NEWS
STS sells acoustics business
Above: Luc & Bel makes medical components at its facility near Modena
Italian deal gives Benvic medical moulding firm
PVC compounder Benvic has acquired a majority stake in Italy-based injection moulder Luc & Bel. This is Benvic’s seventh European acquisition, including four in Italy, since it was acquired by Investindustrial in 2018. Founder and CEO Luca Ferrari will remain at the helm of Luc & Bel, and will keep a minority stake. Luc & Bel makes complex medical components from single components to full assemblies under Class 8
cleanroom conditions. It is based near Modena, where Benvic last year acquired Modenplast, which is active in the same field via compounding medical PVC formulations and extruding tubes and hoses for medical use.
“PVC plays a fundamental
role in all parts of this sector and we expect to further develop Benvic’s medical division, starting with Italy,” said CEO Luc Mertens. “We are confident that Luc & Bel,
with its highly technological and innovative business model, will provide great added value to our group and our customers.”
Benvic is also active in the construction, fluid transport, electro-technical products, cables and food sectors. It employs 470 staff at eight production sites in France, Italy, Spain, Poland and the UK, exporting to over 60 countries worldwide. �
www.luc-bel.com �
www.benvic.com
STS Group, a systems supplier for commercial vehicles headquartered in Munich, has agreed to sell its Acoustics segment to the Adler Pelzer Group. This includes three plants in Italy, plus one in Brazil and one in Poland. The deal is expected to be complet- ed in Q3. The segment lost €5.1m on sales of €37.5m in the first half of 2020. STS will now focus on
its profitable Plastics and Materials segments in Europe and further expansion in North America. Together, these account for over 50% of its business. Mathieu Purrey, CEO,
said that the disposal meant STS could “bundle our strengths to make our opportunities even more efficient”. �
www.sts.group
Arburg opens new Chinese tech centre
Injection moulding machinery giant Arburg has opened its new Arburg Technology Centre (ATC) at Pinghu in China at an official ceremony attended by 550 guests on 18 Septem- ber. This covers 2,300 m2
and has space for 60 Allrounders
manufactured at the Lossburg headquarters site in Germany. “The ATC in Pinghu will enable us to focus on driving
forward our turnkey business in China,” said Zhao Tong, Arburg MD in China. “We are also expanding our warehous- ing capacities in order to significantly reduce delivery times.” In addition, the ATC offers testing facilities and training in
process and application technology. It is Arburg’s fourth site in China, alongside the original Shanghai location that opened in 2004; a machine warehouse, also in Shanghai; and another ATC in Shenzhen. �
www.arburg.com
8 INJECTION WORLD | September 2020
Opening of the Arburg Technology Centre in Pinghu, China
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IMAGE: LUC & BEL
IMAGE: ARBIRG
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