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Alpla can look back on a successful financial year 2025 despite the difficult global economic situation. With revenue of 5.2 billion euros, the packaging and recycling specialist remains on course for growth.
read more...With the acquisition of the Hennecke Group, the Brückner Group is expanding its technology portfolio to include key competencies in polyurethane processing. The transaction is expected to be completed at the beginning of January.
read more...The German economy is picking up speed again after a long period of stagnation, driven primarily by the domestic economy and an expansive financial policy, predicts the Joint Economic Forecast Project Group in its fall report. However, without reforms, the recovery will remain fragile.
read more...Stephan Sielaff took over from Dr. Armin Vogel on July 1, 2025 and will assume responsibility for the Plastics Division on August 1 of this year.
read more...The European automotive industry is facing upheaval: the EU Council of Ministers has agreed on a new end-of-life vehicle regulation. The aim is to anchor the reusability and recyclability of vehicles in the development process and reduce dependence on critical raw materials.
read more...The AI platform Leo AI and the software provider Core Technologie are cooperating to automatically evaluate CAD data using artificial intelligence. The integration of the SDK 3D_Kernel_IO enables AI-supported analyses of technical data from over 40 CAD formats.
read more...The German economy grew much more strongly than expected in the first quarter. This is largely due to the USA's aggressive trade policy. Nevertheless, 2025 threatens to be another year without growth.
read more...The automation specialist Gefran is investing in the Italian software company 40Factory and acquiring 22% of the company's shares as part of an equity investment. The investment amounts to four million euros.
read more...The eurozone economy has started the year with lower growth than expected. While Spain and Ireland shone with strong growth, Germany and France fell short of expectations. In contrast, the increase in industrial production in March was surprisingly strong.
read more...Associations on the coalition agreement
In the view of industry associations, the new coalition agreement sends out important signals for reducing bureaucracy and investment - but key relief measures are coming too late. Between a spirit of optimism and disillusioned criticism, implementation remains the crucial bottleneck.
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