ENGEL

US plastics trade fair exceeds mechanical engineering company's expectations / Plans for investment in the Americas

ILLIG

Provisional insolvency in self-administration / Specialist for thermoforming machines to intensify search for investors

NETSTAL

Krones tables offer for Swiss injection press maker / Independence to be retained

KAUTEX

Insolvent German machine maker acquired by China's Jwell – report

WITTMANN

Austrian machine maker forecasts higher sales for 2023 / Outlook worsens for next year / New plant to be built in Hungary

ARBURG

Sales of around EUR 750 mn expected for 2023 / Short-time work from January onwards

ENGEL

Turnover expected to decline by 6% / CEO Engleder sees danger of de-industrialisation in Western Europe

KAUTEX

German blow moulding machine maker files for insolvency / Blame said to lie with car industry woes, supply chain issues, soaring costs

MAIRE TECNIMONT

Italian plant manufacturer acquires competitor Conser / Entry into biopolymer sector

ENGEL

Injection machine maker to expand production of robots / “Pay-per-use” sales model available

KRAUSSMAFFEI

K 2022: German-Chinese machine maker enters additive manufacturing arena / Two concepts headed to market in 2023

ENGEL

K 2022: Sales growth expected this year / Order outlook weak

BRÜCKNER

German machine maker reports major sales growth / Bottlenecks in steel, electronics delay deliveries / Focus on equipment for battery separator films

ENGEL

Injection moulding machine manufacturer sees strong growth / Significant recovery after pandemic dip / Increasing costs erode margins

EQUIPOLYMERS

Cooperation for PET recycling with Germany's Rittec / Percentage of recycled material in food-contact to be increased

EREMA

Ground broken for development centre / More testing machines

BAUSANO

Custom extruders make composites with natural fibre waste / Use of recycling materials for profiles

BASATLI

First bottle-to-bottle PET recycling unit from Starlinger to be installed in Turkey

GREINER EXTRUSION

Nimbus to acquire extruder ops / Dutch investor also owns competitor Battenfeld-Cincinnati

ENGEL

Injection moulding machine manufacturer sees dynamic development / Annual turnover expected to be close to pre-crisis level / Risks through material shortages