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Meusburger ensures delivery availability during the raw material crisis

Thanks to their extensive stocks of standard parts and plates, Meusburger can ensure continuous availability to customers

2021-05-28 machine industry

Orders and turnover rebound for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers

In the first quarter of 2021, Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers in the trade association Amaplast recorded double-digit increases in orders and turnover over the same period in 2020.

2021-05-18 plastics

Wittmann is looking ahead with optimism

In the second half of 2020, the Wittmann Group has seen a more than positive development in its business in spite of the economic slowdown in the automotive sector and the restrictions due to COVID-19, and this trend is continuing in 2021.

2021-03-05 machine industry

Southeast Asia: a growth frontier in the new normal

A US$1-trillion loss from the pandemic, estimated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), is an expensive lesson to learn for global economies while recovery anticipated remaining lethargic in 2021.

2021-03-03 fairs

Fanuc adds digital services to its service offering

Fanuc is adding the new digital service Fanuc Assisted Reality (FAR) to its service offering in Europe. With this, the company wants to support customers as fully as possible, even in times of travel restrictions and distance rules.

2021-03-02 internet

JEC World 2021 cancelled

This year's edition of JEC World has been cancelled. The event, originally scheduled to take place on March 9-11, 2021, was planned for June 1-3, 2021. The organizers' decision was caused by the uncertain situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-02-26 fairs

drinktec postponed until September 2022

The drinktec advisory board and Messe München have taken a joint decision today to postpone the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry until the fall of 2022. The new dates are September 12 to 16, 2022.

2021-02-25 packaging industry

Sukano masterbatches now tested and confirmed effective against SARS-Cov-2

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has helped raise awareness about the importance of hygiene and health all over the world. The demand for surfaces that do not play a possible role in transmitting a virus has increased - be it in packaging, textiles, industrial or medical applications.

2021-02-12 chemical industry

Avient ColorForward experts predict pandemic likely to influence color preferences

Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward 2022.

2021-02-02 chemical industry

The date for interpack 2023 is set

The next interpack will take place from 04 to 10 May 2023 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre. Messe Düsseldorf set this date in agreement with its partners and committees

2021-01-25 fairs

New dates for Interplas announced as 28-30 September 2021

Rapid News Group has announced its decision to reschedule Interplas, the UK’s flagship event for the plastics industry, to 28 – 30 September 2021. The venue for the event, the NEC, Birmingham, UK remains unchanged.

2021-01-25 fairs

Difficult year for Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery

ISTAT foreign trade data for the first nine months of last year, compared to the same period in 2019, show imports and exports falling by 17% and 14% respectively. The balance of trade, while still amply positive at over 1.3 billion euros, has shrunk by thirteen points.

2021-01-20 machine industry