The British Plastics Federation (BPF) presence at K 2010 paid dividends for the UK’s plastics industry with UK exhibitors reporting great successes at the show and the BPF also reporting on the equally successful launch of its sustainable manufacturing book at the Fair.
Being one of the world's leading manufacturer, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH of Schwaig/Germany have presented a complete cross-section of its range of injection moulding machines at the world's leading trade show K 2010.
Optimism after K 2010: strong impulses for further growth of the plastics and rubber industries: exceptionally strong willingness to invest among the over 220,000 trade visitors.
KraussMaffei AG is very satisfied with the results for the company of the K2010 trade show in Düsseldorf.
Just two years after the acquisition of UNA-DYN in the United States (October 2008), Piovan carries out another important operation aimed at strengthening its growth, particularly in the extrusion sector.
The economic crisis visibly impacted 2009 and also hit Engel hard in the fiscal year 2010. However, targeted measures helped to absorb most of the impact. New products and services, financing concepts and investment support for customers, accompanied by innovative sales activities and strategies are already driving an upswing at Engel that will lead to growth of more than 35 percent in the new fiscal year.
Finland-based packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki is selling its European rigid plastic consumer goods operations, excluding the business in Italy, for €52m.
VDMA: German plastics and rubber machinery takes centre stage with remarkable half-yearly results.
DuPont announced that production for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) resins has begun at its joint venture, Beijing Hua Mei Polymer Company Limited, in Beijing. The facility is DuPont’s first operation to make EVA in China.
With an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, the new plant will produce XSB dispersions for the paper industry and acrylic dispersions for industries such as coatings, construction, printing & packaging and adhesives.
Scarcities of some key polymers and associated raw material price increases are holding back sectors of the plastics processing industry
DSM Engineering Plastics and Resinex sign distribution agreement to strengthen presence in Eastern European market.
