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Sacmi closes 2024 with sales revenues of 1.728 billion euros. Despite the complex international economic and geopolitical backdrop, the company’s economic and financial fundamentals proved to be sound. For the first time, net equity exceeded one billion euros (1.055 billion, +172 million compared to 2023) while...

At its 90th annual general meeting, members of the British Plastic Federation’s (BPF) council unanimously elected the Chief Executive of Rehau UK, Ireland and Scandinavia Martin Hitchin (on the centre in the picture) as the new president of the trade association. He follows the outgoing president...

Injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel is continuing to advance its internationalisation strategy and, as of 1 April 2026, will acquire its long-standing sales partner Roegele in Spain. This move strengthens Engel’s presence in the south-western European market and...

L’azienda tedesca costruttrice di attrezzature per misurazione, controllo e selezione dei materiali, Sikora, è passata sotto il controllo del Gruppo Maag attraverso l’acquisizione del gruppo industriale statunitense Dover Corporation di cui quest’ultimo è parte. "Con il Gruppo Maag abbiamo trovato il partner ideale per il futuro", ha…

Colines announced its new collaboration with Jorge Badilla, who will be in charge for the company of the following Central American countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Jorge Badilla is a mechanical engineer with over...

The competitiveness of the European chemical industry continues to be under serious pressure, with no sign of improvement early in 2025, neither on the cost side, nor on the demand side. This is according to the report of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, on the...

The globally operating Engel Group has closed the 2024/2025 financial year with a turnover of approximately 1.5 billion euros. Despite a continued decline in market conditions, the injection moulding machine manufacturer held its ground and continued to expand its market share...

After Fimic and Nordson BKG, part of the Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division of Nordson Corporation, announced in recent days that they were strengthening their partnership, which began in January 2025, Fimic has appointed Luna Artico (on the right, together with Erica Canaia, CEO of Fimic) as...

As expected, Covestro made a moderate start to the 2025 fiscal year. Sales in the first quarter remained at the previous year’s level (3.51 billion euros) and amounted to 3.48 billion euros. This was 0.9% below the previous year’s figure. As expected, Ebitda fell by around 50% compared to the previous year. However...

“In the first quarter of 2025, Basf held its position in an increasingly challenging environment. Ebitda before special items was at about the level of the prior-year quarter and was in line with average analyst estimates,” said Basf’s Chief Financial Officer Dirk Elvermann at the presentation of...

The Piovan Group created Piovan Food & Powders, an important strategic evolution that rationalizes and unifies under a single brand the activities previously carried out by Piovan Penta and Fea in the sector of solutions for the food industry and industrial powder handling. Starting from...

Specialised in the construction of extrusion lines and dies, Tecno System has launched a collaboration with SGInPlast Soluciones Globales para la industria del plástico, chosen as the commercial representative for the distribution of its products in the Costa Rican, Caribbean, and Colombian markets...

Nordson BKG, part of Nordson Corporation’s Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division, and a global leader in melt delivery, and pelletizing solutions, and Fimic, a leading provider of innovative melt filtration technology, announced a deepened strategic partnership, building on...

IPL, a manufacturer of rigid-plastic products, announced it is merging with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of reusable transport packaging. The proposed merger creates an international sustainable packaging producer with a manufacturing footprint in 27 locations across Europe, the United Kingdom and...

After many years of dedicated service, Günther Pöll stepped down from the Supervisory Board of Erema Group at the end of April 2025 to begin his well-earned retirement. Effective 1 May 2025, Thomas Gangl was appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board of Erema Group. The...

Based in Occhiobello (Rovigo, Italy), Baracco has appointed Alejandro Gaeta as its new Sales Director. A seasoned professional with extensive experience in the plastics processing industry, the new Sales Director is expected to make a significant contribution to the company's growth...

In the first quarter of 2025, LyondellBasell reported a net profit of 177 million dollars and an Ebitda of 655 million dollars. In North America, integrated polyethylene profitability was pressured by lower volumes and margins associated with planned and unplanned maintenance at LyondellBasell...

Songwon completed its planned CFO succession, effective on 1 April 2025. Hans-Peter Wüest, with Songwon for 19 years and CFO of Songwon Industrial Group for 14 years, has been a key contributor to Songwon’s growth and global expansion. He stepped down from his role as CFO on...

Using expertise to get the most out of sensor technology: the Kistler Academy, an ISO-certified training institution, organizes courses for users from the injection moulding industry for plastics. Kistler experts provide the knowledge required for optimum sensor use, efficient process design, monitoring and...

On 10 April, Omso North America, the US headquarters of Omso, celebrated its 20th anniversary in the USA, where it is today the benchmark for direct decoration on plastic (together with glass and aluminium) in North America. Established in 2005 in Erlanger, Kentucky, the US office was set up to provide full local...