Eni, a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Italy, has been granted 3 of 10 offshore blocks awarded by Mexico’s National Hydrocarbon Commission (CNH) in the Sureste Basin, in the Gulf of Mexico. This result boosts Eni’s presence in a market that only opened up to foreign investments in 2014, in line with the country’s Energy Reform, and which has huge growth potential.
The award is…
Large-scale PV projects dominate the Mexican landscape with two auctions so far yielding very competitive bids for PV power plants in Mexico. Even though these auctions were open to a variety of power generation technologies, solar PV surprised observers by capturing about seventy percent of the auctioned capacity. Many of these plants in the first and second auction rounds will be built next…
2016 saw the construction and start-up of the AMUT 6,000 Kg/Hr out-put PET recycling plant for UNIFI in Reedsville, North Carolina. This year, AMUT is constructing the new mega PET Recycling Plant for CARBONLITE in Dallas, Texas. The high quality standards required by these clients is achieved with the integration of the latest proprietary technologies such as the DE-LEBALLER, which helps…
Nova Siria Srl, an Italian based supplier of jointing, repairing and hot-tapping systems for land and marine pipelines performed an emergency repair at the Chugach Electric Association’s Cooper Lake in Alaska, last spring.
Working with McMillen (contractor) and MWH/Stantec (engineering), Nova Siria supplied 36” MultiGrip Couplings for the pipeline supporting the local Chugach Electric Association…
Makro Labelling North America is a branch of Makro Labelling SRL, a leading labelling technology provider based in Goito, Italy.
According to Michael Kucey, Makro Labelling decided to invest in Quebec to better serve its rapidly growing customer base in Canada and North America. In fact, over the past 2 years alone, Makro sold over 50 machinery and lines to North American clients.…
The Italian Government’s adoption of the National Industry 4.0 Plan for industrial technological and digital transformation represents a great opportunity for manufacturing companies operating in Italy. The plan aims to raise tax incentives for investments in goods and technologies that connect physical and digital systems, in order to conduct complex analysis (Big Data) and adapt manufacturing…
AROL SpA, an Italy-headquartered global company involved in the design, production and distribution of capping and corking systems, has finalized its acquisition of Italian packaging equipment manufacturer UNIMAC-GHERRI, a specialist in the production of filling and capping of glass containers with twist-off caps.
The acquisition of UNIMAC-GHERRI is part of the growth strategy of AROL SpA…
As of last June, Assocomaplast is AMAPLAST, the Italian trade association of manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds. The members’ board overwhelmingly approved the name change and the association’s new logo featuring the AMP acronym and the colours of the Italian flag.
In a period when the plastics industry is constantly in the spotlight and often…
With an investment of USD 22 million, Certus Automotive, which specializes in the production of chrome-plated plastic (injection) parts and components for automobiles, has kicked off production operations in Mexico with a plant located in the state of Querétaro. With this investment, the Canadian company, which has 12 plants in the Americas, Asia and Europe, has created 350 new jobs in Mexico.
Ternium México, one of the two major steel producers in Mexico, recently announced the investment of USD 260 million to complete two new production lines for high-end galvanized steel blades intended, primarily, for the US automotive sector.
The site for the new lines was thus strategically chosen in the state of Nuevo Léon, on the U.S. border.