Extrusion International 3-2025

17 Extrusion International 3/2025 Enhanced Partnership Announced Nordson BKG and FIMIC an - nounced a deepened strategic partnership, building on FIMIC's appointment as the exclusive agent for Nordson BKG ® products in Italy announced in January 2025. This enhanced collaboration marks a significant step in devel - oping advanced technologies de- signed to revolutionize plastics processing and recycling. While specific details of the partner - ship remain confidential, the two companies are jointly developing groundbreaking solutions to ad- dress the evolving challenges with- in the plastics industry. "This strategic partnership with FIMIC allows us to leverage our combined expertise and resources to accelerate innovation and de- liver unparalleled value to our cus- tomers," said Sven Conrad, Global Segment Development Director, Nordson BKG. “We believe this col - laboration will transform the land- scape of plastics processing and recycling, resulting in more sustain- able and efficient solutions.” Erica Canaia, CEO of FIMIC Srl, added, "Building upon our existing relationship with Nordson BKG, this deeper partnership marks a crucial step toward developing cutting- edge technologies that will address the growing demands of the plas- tics industry. We are excited to un - veil the results of our collaboration at K 2025." Fimic Srl. www.fimic.it/ K 2025: Hall 9, Stand D18 Nordson BKG GmbH www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com K 2025: Hall 9, Stand D09 Erica Canaia (FIMIC CEO), Sven Conrad (Nordson BKG Global Segment Development Director New Leadership Team Lindner Washtech, based in Feistritz/Drau, Austria, and Großbottwar, Germany, is re - nowned worldwide for its com- plete systems that incorporate the shredding, sorting, washing and drying of a wide range of plas- tic types. An industry leader with more than 200 washing systems installed around the world, in the past few years the company has predominantly focused on opti- mising the process along the value- added chain and new concepts for cleaning methods. With the goal of optimising the entire process chain in plastics recycling, a col- laboration was initiated with the Erema Group. The close coopera - tion between Lindner Washtech and Erema since the start of 2023 has already produced significant process optimisations. Besides the technical progress, a new chapter has also begun at Lindner Washtech at the manage- rial level. Harald Hoffmann, found - er, visionary and driving force, passed on sole management of the company in January 2025 to Georg Krenn, who has been Managing Director at Lindner Washtech En- gineering for the past 10 years. “In Georg Krenn, the company gains an experienced manager who has worked at Lindner Washtech since the very start. As Head of the Re - search and Development depart- ment he co-developed a substan- tial part of our product portfolio and knows our customers and the global recycling market extremely well,” Harald Hoffmann explains. Hoffmann himself will be support- ing customers around the world together with the sales team and continue to advance Lindner wash- ing systems and lines with regard to process optimisation, equal- and upcycling. "Harald Hoffmann has sustainably shaped the plastics industry with his ideas and strate- gic direction, driving the positive development of the brand,” says Manuel Lindner, owner and recy- cling pioneer for the company of the same name. “We are delight - ed that Harald will continue to be a permanent part of our team with his expertise and knowledge of the market in his role of Senior Advisor Global Sales.” Lindner Washtech GmbH www.lindner.com Harald Hoffmann (right), hands over sole management of Lindner Washtech to Georg Krenn (left), who has been leading the technical division as managing director until now (Copyright: © Lindner Washtech GmbH)