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Playmobil: Former Production Plant to Be Converted into Data Center Campus

29.10.2026 - The Horst Brandstätter Group plans to convert the former Playmobil production site in Dietenhofen, Middle Franconia, Germany, into a data center campus. The approximately 18-hectare site is to be equipped with a power supply capacity of initially 100 megawatts. The group plans to invest hundreds of...

battenfeld-cincinnati: Multi-Million-Euro Investment in Modernizing Extruder Production in Vienna

29.10.2026 - On October 21, 2026, extrusion equipment manufacturer battenfeld-cincinnati initiated the next phase of modernization at its Vienna site. According to the company, it is investing several million euros in reorganizing and upgrading production facilities and modernizing the existing administration building....

Loop Industries: Significant Reduction in Capacity of PET Recycling Project in India

28.10.2026 - Canadian recycling technology provider Loop Industries has revised its plans to build a PET recycling plant in India. Instead of the originally planned 70,000 tonnes, the first plant is now expected to produce only 45,000 tonnes of recycled PET (rPET) and polyester fibres per year. This represents a...

BIR: Max Craipeau Appointed President of Plastics Division

28.10.2026 - The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has appointed Max Craipeau of Greencore Resources Limited as the new President of its Plastics Division. He succeeds Henk Alssema of Dutch recycling company Inviplast. The decision was made by the division’s board on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee....

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...

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...

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