The acquisition is taking place against the background of a changing injection moulding market, in which volatile developments, lower volumes, increasing international competition and economies of scale are playing an increasingly important role.
Two strong brands united
“By purchasing Stork IMM, we are investing strategically in the future with a focused and long-term view”, says Dr Volker Nilles, CEO of ARBURG, “and in this way want to strengthen ARBURG’s position in the global injection moulding market. With this acquisition, two strong brands that have been well known on the market for many decades are now coming together: a clear win-win situation for everyone, and especially for customers.” With this strategic investment, ARBURG is sending a clear signal to the global market: “We are here for you, in both good and challenging times!”
Perfect complement to the ARBURG portfolio
Stork IMM is known in the premium segment for its large, high-speed injection moulding machines for thin-wall packaging. “The Stork machines are therefore ideally suited to extending the ARBURG portfolio very quickly – but with a lasting and long-term impact – and strategically to include machines with a clamping force in excess of 5,000 kN and for the packaging industry“, says Nilles.
