December 12, 2025 - Alex Li appointed CEO, Michael Hofmann to become CFO in March; Chi Zhang returns to Supervisory Board.
November 7, 2025 - Novaflex Representaciones to handle blown film extrusion systems for the growing Colombian packaging market.
November 5, 2025 - Italian reactive extrusion machinery maker Xeltrusion now fully owned by Managing Director Alessio Morino.
October 14, 2025 - Brückner is installing a new 10-meter hybrid BOPP and BOPE film line at Jindal’s Italian site.
October 13, 2025 - Agreement signed for the acquisition of the Italian manufacturer of automatic coilers for plastic pipes.
September 19, 2025 - Plastima Breda will represent Nordson’s EDI extrusion and coextrusion dies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
September 12, 2025 - U.S.-based specialist in wear- and corrosion-resistant screws and barrels acquires Canada’s Ultimate Twin Screws.
September 12, 2025 - Paolo Pusceddu takes the lead of the €165 million mechatronics hub, overseeing 900 employees and a growing network of 13 companies.
July 29, 2025 - Italian group acquires U.S.-based Xponent Global, specializing in medical-device extrusion in ISO Class 8 cleanrooms.
May 30, 2025 - Three new investors bring fresh funding to the Italian mechatronics hub controlled by holding company Groupack.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
July 30, 2025 - Search for a buyer falls through; Chapter 11 exit slated for 2026 under the ownership of its principal lenders.
The World Packaging Organisation has established an annual event to highlight packaging’s contribution to safety, sustainability and economic development.
The Düsseldorf packaging trade fair will return in 2029 with a six-day format running from Sunday to Friday.
The plastics recycling exhibition and conference brought together industry players, policymakers and technology suppliers at RAI Amsterdam.
All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.
Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.
A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
