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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
North American investments strengthen lithium-ion battery manufacturing / Additional separator-film production planned
15.01.2025
EMIRATES BIOTECH
160,000 t/y PLA plant to be constructed in UAE / Facility leverages Sulzer Chemtech PLA technology
13.01.2025
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Sinochem delists German machine manufacturer from Shanghai stock exchange
19.12.2024
KAZAKHSTAN
Petrochemical production set to jump fivefold by end of decade / Boost to come from six projects worth EUR 14 bn
02.12.2024
HUSKY
Production of PET closures expected to start in Europe in 2025
27.11.2024
ARBURG
Injection moulded from paper: machinery maker works on alternative to plastic granulate
18.11.2024
KIEFEL
Thermoforming machinery maker closes Austrian site / Move affects 130 jobs
11.11.2024
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Turtle invasion at Lake Constance
25.10.2024
BILLION
CEO says machinery maker well-positioned despite sales decline
21.10.2024
SUMITOMO DEMAG
Injection moulding machinery manufacturer strengthens foothold in Denmark, Norway with K.D. Feddersen
18.10.2024
ARBURG
Injection moulding machine maker faces threat of job cuts / 20% decline in sales expected
17.10.2024
ENGEL
Sales expected to fall by 7% / “Bottoming out and trend reversal conceivable”
16.10.2024
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Incoming orders increase again / Machine manufacturer nevertheless in red; continues restructuring
25.09.2024
ZECA
Italian cable manufacturer expands injection moulding capacity
12.09.2024
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Ailing machinery maker announces restructuring / Sale apparently on the table
07.08.2024
UPDATE - ILLIG
Orlando Capital takes over machine specialist / Loss of 200 jobs
23.07.2024
KRAUSSMAFFEI
New losses in H1 2024 / Proceeds from Netstal sale have supporting effect
19.07.2024
HUSKY
Company founder Robert Schad passes away
16.07.2024
KRONES
Manufacturer of filling systems spins off plastics recycling division
11.07.2024
BROECKX
Dutch machine maker Bollegraaf to install sorting facility for LDPE waste
01.07.2024
NORDIC PLAST
Plastics recycler invests in capacity expansion
26.06.2024
ENGEL
US plastics trade fair exceeds mechanical engineering company's expectations / Plans for investment in the Americas
27.05.2024
ILLIG
Provisional insolvency in self-administration / Specialist for thermoforming machines to intensify search for investors
11.04.2024
IPL
US investor group seeks to sell Irish packaging giant / Owners reportedly want USD 700 mn / Source tells PIE company worth more
26.03.2024
NETSTAL
Krones tables offer for Swiss injection press maker / Independence to be retained
31.01.2024
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