Marketing

  • 06 July 2011

    Italian-German cooperation

    The Italian Sacmi has concluded a cooperation agreement with the German Oystar to develop new market opportunities through integrated packaging solutions. The primary focus will be...
  • 06 July 2011

    Reduction gears for extruders

    To meet the growing demand for ever higher performance in extrusion lines, Zambello Riduttori is offering a new range of TST (Twin Super Torque) reduction gears for...
  • 29 June 2011

    PA6 & PA66 Yellowbook

    PCI Nylon (a consulting company focused on the global nylon and polyamide industry) recently published the “World PA6 & PA66 Supply/Demand Report 2011”, that is also...
  • 29 June 2011

    Bottles for painting

    During a ceremony held on June 20, 2011 in Washington, Sherwin-Williams - a US producer of paints and coatings - was awarded by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) with the...
  • 29 June 2011

    Ban on plastic bags

    The Europe-wide ban on plastic carrier bags proposed by Janez Potocnik, the European Commissioner for the Environment, has been criticized by the German association for...
  • 29 June 2011

    Workshop in Brussels

    On 28th June 2011 EuPC (European plastics converters) and EuPF (European plastics films) have organized a European workshop on agricultural plastics waste recycling and...
  • 29 June 2011

    Safe roll mixers

    The working group of the CEN/TC 145 technical committee has recently started the revision of the EN1417:1996 harmonized standard related to safety devices for roll mixers in the...
  • 29 June 2011

    World rubber.

    According to figures released by the International Rubber Study Group, in 2010 the global rubber (natural and synthetic) production topped 24.4 million tons (+11% over 2009) and the...
  • 29 June 2011

    Shuttle corrugators

    On June 21 Itib Machinery completed the commissioning to the Slovakian processor Plastika of an extrusion line to produce dual-wall corrugated pipes with inner diameter up to 600 mm for...
  • 29 June 2011

    Ecological sensors

    For thickness measurement of laminated rubber sheets used mainly in tire production, Electronic Systems developed a range of "ecological"...
  • 29 June 2011

    Pre-filled syringes

    For the production of pre-filled syringes, Brevetti Angela proposes the new range of Syfpac Secureject machines with BFS (Blow-Fill-Seal) technology, which combines different...
  • 22 June 2011

    Stop to EPS trays

    Starting from 2014, EPS trays for food will be banned from supermarkets and restaurants, as recently decided by the...
  • 22 June 2011

    Leather polymers

    Fashion always pushes forward - busy, expressive and wide ranging. Classic, on the other hand, is its virtual opposite: quiet, discreet and constant. Classic leather articles, therefore, are...
  • 22 June 2011

    Hungary and Romania

    On June 28, 2011, a workshop will take place in Kecskemet (Hungary) and on June 30, a presentation of the Italian technology for plastics & rubber processing, will be held...
  • 22 June 2011

    European Bioplastics Board

    On 16 June, 2011, the industry association European Bioplastics elected a new Board during the General Assembly. The Board will represent the association and its members for the...
  • 22 June 2011

    Canadian Triennale

    The Canadian plastics and rubber show, Plast-Ex, held every three years, opened yesterday, June 21, in the Toronto convention centre and will continue through June 23. A number of...
  • 22 June 2011

    Sequential controller

    A new controller designed by Thermoplay to optimize thermoplastics injection moulding allows sequential control of the nozzle shut-off valves (up to 16), thus making it possible to...
  • 22 June 2011

    1,000th CCM

    The 1,000th CCM (Continuous Compression Moulding) machine from Sacmi for the production of closures has recently been delivered to Taiwan Hon Chuan. The press has been...
  • 22 June 2011

    Safe extruders

    A workshop on the EN 1114-1 standard related to extruder safety has been held on June 22 at Cesap in Verdellino-Zingonia (Bergamo, Italy). The standard provides that the...
  • 15 June 2011

    Brazilian recycling

    A recent market study reveals that selective collection in Brazil is considerably growing, year after year. In 1994 only 81 municipalities...