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23 Oct 2026 // Meadex’s Borche Investment, Plastics Live Ireland, HEXPOL’s Symplast Deal, and Pektron at Advanced Engineering
In today’s brief:
⚙️ Meadex’s Borche Investment: The Ross-on-Wye technical moulder orders a new 260-tonne injection moulding machine as part of ongoing upgrades to its manufacturing capabilities.
🏭 Plastics Live Ireland: The event takes place in Athlone on 2–3 December, bringing together machinery, materials, tooling, automation, and precision manufacturing. Visitor registration is free, with limited exhibition space remaining.
🧪 HEXPOL’s Symplast Deal: HEXPOL agrees to acquire an 80% stake in the Turkish thermoplastic elastomer compounder for €54 million, adding formulation expertise and…
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