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  • 09 March 2011

    Consumer safety

    On April 6, the workshop “Exposure in practice: a new evaluation tool for food contact materials’ risk assessment” will take place in...
  • 09 March 2011

    Rubber in China

    Within the international China Rubber Conference, organized by the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA), two Italian technical lectures have been scheduled...
  • 09 March 2011

    EU restricts cadmium use

    The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has passed rules further restricting the use of cadmium in PVC because of health and...
  • 09 March 2011

    American locomotive

    In February 2011 the production index of the US manufacturing industry recorded growth for the 18th month in a row and of course...
  • 09 March 2011

    Prize-winning biomaterials

    During the 4th international congress on biomaterials, known as the Biowerkstoff Kongress, which will take place in...
  • 09 March 2011

    Italy-Brazil

    A new company, Ineal-Syncro Extrusion Control, has been established through a joint-venture between Syncro, an Italian company...
  • 09 March 2011

    Hospital bedside cabinet

    A rotational mould developed by Persico, based in Nembro (near Bergamo, Italy), has been used to manufacture a new hospital bedside...
  • 02 March 2011

    Thermoforming in North America

    In North America, revenues for the 235 thermoforming companies increased by 2% in 2010 with respect to the previous year, while the...
  • 02 March 2011

    Saudi Research

    On Saturday February 26, Sabic (www.sabic.com) signed an agreement with the local King Abdullah University for the development of...
  • 02 March 2011

    Rubber from rubber

    Pirelli Tyre (www.pirelli.com) has signed an agreement with Genan (Vibor, Denmark) one of the largest recycler of scrap tyres, worldwide. Such cooperation will lead to...
  • 02 March 2011

    Automatic plastometer

    A new A-MeP automatic extrusion plastometer has been proposed by Noselab ATS (www.noselab-ats.com), located in Nova Milanese (near Milan), to...
  • 02 March 2011

    Recycling & reuse on spot

    An agreement has been signed between the organizer of PLAST 2012 (Milan fairground, 8-12 May, 2012) and IPPR, Institute for the Promotion of...
  • 02 March 2011

    Zero energy

    A 23-ton clamping force and an 810-mm stroke make the UMS 230 Energia Zero machine, available in single or dual carriage version, the main...
  • 23 February 2011

    Plastics manufacturing with CO2

    Bayer (www.bayer.com) has taken a new direction in the production of high-quality plastics thanks to carbon dioxide from...
  • 23 February 2011

    Coastal restoration

    On February 16 the European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC - www.plasticsconverters.eu) signed a...
  • 23 February 2011

    New Assocomaplast website

    The new website for the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association (Assocomaplast - www.assocomaplast.org) has been...
  • 23 February 2011

    Goddess of the hearth

    During an open house held on February 18 and 19 at its factory in Cologno Monzese (near Milan), Negri Bossi (www.negribossi.com) presented...
  • 23 February 2011

    The sooner... the better

    Preparations have begun for PLAST 2012 (www.plastonline.org). Exhibitors applying on or before March 31, 2011 are entitled to...
  • 23 February 2011

    Safe extrusion

    The European extruder safety standard (EN 1114-1) specifies that parts subject to over-pressure shall be protected by sensing...
  • 23 February 2011

    Reinforced airbag

    A Newton 550 injection moulding machine with dual injection unit and 2-platen clamping system has been supplied by Italtech...