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EREMA Group reports a profit for financial year 2025/26 despite lower revenue and difficult market conditions. The company points to rising global plastics demand and the need for high-performance recycling technologies as long-term growth drivers.
Krones increased order intake and improved profitability in the first half of 2026. The company confirmed its full-year guidance despite macroeconomic uncertainty and currency translation effects.
BGS closed fiscal year 2025 with a slight increase compared to the previous year. This was achieved by the radiation sterilization division, where revenue grew primarily due to orders from the medical technology sector. Radiation crosslinking, on the other hand, continued to show subdued growth. For 2026, BGS anticipates stable growth, supported by reliable demand from the medical technology sector.
In the first quarter of 2026, Grupa Azoty reported sales revenue of PLN 3.70 billion and EBITDA of PLN 317 million. Operating performance improved year on year, supported by the Agro segment and a positive result in the Chemicals segment.
Krones started 2026 with a 5.3% increase in order intake to EUR 1.512 billion and confirmed its full-year financial targets. The company maintained an improved EBITDA margin despite lower reported revenue due to currency translation effects.
Dassault Systèmes reported estimated IFRS financial results for Q1 2026. The company recorded revenue growth, including software and subscription and support revenues, and highlighted regional and industry differences.
In 2025, Krones maintained stable, profitable growth, increasing revenue to EUR 5.66 billion, improving the EBITDA margin to 10.6% and raising the proposed dividend to EUR 2.80 per share. The company also reaffirmed its ambitious target of climate neutrality by 2040.
In fiscal year 2025, the technotrans Group significantly improved its profitability, increasing the EBIT margin to 7.1% and achieving an ROCE of 16.8%, above the forecast range.
Röhm has further improved its EcoVadis sustainability rating for 2025 and received the gold award, placing the company among the top 5 percent of all firms assessed worldwide in the past 12 months.
Domo Chemicals has once more received the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, achieving a score of 90/100 and ranking among the top 1% of companies worldwide in sustainability performance across environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Krones reported higher profitability in the third quarter of 2025, with order intake and revenue on track. The company maintained a sizeable backlog and confirmed full-year targets despite global uncertainties.
MOL Group reported USD 503 million profit before tax for Q3 2025, flat year on year, as refining and fuel retail supported EBITDA. In light of new challenges, the company reviewed its 2025 EBITDA guidance, while petrochemicals stayed below breakeven.
Targi Kielce is building a new exhibition hall with 15,500 m2 of floor area and 15 m height. The shell is to be ready before winter; the approx. PLN 100 million project is scheduled for completion in summer 2026, with first use during MSPO in September 2026.
Haitian International reported first-half 2025 revenue of RMB 9.02 billion, up 12.5% year on year, with sales volume rising 8.8% to 29,438 injection molding machines. Overseas revenue increased 34.7% to RMB 3.82 billion.
MOL Group posted USD 236 million profit before tax in Q2 2025, down 56% year on year amid a softer regional macro environment. High upstream output, strong downstream volumes and growth in consumer services partially offset the headwinds.
The annual Assembly of Amaplast - Italy's national trade association representing some 170 manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and moulds for plastics and rubber processing, and member of Confindustria - was held on 24 June 2025 at Villa Borromeo in Cassano d'Adda.
Elix Polymers, global leader in the manufacture of thermoplastics, closed 2024 with very positive results in terms of achieving the goals defined in their Climate Care and Sustainable Supply Chain programmes.
The BASF Group’s sales for the full year 2024 are expected to be €65.3 billion (2023: €68.9 billion).
In his 30 years at Messe Düsseldorf, Erhard Wienkamp has made a significant contribution to the company’s current level of internationality and to the size of its leading global trade shows K, interpack and ProWein.
Based on problems with the availability of imported materials, European producers will attempt to maintain prices at the level of the previous month or slightly raise them.
Market players had hoped for increased PE demand due to summer activities in Europe, but they did not observe significant impacts. Nonetheless, this month is described as relatively active in PE and PP sales.
Villa Arconati hosted the annual Members Assembly of Amaplast – the national trade association affiliated with Confindustria .
According to the forecasts of Chem-Courier, the contract price of ethylene has decreased by €30/t compared to last month.
According to estimates by the Amaplast-MECS Statistical Study Center, in 2023 the Italian plastics and rubber machinery production could set a new all-time record for the sector of over 4.8 billion euros, racking up a gain of at least three points over 2022.
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the fifth consecutive year and the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI Emerging Markets) for the seventh year in a row.
The alliance with Coperion gives Herbold Meckesheim's growth more impetus and a stronger basis
Semperit has successfully completed the acquisition of RICO Group, one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of customised elastomer and plastics applications.
Untha shredding technology GmbH, the Austrian manufacturer of industrial shredding systems, looks back on a successful 2022: The company achieved yet another record turnover in the region of 80 million Euro, set up a new subsidiary in Turkey, noted a distinct improvement of supply conditions, came up with product innovations, made progress with regard to digitalisation and hired 50 new employees.
2022 balance beyond all expectation for Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing systems
In the fiscal year 2022, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Group-wide sales remained stable at a high level of EUR 762 million
The company is on track to exceed its 2025 goal to reduce operational emissions by 25%
As the global market slowly recovers from the effect of the Covid pandemic, Danish surface treatment manufacturer, Vetaphone, reports another record year for sales.
In the fiscal year 2021, the Wittmann Group realized € 376 million in sales, the third highest figure in its corporate history. The order intake figure even reached an all-time high.
Gerd Liebig reports on the success of 2021, underpinned by all-electric machine sales, and the economic outlook for Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.
For the third consecutive year Moretto is one of the best Italian companies that have distinguished themselves in terms of turnover and performance.
The EREMA Group closed the 2021/22 financial year with a 17 percent increase in revenue. Consolidated Group revenue amounted to EUR 295 million, and the number of employees increased to over 840.