BUILDING ON A LONG COOPERATION. New extrusion lines for IBG Pakplastik

Munich, August 5, 2009 – IBG Pakplastik, a leading manufacturer of plastic window profiles, pipe and sheet, is headquartered in Istanbul. In the first half of 2009, the company added ten KraussMaffei Berstorff KMD 114-26/P profile extruders to its machine park. Two KraussMaffei Berstorff PP pipe extrusion lines also went into production at the same time. “This project came to us first and foremost because of the good, long-term cooperation between our two companies,” explained Markus Geisenhofer, KraussMaffei Berstorff sales manager for the Near and Middle East. EXCLUSIVE COOPERATION Initially, IBG Pakplastik was using KraussMaffei Berstorff extrusion lines only for PVC window profiles. In 2005, the company decide to expand into production of plastic pipe at its plant in Konya in Anatolia. Since then, all IBG Pakplastik pipe extrusion lines have been supplied by KraussMaffei Berstorff. The company produces pipe between 16 and 1000 mm diameter, including PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), corrugated pipe and aluminium composite pipe. IBG Pakplastik is using one of the new pipe lines to produce a multilayer PP-R pipe, where the middle layer is filled with glassfibre. “This is a special, new type of pipe outstandingly suited to hot water applications, because the component properties combine to reduce longitudinal expansion,” explains Markus Geisenhofer. The process, developed in Western Europe, is new in Turkey. “In Turkey, KraussMaffei Berstorff is market leader in multilayer pipe extrusion. The system in operation at IBG is a good reference project for the whole of Turkey,” enthuses Geisenhofer. In the co-extrusion system, two extruders feed melt to the multilayer pipehead, so that the three-layer pipe is extruded in one work process. Contact for more information: Matthias Andreesen Viegas Andrea Dietl Manager Corporate Communication Corporate Communication Phone +49 89 8899 2592 Phone +49 89 8899 4194 Fax +49 89 8899 3092 matthias.andreesen@kraussmaffei.com andrea.dietl@kraussmaffei.com KRAUSSMAFFEI COMPANY PROFILE In terms of sales, KraussMaffei is world market leader in machines and systems for plastics and rubber processing. With its three divisions – Injection Moulding Technology, Extrusion Technology and Reaction Process Machinery – KraussMaffei is a premium partner for the plastics and rubber processing industries worldwide. In the 2007/2008 business year (year ending September 30), the KraussMaffei Group posted sales of more than 1 billion euros. The group markets its products under the KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal brands. The KraussMaffei brand covers the whole spectrum of injection and reaction moulding technology, while the KraussMaffei Berstorff brand stands for successful extrusion solutions. The injection moulding machines of Netstal, our Swiss subsidiary, meet the highest of requirements imposed on process implementation, parts quality and production performance and are mainly used to make highly sophisticated technical and thin-walled plastic parts. With over 100 years’ of expertise and know-how in machinery for plastics and rubber processing, KraussMaffei is today a major technology and process partner for industry. The group offers a wide range of solutions that includes specialized and fully integrated turnkey systems. Headquartered in Munich, the company employs around 4000 people worldwide. Worldwide KraussMaffei operates a network of 140 subsidiaries and sales agencies, and deploys over 570 service technicians, ensuring fast response and closeness to customers everywhere.