Management takes over SAUERESSIG Packaging and Surfaces

The newly founded SAUERESSIG Group GmbH is taking over the Matthews Packaging and Surfaces divisions. The focus is on continuity, customer proximity, and international orientation. The SAUERESSIG Packaging and SAUERESSIG Surfaces divisions now have a new ownership structure. As part of a management buyout (MBO), Markus Pennekamp and the existing management team took over on […]

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Comas – Engineering next-gen coating solutions

Thanks to the acquisition of SAM Europe in September 2024, Comas S.p.A., part of the Coesia Group – a multinational network of 20 companies, over 8.000 employees and a turnover of € 2,4 billion – stands as a global leader in advanced coating, laminating, and printing technologies for roll-to-roll industries. Combining Italian engineering excellence with […]

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A man and a woman holding a bag with OPV elements

5. March 2025 |

Confidence despite uncertainties

LOPEC 2025 is in the books. With 2,400 trade visitors and around 170 exhibitors from 29 countries, the positive numbers from 2024 were confirmed. After a record-setting first exhibition day on 26 February, LOPEC, as in previous years, was affected by a large strike at the German airports on the second day – a “tradition” […]

A young woman with a roll of printed electronics from Henkel

11. March 2024 |

Industry showcase confirms positive development of flexible and printed electronics

LOPEC 2024 is history. With 176 exhibiting companies and 2400 visitors from 48 countries, the tradeshow has almost outgrown the well-established setting of ICM Hall B.0 at Messe Munich. A further expansion is on the horizon. Not even the large-scale strike of the German railway personnel prevented LOPEC from reaching new heights in terms of […]