FUTURE ATELIER: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Climate, recycling, and more – can the plastics industry reverse the trend with a focus on recyclates? / A PIE discussion panel with experts

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Growing market share thanks to multiple machine orders from medical, packaging sectors / Injection moulding machine maker sees sales off 12% in 2020

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Machine orders increase from the packaging and medical technology industries / Injection moulding machinery manufacturer doubles production capacity

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

Sales down for the first time in 11 years / Turnover expected to fall by as much as 30% in 2020 / Chinese business and circular economy provide hope

UPDATE - FAKUMA

Coronavirus alters attendance plans / Engel, KraussMaffei, Motan-Colortronic and Sumitomo not participating “actively” / Thermoformer Swissplast absent / State ministry to decide on special status of trade fairs

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend

SUMITOMO DEMAG / WITTMANN BATTENFELD

Siegfried Köhler switches to Sumitomo, Valentina Faloci succeeds him at Wittmann Battenfeld

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Gerd Liebig appointed CEO-designate of German injection moulding machinery maker

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Hungarian subsidiary established / Further investments planned / New head of sales appointed for machinery division

SUMITOMO DEMAG

New Chinese plant officially opens its doors / Output higher than initially planned / Electric machines also part of portfolio

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Gerd Liebig appointed chief sales officer of injection machinery maker