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All-round success

The largest exhibition of this year, in Europe, for the plastics and rubber industries, closed on Saturday May 9 with positive results. Plast 2015 hosted the satellite-shows Rubber 2015 (rubber sector), 3D Plast (3D printing and related technologies) and Start Plast (innovative startups). Overall, 1,558 exhibitors take part at Plast 2015...

Plast breaks up the 3-year cycle

On May 5 Plast 2015 has opened its doors that will close on May 9 at Fiera Milano in Rho (Milan). During the opening press conference a big news has been announced: the next edition of Plast will be held on September 26-30, 2017, and not from May 8 to 12, 2018, regaining from that moment on its usual triennal frequency...

Plast: bring it on!

“At last, following two editions - the 2012 and 2009 ones - that were held in a period that was far from rosy, Plast 2015 looks set to proceed at full sail. Nautical metaphors aside, the signs of recovery that we are starting to see on the domestic market and the good performances recorded last year by the plastics and rubber processing machinery...

The strategy of European expansion starts from Italy

Specialised in the supply of high performance solutions for motion control, Moog has announced plans to expand and strengthen its resources at its production site in Casella, in the province of Genoa (Italy), to gain a leading position in Europe and acquire new market share. The company has ceased its efforts to...

PVC Forum conference at Plast 2015

On May 7, at 10 a.m., in Room Scorpio of Fiera Milano Conference Centre in Rho - during the  Plast 2015 exhibition - PVC Forum Italia (the Italian association which represents the entire PVC supply chain) organizes the conference: “Data sheets for the safety of PVC products: substances, SVHC and...

Italian simplicity

Always careful about market demands, ST Soffiaggio Tecnica will participate in the international trade fair Plast 2015 (Milan, May 5-9), exhibiting its products at stand B 122, hall 22. The company will display the blow moulding machine model Isit 400, part of the latest range of machines that have been added to...

Innovation, safety and sustainability of food packaging in plastic materials

Assocomaplast organizes the conference "Innovation, safety and sustainability of food packaging in plastic materials" in cooperation with Federchimica/Plasticseurope Italia, Federazione Gomma Plastica/Unionplast and Italian Institute Of Packaging. The event  will take place on...

Plastic Technologies Award Prizegiving

On the occasion of Plast opening ceremony, which will take place on May 5, from 10 to 13, in Room Aquarius of Fiera Milano Conference Centre in Rho (see enclosed program), the 5 winners of the Plastic Technologies Award 2015 (www.polidesign.net/en/PlasticAward2015) promoted by Promaplast, Plast organizer, and...

Technology innovations that enhance value in polymer processing

"Technology innovations that enhance value in polymer processing", organized by CPAC (Center for Process Analysis and Control) and sponsored by the technical magazine Macplas and from the companies Gimac and MK Optimization and Control, will take place on May 6-7 on the occasion of PLAST 2015. The speakers will highlight the developments obtained in the...

Lots of packaging solutions

At Plast 2015, BMB (Hall 22, stand A 101/B 102) will showcase its fully electric eKW 38Pi/2200 injection machine producing a 10-litre plastic bucket weighing 300 grams. Also on display is an eKW 16Pi/700, also completely electric. It is smaller but achieves a high rate of production, in this case making...

Reach the exhibition with Trenitalia

On the occasion of Plast 2015, thanks to the agreement signed with Trenitalia, it is possible to reach directly the stop Rho Fiera Expo Milano with Freccia trains. During Plast 2015 exhibition days, stops of 18 Frecciarossa, 19 Frecciabianca from...   

New manufacturing facility in Bangkok

Frigel announced on March 23 that it is nearing completion of its new 9,000-square-meter manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand, as the company continues to meet growing demand for its advanced process cooling technology. The new 7 million dollars plant is slated for completion in April and is primarily focused on...

Signs all positive in 2014

Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to Confindustria, which groups together over 160 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has completed the year 2014 balance sheet for the sector, incorporating ISTAT foreign trade data. Progress in exports maintained a constant pace to the...  

Pirelli goes to ChemChina

The news was in the air for the entire weekend; the official announcement finally came in the late afternoon of Sunday, 22 March. China National Tire & Rubber (CNRC), controlled by the Chinese chemical colossus ChemChina, has signed a binding agreement for a long-term partnership with Camfin, which holds...

MB Conveyors blows out 30 candles at Plast 2015

Thirty candles, a comic book and three exhibitions in Italy, in the Usa and in Germany. This is the way MB Conveyors is celebrating, this year, an important anniversary, a milestone in the path begun back in 1985. The company based in Brogliano, near Vicenza (Italy), is a well-known designer and manufacturer of...

Jury convinced by ARaymond environmental guidelines

Since 2008, Arburg has annually bestowed this award to companies for outstanding activities in the field of energy efficiency. The winner for 2015 is ARaymond, one of the world’s market leaders in clip fasteners for the automotive industry. Based on internal environmental guidelines, the French family-owned company promotes environmental protection in all 37 of its...

Plastic Systems India goes into operation in Thane

Plastic Systems India - the Indian branch of Plastic Systems, headquartered in Borgoricco, province of Padua (Italy) - has been set up and running since January of this year in Thane, near Mumbai. After six years of presence in the country with sales, installation and service, the Italian manufacturer has now chosen to set up production...

Xenia and PlastiComp together for carbon composites

PlastiComp (Winona, Minnesota) and Xenia (Mussolente, Vicenza, Italy) announced at JEC Europe 2015 (Paris, March 10-12) that they have entered into a strategic partnership.  As part of the partnership, Xenia will develop innovative solutions based on PlastiComp’s ComplÄ“t long carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic...

Mark Kenrick leads the PET value chain

The Brussels based association representing the PET value chain in Europe, Petcore Europe elected its new president Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK. Mark takes over from Roberto Bertaggia (Gruppo M&G), who chaired Petcore Europe since it was established two years ago, and the...

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