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At its recent annual general meeting, the British Plastics Federation (BPF) elected Nigel Flowers, managing director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK subsidiary, as its new chairman. With more than 35 years of experience in the plastics industry, member of the...

The Board of Directors of Piovan met today and approved the financial information as of March 31, 2023. In the first three months of this year, the Piovan Group's revenues amounted to 138.9 million euros, up 31.9 % from 105.3 million euros in the same period last year. Operating income amounted to...

The European association of the PET supply chain, Petcore Europe, has appointed Martin Stephan as new Executive Director and Ermis Panagiotopoulos, who served as interim Executive Director since January 2023, as Deputy Director. Martin Stephan spent his entire career in the chemical industry, in France, Germany...

A manufacturer of rotomolding tools based in Bergamo, Persico announced the takeover of Precision Mold Services. Founded in 1999 in Blaine, Minnesota, the US company is a rotomolding mold maker with capabilities in both CNC mold manufacturing and mold revisions/maintenance/repairs. Following the...

Per Benny Larson joined Syncro Group as the new head of business development in Asia. Larson has been working in the plastic industry for over forty years, more specifically about twenty years in plastic production and then in extrusion machinery service and sales...

EcoVadis has confirmed the “Platinum” rating of Versalis - Eni’s chemicals company – for the second year in a row. As a result, Versalis is now ranked in the Top 1% for its industry, placing it in the highest segment for corporate social responsibility ratings. “The confirmation of such an important milestone proves that our constant commitment to…

Haitian International is expanding its production and logistics network in Europe and investing in the construction of a modern plant with a total area of 250,000 square metres at its site in Ruma, Serbia. The plant is scheduled to go into operation in the first quarter of 2025. With this investment in the centre of the Balkan Peninsula...

On 26 April, the Association of the European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (Eumeps) held its general assembly, and the members elected a new board of directors. In the board of directors elections, Eumeps members have reconfirmed Klaus Ries from Basf as President...

From 21 April to 20 May, at its headquarters in Capriano del Colle (Brescia), IMG, a manufacturer of rubber injection molding machines, is hosting and exhibiting to the public seven large works of art by the Brescian artist, Stefano Bombardieri - some even visible from the nearby street. This exhibition is...

Versalis - Eni's chemical company and a shareholder of Novamont (36%) - and Mater-Bi - a company controlled by Investitori Associati II and NB Renaissance - announce today the signing of an agreement for Versalis to acquire the remaining 64% of Novamont’s shares currently held by Mater-Bi. Next steps...

Comi Aerospace was recently established as the first Italian public-private venture company for the production of aircraft seats, defined as strategic by MISE (the Italian economic development ministry). This operation was made possible by the participation of Comi as the industrial partner along with...

2023 is a special year for Arburg as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. Following the celebrations held last February and March at the German headquarters in Lossburg, on May 18 and 19 the Italian branch based in Peschiera Borromeo (near Milan) will open its doors and continue the celebrations...

Ennio Franceschetti, founder, and also honorary president since 2018, of Gefran, has passed away suddenly. The sad news of his death, in the night between 16 and 17 April, was announced by the company in a press release. Ennio Franceschetti founded Gefran in 1969 as a manufacturer of electrical panels for...

The 2022-2023 fiscal year of Engel, that ends in March, closed at a record high, with a turnover of 1.7 billion euros, confirming the group’s strategic direction. Engel surpassed last year’s turnover of 1.5 billion euros by 13%. “Closing at 1.7 billion euros, we reached the highest turnover in the company’s history...

The subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont, NextChem Holding, has finalized the acquisition of an 83.5% stake of Conser, a technology licensor and process engineering design company based in Rome, Italy, as already announced last January. With this acquisition, Maire Tecnimont strengthens its leadership in...

Haitian International Germany announced cooperation with the Italian supplier Brixia Plast, that will provide screws and barrels for European plastics processors and strengthen Haitian International Germany service network. The choice in favour of Brixia Plast was made after a careful study of the market among...

Versalis, Eni chemical company and 36% shareholder of Novamont, and Mater-Bi, company controlled by Investitori Associati II and NB Renaissance, shareholder of Novamont remaining 64%, announced exclusive negotiations to finalise the acquisition by Versalis of Novamont entire share package...

The board of directors of PlasticsEurope Italia, the Federchimica sector association that represents plastics manufacturers, unanimously confirmed the president Lorenzo Bottinelli (Basf) and the vice president Franco Meropiali (Versalis). “The reconfirmation honours and encourages me to continue the work begun, with the...

The year-end figures for 2022 are official and the picture painted by the Mecs Statistical Study Center, which published them, is a year worth framing: the plastics and rubber technology industry represented by Amaplast (Italian association of manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds) closed the year with a turnover of…

The board of directors of Kem One announced the appointment of Paolo Barbieri as CEO and as a member of the board of directors as of 3 April 2023. He will succeed Laurent Lenoir who has served as interim CEO since June 2021 and will continue in his role as chairman of Kem One board of directors.