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The Chinese manufacturer of injection moulding machines Haitian has almost completed the construction of its new production site in Ruma, Serbia, which is expected to be finished by March 2025. Construction began with the laying of the foundation stone in 2023 and is currently on schedule...

In 2025 Lati Industria Termoplastica celebrates 80 years in business and is recognised as an Italian Historic Brand of National Interest, certification that rewards production continuity and the historical value of companies representing Made in Italy. "This recognition is a tribute to the journey we have built over the years, combining...

On 5 February, the US company Hillebrad entered into a definitive agreement to sell an ownership stake of approximately 51% in its Milacron injection moulding and extrusion business to an affiliate of Bain Capital for 287 million dollars. The Company will retain an ownership stake of approximately 49%...

The legal conditions have been met to trigger the requirements for launching a mandatory takeover bid on Piovan shares. This was announced by Automation Systems, a company whose capital is indirectly held by the Investindustrial VIII fund. In July 2024, Automation Systems had acquired a majority stake in Piovan...

Through its subsidiary Tecnofoodpack, Gruppo Piber has acquired a controlling stake in Europack from Cuki Cofresco. Europack has been active since the 1990s in the thermoforming of rigid plastic containers for food packaging, catering to the HoReCa sector and large-scale retail...

Plastics Industry Association expresses concern about new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration in recent days on products from Canada, Mexico and China. The plastics industry recognizes the importance of securing national borders and combating illegal drug trafficking to protect...

Following the publication of the Competitiveness Compass by European Commission, which outlines a new approach to competition policy and announces measures to close the innovation gap, reduce bureaucracy, and speed up approval processes, Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, stated...

Gefran, a company specialized in the design and production of sensors, systems and components for the automation and control of industrial processes, signed a Series A investment agreement to acquire a minority share in 40Factory, a scale-up with operational headquarters in Piacenza...

Colines has recently signed an agreement with Sirt (Società Italiana Rappresentanze Tecniche), which has been appointed as the new representative for Italian market. Sirt boasts over 50 years of experience in the plastics and polymers industry, having proved to be a key player in the...

Plastics Europe welcomes the launch of the EU’s Competitiveness Compass, including its recognition of the untapped competitive potential of circularity and need to catalyse investment in recycling. The sector remains very concerned by the absence of a tailored approach for plastics...

The European Commission presented the “Competitiveness Compass”, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services, and clean products are...

Festo celebrates its centenary creating added value for customers through innovation, which has been the driving force behind the family-owned company from the very beginning and remains the key to Festo's success today. With its constant determination to make people's work easier and thus increase efficiency...

Nordson Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division, a leading global supplier of melt delivery and pelletizing solutions, as well as polymer and fluid coating die systems, has announced an expansion of its sales agent network in Europe to boost global support for its BKG melt delivery and pelletizing customers. Fimic, a leading provider...

With over 1.2 million of workers, 655 billion euros of turnover, and 10.2 billion euros of investments in research and innovation, the European chemical industry is a wealth generating sector of the economy and a major contributor to building a sustainable future for Europe...

Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, and Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, announced a strategic partnership to license all of Versalis’ technologies in the phenolics value chain. Lummus will serve as the exclusive licensor for...

The number of companies within Mech-I-Tronic (MIT) has risen to 11. The mechatronics hub, established by the holding company Groupack by bringing together various industrial entities - including Union, a plastics sector manufacturer - has successfully completed the dual acquisition of SMP Moules and Ermo...

Nissei Plastic Industrial, Japanese company headquartered in Nagano, Japan, has been strengthening its global production network. The factory expansion of its US production base in Texas, United States, is now complete, and the added building will be operational from February 2025. As a...

The decline in industrial production in the EU and especially in Germany led to a decline in demand for plastics from customer industries in the third quarter of 2024. The German plastics industry recorded a corresponding decline in economic indicators. According to the...

Celanese Corporation announced a new addition to its Executive Leadership Team. Todd Elliott, a proven executive who retired from Celanese in 2020 as Senior Vice President and head of the Acetyls business, will return to the Company as Senior Vice President to lead the Engineered Materials business, effective...

Netstal has founded its own subsidiary in Mexico for sales and customer service. The new company is based in Santiago de Querétaro and is taking over the existing employees and Netstal business operations of iTech Latinoamérica, which previously represented the brand in Mexico as...