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Eigenmann & Veronelli announced that it has completed the spin-off of its manufacturing operations to EV Produzione. The newly incorporated company inherits a heritage of over 110 years of experience and marks a strategic turning point for the Group. Specializing in the manufacturing of...

A well-known entrepreneur from Busto Arsizio (Varese, Italy) and a key figure in Rodolfo Comerio for over fifty years, Enrico Comerio passed away on 25 February 2025. The sad announcement was made by Rodolfo Comerio itself. Enrico Comerio had only recently retired from entrepreneurial life, leaving behind a...

Sirmax closed 2024 with a turnover of 420 million euros, up from 410 million euros in 2023, thanks to a 10% increase in global production volumes. Driving last year’s good performance were India, Brazil, and the United States. A slight recovery was also recorded in Europe, which accounts for...

Lone Star Funds announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Specialty Chemicals and High Performance Polymers Business Areas of RadiciGroup, while the Radici family will retain control of the Advanced Textiles Solutions Business Area...

Mario Paterlini and Hidde van der Wal have been appointed as independent non-executive directors of the Eigenmann & Veronelli board. Effective from February 2025, the new independent directors will join the current five-member board. Their appointment represents an important step in the...

The Board of Directors of Gefran met under the chairmanship of Maria Chiara Franceschetti to examine the preliminary consolidated results as of 31 December 2024. Revenues in 2024 amounted to 132.6 million euros, essentially in line with 2023 (132.8 million euros), down by 0.1% (-4.2% in the first half of the year). Excluding...

In 2025 Lati Industria Termoplastica celebrates 80 years in business and is recognised as an Italian Historic Brand of National Interest, certification that rewards production continuity and the historical value of companies representing Made in Italy. "This recognition is a tribute to the journey we have built over the years, combining...

The legal conditions have been met to trigger the requirements for launching a mandatory takeover bid on Piovan shares. This was announced by Automation Systems, a company whose capital is indirectly held by the Investindustrial VIII fund. In July 2024, Automation Systems had acquired a majority stake in Piovan...

Through its subsidiary Tecnofoodpack, Gruppo Piber has acquired a controlling stake in Europack from Cuki Cofresco. Europack has been active since the 1990s in the thermoforming of rigid plastic containers for food packaging, catering to the HoReCa sector and large-scale retail...

Gefran, a company specialized in the design and production of sensors, systems and components for the automation and control of industrial processes, signed a Series A investment agreement to acquire a minority share in 40Factory, a scale-up with operational headquarters in Piacenza...

Colines has recently signed an agreement with Sirt (Società Italiana Rappresentanze Tecniche), which has been appointed as the new representative for Italian market. Sirt boasts over 50 years of experience in the plastics and polymers industry, having proved to be a key player in the...

Plastics Europe welcomes the launch of the EU’s Competitiveness Compass, including its recognition of the untapped competitive potential of circularity and need to catalyse investment in recycling. The sector remains very concerned by the absence of a tailored approach for plastics...

Nordson Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division, a leading global supplier of melt delivery and pelletizing solutions, as well as polymer and fluid coating die systems, has announced an expansion of its sales agent network in Europe to boost global support for its BKG melt delivery and pelletizing customers. Fimic, a leading provider...

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announced a strategic partnership to license all of Versalis’ technologies in the phenolics value chain. Lummus will serve as the exclusive licensor for...

The number of companies within Mech-I-Tronic (MIT) has risen to 11. The mechatronics hub, established by the holding company Groupack by bringing together various industrial entities - including Union, a plastics sector manufacturer - has successfully completed the dual acquisition of SMP Moules and Ermo...

Twenty-five years after the establishment of its first subsidiary in China, Piovan Industrial Automation opens a new facility in Suzhou, China, for a total investment of more than 10 million euros. The 15,000-square-meter facility is designed to promote the PiovanGroup in Asia-Pacific as...

The Italian manufacturer Colines has selected Ineco to represent its interests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The new partnership is aimed at serving the three South American markets, providing local processors with innovative solutions through a partner with extensive industry experience...

Eigenmann & Veronelli Group, a leading specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor and manufacturer, and Cornelius Group, an international manufacturer and distributor of specialty additives and ingredients to the life sciences and performance chemicals markets, announced that they have...

The 2024 full-year forecast developed by the MECS Study Centre of the trade association Amaplast indicates a drop of approximately nine percentage points in Italian production of plastics and rubber processing machinery to an estimated value of 4.35 billion euros. These figures...

Luigi Tondi has been appointed as the new sales director of KraussMaffei Italy. With extensive experience in the plastics and automotive sectors, he has held prominent roles such as Key Account Manager and Sales & Business Development Director. Since joining KraussMaffei Italy a few months ago....