Marketing

  • 20 June 2012

    Sourcing PTA

    Negotiations are currently under way that could result in Mossi & Ghisolfi purchasing PTA (purified terephthalic acid – the main raw material used...
  • 20 June 2012

    PVC Consumption in Italy

    Italy processed a total of 730 ktons of PVC in 2011, a result that represents a 3.9% drop on the figure recorded in 2010; the reduction mainly...
  • 20 June 2012

    For sale?

    KraussMaffei Group, owned by Madison Capital Partners, is working with Goldman Sachs Group (GS) to find a buyer, people...
  • 20 June 2012

    Smart extruder and armature converters

    The pipe and profile extruders introduced by the Turkish manufacturer Lider Makina are equipped with Gilogik III PLCs and GF_Vedo HMIs (Human Machine Interface) developed...
  • 20 June 2012

    Three-layer rubber hoses

    The new Triplex unit developed by Colmec and presented at PLAST 2012 is equipped with three extruders and a 3-layer coextrusion head for...
  • 20 June 2012

    Fast bagmaking machine

    The new BM11BW bagmaking machine developed by Elba and introduced at PLAST 2012, reaches a production speed of 400 shots/min for open-mouth...
  • 20 June 2012

    Injection moulding system

    Inglass-HRSflow has developed the MTS (MUltiTechSpring) injection moulding system which is mainly characterized by simplicity and...
  • 13 June 2012

    South Korea on the rise

    As reported to ASSOCOMAPLAST (the Association of Italian rubber and plastics processing machinery manufacturers) by the Korean Institute for...
  • 13 June 2012

    Rubber world

    On the basis of data collected by the International Rubber Study Group, global rubber consumption approached 26 million tons in 2011 - representing an increase...
  • 13 June 2012

    Angry converters

    This is the mood of the members of EuPC (European Plastics Converters), as reported by their director Alexandre Dangis on 1 June during the association’s annual...
  • 13 June 2012

    Polish achievements

    Although not comparable to other major European fairs for the sector, Plastpol 2012 (Kielce, 29 May - 1 June) is nevertheless worthy of interest both for...
  • 13 June 2012

    Improved screenchangers

    Given the growing needs of a market in continual evolution, BD Plast has improved its range of screenchangers and introduced a new line of products. It has...
  • 13 June 2012

    Shared control

    Robots in Campetella Robotic Center’s Skill series have been equipped with an X-series control system, creating the new E-series, launched at PLAST 2012. These...
  • 13 June 2012

    Injection + blow moulding

    The acronym IBMP (Injection Blow Moulding Process) identifies the new technology for producing containers of different capacities and shapes in a single...
  • 13 June 2012

    Electric dawn

    After having introduced the hydraulic version in September 2011, Negri Bossi has now developed the electric version of the EOS (dawn in Greek) range of...
  • 06 June 2012

    A campaign in colour

    PLAST 2012 provided Rifra SpA of Molinetto di Mazzano (Italian province of Bresica) with the stage to launch a new advertising campaign called "Colored Plastic Intelligence...
  • 06 June 2012

    Research in Italy

    The partnership agreement between the Saudi Arabian petrochemical giant SABIC, the Italian National Research Council and the Polytechnics of Turin and Milan...
  • 06 June 2012

    Italian technology in Brazil (2)

    Mossi & Ghisolfi from Tortona (near Alessandria), through its subsidiary Beta Renewables, is to build Brazil’s first plant for the production of second-generation...
  • 06 June 2012

    Awards from Poland

    During a gala evening at the Polish PLASTPOL fair in Kielce, which ran from May 29 to June 1, two Italian exhibitors received awards...
  • 06 June 2012

    Fast lamination

    SAIP, headquartered in Inverigo (Como, Italy), has recently sold a high-speed lamination line to a manufacturer in China for the production of PUR insulation...