Varese-based manufacturer of rigid, semi-rigid and plasticized PVC foil Alfatherm is landing in the United States with its new subsidiary Alfatherm North America, with which it aims to consolidate sales in the North American market, which has been growing steadily for the past three years, especially in 3DL PVC foil, 2D flat laminates and outdoor films.
Based in St. Louis, in the state of…
On September 23, HRSflow officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Byron Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nearly 200 guests, mostly companies in the plastics supply chain and suppliers to North American automakers, attended the ceremony. There were presentations, demonstrations and tours of the manufacturing plant. Speakers-except Maurizio Bazzo, president and CEO of INglass S.p.A-…
Eurostep, the company specializing in outsourced e-commerce project management based in Montebelluna, lands in the United States with the opening of a new 20,000-square-foot warehouse. The three partners, Simone Bittoto, Fabio Bordignon and Giovanni Marconato, each with specific commercial, operational and financial, "America is the first reference market for Italian SMEs exporting abroad.…
KSR International, a Canadian company specializing in vehicle sensors, control modules and pedals, has launched a CAD 6.7 million expansion program at its Ridgetown, Ontario, plant. The investment is expected to create 40 new jobs and enable the company to produce a new range of products for the North American market. KSR has eight plants in North America, Europe and Asia and offices located…
Inter Pipeline announced a CAD 3.5 billion investment to build a petrochemical plant in Strathcona County, Alberta.
The new Heartland Petrochemical Complex will convert propane gas (22 thousand barrels per day), extracted from fields in the Canadian province (Redwater Olefinic Fractionator), into plastic polymers (PP and PHD), (more than 500 thousand tons per year), destined for the North…
Enel, through its U.S.-based subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has been awarded two 20-year Renewable Energy Support Agreements for the generation and supply of 146 MW of new wind power capacity in Alberta, following a competitive bidding process by the province's electricity system operator, Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO).
The two contracts involve the construction of two new…
The two-day Washington workshop where more than 60 U.S. researchers, Italian research organizations and U.S.-based Italian companies that are members of CFI concluded successfully. The bilateral U.S.-Italian workshop on the topic of advanced manufacturing was held at theItalian Embassy in Washington on Nov. 29-30 and was the result of a joint action between the National Technology Cluster…
The Guides "USA Practical Guide to Investment - Frequently Asked Questions" and "USA Tax Guide" are part of a two-volume mini series born out of the collaboration between the ICE-Agency Office in Chicago with ASSOCOMAPLAST - the National Association of Manufacturers of Machinery and Molds for Plastics and Rubber - with the aim of presenting to Italian companies in a concise manner, the U.S. legal…
ICE-Agenzia, in collaboration with UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, organized a conference in Milan on October 4 to present opportunities in the U.S. market, with a focus on the machine tool sector.
During the initiative, the video of the "Fact Finding Tour USA" exploratory mission to Ohio and Alabama held in March 2017 was presented, during which representatives of the ICE office in Chicago and…
Ontario Export Awards (OEA), is an event, sponsored by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters association and the industry publication Canadian Manufacturing, whose purpose is to identify and reward Ontario manufacturing companies that have distinguished themselves in their business efforts toward foreign markets and internationalization.
Machines Italia is once again, for the third year in…