Extrusion International 4-2025

16 Extrusion International 4/2025 INDUSTRY NEWS Acquisition Successfully Completed MAAG Group announced the suc- cessful completion of the SIKORA AG acquisition. The aim of the part- nership is to leverage joint syner- gies in a targeted manner and to strengthen the position of both companies in the long term. With the successful completion of the transaction, MAAG and SIKORA will now combine their expertise to leverage new technological and geographical synergies, aiming at offering innovative solutions while providing expanded global support to customers. Ueli Thuerig, President MAAG Group, explains: “We are very pleased about this partnership. By combining our strengths and ex- pertise, we are ideally positioned to create additional value for our cus- tomers, drive innovation in a target - ed manner, and promote the long- term growth of both companies.” Dr. Christian Frank, CEO of SIKORA, comments on the clos - ing: “We are proud to be officially part of the MAAG family now. This partnership goes far beyond stan- dard cooperation – it is based on a shared commitment to innova- tion, entrepreneurial spirit, and sustainable action, which form the foundation for long-term suc- cess. It marks an important step in our shared future, opens up a wide range of opportunities, and strengthens our ability to develop innovative solutions. We look for- ward to working with MAAG to continue our success and growth in a sustainable way." MAAG Group www.MAAG.com SIKORA AG www.sikora.net Ueli Thuerig, President MAAG Group Dr. Christian Frank, CEO SIKORA AG Plastics Recycling Redefined "The technologies used in plas- tics recycling have evolved very fast. Over the past few years, we have repeatedly set milestones and have been a driver of inno- vation. At this year's K, we will again be presenting multiple new solutions designed to keep even more plastics in circulation," said Manfred Hackl, CEO of the EREMA Group, in his opening presentation at the K Preview Press Talk, which was held at the beginning of June at the company's headquarters in Ansfelden near Linz in Austria. EREMA provided a first glance of selected innovations that the com- pany will be presenting at K 2025 in Düsseldorf. Two new machine types will cel- ebrate their début at K 2025: • TwinPro is a high-performance twin-screw technology in which the proven EREMA Preconditioning Unit (PCU) is coupled directly to a twin-screw extruder. The new sys- tem is particularly suitable for the highly efficient homogenisation in Kick-off for Edvanced Recycling: At the beginning of June, Manfred Hackl, CEO of the EREMA Group (right), and Gerold Breuer, Head of Marketing, presented the new campaign, with which EREMA is focusing on the full range of plastics recycling (Picture: EREMA GmbH)