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The US plastics industry accounted for an estimated 432 billion dollars in shipments and 1,003,000 jobs last year, according to the 2020 Size & Impact Report, an annual publication of the Plastics Industry Association (Plastics). Including its upstream effects, plastics industry employment grows to an estimated...

On the occasion of ST BlowMoulding’s 40th anniversary, its management team decided to dedicate a thought to those who took part in the company’s history, established in 1980. “It has been 40 years of goals, choices and sometimes daring changes, constant commitment and a lot of satisfaction. Special thanks go to those who have...

How the web platform www.plasticfinder.it can concretely help operators to pursue "the perfect combination"?

At Tria headquarters in Cologno Monzese, in the outskirts of Milan, the renovation works have been completed and new offices have been inaugurated. The works that began just last year included renovation the external façade of the main building and modernizing all the indoor spaces, repurposing the interior...

In the fiftieth year in business of frigosystem, managing director Alessandro Grassi has acquired 100% of its shares, becoming CEO and the sole shareholder in the enterprise. It is an important acquisition that seals a path of growth and consolidation for the group, which today includes six companies, three of which are overseas branches...

The world leading operator in the development and production of process automation systems for the storage, transport and treatment of plastic and food polymers and powders, listed in the Star segment of the Italian Stock Exchange, Piovan Group, announced the signing of the agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of...

Amaplast - the national trade association, member of Confindustria, of over 160 Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds - held its annual member Assembly on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda (Milan, Italy). The assembly also provided the opportunity to celebrate…

The organiser of the trade show All4Pack, Comexposium, announced the postponement to 2022 of its 2020 edition, initially scheduled in Paris from November 23 to 26. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, everyone in the All4Pack team has remained strongly mobilised to support companies and provide them with this much-awaited springboard for...

In cooperation with the exhibitor advisory board for Fakuma 2020, trade fair promoters PE Schall have decided to postpone the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing to 2021. The next industry highlight covering all aspects of plastics processing will take place from 12 to 16 of October, 2021...

The Presidents and Executive Committees of Amaplast (Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufactures’ Association), Acimac (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for Ceramics), and Ucima (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association) have implemented a new project...

The twenty-third edition of Plastimagen México, the most important meeting of the plastics industry in Latin America, announced its new dates: January 11 to 14, 2021, at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City. Due to the health situation caused by Covid-19, it is not optimal to carry out the event safely and securely this November. Therefore...

The 34th edition of Chinaplas has been rescheduled to April 13-16, 2021, at a new venue - Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. This will be the first time for Chinaplas to be held in Shenzhen. The trade fair will alternate between Shenzhen (odd years) and Shanghai (even years) in the future, continuing to empower upstream and…

After the suspension of all non-essential activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organization commences for Plast 2021-international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, taking place in Milan from May 4 to 7 of next year. Roughly 450 direct exhibitors (excluding the represented companies) have already...

Distant but united: Plast, Ipack-Ima, Meat-Tech, Print4All and Intralogistica Italia, the five events dedicated to instrumental mechanics that together represent The Innovation Alliance, for the next edition will be held exceptionally on different dates. While Plast confirms the dates initially scheduled and will be held from May 4 to 7, 2021...

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...