German plastics centre SKZ (Würzburg; www.skz.de/en) said it plans to enter the Romanian plastics market and has appointed Plastics Bavaria Equipment & Services (Brasov, Romania; www.plastics-bavaria.ro) as distribution partner in the country.

It said Plastics Bavaria has been an integral part of the Romanian plastics market for many decades in the areas of plastics processing machinery, injection moulding, and extrusion, and already represents various players in the industry on the market.

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“With Plastics Bavaria, SKZ now has a partner in the Romanian market who knows the needs of potential customers, has strong ties to the plastics industry, and will actively raise the profile of SKZ in Romania in cooperation with the headquarters in Würzburg,” said Matthias Ruff, SKZ head of sales education & research.

The new SKZ sales agency will distribute all SKZ training courses – including classroom training in Germany, on-site training in Romania at the customers’ floor shop or in Plastics Bavaria’s technical centre, live online courses from the SKZ online studio, and web-based training.

In the area of training, SKZ is a knowledge provider from the shop floor up to C-level. SKZ’s research and development services also extend to the Romanian plastics market.