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TREOFAN
Taghleef parent acquires film producer / Operations to continue as Polyopt
— By PIE staff — German film producer Treofan is set to continue operations under new ownership. Of the previous 465 jobs, 290 are safeguarded after the company has been acquired by family-run Al Ghurair Group, the parent company of Treofan competitor Taghleef Industries. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Anna Katharina Wilke, general representative of the restructuring law firm... (27.01.2026)
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves
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