ASSOCOMAPLAST, tthe Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber, has produced its 2013 full-year forecast for the industry on the basis of foreign trade data for the first nine months of the year provided by ISTAT, Italy's National Institute of Statistics.
The slight dip in exports (-2.8%…
During a recent exclusive interview with Dr. Giorgio Colombo, President of Italy's ASSOCOMAPLAST, the national association for plastics and rubber processing machinery and mold manufacturers' association, he shared his thoughts and insights on the industry's transitional period experienced in 2013, current and future challenges faced by manufacturers and a clear outlook for 2014.
President, do…
Preparations are underway in our office less than a month before the Italian presence at the K Fair in Düsseldorf.
In addition to the support that ASSOCOMAPLAST will offer to the Italian presence, there are many innovations that will be presented at the German fair.
In fact, ASSOCOMAPLAST will have a stand (Hall 16, stand no. A56) and will distribute the new membership directory, a special…
The analysis by Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association, belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 160 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery) of the latest ISTAT, the Italian National Institute of Statistics, figures for Italian foreign trade shows that, in the first half of 2013, imports in the sector were somewhat weak compared to the same period in 2012…
After a still-positive trend in January and February (in the wake of the +5.9% result at the end of 2012), the first quarter of 2013 instead closed with a downturn for Italian exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery, according the Italian National Institute of Statistics - ISTAT figures processed by Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups…
On 6 June 2013, at Verdellino-Zingonia, CESAP hosted the annual meeting of Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to Confindustria, which groups together some 160 manufacturers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber).
The association's president, Giorgio Colombo, opened his presentation by confirming the dates of the upcoming PLAST trade show, which is…
Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 makers of machinery, molds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has issued its report on the sector's performance in 2012 – based also on the Italian National Institute of Statistics - ISTAT foreign trade statistics.
Even more than in the past – and more markedly than in other Italian…
MEXICO CITY - The plastics industry, in its transformation, is becoming sustainable, because previously the sector's equipment spent a lot of energy, which came to represent up to 30% of its cost, but this has been reduced thanks to the arrival of fourth-generation machines that have been designed to save energy, said Jose Navarro, General Manager at E.J. Krause Mexico.
"They have changed…
PLASTIMAGEN Mexico 2013, the leading event in the plastics industry in Latin America, will present the latest technology and trends to more than 30,000 professional visitors from more than 34 countries. Given the importance of this event, it is expected to close business for more than 120 million dollars, which is equivalent to more than 15% of the investment in machinery in the industry.…
Promoted and supported by Italy's plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers' Association, ASSOCOMAPLAST, a new Technical Committee, called 270 Plastics and Rubber Machines, has been activated recently by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO.
At the kick-off meeting which took place in Milan on December 13, 2012, the Committee's…