Thermoforming 
Organisers of the Plast exhibition in Milan, Italy in May say more than 1,100 exhibitors from 40 countries have signed up for the event. This was the total up to 31 December 2011, and the final number is likely to be more as applications for stands have continued to be submitted in recent weeks. European Plastics News will publish an Italian plastics supplement to co-incide with the event.
2 February 2012
Artenius PET Packaging Europe, Distrupol and Engel UK were among the winners at Friday’s glittering Plastics Industry Awards, which were held in the London Hilton on Park Lane.
17 October 2011
Trelleborgn is set to launch its high performance Syntac T-max plug assist material for thermoformers at the 20th annual SPE Thermoforming Conference, being held 17-20 September in Schaumburg, Illinois
25 August 2011
The Avus lounge chair, designed by Konstantin Grcic for Plank Collezioni, has a timeless elegance thanks to twinsheet thermoforming by Solera-Thermoform
15 August 2011
A new brand of cream cheese currently on sale in France - Le Tartare - is being packaged in a new 250g container from plastic packaging specialist Gizeh
25 July 2011
The GN 760 plug-assist thermo-former from GN Thermoforming Equipment is helping processors deal with rising costs and improve their profitability, according to the Canadian company
19 July 2011
UK-based Pregis Rigid Packaging will take delivery of three new thermoforming machines from Swiss company WM Wrapping Machinery during the first half of this year
10 March 2011
In-mould decorating technology requires close cooperation between the respective technology providers to be implemented effectively. This cooperation was demonstrated at K2010 in a film insert moulded (IMD/FIM) shopping trolley chip token and polycarbonate chip token holder by printing ink company Proell
19 January 2011
German mouldmaker Marbach Mold & Automation has developed two in-mould decorating systems targeted at both injection moulding and thermoformed packaging production
19 January 2011
Chinese refrigerator maker Haier will take delivery of 20 Kiefel thermoforming machines this year to support market growth and new model introductions.
6 September 2010
The SPE’s European Thermoforming Conference in April provided a forum to discuss the latest process developments and show off the sector’s latest innovations. European Plastics News reports
29 June 2010
Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI) has introduced Biolice 50T, a new grade of biodegradable plastic for thermoforming applications
28 June 2010
Blow moulded plastic bottles are facing more competition from the thermoforming sector, with Austrian packaging technology company Hol-Pack the latest to go public with a new manufacturing solution.
10 March 2010
The classic children's character Bob the Builder is expanding his reach in the Netherlands (where he is known as Bob de Bouwer) by appearing on thermoformed tubs and lids produced by Zwanenberg Food Group
10 March 2010
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