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EPPA Franke takes helm of European profiles association / Recycling project starts in Poland	01.06.2023
EPPA Heuer selected to chair association of European profile manufacturers	19.05.2022
PROFINE German window profile supplier to build Serbian production plant / “Hub for Southeast Europe”	10.05.2022
UKRAINE War hits plastics processors / Stoppages at units in Ukraine, Russia / Concerns rise over price hikes, supply shortages / Moscow mulls expropriations	15.03.2022
PROFINE First window profile extrusion plant in Bosnia-Herzegovina onstream	23.11.2021
EPPA Patrick Seitz new president of European profile manufacturers' group	20.05.2021
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
PROFINE Acquisition of Aperture Trading's remaining business / Assets include extrusion lines in UK	28.05.2020
ASSOCIATIONS Tom Debusschere elected new president of EPPA / Pan-European PVC lobbying group	06.07.2015
EUROPEAN PROFILE EXTRUSION Windows and building profiles account for 60% of market / Germany is largest consumer / AMI guide	09.02.2015
PROFINE German PVC window profiles producer installs new mixing plant in Russia / Voskresensk now largest production site abroad	09.07.2014
VEKA Gealan acquisition wrapped up / New European market leader for PVC window profiles	07.07.2014
VEKA German PVC profile manufacturer acquires competitor Gealan / Heading for total sales of more than EUR 1 bn / New European giant in the making	13.03.2014
PROFINE All systems go for India production site	06.06.2013
PROFINE New owner / German holding acquires profile manufacturer from Arcapita Bank	27.04.2012
PROFINE Arcapita Bank owner of German profile producer files for Chapter 11 / Holdings not affected	21.03.2012
PROFINE Extrusion plant to be established in India / Global expansion plan focuses on high growth countries	06.01.2012
PROFINE Product development cooperation with US profile manufacturer Mikron	09.09.2011
ALPHACAN Last remaining French pipe plant sold to Pipelife / Desperate focus on window profiles	08.04.2011
ASSOCIATIONS Andreas Hartleif elected new EPPA president	27.01.2011
EUROPEAN PROFILE EXTRUSION PVC used in over 90% of production / Window and building profiles account for 65% of market / AMI guide	27.09.2010
EXTRUDED PROFILES European market dominated by window profiles / Recovery in the construction industry unlikely before 2011 / PVC most important / Germany the biggest processor / Poland catching up with western Europe	30.06.2010