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Webasto: Automotive Supplier with Further Job Cuts – 300 Jobs Affected in Germany

15.10.2025 - The automotive supplier Webasto is continuing the restructuring process begun due to the persistently difficult market situation and announces the reduction of a further 300 jobs in Germany. This was announced by the company management and the works council after joint negotiations. The measure primarily...

Guala Closures: Packaging Specialist Acquires KWK Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster – Entry into the Pharmaceutical Closure Market

15.10.2025 - The Italian packaging specialist Guala Closures has reached an agreement to acquire the Austrian company KWK Kunststoffwerk Kremsmünster GmbH. KWK is considered an established manufacturer of plastic closures and precise dosing aids for the pharmaceutical and food supplement industries. With this transaction,...

Biffa: British Recycling Group Fully Acquires Esterform

14.10.2025 - The British recycling group Biffa has acquired all shares of domestic PET processor Esterform. Biffa recently announced this in a press release, without elaborating on the details and financial volume of the transaction. The recycling group had already acquired a first stake in Esterform two years ago....

Polyvantis: Opening of New Technology Center in Shanghai – Focus on Films for Optical and Electrical Applications

13.10.2025 - Polyvantis, an internationally operating manufacturer of semi-finished products made from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC), commenced operations at a new technology center in Shanghai, China, on July 14, 2025. With this opening, the company is responding to the increasing demand...

Ypsomed: Medtech Company Establishes First Production Site in the USA

13.10.2025 - The medtech company Ypsomed plans to establish a new production site in Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina. It is the Swiss company's first manufacturing facility in the United States. In the first phase of expansion, Ypsomed is investing approximately 200 million Swiss francs in the new facility,...

Integra Plastics: Bulgarian Borealis Subsidiary Switches to rPP

13.10.2025 - The Bulgarian recycling company Integra Plastics, a subsidiary of Austrian plastics group Borealis, is upgrading its facilities to produce recycled polypropylene (rPP). Borealis recently announced this in a press release. As part of a modernization effort, the company is installing Borealis’ proprietary...

Karl Finke: Integration into the Kafrit Group – Future Company Name "Finke Colors GmbH"

10.10.2025 - Kafrit Industries (1993) Ltd., the parent company of the internationally active Kafrit Group, recently announced the integration of Karl Finke GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Wuppertal. The company, which specializes in color masterbatches and liquid colors, will operate in the future under the name...

Kautex: Radius Packaging Orders Another Blow Molding Machine

10.10.2025 - Kautex Maschinenbau and the U.S.-based company Radius Packaging have signed another machine purchase agreement at K 2025. According to the machine manufacturer, Radius Packaging is investing in another blow molding machine of the "KBB100D" type. This marks the eleventh Kautex machine to be commissioned...

Gabriel-Chemie: Masterbatch Manufacturer Opens Expanded Site in Hungary

10.10.2025 - Masterbatch manufacturer Gabriel-Chemie, which has operated its own subsidiary in Hungary since 2003, has announced the completion and opening of its extensive expansion project at its production site in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. According to the company, a total investment of approximately €6.5 million...

Shibaura Machine: Acquisition of Majority Stake in the Mechanical Engineering and Automation Divisions of LWB Steinl GmbH

09.10.2025 - Japanese machinery manufacturer Shibaura Machine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire 80 percent of the shares in LWB Steinl GmbH. By combining their expertise in injection molding machines and automation, both partners aim to strengthen their technological and system competence for fully...

Engel: Acquisition of Trexel – Integration into the Group – Foaming as a Strategic Future Field

09.10.2025 - The injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel acquired its long-standing partner Trexel Inc., based in Massachusetts, USA, effective early October 2025. Trexel is globally renowned for the development and marketing of the "MuCell" technology, a process for microcellular foaming in injection moulding....

Songwon: Manufacturer of Plastic Additives Builds New Production Facility in Saudi Arabia

09.10.2025 - Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. has announced a significant investment to establish a new manufacturing facility for One-Pack Systems (OPS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This greenfield investment project underscores Songwon's global strategy aimed at strengthening its position in the polyolefin...

Uniloy: Blow Molding Specialist Establishes New Branch in Malaysia

09.10.2025 - The US-based blow molding technology specialist Uniloy has announced the establishment of a new production facility in Penang, Malaysia. With this investment, the company is creating a regional base for the ASEAN market and continuing its global expansion strategy. The Penang facility will manufacture...

Polykemi: Swedish compounder announces expansion of US capacity

08.10.2025 - The Swedish company Polykemi is pushing ahead with its expansion in the North American market. According to the company, just two years after starting production in the US, there has already been a significant increase in personnel and capacity in order to meet the growing demand for customer-specific...

Henkel: Production Site Expansion in Brandon Completed

08.10.2025 - The German Henkel Group has completed the expansion of the production facility for its Henkel Adhesive Technologies division at its Brandon site in South Dakota, USA. According to the press release, the group invested a total of approximately $30 million in Brandon to expand the capacity for adhesives...

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