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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

Germany

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

03. - 06.

December 2025

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

More Shows

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

Articles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News

News 07.09.2022

Redco Group Acquired Industrial Plastics & Paints

Redco Group is a pioneering specialist in the manufacture and distribution of industrial plastics and rubber with facilities across North America

News 07.09.2022

Graham Engineering Acquires Kennedy Tool & Die

Kennedy is a leading precision manufacturer of molds and tooling used in blow molding, reaction-injection molding, thermoforming and structural-foam molding

News 25.08.2022

Carbon Acquires ParaMatters

Acquisition to accelerate Carbon’s business and customers’ production of new end use parts at scale

News 25.08.2022

Meusburger presents product range at K 2022

A special highlight of its stand will be the ENGEL IMM, where visitors can watch a bread box being produced

News 25.08.2022

Flexicon expands quick ship programme

Popular models of bulk bag dischargers and bulk bag conditioners have been added to an expanded QUICK-SHIPprogramme

News 25.08.2022

Ideal material of choice for the household industry

INEOS Styrolution equips Haier Thailand’s premium one-door refrigerator with Novodur® 680

News 18.08.2022

Ineos Styrolution and Sinopec announce joint venture for ABS in China

The joint venture will build production of 1.2 million tonnes of ABS to supply the rapidly growing domestic market in China

News 29.07.2022

Flagship chemical company - current situation and outlook

BASF again with strong earnings despite continued high prices for raw materials and energy