May042020
AMAPLAST offices open again today and our staff is fully working.
Apr302020
CONFINDUSTRIA (Confederation of Italian industries), the Government, the trade unions have agreed a common regulatory Protocol for measures to combat and contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the workplace.
Apr242020
Within the ISO/TC 270 Technical Committee, with the active participation of over 30 experts from the national standards bodies of 13 countries, coordinated by the German Association VDMA, the standard on plastics and rubber injection moulding machines safety ISO 20430, was finally published on 22.4.2020.
Apr222020
CONFINDUSTRIA (Confederation of Italian industries), German Economic Institute, Economica, Etla, Rexecode have issued the policy paper "European rescue and recovery programmes against the corona crisis”.
Apr022020
On April 2, 2020 the new titles of harmonised standards have been published in the European Official Journal n. L 102 within the frame of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
Apr012020
On the occasion of its meeting on March 31, 2020 the Board of Directors of the Association accepted the application of the companies: NEW OMAP srl (mixers, dosing equipment, dryers) as Effective Member. Consequently, for the time being, AMAPLAST Members are 163.
Mar262020
A new Decree approved on March 25 by the Italian Ministry of the Economic Development updates the list of the Ateco codes, published in the Decree signed on March 22, 2020.
Mar252020
The latest Decree of the Italian President of the Council of Ministers, issued on Sunday 22 March 2020 and further limiting production activities in order to hinder Coronavirus contagion, DOES NOT CONCERN most of Italian plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers and processors.
Mar132020
The new dates of Interpack and Drupa are official.
Mar102020
According to the latest Italian decree on coronavirus dated March 9, 2020, AMAPLAST offices - starting from Wednesday March 11, 2020 - will have a reduced operating period, as the "smart working" method has been decided. Please contact the staff via e-mail or the following numbers:
+39 335 423618 (secretariat),
+39 380 3768163 (general management).
Mar092020
The Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery belonging to Amaplast, including those whose company premises are inside the areas subject to the restrictions introduced by the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) issued on Sunday 8 March 2020, are still operating.
Mar042020
As a result of the review procedure, the standards published by CEN/TC 145 on the safety requirements for Blow moulding machines, Thermoforming machines, Film converting machines for bags and sacks, Band-knife cutting machines for block foams, have been approved for further five years.
Feb272020
AMAPLAST voice in defence of its Members, in this critical moment.
Jan292020
The very first day of INTERPLASTICA 2020 in Moscow ended paving the way to encouraging expectations for the 40 Italian exhibitors, attending on a 800+ sqm national pavilion coordinated by AMAPLAST, spread in three halls including that one devoted to recycling technologies.
Jan152020
The 17th edition of SAUDI PLASTIC & PETROCHEM started on
January 13th at the Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC) in Riyadh and
will close its doors tomorrow.
Jan092020
MacPlas International - Focus on Interplastica 2020 is available online.
Dec172019
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) published on 11.12.2019 the standard EN 12301:2019.
Dec112019
On the occasion of its meeting on December 10, 2019 the Board of Directors of the Association accepted the application of the companies: BATTAGGION spa, MOVING srl, VALTORTA srl, VITAP spa as Effective Members. Consequently, for the time being, AMAPLAST Members are 173.
Dec062019
CONFINDUSTRIA, BDI and MEDEF recently met in Rome and signed a joint declaration to call on the Italian, German and French governments to implement structural measures essential to restore the competitiveness of their businesses and to make their economies much more dynamic.
Dec052019
The 29th edition of PLAST EURASIA ISTANBUL, the main annual show in Turkey for the plastics and rubber industry, opened yesterday at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center and will last until December 7.
Nov272019
The 29th edition of PLAST EURASIA, the most important exhibition for our sector in Turkey, will take place from December 4 to 7, 2019 at the Tüyap Fair, Convention and Congress Center Fairground in Istanbul.
Nov252019
Vincenzo Boccia, President of CONFINDUSTRIA (the main Italian Association representing manufacturing and service companies), has commented the amendments and the modifications to the Italian financial measures, hoping for an elimination of the so called Plastic Tax.
Nov202019
Low profile start for the 32nd edition of PLASTICS & RUBBER INDONESIA, opening today at the Kemayoran Fairgrounds in Jakarta until November 23.
Nov142019
A personal internet access will be sent this week via e-mail to each company interested in exhibiting at PLAST 2021.
Oct302019
The Economic Research Department of CONFINDUSTRIA-General Confederation of Italian Industry has released a study on the Italian labor market.
Oct232019
BBC has always been notoriously negative when talking about plastics. Nevertheless, this video proves that the topic can be approached objectively and without conditions.
Oct162019
K 2019 finally gets started in Düsseldorf.