Dec 29,2011
The latest analysis from German group Ceresana Research shows the Eurozone debt crisis is affecting the mood of plastics companies in Western Europe, but it has only had a small impact on the worldwide plastics industry’s ...
Dec 28,2011
Italian plastics and rubber machinery makers experienced 11.1 percent sales growth in 2011, with production value rising to 4 billion euros from 2.6 billion in 2010, according to the country’s machinery association ...
Dec 27,2011
Sales of Plastics Materials 2011 Japan Source: THE JAPAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY FEDERATION
Dec 23,2011
VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. has raised it sales forecast for German plastics and rubber machinery sales -- but the group is predicting a decline in 2012. According to the association, the recovery ...
Dec 20,2011
According to the latest UK Household Plastics Packaging Collection Survey produced by the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Recycling Group member Recoup, bottle recycling rate has reached 48.5% in the UK. It is a 2.5% increase as ...
Dec 20,2011
That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group's triennial ...
Dec 19,2011
KraussMaffei injection molding, reaction process and automation equipment are bound for BMW plants in Landshut, Leipzig, and Wackersdorf, Germany, including three 4000-tonne molding machines, featuring either structural foam or ...
Dec 19,2011
According to latest statistics of China Customs, in September the country recorded a trade surplus in injection molding machine (HS code 84771010), the first time since January. China exported 3, 644 units of injection molding ...
Dec 16,2011
Sheet extrusion machinery provider Processing Techonlogies International (PTi) has been granted a US patent for its linear bearing mounted roll stand, the company said on November 28. The patented G-Series roll stand is a key ...
Dec 16,2011
KraussMaffei announced on November 17 that it has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and automation machines and systems for the support of series production and research and ...
Dec 15,2011
The "Energy Efficiency: European Plastics and Rubber Machines Well Placed" study was released by EUROMAP - Europe's Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers on November 29. According to the report author Dr Otto ...
Dec 15,2011
Here’s a message from people who sell injection molding machines: The joy is back. Sales have increased for two years in a row, after a steady 10-year decline. That should continue in 2012. The U. S. Injection press market ...
Dec 14,2011
Japanese blow molding machine supplier Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd. sees India as an increasingly key part of its future, so it is boosting investment at its Mumbai factory and studying using that facility to expand into new ...
Dec 13,2011
Bridgestone Corp. has developed a prototype non-pneumatic car tire, which uses thermoplastic ribs as load-bearing elements, that the company will debut at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show. The tire reflects the style of design shown ...
Dec 13,2011
Klöckner Pentaplast Group’s owner is evaluating whether to realign KP’s balance sheet “in a precautionary and responsible manner,” a spokeswoman stated. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s ...
Dec 12,2011
Compounding extruders continued their comeback this year, with something new - demand for large-volume compounding machines, industry officials said. A resurgent automotive sector, joined with steady packaging and recycling ...
Dec 12,2011
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has awarded Milacron LLC a state tax credit for the plastics machinery maker’s recent $1.5 million capital equipment investment expansion at its machining plant in Mount Orab, Ohio. Milacron is ...
Dec 12,2011
VDMA, the German Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. has raised it sales forecast for German plastics and rubber machinery sales -- but the group is predicting a decline in 2012. According to the association, the recovery ...
Dec 09,2011
Machinery executives say U.S. sales of blow molding machinery have held up in 2011, following a 2010 that was marked by a strong bounce-back from the Great Recession. Makers of packaging — PET blow molders and extrusion blow ...
Dec 09,2011
KraussMaffei AG has announced expansions in China and Slovakia. The Munich-based firm said it will double production capacity at each location and expand performance capabilities at plants in Haiyan, China, and Martin, Slovakia. ...
