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Read MorePlatinum Equity announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Husky Injection Molding Systems from Berkshire Partners and OMERS Private Equity for $3.85 billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018. John Galt, who has served as
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Amut @ Interplastica – Hall 2, level 3 / C15 As confirmation of the ever-increasing awareness on the Russian territory of considering postconsume materials as a resource, Amut Group is riding this trend on Interplastica and proposing through Revada Group, its Russian Representative Company, complete installations for PET bottles recovery to
Read MoreRepi @ Interplastica – Hall 2, Level 2, Booth D15 Repi, multinational producer of liquid colours and additives for plastics, with its own subsidiary in Moscow, will showcase the latest developments in liquid solutions for the packaging industry at Interplastica. Liquid colours acting as a barrier to extend the product shelf
Read MoreNext year’s interplastica, along with the upakovka – processing and packaging – Russia’s leading trade fair for the packaging industry and associated processing industry, will take place from 23 to 26 January 2018 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds Moscow. The economic recovery in Russia – particularly in the plastics sector – has
Read MoreNorth American shipments of primary plastics machinery posted a strong year-over-year increase in Q3 of 2017 according to statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). This marked the second consecutive quarterly Y/Y increase in this data. The preliminary estimate for shipments of primary
Read MoreTokyo Pack 2018, Asia’s international packaging technology and design show, will take place from 2 – 5 October 2018 at the Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center. Every two years Tokyo Pack gives the Asia region its largest display of newly commercialised and prototype technology and pack design. With new impetus
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“The Rapid Guide to Perfect PET Bottles” (by Ottmar Brandau) is a troubleshooting guide that should be in every operator’s toolbox or on their smartphone or tablet. Over 125 pages the author analyses 31 common defects of PET bottles and gives tips on how to solve them. These tips focus separately
Read MoreThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced that the sold-out Bottle Zone at NPE2018 will cover more than 65,000 net square feet on the exhibit floor. The new zone will provide a comprehensive look at the trends, technical knowledge, innovations and suppliers that serve this booming sector of the plastics industry. With
Read MoreInventra, part of Creon, will host the Fourteenth International «PET 2018» Conference and the Fourth International «RPET and Recycled Plastics 2018» Conference on February 15-16, 2018 at the Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, Moscow. According to the organisers, there will be significant changes in the structure of global PET consumption in the near
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Chem-Trend’s Ultra Purge PO extracts the material residues that can build-up in hot runner systems and cause hang up spots in injection moulded parts weeks after a colour change. A recent trial demonstrated that Ultra Purge PO purging compound can pull carbon chunks from injection moulders’ hot runner systems. Chem-Trend –
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