UPDATE - FAKUMA

Plastics trade fair can take place / Coronavirus regulations for events in Baden-Württemberg in effect / Several prominent companies minimising attendance

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Manufacturing in Europe resumes following Covid-19-related shutdowns / Restrictions apply to tooling, assembly and commissioning / Shift to production of medical supplies

COLLIN

Extrusion line to produce protective PET films for European medical sector / Support from Indorama, NGR and Piovan

SUMITOMO DEMAG / WITTMANN BATTENFELD

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

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

APPE

EUR 14m investment in UK preform production / Equipment from Husky and Piovan

PIOVAN

Acquisition of majority stake in Italian storage solutions provider Penta / Auxiliary equipment producer expands plastics business

PLASTICS MACHINERY MARKET

China key to European plastics machinery suppliers / Domestic sales increasing in importance / Market accounts for 10% of Euromap exports in 2012 / “Chinaplas” in Shanghai gets underway

ITALY

Plastics and rubber machinery exports increasing at rapid pace / China overtakes France as second largest market / Assocomaplast announces new committee members

PIOVAN

Dosing technology specialist FDM acquired