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On November 10, the appointment of Claudio Marani as general manager of the Sacmi group was made official. A graduate in chemical engineering and part of the group since 1981, Marani has had different roles in Sacmi (Società Anonima Cooperativa Meccanici Imola). To begin with...

On November 7 Amcor Rigid Plastics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rigid plastic packaging for the food, beverage, spirits, home/personal care, and healthcare industries, has completed the acquisition of Sonoco’s Global Plastics blow moulding business in North America. The closing of the Sonoco acquisition comes...

Dino Maggioni, 48, manager with a long international experience in the industry and namely in the automotive sector, is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Marangoni Group. The new CEO was appointed by the company board after the approval by a shareholder meeting that also modified the company statutory charter to increase the number of…

The Colines Holding and B-Pack Holding group has just suffered a very sad bereavement: Mario Zorloni, co-founder and, over the years, mainstay of these two industrial groups, has died. He is survived by his wife and two children, Marcello and Alessia. “Mario Zorloni has passed away at the age of 76, following a terminal illness. He continued...

In order to enhance the circular economy growth potential in the plastics industry, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Erema aim at developing a successful customer/supplier partnership in the field of plastics recycling. To this scope, KraussMaffei Berstorff selects Erema as new supplier for high-quality recycling systems...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has appointed Sebastian Schaper manager of its new subsidiary in Valencia (Spain), which was set up to meet the specific application demands of Spanish customers with a comprehensive service. On November 1 2016, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery España has started operation, catering to 600 existing...

The continuous extrusion blow-moulding machines with accumulator head by Automa and Blow Star can today boast a highly efficient original spare part supplying, upgrading and technical assistance service provided by Claren. This company has over 25 years of experience in the field of after-sales services, originally in the field of...

Following the end of the working relationship with Pietro Cassani, the Sacmi Group has announced in a press release that a new general manager will be appointed at the helm of the company in the coming weeks. The press release also announced that in 2016 also, for the second consecutive year...

The international plastics and rubber industry presents itself in top shape. It benefits from a globally growing end-user market with high quality demands and stands for impressive innovative power across the entire value chain. The extraordinarily good economic state of this sector and the positive outlook for the future characterised the world’s…

“There is some melancholy“, admitted Peter Neumann as he announced his withdrawal from operational business, “but also optimism because Engel is well established and continuity in management has been secured”. And the time has come. On the first day of the K 2016 show, he held its last press conference at the lead of Engel, passing the baton to...

This year Boca celebrates 45 years of activity. Based in San Pietro Mosezzo (Novara), 40 km west of Milan, Boca (stand G58, hall 3, at K 2016) has invested in human resources and technological development since 1971 in order to improve its skills in producing moulds for rotational moulding. A long process characterized by constant growth in terms…

At a press round table during the K 2016, the leading trade fair for plastics, PlasticsEurope has presented the latest production, demand and waste management data. The world production level of plastic materials has increased from 311 million tonnes in 2014 to 322 million tonnes in 2015, an increase of almost 4%. The European plastics industry…

On October 18, in Messe Düsseldorf - the day before the grand opening of the K trade fair - Europe’s plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers anticipated that sales will grow by an average of 1.8 per cent in the current year and in the two years ahead. “This forecast means that the industry in the member countries of Euromap will continue to...

On October 19, at K 2016, Maguire Products and Syncro announced a partnership to provide customers of both companies with an extensive platform of options for materials and extrusion control. Maguire has taken an investment position with Syncro that will lead to a portfolio of technologies drawing on Maguire’s experience in materials handling and…

On October 17, 2016, Celanese Corporation, a global chemicals and specialty materials company based in Dallas (US), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Forlì (Italy) based So.f.ter. Group, one of the world’s largest independent compounders.

The competitiveness of European chemicals was one of the main issues discussed at the general meeting of Cefic (the European chemical industry council) held on October 7 in Florence. At a key time where the fifth largest manufacturing industry is facing continuous competitiveness challenges by exploring new markets and developing new products...

A company in the Arcoplex Group, Primacolor obtained the exclusive distribution in Italy for Kritilen products by the Greek company Plastika Kritis. The array of Italian masterbatch producer is now rounded off by the distribution of white, black and additives by the Greek company for agricultural films, dyeing synthetic fibres, production of…

Gerd Liebig will be new CEO at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag. Starting January 1, 2017 he will succeed Tetsuya Okamura who will take over a new responsible position at Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Gerd Liebig has been working in responsible positions in sales and marketing the injection moulding industry for more than 25 years. From...

Effective immediately, Engel, the injection moulding machine manufacturer based in Schwertberg, Austria, is taking over the MES provider TIG, Technische Informationssysteme GmbH, in Rankweil, Austria. With this investment, Engel is consolidating its position as a leader in the area of manufacturing execution systems (MES) for the...

Under a wonderful Tuscanian blue sky attendees from all over the world gathered for the fourteenth editon of the PET Day in Artimino, few kilometers from Florence, Italy. The event, now a firm point on the agenda of all top decision-makers in the PET and polyester industry, was organized by GSI, Italy, the company founded by...