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Extrusion blow moulding specialist Kautex Maschinenbau will implement a significant modernisation and expansion programme for its portfolio of packaging solutions over the next few months.
Italian compounder Sirmax Group, long known for its expertise in polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, thermoplastic elastomers and recycled polymers, last year also moved into the production of renewably-sourced compounds with the acquisition of a 70% stake in Venice-based Microtec Srl.
Lindner Recyclingtech, an Austria-based, family owned supplier of shredding technology and system solutions for recycling, has opened a new subsidiary in Singapore.
Injection moulding machine builder Engel Austria GmbH is looking at back-to-back annual sales declines of 20 percent, in part because automotive manufacturing slowdowns caused by the pandemic exacerbated other problems in that market.
Kautex Maschinenbau has named Robert Kubotsch as the new head of Global IT, tasked with the overall responsibility for information technology at Kautex Maschinenbau.
Arburg has further strengthened its presence in China with the ceremonial opening of a new Arburg Technology Center (ATC) in Pinghu.
Having cancelled its Technology Days 2020 due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, Arburg is playing it safe in 2021 - at least as far as it can.
Within the scope of the 2020 ’50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders’ campaign, TBD Media Group and the Bloomberg media corporation analysed and evaluated the commitment of industrial companies from a wide range of sectors. They came to a selection of the 50 most sustainable and climate-aware companies worldwide. Engel Austria is the only plastics machinery manufacturer to be included.
Italian machinery manufacturer Amut has won the tender contract for the construction of a large-scale sorting and recycling plant for post-consumer PET & HDPE bottles.
PLA has been a focus at Sulzer Chemtech for many years – even before the current surge of interest in ‘green’ solutions. Sustainable Plastics talked with Alex Battù, sales manager of the PLA team at the company, about the challenges involved in building systems to produce this bioplastic, compared to conventional materials.
From 13-16 October, plastics machinery manufacturer Engel is organising its first Engel live e-xperience, a new, virtual and interactive trade fair concept, complete with live exhibits, an online specialist congress and one-on-one meetings with familiar, local contacts and other experts.
The groundbreaking ceremony for Regloplas’ new factory marked the official start of the company’s expansion project.
RenCom AB, a Swedish innovation company with a patented material and process for the production of a new, degradable biomaterial, is investing in an extrusion system from Coperion to further its lignin-based technology.
Schwaig, Germany — Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH ended the first half of 2020 in good financial health with the value of incoming orders up almost 25 percent compared to the prior year due to increased demand in the packaging and medical technology markets.