NEWS
Aliaxis buys Italy pipe firm
Pipes major Aliaxis has acquired Italian pressure pipe manufacturer Lareter. Financial details of the
agreement have not been disclosed. Lareter makes pressure pipe for the water treat- ment and other industrial end-markets including swimming pools. Its main European
markets are Italy, France and Germany. The company, founded
60 years ago, generates an annual turnover of around €40 million (US$44m) and employs 80 people at its Fiesso Umbertiano plant in northern Italy. “This underlines our push for complete cus- tomer solutions across our entire portfolio,” according to Eric Olsen, CEO of the company. “The acquisition will give our customers access to a range of advanced solutions in the industrial segment, beginning with water treatment.” �
www.aliaxis.com
Cleveland expos attract record visitor numbers
The AMI Plastics World Expos – which took place in Cleveland, USA late last year – attracted record numbers of exhibitors and visitors. The event brought together four tradeshows – the Plastics Extrusion World, Compounding World, Plastics Recycling World and Polymer Testing World Expos. “We were delighted to welcome over 300 exhibitors and more than 4,600 attendees to this year’s exhibitions, representing year-on-year increases of 36% and 53% respectively,” said Kelly DeFino, exhibition sales manager at AMI. Five conference theatres hosted more than 100 speakers and were a major attraction once again – with standing-room only for some talks and panel discussions. The evening networking party also proved popular, with more than 450 people attending the event at the Punch Bowl Social Cleveland. Visitors welcomed the
information exchange and
Above: AMI’s co-located events were well attended – attracting more than 4,600 visitors
collaboration that the expos encouraged. Daniel Mata, process engineer at flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries, said: “I would definitely like to come back. I think it’s a great opportu- nity for anyone that would like to learn. There’s a lot of information here.” Manfred Hackl, CEO of
the Erema Group, appreci- ated the complementary nature of the focused expos, stating: “The combination of recycling, compounding, analytics and extrusion is the high value of the show.”
Exhibitors were also positive about the size and quality of the audience. Slayton Altenburg, applica- tion specialist at TPEI, said: “The show is very well attended, and the quality of conversations has been great.” There will be two AMI
Plastics World Expos this year. The next event will take place in Essen, Germany on 14-15 June 2023. The Expos return to Cleveland on 15-16 November 2023. �
www.ami.international/ exhibitions
ADS plans manufacturing site in Florida
US-based pipe maker Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) is proposing to build a 100-acre manufacturing site in Florida. According to local news outlet Lake Wales News, the land
is near a railroad spur, which would be used “to ship in raw materials in the form of recycled polyethylene plastic pellets”. The material would be used to make corrugated pipe, said the report. The proposed plant – operating over three shifts – would employ 65 people. The proposal will be heard at a meeting of the planning and zoning board in early February. �
www.ads-pipe.com
8 PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | January/February 2023
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IMAGE: ADS
IMAGE: AMI
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