Biodegradables back in the European news In late December, newspapers reported that the Italian government is preparing a decree specifying that only...
Cobalt-free composite DSM and AkzoNobel have signed a cross-license agreement on cobalt-free technologies for the curing of thermoset resins. The innovative...
Pre-registration for Chinaplas 2012 Chinaplas, Asia’s no.1 and the world’s no.2 plastics & rubber trade fair, is recognized by the industry as one of its flagship...
Refrigerated thermoforming Eurochiller, based in Castello d’Agogna (Pavia, Italy), has been working for a number of years now with OEMs who use air cooling...
WPC cutting A new machine developed by Bausano & Figli, headquartered in Rivarolo Canavese (Turin, Italy), for the...
Italian manufacturers in the world The first international trade fairs for the sector, prior to PLAST 2012 in Milan, are Interplastica in Moscow (24-27 January) and...
The year of PLAST The new year will feature Milan’s international trade fair, PLAST 2012, from Tuesday to Saturday, 8-12 May. Italian and...
Global demand The global production of biodegradable and bio-based plastics will more than triple to over one million tons in 2015, valued at...
Relaunch of stretch fibres Aquafil, market leader in the production of nylon 6 BCF, and Carvico, world leader in the production of non-ravelling fabrics, have...
Coated bottles The technology used by Gruppo Sanpellegrino to provide an inner protective coating on 50 cl PET bottles, entailing the application of...
Investments in research A large program of investments in production plants and R&D infrastructure is underway at the API facility in Mussolente (Vicenza, Italy). Specifically worthy of...
Amut-Amu merger On 12 December 2011, Amu (Apparecchiature Macchine Utensili) was officially merged into Amut, headquartered in Novara, Italy. Amut has...
Extrudate recovery Two front-feeding grinders were recently delivered by Tria, headquartered in Cologno Monzese (Milan, Italy), to an American customer for...
One hundred plants In about 2 years Green Box, based in Piove di Sacco (Padua, Italy), has sold 100 FC (Free Cooler) refrigerating plants equipped with...
Decorated capsules The Servotube M3 and M4 machines built by Omso, headquartered in Reggio Emilia (Italy), for decoration of cylindrical capsules by...
Electric rotomoulding Persico, headquartered in Nembro (Bergamo, Italy) has recently developed a fully electric Leonardo-series rotational moulding machine for...
House of bottles Another example of how to reuse post-consumer plastic bottles – following the one featured in our newsletter of 9 February 2011 – is a...
Carbon-fibre trumpet Using resin transfer moulding (RTM) technology and carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics, researchers at the Swiss University of Rapperswil...
Intelligent arm Intel Arm is a system developed by Polivinil Rotomachinery, headquartered in Cerano (Novara, Italy), to read data relating to rotational...
Hydraulic screenchangers The new generation of continuous flow screenchangers from BD Plast, based in Bondeno (Ferrara, Italy), is characterized by...
