Programme for the Pira Packaging Summit 2013 announced
The programme for the Pira Packaging Summit 2013 features a high-profile line-up of speakers from across the packaging industry.
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Carbon dioxide as a material of the future
The programme of the nova-Institut's conference will focus on the topic of efficient and sustainable use of CO2.
Highlights from the worldwide leading countries in bio-based economy
Speakers from top US and German companies at 6th International Conference on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-based Plastics & Composites in Cologne.
Coca-cola, Danone, Nokia and Johnson & Johnson to speak at Masterbatch 2013
The programme has been announced for the AMI's Masterbatch 2013 conference, which will take place from 3-5 June 2013.
Solvay to Deliver Presentation on High-Performance Polyamides for Quick Connects
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics for the automotive industry, will deliver a presentation on the use of its high-performance polyamides for fuel systems applications at the ITB Automotive Fuel Systems China 2012 conference Oct. 25 at the Swissôtel Grand Shanghai in Puxi, Shanghai.
IdentiPlast 2012
"Zero plastics to landfill by 2020 – how to reach the goal”: This is the theme of the 10th edition of IdentiPlast, Europe’s leading event on plastics waste management.
Erema Discovery Days 2012
International plastics recycling industry gathers at the opening of the Erema Customer Centre and presentation of the technical innovation COREMA.
2012 SPE ACCE Best Paper Award Winners announced
The organizing committee for the SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) announced Best Paper Award winners for the group’s twelfth-annual show, September 11-13, 2012 at the MSU Management Education Center.
Double celebration for Krauss-Maffei Automation AG
An Open Day at Krauss-Maffei Automation AG provided an opportunity to simultaneously celebrate two milestones in the company's history: The 30th anniversary of the company founded by Josef Neureder in Schwaig/Oberding in 1982 and the supply of the 1000th robot from the "robot wharf" of the branch in Schwerin.
IHS Annual World Symposium on Performance Films tackled key business and technology issues
Plastics film processors, converters and users gathered in Düsseldorf on June 20–21, 2012 to listen to experts from materials and technology suppliers, as well as key customers, discuss the latest business and technology trends in the sector.
Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Polymers and Fuels – a challenge for sustainable chemistry
The world’s largest conference on “CO2 as Feedstock for Chemistry and Polymers” covers an incredibly wide range of uses for CO2, developing a vision for a sustainable carbon dioxide economy.
Groundbreaking Round Table Conference 2012 to Explore Global Polyethylene Industry
The groundbreaking Polyethylene Round Table Conference 2012 will explore all the burning issues of the polyethylene industry on a global scale. The conference, to be held on 3rd-4th September, 2012, in Warsaw, Poland, will bring together market analysts, top managers, government representatives as well as other stakeholders in the polyethylene industry.
Expandable Polystyrene International Round Table Conference 2012 to Bring Together Global Industry Experts
Global experts of the expandable polystyrene industry and market will meet during the Expandable Polystyrene International Round Table Conference 2012 in Warsaw from September 13 through September 14, 2012.
At the Crossroads of the Plastics Market and Trade: Shaping a Global Industry
IHS Chemical’s Global Plastics Trade & Markets Conference will offer comprehensive information and analyses that cover the entire plastics supply chain, from resin production to pellet delivery.
Review: Arburg Technology Days 2012
The international plastics world met for the Arburg Technology Days in Lossburg from 14 - 17 March 2012.
Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, TerraChoice and many more on Pira International’s Sustainability in Packaging 2012 Agenda
Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, TerraChoice and many more on Pira International’s Sustainability in Packaging 2012 Agenda
Successful conclusion of the SpriForm Project at KraussMaffei
KraussMaffei and its partners promoting lightweight construction processes for structural components.
Symphony in Hawaii
Symphony was invited to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Council and the Pacific Basin Economic Council in Hawaii 9-12 November 2011, and was represented by its CEO, Michael Laurier, and Group Deputy Chairman, Michael Stephen.
Identiplast 2011: towards no plastics ending up in landfills
Organized by PlasticsEurope and the International plastics value chain, Identiplast 2011 was held at the Royal Tapestry Factory in Madrid.
Cosmetics workshop in Poland
Almost 40 interested cosmetic packaging specialists followed the invitation for the 3rd cosmetic seminar in Lodz.
2000 visitors at Engel Open House in Dietach
With competition and the demand for efficiency growing, system solutions – machine, automation, process technology, training and service from a single source – are becoming increasingly important.
Arburg presents high-tech solutions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s plastics market is booming. Consequently, the training sector there must provide the relevant skilled workers.
Innovations on Tour at Arburg
As part of the “Innovations on Tour” series, Hasco paid a visit to cooperation partners Arburg, presenting its range of services for standards and hot runner technology.
New technology and fittings for joining plastics pipes
The latest plastics pipes fusion and fittings technology will be reviewed at the AMI international conference on 27-29 September 2011 at the Hotel Nikko Düsseldorf, Germany.
Arburg: Open house event in Barcelona
In April, 65 customers attended an open house event at Arburg's Spanish subsidiary in Sabadell (Barcelona).
“Open Innovation” at Packworld
Members of the innovation circles of packaging producers and brand-name article producers of the Deutsches Verpackungsinstitut dvi gathered at a meeting at the innovation centre of Greiner Packaging International.
Ferromatik Milacron introduces the new siblings in the F-Series
On May 26, 2011 injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron will welcome visitors to the company’s Open House. The two most recent additions to the new modular F-Series will be presented at the event.
Review of Arburg Technology Days 2011
The Technology Days have been successfully completed at Arburg, marking a good start for the current financial year 2011.
Global PET Brand Owners, Major Market Players Gear Up for MEAPET
Into its twelfth year, the MEAPET (Middle East/Africa PET) conference is gearing up to return once more to Dubai on 14-15 March 2011. Leading brand owners, technology companies & PET preform market players are expected to share first-hand insights on emerging opportunities in Africa and ME.
Negri Bossi: Vesta, “full electric” challenges the world
The fully renewed series will be the centrepiece of an open house event this coming 18-19th February.
SPF films conference showcases materials and technology premieres, debates sustainability issues
Numerous new high performance polymers came under the spotlight at the SPF 2010 plastics films conference that took place in Dusseldorf in late October. They included latest metallocene-catalyzed polyethylenes from ExxonMobil and Ineos, high-stiffness terpolymers from Borealis, extensions to DuPont’s ionomer resin family and tie-layer resins based on new technology for multilayer films from LyondellBasell.
Caps & Closures Conference a success for SABIC
Aiming to position SABIC as one of the major suppliers to the Caps and Closures (C&C) industry, SABIC sponsored and attended the sixth Plastics Caps and Closures Conference held in Brussels from November 5-6.
ILLIG hosts Open House: a demonstration of state-of-the-art thermoforming
Innovative system solutions for the packaging industry, aimed at increasing performance and efficiency in the thermoforming of plastics, form the centerpiece of the Open House to be hosted by ILLIG at its headquarters in Heilbronn, Germany, from 21 to 24 September 2009.
New technologies for polymers based on renewable resources will make NPE2009 a milestone in plastics history.
Once the stuff of pure research, bioplastics have become a fast-growing business for marketers and technologists in the plastics industry mainstream. NPE2009, the central event in the industry’s calendar, will stand as a milestone in this historical transition, according to The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), producer of the triennial NPE.
New PET strapping technology
The specialist symposium on "PET Strapping" held jointly by Erema, the Austrian manufacturer of plastic recycling systems, and their Italian technology partner Techno Plastic s.r.l., on 27 and 28 October 2008 at Erema's headquarters in Ansfelden generated enormous interest.