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The import-export data recently published by Istat and elaborated by the Statistical Studies Centre of Amaplast (national trade association, member of Confindustria) points to declining foreign trade flows during the first three months of the year, with losses in March reaching 7% for imports and 13% for exports with respect to the same period in…

To tell the cover of MacPlas 376 (April/May, Italian edition) there is no other choice but to start from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has changed life in Italy and internationally, altered reality and every aspect of everything we know, and completely upended the way we live...

Given the unprecedented health emergency resulting from the global Coronavirus pandemic, the organizer of Interplas, Rapid News Group, decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the show, to be held from 29 September to 1 October, and reschedule it to June 29 - July 01, 2021, confirming that it will take place at the...

Almost three months have passed since the western markets began to suffer serious disruption due to the Covid-19 emergency. This pandemic is radically changing the way we interact with others on a personal and professional level (smart working, home office, conference call etc.). People and their...

Since the occurrence of Covid-19, the organizer of Chinaplas, Adsale Exhibition Services, has been closely monitoring the situation. The virus is now largely under control in China, but poses a high degree of uncertainty globally.  China has now a formidable task of fighting against local rebound infections while preventing the next wave of...

The biennial Taipei International Plastics and Rubber Industry Show (Taipei Plas), cosponsored by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) and the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (Tami), will be held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, on September 9-13, 2020...

The 14th IranPlast, the leading trade fair in Iran for the plastic and rubber industry, which was scheduled to be held from 20 to 23 September in Teheran, has been postponed to 29 October to 1 November...

Fira de Barcelona has decided to postpone Expoquimia, Eurosurfas and Equiplast, the three events of the chemical, surface treatment and plastics sectors, initially scheduled for June 2-5, until December. These three shows will therefore take place from December 1-5 in the Gran Via venue...

Because Poland’s government as well as governments of many other countries have announced epidemiological threat, thus the situation makes it impossible to hold the Plastpol expo on previously announced date, i.e. May 19-22, 2020. Following numerous, in-depth discussions with partners, exhibitors and expo guests, the organiser Targi Kielce...

Interpack and Drupa fairs have been postponed respectively from May 7-13, 2020 to February 25-March3, 2021, and from June 16-26, 2020, to April 20-30, 2021. Both postponements of the two fairs, that should have taken place in the coming weeks in Düsseldorf, have been decided by Messe Düsseldorf following the...

The organiser of the Mecspe fair, Senaf, decided to postpone to June 18-20 the event originally scheduled for March 26-28 at the Fiere di Parma exhibition centre. This decision was taken, says the organiser in a press release, "considering the agreement between the exhibition centres of...

Based on the latest assessment of the situation and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry, the JEC Group decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World to May 12 to 14, 2020. The recent spread of the coronavirus in new countries last week, and especially countries...

Covestro is a startup investor: With its Covestro Venture Capital (COVeC) approach, the company seeks to combine the needs of startups in areas such as financing, expertise and network with its own strategic goals with the goal of ensuring long-term sustainable development...

About 550 companies have confirmed their presence within the first enrolment deadline, 10 February, for Plast 2021, the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries which will take place in Milan from 4 to 7 May 2021. An analysis of the figures relating solely to direct exhibitors who have registered to date...

Based on the latest assessment of the situation and after consulting its board and key stakeholders of the composites industry, the JEC Group decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World to May 12 to 14, 2020. An official press release from the organizer declares that the recent spread of the...

The recent emergency caused by the coronavirus epidemic is a source of concern for Italy’s exporting companies, above all those which have intense business relationships with Chia. In this context, just as for some other trade fairs, Chinsaplas - the most important show in China dedicated to...

This beginning of 2020 is characterized by some "hot topics" which also touch the plastics market closely. Let's try to briefly examine them.

In an effort to strengthen the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus epidemic and to protect the health and safety of all show participants, Chinaplas 2020, the 34th international exhibition on plastics and rubber industries originally scheduled from April 21 to 24, 2020, at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai,…

More than 40 Italian companies will take part in the Italian collective organized by Amaplast - the trade association, member of Confindustria, including over 160 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber processing - at the twenty-third edition of the specialized exhibition in Moscow on...

As the global economy faces mounting downward pressure and factors of uncertainties, the global plastics and rubber industries are at crossroads. The challenges are steering investments to become more conservative as companies adjust their strategies. However, growth outlook remains strong for Asian markets that are not new to economic...