Auxiliary equipment

Technology firm Continental has opened a EUR10 million 3D blow moulding plant for hoses in Changshu, China. The new plant is Continental’s fourth production site featuring 3D blow moulding technology across the world, following previous plants in Germany, the US and Mexico, and will start series production in the third…

The global market for methyl methacrylate (MMA) — a chemical critical to the production of plastics, paints, coatings and adhesives for a host of consumer markets — is increasing significantly, while supply continues to be constrained due to production shutdowns and operational issues at ageing production facilities, according to new…

Italian auxiliary equipment maker Piovan Group’s subsidiary in the US, Universal Dynamics, has completed its move from Woodbridge to Fredericksburg Virginia, recently. The newly outfitted structure, which occupies 10,000 sq m, was designed with lean manufacturing practices in mind, and will allow the company to double its production capacity. The…

Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary Tecnimont, in consortium with its Indian affiliate Tecnimont Private Limited, has been awarded two EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) contracts by HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL), for the implementation of new HDPE and PP units. Once completed, the new HDPE unit will have a…