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A special industrial chiller with two independent circuits has been recently introduced by Green Box. One circuit is equipped with heating system and precise temperature control for the specific needs of an OEM company producing...

2013 has been a very positive year for Macchi, topped by the success achieved during the K Show in Düsseldorf, where its 5 layers POD technology has been widely recognized as one of the new blown film extrusion technologies here to stay. During last year, Macchi has also...

In the last few years the coffee capsules global market has registered a huge growth. This application requires the latest technological developments and a special attention to the design of the product, as it has to be seen by the end customers. Based on the...

On February 18, 2014, Styron announced that it will be doubling its Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR) production capacity of one train, after reaching an agreement with material supplier JSR, to acquire its current production capacity rights at...

At the exhibition JEC Europe (Paris, March 11-13, 2014), Clariant will present the major advantages of its non-halogenated, phosphinate-based Exolit OP range and Exolit AP range of flame retardants for transport and...

A recent survey by SPI (Society of the Plastics Industry) shows that the US plastic materials industry has recorded uninterrupted growth since 2008-2009, having shown its first signs of recovery in the immediate wake of...

According to a recent study conducted by the specialist market research and consulting company Markets and Markets, the value of the global market for plastic films and sheets was 112.4 billion dollars in 2012 and it is predicted to record an annual growth rate of 4.4% over the five-year period 2013-2018. The main application sector is food…

With the communication of a personalized link for online registration to over 7,000 potential exhibitors (the first time this method has been used), Plast 2015 organizer, Promaplast, has officially inaugurated preparations for the 17th edition of the...

With the new model AIR+, Eurochiller has expanded its ABF Inverter series of cooling systems and BRA+ cooling batteries for blown film lines. AIR+, an evolution of the BRA+ cooling battery range, is a stand-alone water condensed...

Grado Adroit is a gravimetric batch blender with integrated control, developed by Doteco for extrusion lines; it is the third generation of the Grado range. Unveiled at K 2013, it stands out for its precision, capacity, maintenance, modularity...

A recent study published by the consultant specialist, Freedonia, revealed that world demand for tyres is expected to grow by 4.3% a year until 2017, reaching 2.9 billion pieces produced. In terms of value, sales will rise by 7.9%, generating overall revenues of 276 billion dollars. Emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region are driving...

Echoing the increasing demand for more sustainable business practices, Chinaplas 2014 (Shanghai, April 23-26) will promote sustainability under the theme of “Greenovation - Solution to Sustainability”, with “The City of Tomorrow” and “Green Conference” as two featured events. Many enterprises have well-recognized the importance...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Versalis and Elevance Renewable Sciences, a producer of specialty chemicals from natural oils, to establish a strategic partnership to jointly develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals from vegetable oils. The two partners intend...

Autodesk has completed its acquisition of Delcam, the Birmingham-based global supplier of CadCam and industrial measurement solutions for various sectors, ranging from the aerospace and automotive to the toy and sports equipment industries. The plastic industry therefore represents one of the main application sectors for this company...

At two recent fairs, Interplastica (Moscow, 28-31 January 2014) and Samuplast (Pordenone, 29 January-1 February 2014), Friul Filiere announced that it has granted German company Polymer-Chemie a licence to produce, in pellets or dry-blend form, its patented ultralight composite material named FFC (Foam Fiber Composite), which...

Amongst the speakers at the Polyethylene Films, organized by Applied Market Information (AMI) in Daytona Beach on February 11 and 12, 2014, the Italian company Moretto has presented its solutions for the drying process. It has illustrated the innovative Eureka Plus project, based on the use of the Leonardo simulation computer...

On Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February from 9 am to 6 pm, Negri Bossi is opening the doors to its Cologno Monzese facility, near Milan, to present, in collaboration with Guzzini Engineering, what the two companies call a new way to mould. The two days will be dedicated, in particular but not only, to liquid silicone rubber (LSR)...

After the decline in the volume of glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) manufactured last year, a return to weak growth is expected for the European market in 2013. According to a recent survey concucted by AVK (the German federation of reinforced plastics), for some applications, countries and even manufacturing processes...

Since January 29 PSG is geographically structured within three main regions of the world, including: the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia. To lead this new structure, PSG has promoted the following professionals to manage all operational and commercial functions within the newly created regional...

The new research project called Leguval aims at valorizing legume by-products for packaging applications based on biodegradable films. The project was launched on December 2013 with a kick off meeting held on 11 and December at Iris (already partner in similar project such as Olipha, Wheylayer e Bioboard, related...