Marketing

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...

Sace (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group) is announcing a double initiative to support the international growth of Dpla, a Treviso-based firm specialized in the production of plastic tableware and disposable food containers since 1964. Dopla is one of Europe’s leading players in this sector, with annual sales of over 130 million euros and over...

The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) is pleased to announce the recent membership approval of the Pipes Sector Group of Unionplast, making it the 15th national association member. Part of Federazione Gomma Plastica, Unionplast is the Italian industrial association...

On September 29, a technological seminar focusing on the problems that can arise in injection moulding and the related solutions was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event was organised by Assocomaplast in collaboration with ICE (the Italian institute for foreign trade), the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and a group of local companies from this...

Chem-Trend, a global leader in the development, production and marketing of high-performance purging compounds, release agents and mould maintenance products, today announced it has acquired the Ultra Purge business from Moulds Plus International to widen its product portfolio for thermoplastics processing operations...

The Grafe Group, located in Blankenhain, is stepping up its activities in southern Europe. “We’ve hired two new staff members for Italy and Spain to take care of our customers in both these market regions“, explains export manager Johannes Grau. Ivan Iarossi will organize his work from his home office placed in Bergamo while Constanti Ruiz Daura...

Sace (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group) and Banca Monte Paschi di Siena (Banca MPS) have finalized a transaction that will enable the Italian company Plas Mec to securely export its machinery to Iran. Specifically, Sace intervened in concert with Banca MPS in drafting a 110,000-euro letter of credit, issued by the Parsian Bank of Iran, to...

On Monday, 12 September, RadiciGroup Performance Plastics signed an agreement for the purchase of the Engineering Polymer Solutions business of the American company Invista. With this acquisition, RadiciGroup - a world leading producer of nylon, PBT, TPE and POM engineering plastics - will be able to further strengthen and expand its...