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MEASUREMENT & CONTROL

MAAG Group acquires Sikora

Sikora, a German manufacturer of
measuring, control and sorting techno-
logies for a wide range of industries, has
announced its acquisition by Switzer-
land-based polymer processing specia-
list, MAAG Group, a business unit of
Pumps & Process Solutions, a segment
of American industrial conglomerate,
Dover Corporation.

Mr. Harald Sikora, Managing
Director of Sikora Holding GmbH &
Co. KG, founded the company Sikora
in 1973. Since then, Sikora has grown
steadily and now has around 450
employees in Bremen (Germany) and offers advantages – both companies are have existing industry knowledge and
its 13 international subsidiaries. represented with strong locations in the customer relationships. Our shared cap-
DACH region and are broadly posi- abilities and go-to-market strategies
“With the MAAG Group, we have tioned internationally. will generate material cross-selling
found our ideal partner for the future,” benefit with a highly complementary
said Mr. Sikora. Mr. Ueli Thuerig, President MAAG portfolio of products and technologies,
Group, commented, “Sikora’s out- deepening our joint value proposition
Sikora’s expertise in measuring and standing products address similar custo- and integration with our OEM part-
control technology complements the mer needs in resin-related markets to ners and end customers.” In the new
MAAG Group’s portfolio in the areas ours, and its offerings provide MAAG set up, Mr. Harald Sikora will remain
of pump, filtration and pelletising with increased exposure to highly- associated with Sikora in an advisory
systems. The regional proximity also attractive market adjacencies where we capacity.
TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABILITY

BASF’s Intermediates division to transition entire

European amines production to renewable electricity

BASF’s Intermediates division, one The Intermediates division’s efforts
of the world’s largest amines produ- will contribute to BASF’s sustainability
cers, is converting its entire European goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions
amines portfolio to 100 percent renew- by 25 percent by 2030 compared with
able electricity. 2018.

The transition will begin this month Customers benefit from the PCF
and will apply to all amines produced reduction and can account for it in
at the European production sites in tons of CO equivalents as of 2025 their Scope 3 targets. The switch
2
Ludwigshafen, Germany, and Antwerp, compared with the base year 2020. This to the new standard portfolio using
Belgium. corresponds to an average product renewable electricity will be seam-
carbon footprint (PCF) reduction of less, without requiring product
The conversion is expected to result about 8 percent across the entire amines recertification or changes to the order
in an annual reduction of about 188,000 portfolio. process.

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