Marketing

  • 23 March 2011

    LLDPE global market to 2020

    In 2009, 15.49 million tons of LLDPE were consumed worldwide. From 2009-2020, demand for LLDPE is expected to grow at a rate of 4.6%. According to GBI Research, and as is...
  • 23 March 2011

    Household efficiency

    During the tradeshow “World Appliance Expo” in Shanghai on March 16, 2011, Dow Polyurethanes, along with Haier, the world’s foremost manufacturer of refrigerators and...
  • 23 March 2011

    Shadows on rubber

    Compared to the record prices recorded in mid-February 2011, in recent weeks the list price of natural rubber has witnessed declines of up to 30%, mainly due to the falloff in...
  • 23 March 2011

    Korean trade

    Based on official statistics, South Korea has gained a rank among the top ten exporting countries of plastics and rubber machinery and equipment. It recovered more than...
  • 23 March 2011

    Extended bagmaker range

    The bagmaking machine range from Scae Europe has been extended with five new Dimatic Silver ETH models which ensure a significant reduction in cycle time by optimizing production...
  • 21 March 2011

    Balance at +10 for the Italian industry

    The final 2010 balance for the Italian plastics and rubber processing and recycling machinery industry shows a firm recovery, even higher than...
  • 16 March 2011

    Joint Venture in Great Britain

    Coca Cola has recently announced a joint venture with ECO Plastics to develop a new purpose-built recycling facility in...
  • 16 March 2011

    New investment in Brazil

    Basf is exploring opportunities for a new investment in Brazil. Projects under consideration include the production of...
  • 16 March 2011

    Chinese conference

    Following an invitation by the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) to ASSOCOMAPLAST, two Italian presentations are...
  • 16 March 2011

    Recyclate PET preform

    Sipa – part of Zoppas Industries, located in Vittorio Veneto TV, Italy - has developed a full range of solutions to produce...
  • 16 March 2011

    15 days to the deadline

    At just a bit more than two weeks before the deadline to apply at PLAST 2012 (Milan, May 8/12, 2012), hundreds exhibitors have...
  • 16 March 2011

    Third line for China

    During an open house held on March 15 and 16 at its factory in Busto Arsizio (near Varese, Italy), Bandera presented a...
  • 16 March 2011

    A 10% growth for Italy

    At year's end 2010, Italian exports of plastics and rubber machinery exceeded 2 billion euro, thus posting a ten-point increase...
  • 16 March 2011

    In-line regranulation

    The new version of the Recotrim system, developed by Macchi – located in Venegono Inferiore VA, Italy - for in-line regranulation...
  • 09 March 2011

    Consumer safety

    On April 6, the workshop “Exposure in practice: a new evaluation tool for food contact materials’ risk assessment” will take place in...
  • 09 March 2011

    Rubber in China

    Within the international China Rubber Conference, organized by the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA), two Italian technical lectures have been scheduled...
  • 09 March 2011

    EU restricts cadmium use

    The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has passed rules further restricting the use of cadmium in PVC because of health and...
  • 09 March 2011

    American locomotive

    In February 2011 the production index of the US manufacturing industry recorded growth for the 18th month in a row and of course...
  • 09 March 2011

    Prize-winning biomaterials

    During the 4th international congress on biomaterials, known as the Biowerkstoff Kongress, which will take place in...