Extrusion International 6-2016

14 Extrusion International 6/2016 INDUSTRY NEWS Making the most of new Iranian opportunities With Iran having been largely cut off in the past decade from many earlier trading relationships due to sanctions, the plastics machinery sales department of plastics pro- cessing machinery producer The Japan Steel Works Ltd., Tokyo, now makes the most of new opportunities by or- ganizing a seminar together with technology partners, for around 100 participants, in Teheran on 15 February 2017. The date has been chosen deliberately to follow im- mediately after the two-day 2nd Masterbatch & Polymer conference in Teheran, organized by the IMBPA Iran Mas- terbatch & Compound Producers Association. JSW Sales assistant manager Tadashi Gion carries overall re- sponsibility for organization and running of the JSW seminar in Teheran and it aims at assisting JSW to enhance its pres- ence in the Iranian market, following lifting of trade sanc- tions against the country in early 2016. The seminar forms an important tool here in “creating new network and business opportunities”, Gion says. Iran is by no means a new market for JSW, or its South Ko- rean extrusion machinery subsidiary SM Platek (SMP), which JSW acquired in May 2015. Gion says both companies have built up experience from a long tradition and history in ex- porting to Iran. They have both delivered many extruders to the Iranian market, already before trade sanctions began to affect business. Main emphasis at the seminar will be placed on JSW’s large twin and single screw extruders and mixers (JSW CMP, CIM and P series) for polyolefins such as PP, LLDPE/ ILLIG strengthens presence in China On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, ILLIG, the internationally leading thermoforming specialist, and representatives of the Chinese local government „Administrative Committee of Zhejiang Haining Economic Development Zone“ signed a contract for setting up a Customer Relation Center with a showroom for thermoforming machines and thermoforming molds. The intent of the Zhejiang Haining Economic Devel- opment Zone is to establish companies of the plastic process- ing and supplying industry. „From Haining we will provide technical training for our Chinese customers to make them familiar with the thermoforming technology and we will of- fer service on site“, indicates Karl Schäuble, ILLIG Managing Director, the reasons for this decision. In the course of the agreement the foundation of the ILLIG China branch office is planned as 100% ILLIG subsidiary. The new Haining site in the Zhejiang province in the Yangtze delta is located ideally when it comes to logistics between the major cities of Hang- zhou and Shanghai. The new base will centrally coordinate the service for ILLIG machines in China from Haining and the staff there will also be in charge of customer care on site. The current expansion of the location establishes the lasting, sta- ble market position of ILLIG machines during the last years in the growing Chinese market and in Southeast Asia. Further on ILLIG agreed the collaboration with the company Zhejiang Wankai New Materials Co. Ltd., one of the leading Chinese producers of PET. www.illig.de JSW CIM mixer (photos:JSW)