In its recently published 2012 interim Report, global injection moulder Rosti (Malmö / Sweden; www.rosti.com) states it completed the year a third larger than it began it and it expects to see similar growth in 2013. The company attributes its good fortune to its acquisition and integration of McKechnie Engineered Plastics (now Rosti McKechnie) – see Plasteurope.com from 05.07.2012 – and the opening of its facility in Senai (Johor Bahru) / Malaysia – see Plasteurope.com from 15.05.2012.

Rosti now operates 10 facilities across Europe and Asia, with 500 machines and 2,500 employees. The company is forecasting additional demand in excess of 50 new injection moulding machines in the medium term with over 50% of these being ordered and commissioned in 2013/2014. Its Suzhou / China facility has been expanded by over 4,000m² of manufacturing and warehousing space and it is planning major building expansions in two of its factories in the UK and Germany. It will also add a painting facility, extend its machine capability to 2,700 t and will bring on line additional extrusion capacity in the UK.

The company’s key markets – automotive, packaging, domestic and professional appliances and business machines – each represent just under 25% of total sales, leaving a small percentage of revenue from the growing medical and healthcare sector.