NEWS
AMI announces new dates for Essen plastics expos
AMI has announced that its four focused plastics industry exhibitions, which were scheduled to take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 3-4 June, have been postponed to 7-8 October 2020. The decision to delay the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo is due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We have been reviewing the fast-changing situation daily, and we have been consulting with exhibitors, Messe Essen, local government and health authorities,” said Rita Andrews,
Head of Exhibitions at AMI, which publishes Injection World magazine. “Our primary concerns are for the health and safety of all attendees at our events, and delivering the very best audience for our exhibitors.” The shows will remain in the same two halls at Messe Essen, retaining the same floorplans with five free-to-attend conference theatres. The aim is to retain the existing conference pro- grammes, augmented with additional speakers over the coming months. AMI announced the decision to postpone the expos on Monday 23
March. Andy Beevers, AMI Events Director, said: “We felt it was important to make and announce this decision now, in order to end the current uncertainty and to allow exhibitors, speakers and attendees to plan effectively for the new dates”. Exhibitor numbers for the 2020
shows are up by over 80% compared to AMI’s launch event in 2018. More than 1,500 people have already registered to attend the 2020 expos and those bookings will transfer automatically to the new dates. �
www.ami.international/exhibitions
Coronavirus pandemic update
We are living in unbelievably challenging times. Coronavirus restrictions mean much of global manufacturing is near shut down, leaving many plastics companies facing intense business pressures. The outlook is uncertain and the potential impact on all of us is on an unprecedented scale, in financial, personal and lifestyle terms. We can all only look forward, take what opportunities arise in today’s difficult conditions, and try to position ourselves as best we can for when restrictions ease and our lives begin to return to normality. At Injection World, that means we will continue to do our best to bring you the latest business news and technical information so you are prepared for whatever the future holds. In the meantime, follow best practice, keep safe and stay healthy. David Eldridge, Editor
Toyoda Gosei enlarges car grille
Toyoda Gosei has announced that its extra-large spindle grilles are now being used on the Lexus LM, a luxury minivan sold in China by Toyota. These are 1.5 times larger than the grilles on existing Lexus models. The company said that it used its expertise in plastic moulding and surface decoration using plating and painting to produce these grilles “for an elegant exterior with a commanding presence”. �
www.toyoda-gosei.com
4 INJECTION WORLD | April 2020
Hillenbrand sells
Cimcool
US industrial group Hillenbrand has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Cimcool business to speciality chemicals firm DuBois Chemicals for $224m plus up to $26m more, contingent on any future sale. This is all subject to certain custom- ary closing adjustments. The deal follows
Hillenbrand’s previously announced strategic review of alternatives for this business, which was part of the 2019 acquisi- tion of Milacron. It is now focusing on the continued integration of the Mila- cron APPT and MDCS businesses. Cimcool is specialised in fluid technology for multiple end use applications. �
www.hillenbrand.com
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