China's General Steel to acquire Virginia-based Catalon

State-owned General Steel Holdings Inc. has signed an all-equity Share Exchange Agreement for the acquisition of 84.5% equity interest in Delaware corporation Catalon Chemical Corp.  

Mate Precision Tooling appoints new VP for international sales

Mate Precision Tooling, a manufacturer of tooling solutions for sheet metal fabricators, has named Michael Brown to the position of  Vice President International Sales. 

Global metal finishing market expands at 6.50% CAGR

Among all the segments in the market the inorganic metal finishing market dominates the rest in terms of both market share and volume.

SPI unveils new, modernized NPE logo and tagline

SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association has unveiled its new modernized NPE logo and announced its new show tagline for NPE. The new logo features more modern colors and updated creative elements while staying true to the ‘globe and banner’ aspect the NPE brand has been known for through the years. The new tagline, “The Plastics Show,” replaces the old tagline of The International Plastics Showcase.

RAMPF releases new low-pressure mixing and dispensing system

The perfect combination of flexibility and dynamics are stressed via RAMPF Production Systems' DC-CNC 800 mixing and dispensing system. 

Netstal launches world's first injection compression molding on stack molds

Netstal launches an injection compression molding on a stack mold which offers a competitive edge with injection times of 100 ms and guarantees 20% material savings.

tna appoints processing manager for APAC

John Van Duin is the company’s group solutions manager – processing for Asia Pacific

Innovation, legislation drive anti-counterfeiting packaging technologies market

A new report from BBC Research forecasts the global industry will reach $135.6 billion by 2020 on the back of demand for better security

Kao makes it to Dow Jones list for the second time

The company is selected as a leader for sustainability efforts

CND goes backstage for Libertine at New York Fashion Week S/S 2016

CND goes backstage for Libertine at New York Fashion Week S/S 2016

Kennametal to move headquarters

Kennametal Inc. has revelead plans to relocate its world headquarters to an urban location as it repositions the company for growth in global markets, recruits new talent and strengthens innovative partnerships with leading universities.   

The 100th ErgoBloc L - Krones’ concept for block-synchronising blow-moulder, labeller and filler is a success story

Producing, labelling and filling PET containers – all in a single machine. That’s the concept behind the Krones ErgoBloc L. This idea, to block-synchronise the blow-moulder, the labeller and the filler, has definitely caught on.