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14 Extrusion International 2/2019 INDUSTRY NEWS Group Continues to Grow The EREMA Group celebrates the most successful business year in the company’s history. Consolidated total turnover of more than EUR 180 million in 2018/19 represents an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year. A total of 6,000 EREMA plastics re- cycling machines are currently in operation in 108 countries around the world. The company group starts the new 2019/20 financial year with personnel changes at management level and the expan- sion of the company headquarters in Ansfelden/Linz. Management changes: At the beginning of the 2019/20 financial year, Klaus Feichtinger will step down at his own request as CEO of EREMA Group GmbH. Together with Manfred Hackl CEO, Horst Wolfsgruber CFO is now responsible for the strategic planning and ongoing development of the entire group of companies. In order to be able to concentrate fully on this task in the EREMA Group, Manfred Hackl is handing over operational management of the subsidiary EREMA. Markus Huber-Lindinger takes over the areas of technology andproduction as Managing Director. Together with Michael Heitzinger, Manag- ing Director responsible for Sales, Customer Services and Project Planning, he forms the management teamduo at EREMA. Expansion of company headquarters: The expansion of the company headquarters in Ansfelden/Linz is also a response to increasing demand. End of March there was the ground-breaking for the construction of additional production and office space, scheduled to go into operation in spring 2020. Festive Inauguration in India motan-colortronic India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsid- iary of the motan group moved to their modern larger premises in Chennai, India. In the presence of Karin Stoll, the Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany, the new company building was festively inaugurated. “With the move to the larger building we have tripled our produc- tion and storage space and have increased our product portfolio. Now, we not only cover the increasing demand for high quality pe- ripheral units and systems, but also provide shorter delivery times”, explains Srikanth Padmanabhan, Managing Director of motan- colortronic Plastics Machinery India Private Limited. “Also, with the new products we can now also serve additional segments such as extrusion and compounding.” In the presence of Mrs. Karin Stoll, the Consul General for the Fed- eral Republic of Germany in Chennai and Mr. T. R. Gopalan, the Regional Director of the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce Chennai, Mrs. Füllsack, CEO of motan group, inaugurated the new production and distribution building with a celebratory speech, which made clear that the quality standard “made by motan” is being realized globally. The local suppliers play a big part in this and they, as well as the other guests, then had the opportunity to view the newbuilding. Exhibited units and the newMETROVAC SG blower station were explained and illustrated by the employees. Sandra Füllsack talked about commitment in India at the inaugu- ration: “For a long time we have been convinced that India is the market of the future. Increasing wages and increasing demand for quality products will not only lead to an increase in plastics con- sumption, but will also provide new potential for automated pro- duction processes and thus also for motan. It was always our goal to be on site when the market is ready for our products. With the expansion of our production and the additional expansion of our sales network we at the right place at the right time.” With the move to the larger building in 2019, the motan group is once again expanding their presence in India. Since 1993 motan products have been produced in India through a technology collab- oration agreement. 1998 a Liaison Office was opened, and in 2009 a wholly owned production and distribution center was founded in Chennai, India. Chennai is located on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India. motan holding gmbh www.motan-colortronic.com EREMA Group www.erema.com At the opening ceremony of the newmotan-colortronic site in India, from left to right: Srikanth Padmanabhan (Managing Director of motan-colortronic Plastics Machinery India Private Limited), Karin Stoll (Consul General for the Federal Republic of Germany in Chennai) and Sandra Füllsack (CEO of motan group) Michael Heitzinger, Managing Director andMarkus Huber- Lindinger, Managing Director (both EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH) Manfred Hackl, CEO, Horst Wolfsgruber, CFO (both EREMA Group GmbH)