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Fira de Barcelona has decided to postpone Expoquimia, Eurosurfas and Equiplast, the three events of the chemical, surface treatment and plastics sectors, initially scheduled for June 2-5, until December. These three shows will therefore take place from December 1-5 in the Gran Via venue...

Because Poland’s government as well as governments of many other countries have announced epidemiological threat, thus the situation makes it impossible to hold the Plastpol expo on previously announced date, i.e. May 19-22, 2020. Following numerous, in-depth discussions with partners, exhibitors and expo guests, the organiser Targi Kielce...

Interpack and Drupa fairs have been postponed respectively from May 7-13, 2020 to February 25-March3, 2021, and from June 16-26, 2020, to April 20-30, 2021. Both postponements of the two fairs, that should have taken place in the coming weeks in Düsseldorf, have been decided by Messe Düsseldorf following the...

The organiser of the Mecspe fair, Senaf, decided to postpone to June 18-20 the event originally scheduled for March 26-28 at the Fiere di Parma exhibition centre. This decision was taken, says the organiser in a press release, "considering the agreement between the exhibition centres of...

Based on the latest assessment of the situation and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry, the JEC Group decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World to May 12 to 14, 2020. The recent spread of the coronavirus in new countries last week, and especially countries...

Covestro is a startup investor: With its Covestro Venture Capital (COVeC) approach, the company seeks to combine the needs of startups in areas such as financing, expertise and network with its own strategic goals with the goal of ensuring long-term sustainable development...

About 550 companies have confirmed their presence within the first enrolment deadline, 10 February, for Plast 2021, the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries which will take place in Milan from 4 to 7 May 2021. An analysis of the figures relating solely to direct exhibitors who have registered to date...

Based on the latest assessment of the situation and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry, the JEC Group decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World to May 12 to 14, 2020. An official press release from the organizer declares that the recent spread of the...

The recent emergency caused by the coronavirus epidemic is a source of concern for Italy’s exporting companies, above all those which have intense business relationships with Chia. In this context, just as for some other trade fairs, Chinsaplas - the most important show in China dedicated to...

This beginning of 2020 is characterized by some "hot topics" which also touch the plastics market closely. Let's try to briefly examine them.

In an effort to strengthen the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic and to protect the health and safety of all show participants, Chinaplas 2020, the 34th international exhibition on plastics and rubber industries originally scheduled from April 21 to 24, 2020, at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai,…

More than 40 Italian companies will take part in the Italian collective organized by Amaplast - the trade association, member of Confindustria, including over 160 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber processing - at the twenty-third edition of the specialized exhibition in Moscow on...

As the global economy faces mounting downward pressure and factors of uncertainties, the global plastics and rubber industries are at crossroads. The challenges are steering investments to become more conservative as companies adjust their strategies. However, growth outlook remains strong for Asian markets that are not new to economic...

Innovation and digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. From Thursday November 28 to Saturday November 30, PlasticFinder took part as an exhibitor (together with the Technical Association of Plastic Materials) at MECSPE in Bari. A great opportunity for business and networking and a precious opportunity to present the...

We are living in confused and messy times, in which it seems that problems, though fundamental for the impact on our present and our future, are treated from partial points of view, according to convenience, or with the clear purpose of making cash. We should perhaps focus on 3 magical words, more concrete than many plastic-free...

Registration opened on November 12 for the upcoming edition of Plast, the triennial international exhibition for the plastics and r Rubber Industries, which will take place from Tuesday, 4 May to Friday, 7 May 2021 at the FieraMilano Fairgrounds in Rho (Milan). As always, Plast is the place to be for operators in the plastics and rubber sector;…

To further accelerate customer product innovation in fast-changing markets, Solvay Performance Polyamides unveils HUB by Technyl. HUB by Technyl features strengthened MMI Technyl Design advanced predictive simulation, application performance testing (APT) and Sinterline 3D-printing services...

K, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight days on Wednesday, October 23. The 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved impressively: plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable, future-oriented material. But they also unanimously underscored the necessity of having…

From October 16 to 23, PlasticFinder will be present at K 2019, the world's number one trade fair for plastics and rubber. This fair is a precious opportunity to discuss on digitization and circular economy: together we can make new contacts and create the best solutions for networking...

According to estimates, worldwide production of plastics and rubber machinery rose by 1.3 per cent to 36.8 billion euros in 2018. European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing accounted for the lion's share of 42.3%. For European plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers the year 2018 was also a...