Extrusion International USA 4-2022

12 Extrusion International 4/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS  The annual member assembly of Amaplast – national trade association, member of Confindustria, that unites some 170 Italian manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber – took place on 7 July 2022. The assembly included a voting session which elected the 9 members of the Board of Directors for the two-year term 2022 to 2024: • Alessandro Balzanelli (F.B. BALZANELLI) • Michele Bandera (COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE LUIGI BANDERA) • Gianfranco Cattapan (PLASTIC SYSTEMS) • Maria Grazia Colombo (BFM) • Giovanna Franceschetti (GEFRAN) • Gianni Luoni (ELBA)  Greenplast, the trade fair orga- nized by Promaplast and staged in its first edition at Fiera Milano Rho-Pero from the 3rd to the 6th of May 2022 was a resounding success. In 6,000 square metres of net exhibition space, the fair hosted 170 exhibitors who showcased the most advanced solu- tions in terms of materials, production processes, machinery, and services for a more sustainable plastics and rub- ber industry working toward a circu- lar economy. The first edition was at - tended by over 20,000 visitors from 55 countries, greatly exceeding expecta- tions, and by highly qualified buyers, who were quite interested in the in- novations presented at the fair. The exhibitors expressed their enormous satisfaction, positively im- pressed by the sensitivity and aware- ness of operators regarding the focus themes offered by the fair, which represent the present and the future of the plastics and rubber industry. The exhibition was also enriched in terms of content, hosting sev- eral events from the third edition of Packaging Speaks Green, the international forum dedicated to the development of the culture of sustainability and circular economy in the plastics and packaging indus- tries. Over 400 operators took part in the various sessions of the event: pharma, beauty & chemicals, plas- tics and recycling, save food, food & beverage. The event was sponsored by Amaplast and Ucima, associations representing Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery and of packaging ma- chinery, respectively. Greenplast took place in conjunc- tion with three other leading in in- dustrial machinery engineering fairs making up the network The Innova- tion Alliance: Ipack-Ima, Print4All, and Intralogistica Italia. Together, the four events attracted over 90,000 professional operators, who were given a privileged view of an exhaus- tive overview of technology relating to the industry. The success convinced the organizers of the four fairs to plan the next edition from the 27th to the 30th of May 2025. In the meantime, the organization- al machinery of Plast, the long-run- ning international event for the plas- tics and rubber industry organized by Promaplast, is already inmotion: after the forced interruption caused by the pandemic, the 19th edition will take place in Milan from the 5th to the 8th of September 2023. Over 30,000 square metres of exhibition space have already been confirmed by the exhibitors who want to guarantee their participation in Plast 2023. www.greenplast.org/en/ www.plastonline.org/en/ Over 20 Thousand Visitors at the First Edition of Greenplast AMAPLAST Assembly