The drastic price hike that has come to characterize standard thermoplastics since the beginning of the year slowed down in Q2 and largely came to a standstill. The same cannot be...
The innovative 3D printing of Voxeljet had a great success during Rapid 2011, in Minneapolis (USA) at the end of May and during Gifa in Dϋsseldorf, at the end of...
Environmental sustainability values are increasingly becoming part of our daily lives. Particularly in the kitchen, more and more products, created to meet the needs of day-to-day...
The abolition of import duties on “renewables” such as sugars, cereals, and bio-ethanol would give a clear signal to the market helping to attract more bio-based investment to...
The new TCSG 230 machine from Gavo Meccanica is capable of cutting PVC pipes 3 to 8 inches in diameter, yielding sections of different lengths to be used as cores for winding...
The Italian Sacmi has concluded a cooperation agreement with the German Oystar to develop new market opportunities through integrated packaging solutions. The primary focus will be...
To meet the growing demand for ever higher performance in extrusion lines, Zambello Riduttori is offering a new range of TST (Twin Super Torque) reduction gears for...
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...