China remains essentially closed to outside visitors. Hence, the 2022 edition of Chinaplas in Shanghai from 25 to 28 April will be the second in a row to welcome almost entirely local attendees. Personal contacts always have been and always will be important — as was confirmed by the first face-to-face events in 2021 after two entire years of the Corona pandemic. Even though the pandemic has shown in the past…
COVID-19 put a temporary hold on trends, but the packaging market is headed toward some permanent changes with a shift emphasizing online shopping, including grocery deliveries.
In the 35 years since additive manufacturing, aka 3D printing, was commercially introduced, the palette of machines, materials, and methods has grown significantly — and fresh sales reports bear this out. From large-area, scalable, or in-situ platforms to 3D-printed tooling and resins exhibiting an array of mechanical properties, additive manufacturing seemingly breaks ground on a daily basis. Even electronics giant and 2D printer maker Epson is getting into the additive game,…
Messe Düsseldorf: “On the day of construction, a large number of colleagues spontaneously lent a hand to make the accommodation possible as quickly as possible. Because we are moved by the fate of the people.”
Running March 8-11 at the Centro Citibanamex exhibition center, Plastimagen was last held April 2-5, 2019. For Mexico, the final plastics trade show before the full onset of the pandemic was Expo Plásticos 2020, held March 11-13 in Guadalajara (that event was held again last November). Just 11 days after Expo Plásticos’ close, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the country would enter Phase 2 of its response to…
The polypropylene recycler said proceeds will go toward a recycling location in Augusta, Ga., that will break ground this month.
Strong demand, limited supplies, and soaring energy feedstock costs last week led to a predictable outcome: Extremely active spot resin markets and significantly higher prices. Aggressive buying from both processors and resellers brought the highest volume of completed transactions at the PlasticsExchange trading desk since May. Russian invasion threatens flow of key energy and derivative supplies in Europe The surge in demand was largely inspired by the Russian invasion of…
[embedded content] Sherman McGinnis, VP of sales for Absolute Group and Absolute Haitian, talks with Plastics Technology about PTXPO 2022. Located at booth 317 in the Injection & Blow Molding Pavilion, Absolute Haitian will be showcasing a 135-ton ZE III 1200/300 injection molding machine paired with a Sepro Success 11X, 3-axis robot running a two-cavity thin-wall cup mold. Find out more about Haitian and register for PTXPO here. RELATED CONTENT
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