July 24, 2026 - Production has become loss-making, partly because of strong competition from Asia. Around 140 jobs are at risk at the Novara site.
May 12, 2026 - The fund has completed the acquisition of the Belgian group’s engineering plastics business, creating a new European platform in polyamide compounds.
May 4, 2026 - The acquisition of the Italian group’s businesses has been completed, while a binding agreement has been signed for the Belgian group’s Engineered Materials.
April 30, 2026 - The acquisition concerns some activities - but not the plants - of Polytechnyl, a French company belonging to the Domo Chemicals group.
October 15, 2025 - Deal finalized for the acquisition of a U.S.-based company specialized in machinery and solutions for plastics processing and recycling.
May 8, 2025 - Deal includes intermediates, polyamides, and engineering polymers; textile division remains with founding family.
February 24, 2025 - Italy-based group to transfer its polyamide and engineering polymers division to private equity firm, shifting focus to textiles.
October 11, 2024 - A new brand for biobased polyamides from the Radilon family (and for future developments) will be announced next week.
September 19, 2024 - One of the three brothers leading the Italy-based chemical group RadiciGroup dies at 77.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 1, 2026 - Polyblend will upgrade a compounding line in Germany, with production due to start by the end of 2027.
September 3, 2026 - Car Top Systems becomes an independent automotive supplier with operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
