Extrusion International 3-2017

14 Extrusion International 3/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS EREMA Group: new record result of EUR 138 million Thanks to a 5 per cent increase in turnover the consolidat- ed sales of the EREMA Group reached EUR 138 million in the 2016/17 financial year. The Group’s two youngest sister com- panies PURE LOOP and UMAC recorded a strong turnover re- sult shortly after being founded. “A key success factor in the positive turnover result in the pre- vious financial year is without doubt the relentless innovative spirit within the EREMA Group,” says CEOManfred Hackl with confidence. EREMA GmbH, manufacturer of plastics recycling systems and technologies, presented new technical develop- ments in all three recycling divisions. The highlight in PET Recycling was the new recycling system Vacurema Inline Preform which was developed together with Sipa. This accomplishment enables the direct and flexible pro- cessing of washed PET flakes to make preforms. In the field of Post Consumer Recycling, the Intarema RegrindPro for regrind material was joined by the ReFresher which was presented in autumn. The thermal-physical cleaning process of the Re- Fresher removes even migrated odours and thus extends the field of application for recyclates from post-consumer mate- rial. The new SW Direct Flow melt filtration for minor con- taminants, on the other hand, has led to improvements in the recycling of production waste. At the K 2016 trade fair EREMA then offered the solution for the future challenges facing its customers in the form of a smart factory package. This pack- age features the online quality monitoring of colour and MVR plus the first Manufacturing Execution System for the extru- sion industry. These innovations led to a notable increase in order intake. Machine-based order intake alone between Oc- tober and March increased by 50 per cent compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. In the previous financial year PURE LOOP presented the new ISEC evo which has an impressive up to 25 percent increase in capacity compared to the predecessor model. The company ended the financial year with turnover at EUR 4.5 million. The company UMAC, which was founded last year, specialises in the sales of used recycling systems and components. Only one year after it was founded, the company’s turnover has reached EUR 1.5 million. 3S was able to continue its successful course in the previous financial year, too, with turnover reaching EUR 14.5 million. 3S specialises in the manufacturing of core parts for the extrusion and crude oil industry. www.erema.at www.4spe.org SPE also forecasts a very strong financial perfor- mance in 2017 as a result of the renegotiations of several agreements. This will lead to an estimated result of over $1 million USD for the year (non-con- solidated). SPE does not consolidate with its affili- ates. The consolidated yearly revenue for SPE as a whole would be close to $7 million USD with its af- filiate groups. Consolidating would add an annual positive result of about $750,000 USD on top of the central SPE result. The total consolidated financial assets of SPE and all its affiliates is close to $12 mil- lion USD. The 500 employees of the EREMA Group companies achieved a record turnover figure of EUR 138 million in the last financial year 2016/17 (Photo credit: EREMA) Manfred Hackl, CEO EREMA Group (Photo credit: EREMA) Dr. Raed Al Zubi