The Istat index of industrial production shows a contrasting sign for the month of June: it grows by +0.5% compared to May, confirming the trend of the last two months, while it still shows a decrease when compared to the same month last year: -2.6% net of calendar effects.
Increased costs of the Flexible
The Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) price survey on flexible packaging in Europe, released these days by the association Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), shows an increase in the second quarter of the year for all materials, thus confirming the trend recorded in the first three months.
Plastics and rubber: record year for Italian manufacturers
The plastics and rubber machinery sector in Italy recorded a record year in 2023, with a significant increase in turnover of 9.4% over the previous year.
Capital goods awaiting the 5.0 transition
Plastics, the association representing the plastics industry in the United States and organiser of the NPE show, released the official numbers on the latest edition of the event, held in Orlando, Florida, from 6 to 10 May.
April, production in the red
In April, the downward trend in industrial production. In fact, the Istat index lost one percentage point compared to March and -2.9% in the comparison with the same month last year, net of calendar effects, the fifteenth consecutive month with the minus sign in front.
Greenplast 2025
Registration is now open for exhibitors at the second edition of GreenPlast, the exhibition and conference dedicated to the plastics and rubber industry with a focus on sustainability, recovery, recycling and energy efficiency.
Freight in slow motion between Asia and Europe
As an article in Transport Europe explains, based on research by Sea-Intelligence, transits through the Suez Canal, with the Red Sea being subjected to constant missile and drone attacks by the Yemenite Houthis, are slowing down as well as the circumnavigation of Africa.
North American machine market gets off to a bad start
Deliveries to the North American market for major plastics processing technologies suffered a setback in the first quarter of the year, according to the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) of the Plastics Industry Association (Plastics).
Solids Parma 2024: technologies for the process industry
Solids Parma 2024 (Fiere di Parma, 5-6 June), the event for the powder, granular and bulk solids processing industry, is opening its doors for an exclusive exhibition of the most advanced technologies in the field of applied robotics.
Microplastics: European rules against granule leakage
The European Parliament adopted today its proposals to reduce plastic granule leakage along the supply chain.