Marketing

  • 09 March 2011

    Italy-Brazil

    A new company, Ineal-Syncro Extrusion Control, has been established through a joint-venture between Syncro, an Italian company...
  • 09 March 2011

    Hospital bedside cabinet

    A rotational mould developed by Persico, based in Nembro (near Bergamo, Italy), has been used to manufacture a new hospital bedside...
  • 02 March 2011

    Thermoforming in North America

    In North America, revenues for the 235 thermoforming companies increased by 2% in 2010 with respect to the previous year, while the...
  • 02 March 2011

    Saudi Research

    On Saturday February 26, Sabic (www.sabic.com) signed an agreement with the local King Abdullah University for the development of...
  • 02 March 2011

    Rubber from rubber

    Pirelli Tyre (www.pirelli.com) has signed an agreement with Genan (Vibor, Denmark) one of the largest recycler of scrap tyres, worldwide. Such cooperation will lead to...
  • 02 March 2011

    Automatic plastometer

    A new A-MeP automatic extrusion plastometer has been proposed by Noselab ATS (www.noselab-ats.com), located in Nova Milanese (near Milan), to...
  • 02 March 2011

    Recycling & reuse on spot

    An agreement has been signed between the organizer of PLAST 2012 (Milan fairground, 8-12 May, 2012) and IPPR, Institute for the Promotion of...
  • 02 March 2011

    Zero energy

    A 23-ton clamping force and an 810-mm stroke make the UMS 230 Energia Zero machine, available in single or dual carriage version, the main...
  • 23 February 2011

    Plastics manufacturing with CO2

    Bayer (www.bayer.com) has taken a new direction in the production of high-quality plastics thanks to carbon dioxide from...
  • 23 February 2011

    Coastal restoration

    On February 16 the European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC - www.plasticsconverters.eu) signed a...
  • 23 February 2011

    New Assocomaplast website

    The new website for the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association (Assocomaplast - www.assocomaplast.org) has been...
  • 23 February 2011

    Goddess of the hearth

    During an open house held on February 18 and 19 at its factory in Cologno Monzese (near Milan), Negri Bossi (www.negribossi.com) presented...
  • 23 February 2011

    The sooner... the better

    Preparations have begun for PLAST 2012 (www.plastonline.org). Exhibitors applying on or before March 31, 2011 are entitled to...
  • 23 February 2011

    Safe extrusion

    The European extruder safety standard (EN 1114-1) specifies that parts subject to over-pressure shall be protected by sensing...
  • 23 February 2011

    Reinforced airbag

    A Newton 550 injection moulding machine with dual injection unit and 2-platen clamping system has been supplied by Italtech...
  • 16 February 2011

    The only Mexican

    February 22 to 24 marks the period of the 8th edition of the Expo Plásticos in Monterrey (www.expoplasticos.com.mx). The international exhibition is organized by Trade Show Factory...
  • 16 February 2011

    Fast Chinese numbers

    Official Chinese statistics regarding various industrial sectors in 2010 reveal that the People’s Republic of China has ousted Japan...
  • 16 February 2011

    Indian training

    The Indian Plastics Federation (IPF, www.plasticfederation.org) plans to open a training centre in eastern India...
  • 16 February 2011

    Japanese rubber.

    Demand for rubber in Japan, boosted by the global economic recovery, has led to an increase...
  • 16 February 2011

    Recovery for Latvia

    After experiencing a very difficult 2008-2009, the Latvian plastics processing industry caught its breath and witnessed some improvement...