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

Machinery manufacturer sets up new sales subsidiary in Czech Republic

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

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

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

MILACRON

Sepro Robotique cooperation / Expansion of automation solutions

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Sales and service partnership in Iran / Plastic packaging producers and automotive suppliers identified as key target groups

HAITIAN

Büchler takes on sales and service activities in Austria and Hungary

SUMITOMO DEMAG

Gerd Liebig appointed chief sales officer of injection machinery maker

PEOPLE

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag appoints two new managing directors / COO resigns

SUMITOMO DEMAG

New sales and services partner for Benelux countries

PEOPLE

Markus Schiefer leaves Sumitomo (SHI) Demag