Antonio Marcegaglia, the chief executive of Italian Marcegaglia predicted that hot rolled coil (HRC) price should climb up by €20-€30/ton. He analyzed that this was mainly because Japan has been recovering from the disaster and China has been developing its housing plan.
According to the company's posting on ppr.com, in August 2011, together Gucci and Italy - Padua based Safilo Group, which is the second-largest manufacturer of eyewear products worldwide, will introduce four models made using an innovative acetate which, compared to traditional acetate used for optical frames, contains a much higher percentage of material from natural origins.
“We are very excited about establishing our North American production facility in South Carolina. Laurens County provided us with an excellent production facility and has the skilled workforce to suit our needs.
Marmomacc 2010: Course For Technicians And Managers On Marble And Natural Stones Extraction And Proc
The Italian Trade Commission organized a master course for technicians and managers of quarries and stone and marble processing operations, in conjunction with the 45th edition of Marmomacc (www.marmomacc.com), the International Exhibition on Stone Design and Technology, taking place in Verona, Italy, from September 29 to October 2, 2010.
Chicago - A highlight of both the IMTS and Midwest Clean Tech 2010 shows will be the September 14th, 2010 Midwest Clean Tech evening reception jointly sponsored by the Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Commission and UCIMU–SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian Machine Tools, Robots and Automation Manufacturers' Association.
The ninth edition of the Italian Packaging Technology Awards (IPTA) program will be launched at Pack Expo 2009 in Las Vegas.
The IPTA program awards student winners of a writing competition (on technical innovations in packaging) a trip to Italy to visit leading packaging machinery manufacturers.
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is inviting proposals for the fifth call under the Eureka Network, a European collaboration initiative aimed at fostering innovation and technological innovation.
Estimates from FEDERUNACOMA and Comacomp indicate turnover increases of more than 20% for 70% of manufacturers in 2021.