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Minister of Economics Sven Schulze and international journalists at APK in Merseburg

09. June 2023 All articles, News from APK

Merseburg, June 09, 2023. Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister of Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry, Sven Schulze, was again a guest at APK in Merseburg on June 9, 2023. He had already visited the plant at the end of last year and familiarized himself with APK’s unique Newcycling® …

LyondellBasell and KIRKBI invest in APK to develop recycling technology

08. February 2023 All articles, Press releases

Merseburg, 08. Februar 2023. Rotterdam, Billund, Merseburg, February 8, 2023 – Today, LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry and KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand, announce they have signed an agreement to make an investment in APK, …

State parliament member Sven Czekalla visits Merseburg plant

27. January 2023 All articles, News from APK

Merseburg, January 27, 2023. Staff, public transport, site search for the new plant: Susanne Küppers, CFO and a.i. CEO of APK AG, and Sven Czekalla, member of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, talked about these and other topics during the latter’s visit to the plant in …

Changes in the Management Board of APK AG

18. November 2022 All articles, Press releases

Merseburg, 17. November 2022. Today APK AG announced that Klaus Wohnig has resigned as CEO and chairman of the Management Board of APK AG for personal reasons and that Dr. Robert Marx will join as CTO and member of the Management Board, effective as of …

Acquisition of Clariant pilot plant secures APK’s position as forerunner in the plastics recycling industry

22. June 2022 All articles, Press releases

Merseburg, 22. June 2022. The acquisition of Clariant’s research and development unit is a crucial element in extending APK’s existing expertise in the production of top-quality products from polyethylene waste to include additional types of plastics. Among the goals is the creation of high-quality products …

APK AG acquires pilot plant in Frankfurt am Main

15. June 2022 All articles, Press releases

Merseburg / Frankfurt am Main, 15 June 2022. From linear to circular – the future of Clariant’s multi-purpose pilot plant in Frankfurt lies in the circular economy. Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH in Frankfurt am Main and APK AG in Merseburg have reached an agreement on …

APK AG: Casper Frijns joins Supervisory Board and is elected as new Chairman

13. June 2022 All articles, Press releases

Merseburg, 13 June 2022. We would like to announce a change within APK AG’s Supervisory Board. As of 13 June 2022, Casper Frijns joined the Supervisory Board and was elected as chairman by his fellow board members. During his extensive career as an industrial engineer, …

Modiplast and APK AG announce collaboration in the Israeli market

14. February 2022 All articles, Press releases

Rishon Le Zion, Israel/Merseburg, Germany – 14 February 2022. Modiplast, an Israeli supplier of raw materials and intermediates for the Israeli plastics industry, and APK, a German plastics recycler, have begun collaboration in the Israeli market. Within the framework of this collaboration, Modiplast will distribute Mersamid® …

Grey was yesterday: APK AG presents fully decolourised plastic recyclates

15. December 2021 All articles, Press releases

Newcycling® of post-consumer waste proven successful on an industrial scale Merseburg, 15. December 2021. The crowning achievement for any recycling company is obtaining pure plastic recyclates from mixed consumer waste. “2021 was a milestone year for APK AG. We were able to prove that our Newcycling®-technology …

APK AG expands its sales operations

02. December 2021 All articles, Press releases

APK AG increases trade activities as Frank Brommbeer joins as Head of Sales Merseburg, 02 December 2021. The market for recycled plastics is undergoing dynamic development. Recycled plastics are in greater demand than ever and qualitative requirements are increasing noticeably. Against this backdrop, APK AG is …