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BASF: Sales and Earnings Increase in Third Quarter of 2026 – Full-Year Outlook Raised

28.10.2026 - Chemical company BASF increased its sales by 14 percent year-on-year to €16.4 billion in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3 2025: €14.3 billion). The increase was primarily driven by selling price increases of 12 percent and 2 percent growth in sales volumes. Positive currency effects, particularly from...

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Trioworld turns flexographic printing exhaust air into biogas using industrial-scale ‘Boncus’ technology

28.10.2026 - Packaging film manufacturer Trioworld has commissioned a plant for energy recovery from solvent-laden exhaust air generated by flexographic printing at its production site in Harlingen, the Netherlands, in cooperation with Pure Infinity. The installation uses the "Boncus" process developed by Pure Infinity...

Sesotec: Swedish Subsidiary to Become Sesotec AB

28.10.2026 - Swedish company Mobergs Produktkontroll AB will be renamed Sesotec AB effective November 2, 2026, and will operate under the "Sesotec" brand in the future. With this move, the Sesotec Group is standardizing the market presence of its Swedish subsidiary across the Nordic and Baltic countries. The...

Hellweg Maschinenbau: Nine Challenging Material Samples Successfully Shredded in Grinding Trials

27.10.2026 - Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG conducted nine grinding trials at Fakuma 2026 using materials that participants had classified as difficult to process. Eight samples were brought directly to the company's stand by trade fair visitors. An additional sample consisting of a particularly soft nitrile...

Jokey: RecyClass Certification for PP Recyclates at Nine European Sites

27.10.2026 - The Jokey Group has expanded its certified verification system for the use of mechanically recycled polypropylene (PP) in its plastic packaging. All eight production sites in the European Union, as well as the plant in Serbia, have been certified under the "RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification...

Hexpol: Swedish Plastics Group Strengthens Its Presence in Turkey

26.10.2026 - Swedish plastics group Hexpol is acquiring Turkish compounding company Symplast. According to a press release, Hexpol recently agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Symplast. The shares are being sold by the company's founders, Selahattin Dülger, Ali Rıza Kır, Yaşar Kurtuluş and Fahri...

Hasco expands cable and adapter range for mould tester

23.10.2026 - Hasco Hasenclever GmbH expanded the accessory range for its "H1210/..." mould tester at Fakuma 2026, adding new cable and adapter solutions for a wider variety of connector systems and wiring configurations in hot runner moulds. The new "H1211/...", "H12110/..." and "H1213/..." product groups are...

Hasco: “Streamrunner” reduces energy demand and enables more compact injection moulds

23.10.2026 - At Fakuma 2026, Hasco highlighted the potential for reducing energy consumption and optimising mould design in injection moulding with its additively manufactured “Streamrunner” hot runner manifold. According to the company, the manifold’s energy demand can be reduced by up to 85% compared with conventional...

Molecor Opens New Plastic Pipe Plant in Turkey

22.10.2026 - Spanish plastic piping systems manufacturer Molecor opened a new production plant in Alaşehir, Manisa Province, Turkey, on 22 October 2026. The new site expands the company’s international manufacturing network and is intended to strengthen its supply capabilities in the Turkish market. Production...

Gneuss: Hungary’s Kurucsai Plastic processes PET without pre-drying

22.10.2026 - Hungarian manufacturer Kurucsai Plastic has progressively converted its film production from polypropylene to polyethylene terephthalate. Since early 2025, the company has been operating an MRS extrusion line from Gneuss to produce PET sheet for thermoformed food packaging. The investment is intended...

EMS Group lifts 2026 sales outlook to prior-year level

22.10.2026 - EMS Group increased net sales to CHF 1.509 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up from CHF 1.491 billion in the same period last year. In local currencies, sales rose by 4.2%. Reported growth was held back by the stronger Swiss franc. For the full year, EMS has raised its sales guidance and...

Arburg Marks 25 Years in Thailand as Demand for Electric Injection Moulding Grows

21.10.2026 - Arburg is celebrating 25 years of its subsidiary in Thailand. The company established its own local organisation in 2001, having already maintained a representative office in the country since the 1990s. Arburg’s sales activities in Thailand therefore date back around four decades. The anniversary was...

Inovan completes modernization of Zliv plant

21.10.2026 - Automotive and electronics supplier Inovan has completed the modernization of its production site in Zliv, Czech Republic. The company officially inaugurated the upgraded facility in early October 2026. The plant, operated by subsidiary Inovan CZ near České Budějovice, had been refurbished...

Aliplast opens new rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena

21.10.2026 - Aliplast officially opened its new “R3gid” rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena, Italy, on October 20, 2026. The Herambiente subsidiary, part of the Hera Group, invested EUR 48.8 million in the facility, including EUR 7.7 million in funding from Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. ...

NGA Group: Sequential Tubing Extrusion and Film Inspection

20.10.2026 - The NGA Group presented equipment and components for tubing and film extrusion, optical quality control and plastics recycling at Fakuma 2026. Participating companies were Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH, Comelt GmbH and Britas Recycling-Anlagen GmbH. Collin: Material Changes Along the Length of...

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