NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY

In cooperation with our Media Partners, here below the most recent news for operators of our sector are listed.

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Garofalo, a major Italian pasta manufacturer, has introduced a novel packaging made by GT Polifilm and Polivouga using Sabic’s certified circular polypropylene (PP). The sustainable material is derived from advanced recycling, and converted into a Biaxially Oriented PolyPropylene (BOPP) film for this...

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

At the thirty-fifth Chinaplas fair (Shenzhen, 17-20 April 2023), the Italian collective organized by Amaplast (Italian trade association, member of Confindustria, bringing together about 170 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds) will comprise some forty Italian businesses...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Operating in Asia since 2006 through its subsidiary Plastic Systems Shanghai, Pegaso Industries, the holding company of Plastic Systems, will take part in the next edition of Chinaplas (scheduled in Shenzhen from 17 to 20 April). The company will introduce to the Asian markets its innovations in the field of...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Hot runner technology enables injection moulded parts with the highest surface quality, as required in particular by the automotive industry. In many applications, systems from Oerlikon HRSflow support cost-efficient, material-saving production with highly precise process control. Examples include...

Monday, April 10, 2023

CMG Granulators will take part at Chinaplas 2023 (Shenzhen, 17-23 April) together with the Piovan distributor. The company will launch the new G17 range of press-side granulators with high caliber characteristics. The very innovative and unique features of such a new range are...

Monday, April 10, 2023

European Bioplastics (EUBP) supports the intention of making single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal to not undermine its effectiveness...

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

CHINAPLAS is the world's leading plastics and rubber trade fair, and also widely recognized by the industry as one of the most influential exhibitions in the world. Its significance is surpassed only by K Fair in Germany, the world's premier plastics and rubber trade fair. For 2023 edition, WM Thermoforming Machines reconfirms it participation...

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

A line for the production of multilayer sheets in recycled PET from post-consumer waste intended for food packaging has been sold by Union to a Middle Eastern converter. The line can reach a production up to 1,500 kg per hour, is designed to be fed in particular with recycled material and allows...