant and Huntsman decided to abandon merger of equals

    The decision was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Clariant and Huntsman. In a joint statement, Peter R. Huntsman, president and CEO of Huntsman, and Hariolf Kottmann, CEO of Clariant, stated: “We remain convinced that the proposed merger of equals as agreed to on May 21, 2017, would have been in the long-term best interests of…
  • 25 October 2017

    Covestro raises the bar and announces share buyback

    Materials manufacturer Covestro delivered the strongest quarter in the company’s history in the third quarter of 2017 as the positive trend of the first six months carried on. At 491 million euros, net income was up 89.6% on the prior-year quarter. At the same time, Ebitda was 50.2% higher, and sales rose 16.9% over the same period the previous…
  • 25 October 2017

    Bock: "The positive demand development continued in the third quarter of 2017"

    Basf Group recorded significant sales and earnings growth in the third quarter of 2017. “The positive demand development continued in the third quarter of 2017. We achieved solid volume growth, even compared with the strong prior-year quarter,” said Kurt Bock, chairman of the board of executive directors of Basf...
  • 25 October 2017

    Mossi Ghisolfi Group files for "concordato preventivo"

    The Mossi Ghisolfi Group announced that the companies: Mossi & Ghisolfi, M&G Finanziaria, Biochemtex, Beta Renewables, Italian Bio Products, IBP Energia, M&G Polimeri, and Acetati Immobiliare have filed, before the Tribunal of Alessandria, an application for admission to the arrangement with creditors procedure (“Concordato Preventivo…
  • 25 October 2017

    A complete range of injection machines for every need of moulding

    At Fakuma 2017, Plastic Metal exhibited a 280-ton double injection moulding machine in the context of a moulding station for the production of wheels for toys of the brand “Clycformers”. The machine displayed was a HE version that proved the top performances, quality production and energy saving of the hybrid machines...
  • 18 October 2017

    Three machining centres to improve productivity and quality control

    Size reduction equipment manufacturer Rapid Granulator is making a major investment in machining equipment at its headquarters in Bredaryd, Sweden. Installation of three high-precision, highly automated machining centres, with a total investment of 4.5 million euros, will provide the company with extra capacity to produce core components to...
  • 11 October 2017

    Frankfurt hosts the additive manufacturing from all over the world

    With an impressive 50 percent increase in the number of exhibitors compared to last year, formnext powered by tct 2017 continues its strong growth trend. The formnext exhibition, which is scheduled to take place for the third time on November 14-17, 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, also sets new standards thanks to its strong international...
  • 11 October 2017

    Thirty years of growth in Italy

    Three decades have passed since a far-sighted Austrian engineering company specialising in control electronics and industrial automation systems, decided to invest in Italy. Over these thirty years, what began as a dynamic group of just three people has grown to almost 100 employees, making the Italian market the second largest for B&R...
  • 11 October 2017

    Fifty years of printing and decorating

    Headquartered in Reggio Emilia (Italy), Moss specialises in the manufacturing and sale of machines for printing on and decorating plastic containers. The company, has just reached its milestone half century in business. To celebrate this important anniversary, at the start of October the company threw a party which was attended by the owners and…
  • 11 October 2017

    Three days devoted to a new technological style

    From October 5 to 7, Ripress, at its facilities in Nova Milanese (Monza Brianza, Italy), presented the GB range of electric injection moulding machines built by South Korean manufacturer Dongshin, for which it is the sole distributor in Italy. These are fully electric machines designed for rapid moulding, mainly of packaging, although they are…
  • 04 October 2017

    SPE permanently cancels 2017 Thermoforming Conference

    Shortly after cancelling the 2017 SPE Thermoforming Conference in response to the threat posed by hurricane Irma, the Thermoforming Division has announced that it will not reschedule the conference and has outlined refund options for registered attendees and exhibitors. The 2017 conference had been scheduled to begin on...