Tuesday, 08-Nov-11

Economic challenges push Japan's press makers abroad
TOKYO (Nov. 8, 2011) -- Pushed by the record-high yen and economic problems at home, Japan’s large plastic machinery manufacturing industry is accelerating its investment in lower-cost countries, expanding both in China and elsewhere in Asia.

Tuesday, 01-Nov-11

Toshiba plans injection press factory in Thailand
TOKYO (Nov. 1, 2011) -- Japanese injection press maker Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. plans to establish a factory in Thailand, although the disastrous floods sweeping the country have delayed the startup.

Monday, 31-Oct-11

Firms at IPF say flooding in Thailand damages plastics industry
TOKYO (Oct. 31, 2011) -- Flooding in Thailand appear to have done major damage to some of the country’s plastics processors, according to reports emerging from machinery suppliers with sizable business there.

Tuesday, 25-Oct-11

Japan's machinery firms move production to lower cost parts of Asia
TOKYO (Oct. 25, 2011) -- As Japan’s largest plastics show kicked off today, the country’s machinery industry faces an uncertain time, with its global production up but companies under pressure to move manufacturing to low-cost spots.

WPC equipment firm Conenor seeking Chinese partner
HUANGSHI, CHINA (Oct. 25, 2011) -- Finnish extrusion equipment firm Conenor Ltd. is looking for a Chinese manufacturing partner to cut costs for its multilayer wood plastic composite extrusion system, after deciding it cannot produce it cheaply enough at home.

Arburg’s Hehl says 2011 will be a record year
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY (Oct. 25， 2011) -- German injection molding machine group Arburg says its turnover in 2011 will exceed its 2007 record of 409 million euros.

Engel expects record sales this year
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY (Oct. 25, 2011) -- Austrian injection molding machine maker Engel is forecasting record sales of 740 million euros for this financial year, ending March 2012.

Monday, 24-Oct-11

Franz: Zhafir brand increasingly recognized
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY (Oct. 24, 2011) -- Zhafir Plastics Machinery, which is part of the Haitian International group in China but has its headquarters in Ebermannsdorf, Germany, says it is making progress with its all-electric machines in the European market.

Tuesday, 11-Oct-11

KraussMaffei appoints new CEO
MUNICH, GERMANY (Oct. 11， 2011) -- KraussMaffei AG has appointed Jan Siebert as CEO effective Jan. 1, replacing Dietmar Straub, who has managed the Munich-based machinery company since April 2007.

Tuesday, 04-Oct-11

NPE2012 attendee registration is now open
WASHINGTON (Oct. 4, 2011) -- If you’ve been waiting to sign up to attend NPE2012, wait no more -- the registration button at www.npe.org is now live.

Vietnam's Tien Phong buys KryoSys pipe extruder

KryoSys

HAIPHONG, VIETNAM (Oct. 4, 2011) -- State-owned Vietnamese pipe producer Tien Phong Plastic Joint Stock Co. has purchased a KryoSys pipe system from Battenfeld-Cincinnati Austria GmbH.

Monday, 26-Sep-11

Italian machinery exports to China grow 24 percent
ASSAGO, ITALY (Sept. 26, 2011) -- Italian plastics and rubber machinery makers experienced a 22 percent overall increase in exports in the first half of 2011. Exports to European markets rose 30 percent, while sales to China rose 24 percent.

Study says BPA in household dust poses no health risk
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (Sept. 26, 2011) -- Levels of bisphenol A found in household dust do not pose a risk to children’s health, a new study claims.

Tuesday, 13-Sep-11

Press makers say China is ready for all-electrics
SHANGHAI (September 13, 2011) -- Driven by an increasingly energy-conscious customer and a robust domestic machine market, a growing number of plastics machinery companies are looking to bring the manufacture of all-electric machines to Chinese soil. In doing so, they are hoping to tap a market that has long been dominated by Japanese manufacturers.

Friday, 09-Sep-11

China's plastic machinery makers head abroad
SHANGHAI (September 9, 2011) -- While the market is still booming in China, the country's top plastics machinery makers are looking to expand outside their borders. And they're interested in more than just exports. In countries like Brazil, India and Russia, Chinese manufacturers see an opportunity to open new manufacturing operations, grab market share and try their hand at globalizing.

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