PCI Nylon (a consulting company focused on the global nylon and polyamide industry) recently published the “World PA6 & PA66 Supply/Demand Report 2011”, that is also...
During a ceremony held on June 20, 2011 in Washington, Sherwin-Williams - a US producer of paints and coatings - was awarded by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) with the...
The Europe-wide ban on plastic carrier bags proposed by Janez Potocnik, the European Commissioner for the Environment, has been criticized by the German association for...
On 28th June 2011 EuPC (European plastics converters) and EuPF (European plastics films) have organized a European workshop on agricultural plastics waste recycling and...
The working group of the CEN/TC 145 technical committee has recently started the revision of the EN1417:1996 harmonized standard related to safety devices for roll mixers in the...
According to figures released by the International Rubber Study Group, in 2010 the global rubber (natural and synthetic) production topped 24.4 million tons (+11% over 2009) and the...
On June 21 Itib Machinery completed the commissioning to the Slovakian processor Plastika of an extrusion line to produce dual-wall corrugated pipes with inner diameter up to 600 mm for...
For the production of pre-filled syringes, Brevetti Angela proposes the new range of Syfpac Secureject machines with BFS (Blow-Fill-Seal) technology, which combines different...
Fashion always pushes forward - busy, expressive and wide ranging. Classic, on the other hand, is its virtual opposite: quiet, discreet and constant. Classic leather articles, therefore, are...
On June 28, 2011, a workshop will take place in Kecskemet (Hungary) and on June 30, a presentation of the Italian technology for plastics & rubber processing, will be held...
On 16 June, 2011, the industry association European Bioplastics elected a new Board during the General Assembly. The Board will represent the association and its members for the...
The Canadian plastics and rubber show, Plast-Ex, held every three years, opened yesterday, June 21, in the Toronto convention centre and will continue through June 23. A number of...
A new controller designed by Thermoplay to optimize thermoplastics injection moulding allows sequential control of the nozzle shut-off valves (up to 16), thus making it possible to...
The 1,000th CCM (Continuous Compression Moulding) machine from Sacmi for the production of closures has recently been delivered to Taiwan Hon Chuan. The press has been...
A workshop on the EN 1114-1 standard related to extruder safety has been held on June 22 at Cesap in Verdellino-Zingonia (Bergamo, Italy). The standard provides that the...
The current T-model in the E-Class from Mercedes has an especially large fuel filler flap, since it is intended to accommodate variable fueling options. This flap has recently been...
ANRPC (Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries) recently released the natural rubber trend & statistics for 2011, providing data and estimates covering 11...
