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SKZ: Dr. Alexander Vyhnal Appointed New Head of Injection Molding and Additive Manufacturing

31.10.2025 - At the SKZ (Plastics Center) in Würzburg, Dr. Alexander Vyhnal took over as Head of the “Injection Molding and Additive Manufacturing” department in July 2025. He succeeds Georg Schwalme, who retired after many years of service at SKZ. Vyhnal holds a doctorate in chemistry and has more than two decades...

DS Holding: Acquisition of the Incoplas Group – Establishment of the Consumer Packaging Group

31.10.2025 - The Incoplas Group has a new owner: Dirk Strohmann, shareholder of the AST Group based in Erndtebrück, has acquired the long-established company. In the future, Incoplas will become part of the newly founded Consumer Packaging Group within DS Holding, which is wholly owned by Strohmann. Alongside him,...

Braskem: Ethylene Production Expansion in Rio

31.10.2025 - The Brazilian plastics group Braskem plans to significantly expand its capacity for the production of ethylene and polyethylene in the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to a press release, the company's board of directors recently gave the green light for a corresponding expansion project at the...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Realignment of European Trade Fair Activities

30.10.2025 - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag looks back on a successful K 2025 and declares the trade fair to be the central platform of the international plastics industry. At the same time, the company announces a strategic realignment of its trade fair presence in Europe, with an increased focus on direct customer events...

Dr. Boy: New General Agency in Switzerland

30.10.2025 - Since August 1, 2025, the newly founded Boy Schweiz GmbH, Kriens, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland, is the official general agency for Dr. Boy injection moulding machines, a globally active manufacturer of injection moulding automatons in the clamping force range up to 1,250 kN, in Switzerland. Roman...

Maag: New Cutter Bar for Strand Pelletizers - High Hardness and Extended Service Life Solution for Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

30.10.2025 - When strand pelletizing fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP Compounds), the cutting tools are subject to intense abrasive wear. To reduce the resulting wear, Maag has developed the new cutter bar "Duration". It is based on a novel material called "VS23", which was specifically designed for this demanding...

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

29.10.2025 - 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

29.10.2025 - 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

29.10.2025 - 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

29.10.2025 - 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

29.10.2025 - 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...

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