On 1 July, the Müller-Guttenbrunn Group (Arnstetten / Austria; www.mgg-recycling.com) will acquire the outstanding shares in MBA Polymers Austria (Kematen), a joint venture with MBA Polymers (Richmond, California / USA; www.mbapolymers.com). A change in ownership at the US partner enabled the transaction. "We immediately took this opportunity," says managing director Christian Müller-Guttenbrunn. "The location in Kematen has evolved over the past few years and we are convinced that the company fits perfectly with our strategic orientation."

The company located in the Kematen business park was founded at the end of 2004 and has been recycling post-consumer plastics, primarily from electrical appliances, since 2006. The products include materials such as rABS, rHIPS, rPP and rPC/rABS, which are used in the manufacturing of appliances like vacuum cleaners and coffee machines as well as automotive parts. MBA Polymers Austria's workforce comprises 125 employees. Investments were recently made in a fourth extrusion line and a new warehouse. As a result of this, the processing capacity in Kematen rose to around 50,000 t/y.

The Müller-Guttenbrunn Group processes end-of-life vehicles and electronic waste. In addition to plastics, metals are mainly used. The group has subsidiaries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.