Marketing

The analysis by Assocomaplast (the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers' Association) of the Istat (the Italian Institute of statistics) figures for Italian foreign trade of plastics and rubber processing machinery reveal that exports have held firm: despite the still-difficult economic...

High tech solutions, applications with fully renewed design capable of meeting every possible production requirement: this is how the Negri Bossi group aims at presenting its very latest innovations at K 2013 in Düsseldorf. On an 800-sqm stand (hall 15, stand B22) entirely dedicated to injection...

A new machine manufacturer - called Promixon - is offering turbo-mixing and cooling systems for the production of rigid and plasticized PVC dry-blend with capacities of 500 to 7,000 kg/hour, mixers for masterbatches and engineering polymers, and mixing systems for powders and paints...

"The power of water" is the tagline chosen by Eurochiller for its launch at K 2013 (hall 10, stand A76) of the new ADY-NAX monoblock adiabatic chillers with air condensation, designed for maximum energy efficiency. Two previous experiences have enabled the company to develop this design...

After launching the apps "Plastics" (trade name data base)and "Injection Moulding" (parameters for injection moulding of PA, POM, PBT, PS, PP, TPE), the Swiss company SysTec, official distributor of Radici Plastics and MCT Compounds on the German market, now presents the new app...

The supplier of ancillary equipment TH Plastics, headquartered in Glossop, in the Derbyshire county, has become the sole agent in the United Kingdom for the Campetella Robotic Center's products. "TH Plastics is known for its ability to supply turnkey solutions ensuring efficiency, reduced production...

On October 7-9, 2013, at Haus der Technik in Essen (Germany), nova-Institut will organise the second conference on carbon dioxide as feedstock for chemistry and polymers. For the second consecutive year, experts will gather to discuss the subject of CO2 as the feedstock of the future...

The Italian manufacturer of extrusion lines for flat film and sheets based in Novara has entrusted its sales and assistance operations in Egypt to Al Rawag International Trading Company. The Egyptian company boasts an experience of more than 17 years in the plastics market and will support...

The new Neogol series of elastomeric compounds from API have a matrix made of olefin block copolymers (OBC) and a chemical structure that gives excellent resistance to UV light and ageing. These characteristics allow to obtain high aesthetic qualities also with large surface areas and fine...

The booth spaces for the next edition of NPE, to be held in Orlando (Florida) from 23 to 27 March 2015, will be assigned at a draw that will take place from 19 to 21 February 2014 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. Candidate participants must submit applications and a...

This year EPSG (Ethernet Powerlink Standardization Group) celebrates its tenth anniversary. Established in 2003 with the task of promoting world-wide the Powerlink communication protocol as an independent product, today the EPSG group consists of over 3,100 suppliers of automation...

Recent studies have identified a process which reportedly makes it possible to optimise the conversion of fats such as lard, vegetable oils and, in general, organic waste oils into olefins for polymer production. The method which allows this by-product to be obtained and, if further processed, to be used...

According to a research study conducted by the US company BCC Research, the global production of WPC products (wood-plastic composites) is set to reach 4.6 million tons by 2016 as against 2.4 million tons in 2011, with an average growth of approximately 14% a year. The...

On August 5 Versalis (Eni) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Neville Venture for the production of hydrocarbon resins at the Versalis Priolo plant (Siracusa, Italy) and entered into a licence agreement related to the feedstock which will feed the resin facilities. These new, high added-value...

Plans for the next edition of the Plast show (Milan, 5 to 9 May 2015) will be disclosed at the Assocomaplast booth at K 2013 in Düsseldorf (A56, in Hall 16) in mid October. As the event approaches, the organizers of the Milan fair have published, on their website www.plastonline.org, some...

At K 2013, Gavo Meccanica (hall 3, stand B33) will unveil its new TCRG 300 hybrid machine for cutting and joining the cores used in plastic film rolls. The equipment can cut cores made of any material, with outer diameters from 80 to 300 mm, without requiring blade changes. The patented joining...

Presmall SC 6 is the name of the new version of the mini all-electric injection moulding machine that Presma will unveil at the K 2013 exhibition (stand C57, hall 15). This new machine distinguishes itself from the previous model mainly for the 6-ton tiebarless clamping unit and the multi-axis control...

The new TPT range of cooled tangential pin extruders patented by Colmec (hall 16, stand E59) will be unveiled at K 2013. They are the natural evolution of the pin extruders that have been used for several decades by rubber products manufacturers, especially in the tyre industry, for tasks such as: calender...

PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Karl Foerster as executive director. Foerster has been the CEO of Neochimiki Group, Athens. He will take up his new position at PlasticsEurope as...

The MacplasOnline editorial staff is now on holiday. The next issue of the MacplasE-news newsletter in English will be published on September 4...