Author: Riya Kadam

ALPLA Appoints New Leadership for Western Europe and Asia Roland Wallner (Western Europe) and Ronald Tichelaar (Asia-Pacific) will lead the regions from April 2025 Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA is restructuring its leadership in its two Western Europe (WEEU) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. Roland Wallner (Managing Director APAC since 2021) will take over as Managing Director Western Europe (WEEU) on 1 April 2025. Ronald Tichelaar, General Manager China until then, will succeed him as Managing Director APAC at that time. Roland Wallner will be the new Managing Director Western Europe (WEEU) at ALPLA from 1 April 2025. With over 27…

An Exclusive Interview with Mr. Seejo Ponnore, Director and CEO, Aqua Star with Modern Plastics India (MPI) Magazine a Part of Modern Plastics Global Network Aqua Star has a strong foundation in PVC pipes and fittings with over 30 years of expertise. How has your legacy influenced the innovation and quality standards in your product range today? Aqua Star’s firm foundation has been built over 30 years of expertise in ISI PVC pipes and fittings and has played a significant role in shaping our approach to innovation and quality. This legacy has given us an in-depth understanding of customer needs,…

Fliegl Thermo Trailer Enhances Asphalt Paving at Nikola Tesla Airport Precision  and  efficiency  on  the  runway -270,000  tonnes  of  asphalt  laid  with  the ASW Thermo The highest quality was required -and delivered -for the expansion of Nikola Tesla Airport. Thanks to the innovative Fliegl ASW Thermo push-off trailer, around 270,000 tonnes of asphalt were laid  with precision and temperature stability. The runway  was modernized over  a  distance  of  almost  seven kilometers  in  order  to  further  increase  the  safety  and performance of the airport. Temperature stability for maximum asphalt quality The biggest challenge in large-scale asphalting projects is maintaining a constant…

Thierry Fabozzi Named General Manager of Oerlikon HRSflow North America as Italo Bincoletto Becomes President Oerlikon HRSflow, a leading manufacturer of hot runner systems, has appointed Thierry Fabozzi as the new General Manager of North America, effective March 2025. In this role, he will report directly to Oerlikon HRSflow CEO Andrea Peruch. As part of a structured succession plan developed in collaboration with Italo Bincoletto, Thierry Fabozzi will take charge of all operational and business activities in North America. At the same time, Italo Bincoletto will continue to support Oerlikon HRSflow in sales and strategy as President, further strengthening the…

Brückner Group Joins Alliance to Combat Plastic Waste How can we put a stop to the global environmental pollution caused by plastic waste? How can a modern circular economy be meaningfully integrated into people’s everyday lives? One thing can be said with certainty: we can only do it together. This is why, the group launched the “Yes, We Care” initiative in 2017.From now on, the next important step will be working with global organizations to become members of the Bruckner Group’s alliance to end plastic waste from January 2025. Founded in 2019, the international association includes 70 well-known industrial companies.…

Battenfeld-Cincinnati & Templet Deutschland Deliver Cutting-Edge Pipe Production System battenfeld-cincinnati and Templet are working closely together to develop systems for the production of multilayer composite pipes. In a highly competitive market, pipe manufacturers need solutions to achieve higher production speeds while maintaining consistently high pipe quality and reducing scrap rates. Thanks to continuous new- and further developments, and the use of state-of-the-art technologies, the two partners have now succeeded in setting new standards. Machines with guaranteed production speeds of 60m/min were already delivered in 2018. Six years later, the two technology leaders have managed to develop turnkey systems that continuously…

An Exclusive Interview K 2025 with Dr. Stephan Gneuss, Managing Director of Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Design For Recycling Is The Key Dr. Gneuss, how has recycling developed in recent years? Many distributors of plastic products have now recognised that they also need to identify recycling routes for products. For this reason, recycling processes have been developed in recent years that did not previously exist. The aim is to show that products can be recycled or at least made recyclable in the first place. Many new applications have been supplemented with recycling concepts that at least work on a technical level.…

Motan Expands In India To Support Growing Plastics Industry Demands Motan invests €2 million to bring German engineering together with Indian passion in its new Chennai factory Motan, a global leader in raw materials management solutions for the plastics processing industry, is strengthening its presence in India with the inauguration of a new, state-of-the-art facility in Chennai. “India has been a vital market for us for over two decades, and now is the perfect time to embark on our next phase of growth,” said Carl Litherland, CMO of motan group. “The opening of this state-of-the-art facility marks a significant milestone…

Unlocking The Power Of Industry Innovation CHINAPLAS 2025 Concurrent Event Preview Amid rapid technological advancements and sustainable transformation, CHINAPLAS 2025 is set to deliver an unparalleled lineup of concurrent events, highlighting the latest breakthroughs and emerging trends in the plastics and rubber industries. CHINAPLAS 2025 will be grandly held at Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China, on April 15-18, 2025. From cutting-edge material innovations to smart manufacturing solutions, this year’s program will spotlight industry pioneers, top scientists, and global brands, providing a premier technology platform for knowledge exchange and business collaboration. With “Transformation Collaboration Sustainability” at its theme,…

Revolutionary Start-ups Drive Change in Plastics and Rubber at K 2025 After its successful debut at the previous K the Start-up Zone will also form an integral part of the trade fair again in 2025 – this time located in the direct proximity of the Science Campus. Celebrating a premiere will be the Start-up Pitch as part of the Special Plastics Shape the Future. Start-up Zone Organizing the KA startup zone in Dusseldorf, the leading world fair for plastics and the rubber industry, intends to again offer young companies a special stage from October 8 to 15, 2025. In the end, these are especially novice companies that play a decisive role for plastic and rubber industry, since they introduce innovation and fresh ideas into the…