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etma: Industry Association Reports Decline in European Tube Market Deliveries in the First Half of 2025

16.10.2025 - The European tube industry recorded a market downturn in the first half of 2025. According to the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma), total deliveries of aluminium, laminate, and plastic tubes fell by 3.9 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching approximately 5.8 billion units....

Lego: Expansion of Hungarian plant completed – More than 1,000 injection moulding machines

16.10.2025 - The Lego Group has completed a two-year expansion program at its manufacturing facility in Nyíregyháza, Hungary, increasing the site’s total production capacity by 30%. The official inauguration took place on 30 September 2025. With the expansion, the factory now employs more than 4,300 people, including...

Coveris + Sabic: Closed-Loop Plastic Recycling for Medical Packaging

16.10.2025 - Coveris, a European packaging manufacturer, and the chemical group Sabic, together with partners such as Zuyderland Medical Centre and Artivion, have developed a functioning circular model for medical plastic packaging. The project's goal is to reintroduce non-contaminated plastic waste from the healthcare...

Grupa Azoty: Further talks with Orlen on possible stake in Grupa Azoty Polyolefins

16.10.2025 - Grupa Azoty has signed an annex to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 1 August 2025 with Grupa Azoty Police, Grupa Azoty Polyolefins and Orlen, expanding the scope of ongoing negotiations. The amendment includes an analysis of the potential sale of all or part of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins shares...

Mocom: Award for sustainable underbody paneling from end-of-life vehicles – Cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, HKS, and Autoneum

16.10.2025 - Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Mocom, HKS (TSR Group), and Autoneum, has developed a sustainable underbody paneling component for vehicles that is entirely based on a post-consumer recyclate from end-of-life vehicles. The central material in this application is Mocom's "Wipaflex PCR-PP-GF20" compound,...

BSH Hausgeräte: Production Plants in Nauen and Bretten to Close - Around 1,400 Employees Affected

15.10.2025 - BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is planning a comprehensive restructuring of its production network in Germany. The background to this is a persistently weak market development, which has led to a permanent underutilization. The measures affect the Nauen (Brandenburg) and Bretten (Baden-Württemberg) sites, where...

Motan: New Online Shop for "swift" Peripherals and Spare Parts in Europe

15.10.2025 - The motan Online Shop is now available for the European market. Customers can quickly and easily order "swift" brand peripherals as well as spare parts for existing motan systems – anytime and with just a few clicks. According to Motan, the swift products are characterized by precise and robust technology...

Eni: Authorization for Biorefinery and Recycling Plant in Sicily initiated

15.10.2025 - The Italian oil and chemical group Eni has initiated the environmental impact assessment authorization procedure for the planned conversion of its petrochemical site in Priolo, Sicily. According to a press release from the group, a corresponding application for the construction of a biorefinery and...

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...

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