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BASF: Third Quarter 2025 – Earnings Above Market Expectations Despite Weak Demand

12:11 - In a persistently difficult market environment, the BASF Group achieved earnings in the third quarter of 2025 that were slightly above expectations. Sales decreased by three percent compared with the prior-year quarter to €14.3 billion, while EBITDA before special items (excluding discontinued operations)...

Energenta: Focusing on High-Quality Recycled Products

12:10 - Energenta AG, listed on the Munich Stock Exchange and based in Münster, published its financial figures for the year 2024 in September 2025. The company, which has subsidiaries and associated companies in Germany and Romania, recorded significant revenue declines following a period of volatile market...

EuRIC: Rebranding as “Recycling Europe” to strengthen the voice of Europe’s recycling industry

12:08 - The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) will henceforth operate under the new name "Recycling Europe". With the rebranding, the umbrella organization intends to emphasize its role as the common representative of interests for the European recycling industry and to strengthen its visibility...

RDB plastics: Change of name to Interzero Material Supplies GmbH

12:07 - RDB plastics GmbH, based in Aukrug, Schleswig-Holstein, has been operating under the new name Interzero Material Supplies GmbH since the end of August 2025. With this renaming, the circular economy service provider Interzero continues its brand strategy, which aims for a uniform appearance of all companies...

Unicor: Strategic Partnership with Olmas

06:00 - The German Unicor GmbH and the Italian Olmas S.r.L. have agreed on a long-term strategic partnership. Both companies are among the leading European specialists in plant and mechanical engineering for the production of plastic corrugated pipes. With the agreement signed in Milan on October 24th, they...

Polymer Service PSG: New "Lumiloy" Materials from LG Chem for Water Treatment Applications

28.10.2025 - Polymer-Service PSG GmbH is expanding its portfolio with the "Lumiloy" material series from LG Chem. These newly developed engineering plastics are based on modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) and are specifically designed for applications in water treatment. "Lumiloy" is offered as a glass-fiber-reinforced...

aevoloop: Research consortium "Saxy Plastics" develops fully circular plastics

28.10.2025 - As part of the new joint project "Saxy Plastics," the Leipzig start-up aevoloop, together with the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden (IPF), the University of Leipzig, and the Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC), are jointly working on the development of fully circular plastics....

ifo: German Export Expectations Fall

28.10.2025 - Sentiment in the German export industry has clouded over. The ifo Export Expectations fell to +2.8 points in October, down from +3.4 points in September. “The German export industry is stuck in a rut,” says Klaus Wohlrabe, Head of Surveys at ifo. “There is no real recovery in sight.” The metal industry...

KraussMaffei: New BrightStar Electric Press for Automotive Interior Applications

28.10.2025 - With the new BrightStar Electric Press, KraussMaffei has introduced a fully electric press platform for press lamination and edge folding processes. The system was specifically developed for the production of high-quality, lightweight soft-touch interior components in the automotive industry. According...

ifo: Business Climate Rises in October 2025

27.10.2025 - Sentiment among companies in Germany has improved. The ifo Business Climate Index rose to 88.4 points in October, up from 87.7 points in September. This was due to improved expectations for the coming months. However, the current business situation was assessed as slightly worse. Companies remain hopeful...

Barnes: Split into Two Independent Companies Completed

27.10.2025 - The Barnes Group Inc. has completed the separation into two independent companies, as announced in January. Under the umbrella of the new owners, companies managed by Apollo Funds, "Barnes Aerospace" and the "Industrial Solutions Group" are being established. Both units have their own management structures...

SPI-ETD: 14th European Thermoforming Conference - March 3–5, 2026

27.10.2025 - he Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) – European Thermoforming Division (ETD) is pleased to announce the 14th European Thermoforming Conference – the only event in Europe dedicated entirely to the thermoforming industry. From March 3 to 5, 2026, professionals from across the value chain will gather...

Coim: Specialty Chemicals Company Acquires British PU System House

27.10.2025 - Coim SpA, a multinational company that has been developing and manufacturing specialty chemicals since 1962, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Manali Petrochemicals Ltd. (MPL) for the acquisition of Notedome. Notedome is a polyurethane systems company based in Coventry, UK. According...

Nefab: Expanding Capacities in the USA

27.10.2025 - The Swedish Nefab Group is further expanding its capacities for the production of plastic packaging in the USA. According to a press release, Nefab's US subsidiary PolyFlex opened a new production center at its McMinnville location in the state of Tennessee at the end of September. The complex, totaling...

Lapp: Strong Growth in Asia Compensates for Weakness in Europe

24.10.2025 - According to preliminary figures, the Lapp Group increased its revenue to over €1.9 billion in the 2025 financial year (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025), thereby regaining the 2023 level. In the previous year, the provider of cable and connection technology generated €1.8 billion in revenue....

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