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PP KOVANDA: Peripherals for injection moulding and production automation
29.4.2025 | PP KOVANDA is a long-standing supplier of cutting-edge technologies for the plastics industry. It focuses on sales, service and consulting in the... -
Polymer prices - Weak Easter demand and expectations of price declines in May
26.4.2025 | Weak demand and few transactions characterized the polyolefin and polystyrene markets. The primary reasons for this were the Easter holidays and... -
Polymer prices - Unusually weak demand in April
24.4.2025 | Last week was characterised by extremely weak demand, which can be attributed to three factors. One is the information confusion due to the potential... -
Plastic dump near Prague on fire, firefighters declare highest level of alert
22.4.2025 | A plastics dump near Prague is on fire, firefighters have declared the highest level of alert. Dozens of firefighters have been battling a massive... -
Schier Technik Slovakia, s.r.o. invites you to the competition "3D Modeling in SOLIDWORKS"
22.4.2025 | Schier Technik Slovakia, s.r.o. in cooperation with the Secondary Technical School in Trnava is organizing an all-day student competition titled "3D... -
This year, Slovnaft is commemorating 130 years since the first oil processing in Slovakia
17.4.2025 | This year, Slovnaft celebrates 130 years since the founding of the Apollo mineral oil refinery, which became a symbol of the birth of the oil... -
Plastic granulate spillage: the Council of the European Union introduces new rules to reduce...
15.4.2025 | On 8 April, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial... -
Polymer prices - Chaotic prices in the first week of April
11.4.2025 | Monomer prices fell as expected. However, the polymer market has not reacted in the usual way. There was no decrease in polymer prices that follows... -
Invitation to the 9th NEWMATEC 2024 Conference
10.4.2025 | The 9th NEWMATEC conference, organized by the Association of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic, will once again take place at the... -
Trade Fair K 2025 in Düsseldorf: Plastics and circularity – caught between necessity and...
8.4.2025 | K 2025 from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf has set itself the goal of addressing the central issues of our times. One of its three Hot Topics reads... -
Polymer prices - Price decline for European polymers in April
4.4.2025 | Demand for polymers was weak last week as well. This is partly due to expectations of price reductions in April and partly due to... -
Fourteenth edition of the professional conference MOULDS AND PLASTICS 2025
3.4.2025 | JAN SVOBODA cordially invites you to the 14th annual MOULDS and PPLASTICS 2025 conference, where you will meet experts in the field of injection... -
Thierry Fabozzi appointed General Manager of Oerlikon HRSflow North America, Italo Bincoletto to...
1.4.2025 | Oerlikon HRSflow, a leading manufacturer of hot runner systems, has appointed Thierry Fabozzi as the new General Manager of North America, effective... -
Georgios Dermentzakis joins the management of DESMA
27.3.2025 | Salzgitter AG, the sole shareholder of Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH, has appointed Mr. Georgios Dermentzakis as Managing Director Sales &... -
Guiding Topic of K 2025: “Embracing Digitalisation”
25.3.2025 | K 2025, the world-leading trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry, has set out to tackle the central challenges of our time and present... -
Polymer prices - Extensive price, demand and supply uncertainty
21.3.2025 | So far, the expected spring season has not yet arrived, with March demand better than in February but below expectations for both finished plastic...
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SOPK invites you to the Building Fair Brno 2025
20.3.2025 | The Trenčín Regional Chamber of SOPK in cooperation with Veletrhy Brno a.s. organizes the participation of Slovak companies at the Building Fair... -
IMCD Czech Republic s.r.o. invites you to a seminar: Prevention of defects, effective...
18.3.2025 | The seminar on error prevention, efficient problem-solving, cost savings, and innovations in plastic injection molding will take place in Hustopeče,... -
Roll-over and minor plastic price increase in March
13.3.2025 | If there were demand, there would be a shortage of many polymers on the market. However, last week, plastic converters had not yet started their... -
Company DEXIS invites you to the SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE DAY 2025
11.3.2025 | Are you looking for ways to minimize disruptions, prevent downtime and streamline processes in your business? Want to learn what technologies will... -
Polymer prices - Minor increase in plastics prices expected in March amid uncertain demand
6.3.2025 | The polymer market has been quiet over the past week due to diverging price expectations, with most converters holding sufficient stocks and no... -
Fatra, a.s. received the Bronze Medal EcoVadis
4.3.2025 | Fatra, a.s. has achieved significant success in the area of sustainability. The international rating agency EcoVadis awarded it a bronze medal for... -
Unlock the full potential of online marketing – PlasticPortal will guide you!
27.2.2025 | Visibility and effective communication in the online world determine who grows and who falls behind. We create content that works—tailored... -
Polymer prices - what's ahead?
27.2.2025 | MyCEPPI comments on the current situation on the commodity plastics market -
ENGEL's collaboration with vocational schools continues!
27.2.2025 | This time the students of the 3rd year of SPŠP-COP Zlín visited ENGEL in Austria. The school teaches three- and four-year courses in electrical... -
Volkswagen Slovakia is growing: Successful expansion of the logistics center
25.2.2025 | The Volkswagen Slovakia production plant, in cooperation with Volkswagen Immobilien and Volkswagen Group Real Estate Slovakia, has officially opened... -
The Wermaly sales and service company brings products from the German company Groche Technik
20.2.2025 | We bring you the products of the German company Groche Technik, engaged in the development and production of components for injection units of... -
technology-support invites you to an event Cimatron High Performance Days 2025: A new approach to...
18.2.2025 | We warmly invite you to the Cimatron High Performance Days 2025 event: A New Approach to Tooling and Molding, organized by our German colleagues. The... -
Röchling Industrial – your high-performance supplier for the Healthcare industry
13.2.2025 | Our one-of-a-kind, international network of companies within Röchling Industrial provides customers in the Healthcare industry with material of... -
A new chapter in GRANITOL's management
11.2.2025 | Ing. Jaroslav Fibichr, after many years of successful management of the company GRANITOL, handed over the director position to Ing. Michal Rašek,... -
Slovak car production returned to decline - the industry calls for a clear government orientation...
6.2.2025 | Automobile companies continue to pull the Slovak industry, their production does not fall as sharply as many manufacturers in Western Europe, but... -
Düsseldorf is getting ready for K 2025
5.2.2025 | Mid-January sees the exhibitor database for K 2025 go online. Now completely booked up, this leading trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry...
