Extrusion International USA 4-2021

33 Extrusion International 4/2021 Acquisition „ The ALPLA Group is purchasing the Wolf Plastics Group to expand its product portfolio and sees growth potential in Central and South-Eastern Europe. In acquiring all the shares in the packaging manufacturer Wolf Plastics Group based in Kammern, Austria, ALPLA in- tends to use the company’s expertise, in particular in the manufacture of plastic buckets and canisters, to expand its product portfolio. With its three production facilities in Aus- tria, Hungary and Romania, Wolf Plastics is the market leader in its line of business in Central and South-Eastern Europe. The Austrian and Romanian competition authorities are cur- rently examining the proposal. Closure of the deal is subject to regulatory approval. “Wolf Plastics has decades of experience in product areas in which we want to increase our representation in order to ex- pand our portfolio and grow in Central and South-Eastern Europe,” says ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner. ALPLA Regional Manager CEE Rainer Widmar adds: “Sustainability is becom- ing more and more important in the market segments cov- ered by Wolf Plastics too. This is precisely where we at ALPLA can apply our expertise and our market position.” ALPLA www.alpla.com Partner for Recycling Companies „ Ecomondo is a leading international trade fair for materi- als and energy generation. It will be taking place from the 26th to the 29th of October in Rimini on the Italian Adriatic coast – and Vecoplan will be there as a leading specialist for ef fi cient recycling technologies and as a solution provider for mechanical material processing. After many years of cooperation with an Italian partner, the recycling specialist company is continuing to strengthen its presence in the Italian market. The service division is being signi fi cantly expanded and an independent sales of fi ce is being established. Vecoplan complements its digital services with reliable local services and a dependable spare parts sup- ply for its Italian customer base. The company provides mechanical material processing so- lutions for the recycling industry, encompassing machin- ery, systems and service. Vecoplan will be demonstrating its professional expertise at Ecomondo with the Vecoplan Smart Center (VSC) and other innovative products. The VSC, a new and powerful digitalisation concept, offers a modern communication interface between Vecoplan and the customer’s plant – the VSC.connect system. The user can access services such as document management and remote service. The integrated, intuitive VSC.control op- erating panel serves as a communication medium for the machine’s control system and as a live link to the Veco- plan technicians. This enables the solution provider to see everything that’s happening on the customer’s Vecoplan machines. Vecoplan AG www.vecoplan.de Ecomondo: Hall A2, Stand 033 The systemthat sees it all – theVecoplan technicians canaccess the control systemor the customer’s control panel, enabling themtodetect, analyse and correct errors in real time (Source: Vecoplan) Wolf Plastics supplies SMEs and international key accounts in the construction, chemical and food industrieswith buckets, canisters andbottles (Copyright:Wolf Plastics)