Marketing

In the first two months of 2017, Sipa saw its orders increasing by 20% compared with the same period in 2016. The most important contracts driving this increase include one with IBG, a leading Italian name in the beverages sector, which has purchased three rotary blow moulding machines from the company based in Vittorio Veneto (Treviso, Italy)...

Sidel has opened a new office in Wrocław, Poland, to offer an improved service to customers in the Central and Eastern Europe area. This is part of Sidel’s commitment to better understanding its customers’ products and the markets and value chains in which they operate. It provides the opportunity for more tailored solutions, combining...

The robot and automation leader headquartered in La Roche sur Yon, France, Sepro is establishing a new, direct sales and service operation to serve the plastics injection-moulding industry of Switzerland. Sepro Switzerland will have an office east of Zurich, where Thomas Scherz has been hired...

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins and base chemicals, announces a net profit of 239 million euros for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to 242 million euros in the same quarter of 2015. For the full year 2016 the company recorded a net profit of 1,107 million euros, compared to...

In 2016, Basf achieved the growth and earnings goals it set for itself. The chemicals business grew successfully and profitability improved further. As expected, earnings in Oil & Gas did not match the previous year’s level. “As the year progressed, we were able to increase Basf’s growth. Our sales volumes rose from quarter to quarter.…

The first deadline for applications, January 31, registered more than 600 companies which have confirmed their participation in Plast 2018 (the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, which will take place in Milan from May 29 to June 1, 2018), reserving an area about two thirds as big as that occupied in 2015...

2016 was a record year for materials manufacturer Covestro. Driven by demand for innovative materials, the group’s core volumes increased by 7.5%. With greater capacity utilization across its plants, adjusted Ebitda surged by 22.7% above the 2015 figure to 2.0 billion euros. Net income more than doubled from 343 million to 795 million euros. On...

On February 16, Bluestar Silicones celebrated ten years within the Chinese group Bluestar, subsidiary of ChemChina. Created in 2007, following the acquisition of Rhodia Silicones by China National Bluestar Corporation (ChemChina subsidiary), Bluestar Silicones is one of the main producer of silicones worldwide. The...

Better Shelter is a modular housing concept developed by the Ikea Foundation and Unhcr - the UN agency for refugees - in four years of intense research, to create a “home away from home” for refugees and internally displaced people. Its design pays special attention to transport volume, weight, price, safety, health and comfort. One shelter, made…

In a recent news release, Macchi, the Italian manufacturer of film extrusion plants, informs that for the fourth year in a row it has posted an increase in sales and turnover in the main regions of the world. Thanks to a widespread network of offices and agents, Macchi has been able to extend its presence in the most important world markets,…

On February 21 and 22 at the headquarters of Union in San Vittore Olona (near Milan), Union and Ettlinger are holding an open house event dedicated to the production of PET sheet from recycled post-consumer bottle flakes. A production line unique in its category is being exhibited live, featuring a corotating twin-screw extruder...

Innovative and functionalised materials and products for the premium segment are the focus of Innovative Material Solutions 2018, the new Plast and Ipack-Ima satellite show which will make its debut at Fiera Milano as part of the event Innovation Alliance to be held from May 29 to June 1, 2018. It was presented on...

The United Kingdom’s market leading tubing and profile manufacturer, Transam Extrusions Limited, continues to invest in Davis-Standard extrusion equipment. Transam, based in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, has experienced significant growth over the past decade and is regarded as one of the UK's leading...

Piovan opens a new office in Vietnam located in Ho Chi Minh City, District 2, Lexington building. This new branch will contribute to the group’s strategy of being close to their customers and strengthen the local relationships. Piovan Vietnam will cover sales, service, after sales and administration activities...

In January Friul Filiere adopted a new logo. The Friuli-based company has plans for a rebranding campaign in 2017, with the aim of communicating its market position with greater clarity and efficiency in the year leading up to its fortieth year in business. The new logo, the first step along this path, is an evolution that carries forward the…

The extension work on Comerio’s technical offices and new training centre, which will be devoted to the development of all its new Industry 4.0 products and services, is advancing at a rapid pace. This manufacturer has, for some time, been offering its customers innovative IoT (Internet of things) solutions, i.e. machines that are directly…

Songwon has announced that it has signed an agreement with Azelis Morocco for the distribution of Songwon’s extensive range of products. Based in Casablanca, Azelis Morocco is responsible for distributing Songwon’s polymer stabilizers, tin intermediates, PVC stabilizers and polymers, and specialty chemicals products...

Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, and Nilit, a major independent producer of high performance PMMA polymers, fibers and compounds, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Celanese to acquire Nilit Plastics, the PMMA compounding division of Nilit. Celanese will acquire...

A European leader in the marketing and distribution of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, rubber, paints and coatings industries, Velox, has announced its new distribution partnership with Repsol, one of the leading polyolefin producers in Europe. Velox will be distributing medical polyolefins of the new Repsol Healthcare…

With effect from February 1, 2017, Reifenhäuser Maschinenfabrik and Dietze+Schell Maschinenfabrik consolidate their activities in the niche markets monofilaments, strapping tapes and artificial turf. Reifenhäuser transfers the two companies Reimotec Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, and Reimotec Winding Technology to the Coburg-based company...