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A new service centre has been opened by Gefit in Bloomfield, within the Detroit metropolitan area, United States. Strategically located and staffed with highly specialised personnel, the facility is designed to strengthen after-sales operations and provide comprehensive technical support...

Specialised in the production of filters, gaskets, and high-precision mechanical components, Colombo Group has acquired a stake in Baracco, a company renowned for the design and manufacture of pelletising, separation, and thermal cleaning systems for the plastics industry...

As of 31 July, Rinaldo Piva has been appointed the new General Manager of Plastic Systems, a company specialising in the construction of systems for the treatment, dehumidification and dosing of plastic materials, and part of the Pegaso Industries Group, of which Piva himself is President...

Amaplast, Italy’s national trade association representing over 170 manufacturers of machinery for plastics and rubber processing, and member of Confindustria, expresses deep concern over the trade agreement recently signed in Scotland between US President Donald Trump and the...

Dosi Group, which includes Baruffaldi Plastic Technology and Primac, has recently acquired a majority stake in Italsigma, a company specialising since 1982 in the design and manufacture of customised testing systems for industrial products. This acquisition marks the...

ExtrudAmerica has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent for Amut’s extrusion technologies across the North-East and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. This new partnership further strengthens Amut’s global sales network, ensuring targeted and localised support in strategically important regional markets...

The Board of Directors of IMS Technologies, a company based in Calcinate (Bergamo, Italy) and part of the Coeclerici Group, active in the design and manufacture of machinery for packaging and converting through its subsidiaries Goebel IMS, Leam IMS and Rotomac, has appointed Ivo Conti as...

The Board of Directors of CMS, a company of the SCM Group and a global leader in technologies for composite materials, plastic, glass, stone, and metal processing, appointed Cosimo Capuzzello as news General Manager. The manager brings over...

Fully dedicated to plastic material welding and led by Marco Rossi, Persico Group has launched Persico Welding, aiming to establish it as a centre of technological excellence with a strong focus on research and development and the application of advanced polymer welding technologies...

After over forty years of service at Campetella Robotic Center, Renzo Matteucci is preparing to leave the company and begin his retirement. Throughout his career, Renzo has been far more than just a colleague to many within the company – he has been a key figure in its...

In line with the Group’s Winning Ways strategy, Basf Italy has appointed new Boards of Directors for several of its companies in the country, with the aim of consolidating growth and laying the foundations to face future challenges. As for Basf Italy...

The 2024 consolidated financial statements of Gruppo Camozzi – an Italian multinational company operating in industrial automation, additive and subtractive manufacturing, and the development of mechatronic solutions for advanced manufacturing – have been approved. The year closed with...

Nearly 300 customers from across China attended the two-day open house event hosted by PiovanGroup at its new 15,000-square-metre production facility and APAC headquarters in Suzhou. During the event, the company unveiled its new manufacturing site, designed and built in line with the latest...

Nel corso dell’assemblea dei soci di SCM Group è stato rinnovato il consiglio di amministrazione, nominato il presidente e il presidente onorario e approvato il bilancio consuntivo al 31 dicembre 2024. Il nuovo CdA per il periodo 2025-2027 risulta composto da...

GreenPlast 2025 marks the first trade fair participation for Women in Plastics Italy, the association founded in October 2024 with the aim of enhancing female talent and promoting an inclusive and sustainable culture within the plastics industry. This is not only a debut at a trade fair, but also a...

Miriam Olivi was appointed general manager of Frigosystem Corema, a manufacturer of industrial chillers and temperature controllers, after 18 years in sales at the company, during which time she made a decisive contribution to spreading the brand globally and building an international sales network...

Gefran has approved its consolidated results as of 31 March 2025, showing that in the first quarter of the current year the Group recorded revenues of 36.4 million euros, marking a 6.7% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024, when revenues stood at 34.2 million euros...

Titled “Comerio Ercole ‘Ul Balösu’ 1885-2025”, the book written by Riccardo Comerio commemorates the 140-year history of Comerio Ercole, the company he leads as CEO. Founded in 1885, Comerio Ercole’s story is traced over 272 pages through episodes, anecdotes, human stories, technological milestones, and...

Specialty chemical manufacturer and part of the global Coim Group, Coim USA acquired a 20-acre property in New Boston, Texas, from Palmer International. The acquisition includes an existing logistics infrastructure, as well as a new, renewable polyol product line, consisting of materials made...

Sacmi closes 2024 with sales revenues of 1.728 billion euros. Despite the complex international economic and geopolitical backdrop, the company’s economic and financial fundamentals proved to be sound. For the first time, net equity exceeded one billion euros (1.055 billion, +172 million compared to 2023) while...