• 10 February 2025

    Thermography against defects in plastic products

    In the world of plastic products, subtle defects such as cavities or pores that are invisible to the naked eye can affect the functionality and durability of products. Without the use of specific test methods such as thermography, such defects often only become apparent in later processing steps or...
  • 06 February 2025

    Hillenbrand sells majority stake in Milacron

    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%...
  • 06 February 2025

    Macro litter decreases along European coasts

    Marine litter in Europe is decreasing. This is the conclusion of the study “European Coastline Macro Litter Trends 2015-2021”, published by the European Commission, which looks at trends in macro litter (i.e. litter larger than 2.5 cm) along the coastline of the Old Continent between 2015 and 2021...
  • 05 February 2025

    Automation Systems triggers mandatory takeover bid for Piovan

    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...
  • 05 February 2025

    Plasmatreat Italia at Mecspe 2025 with sustainable plasma treatment

    The Italian subsidiary of the German Plasmatreat, Plasmatreat Italia, will be exhibiting at Mecspe 2025 (Bologna, 5-7 March) various solutions for surface treatment with environmentally friendly atmospheric pressure plasma. A particular highlight will be the Plasma Treatment Unit (PTU), a state-of-the-art system...
  • 04 February 2025

    Digital passport for PVC products

    A few days ago in Brussels, VinylPlus, the voluntary programme for sustainability in the PVC value chain, launched the VinylPlus Digital Passport Programme. The Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are digital records that provides comprehensive information about a product and its entire value chain...
  • 03 February 2025

    Trump's new tariffs worry the US plastics industry

    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...
  • 03 February 2025

    Gefran targets the value of data and invests in 40factory

    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...
  • 03 February 2025

    Sirt is Colines' new representative for the Italian market

    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...
  • 31 January 2025

    An alliance to make polystyrene widely recyclable in the USA

    L’americana Plastics Industry Association ha annunciato la costituzione di Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), allo scopo di migliorare il riciclo del polistirene negli Stati Uniti. Questo sforzo collaborativo unisce le industrie di PS ed EPS insieme a un gruppo eterogeneo di partner quali...
  • 31 January 2025

    Plastics Europe calls for EU plastics action plan

    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...
  • 31 January 2025

    An EU Compass to regain competitiveness

    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...
  • 29 January 2025

    Fest for Festo

    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...
  • 28 January 2025

    Nordson chooses Fimic to distribute BKG products in Italy

    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...
  • 28 January 2025

    Engel victory is now also electrically driven

    Engel is expanding its renowned tie-bar-less victory injection moulding machine series with the integration of the previous e-motion TL, now introduced as the victory electric. This innovative addition combines the strengths of tie-bar-less technology with the advanced features of servo-electric drives. By...
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