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Latest news from the plastics and rubber industry

There is plenty to discover every day in the specialist media covering the plastics and rubber industry. Here you will find the latest news and relevant articles from national and international specialist media – clearly organised and regularly updated.

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  • #Unternehmen

    Playmobil: Former Production Plant to Be Converted into Data Center Campus

    The Horst Brandstätter Group plans to convert the former Playmobil production site in Dietenhofen, Middle Franconia, Germany, into a data center campus. The approximately 18-hectare site is to be equipped with a power supply capacity of initially 100 megawatts. The group plans to invest hundreds of millions of euros in the project. With its new business...

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  • #Technologie #Unternehmen #Branche

    Trioworld turns flexographic printing exhaust air into biogas using industrial-scale ‘Boncus’ technology

    Packaging film manufacturer Trioworld has commissioned a plant for energy recovery from solvent-laden exhaust air generated by flexographic printing at its production site in Harlingen, the Netherlands, in cooperation with Pure Infinity. The installation uses the "Boncus" process developed by Pure Infinity and, according to the companies, represents...

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  • #Unternehmen #Märkte

    BASF: Sales and Earnings Increase in Third Quarter of 2026 – Full-Year Outlook Raised

    Chemical company BASF increased its sales by 14 percent year-on-year to €16.4 billion in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3 2025: €14.3 billion). The increase was primarily driven by selling price increases of 12 percent and 2 percent growth in sales volumes. Positive currency effects, particularly from the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi, also supported...

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  • #Management

    BIR: Max Craipeau Appointed President of Plastics Division

    The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has appointed Max Craipeau of Greencore Resources Limited as the new President of its Plastics Division. He succeeds Henk Alssema of Dutch recycling company Inviplast. The decision was made by the division’s board on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee. With his appointment, Craipeau also joins...

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  • #Unternehmen #Werkstoffe

    Jokey: RecyClass Certification for PP Recyclates at Nine European Sites

    The Jokey Group has expanded its certified verification system for the use of mechanically recycled polypropylene (PP) in its plastic packaging. All eight production sites in the European Union, as well as the plant in Serbia, have been certified under the "RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification Scheme". The certification complements...

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  • #Werkstoffe

    Hexpol: Swedish Plastics Group Strengthens Its Presence in Turkey

    Swedish plastics group Hexpol is acquiring Turkish compounding company Symplast. According to a press release, Hexpol recently agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Symplast. The shares are being sold by the company´s founders, Selahattin Dülger, Ali Rıza Kır, Yaşar Kurtuluş and Fahri Tolga Sarıkahya. The total transaction value...

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  • #Technologie #Unternehmen #Branche #Märkte

    Gneuss: Hungary’s Kurucsai Plastic processes PET without pre-drying

    Hungarian manufacturer Kurucsai Plastic has progressively converted its film production from polypropylene to polyethylene terephthalate. Since early 2025, the company has been operating an MRS extrusion line from Gneuss to produce PET sheet for thermoformed food packaging. The investment is intended to provide greater flexibility in processing different...

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  • #Technologie #Unternehmen #Märkte #Werkstoffe

    EMS Group lifts 2026 sales outlook to prior-year level

    EMS Group increased net sales to CHF 1.509 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up from CHF 1.491 billion in the same period last year. In local currencies, sales rose by 4.2%. Reported growth was held back by the stronger Swiss franc. For the full year, EMS has raised its sales guidance and now expects net sales to be broadly in line with the...

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  • #Technologie #Unternehmen #Märkte

    Molecor Opens New Plastic Pipe Plant in Turkey

    Spanish plastic piping systems manufacturer Molecor opened a new production plant in Alaşehir, Manisa Province, Turkey, on 22 October 2026. The new site expands the company’s international manufacturing network and is intended to strengthen its supply capabilities in the Turkish market. Production for pressurised water applications The facility,...

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  • #Unternehmen #Märkte

    Arburg Marks 25 Years in Thailand as Demand for Electric Injection Moulding Grows

    Arburg is celebrating 25 years of its subsidiary in Thailand. The company established its own local organisation in 2001, having already maintained a representative office in the country since the 1990s. Arburg’s sales activities in Thailand therefore date back around four decades. The anniversary was marked on 9 October 2026 during an “arburgXcellence...

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  • #Unternehmen

    Aliplast opens new rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena

    Aliplast officially opened its new “R3gid” rigid plastics recycling plant in Modena, Italy, on October 20, 2026. The Herambiente subsidiary, part of the Hera Group, invested EUR 48.8 million in the facility, including EUR 7.7 million in funding from Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The plant is designed to process up to 30,000 tonnes...

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  • #Unternehmen

    Inovan completes modernization of Zliv plant

    Automotive and electronics supplier Inovan has completed the modernization of its production site in Zliv, Czech Republic. The company officially inaugurated the upgraded facility in early October 2026. The plant, operated by subsidiary Inovan CZ near České Budějovice, had been refurbished in several phases since summer 2025. Construction...

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