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Meraxis expands market position with its own compounding plant

With the acquisition of production and development capacities, Meraxis is reaching the next milestone in its corporate strategy and setting an example for sustainable growth. The Swiss distributor will take over the REHAU Group's compounding plant in Velen (North Rhine-Westphalia) on January 1, 2026. The plant has a production capacity of around 50,000 tons and manufactures PP, PE, and PVC compounds for the automotive, medical, and furniture industries, among others, which Meraxis now distributes exclusively.

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K 2025: Meraxis presents digital and sustainable solutions

At K 2025, global polymer distributor Meraxis will demonstrate how plastics converters can use digital tools and services to achieve more efficient processes and greater sustainability. The focus will be on the customer portal with features such as a carbon footprint calculator and an AI-supported platform for faster and more cost-efficient material development.

 

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Compliance & Certifications

Certified sustainable. REACH ready.

Sustainability with substance – two recent developments demonstrate how Meraxis is taking responsibility: We have been awarded by EcoVadis for our sustainable practices. And we are now taking over REACH registration for selected materials in-house. For our customers, this means more choice, more safety, and more transparency.

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Sustainability

Our sustainability report is here!

In our new sustainability report, we show how we are reducing our ecological footprint, practicing social responsibility and making our company sustainable. We give you insights into our measures – with the aim of shaping a future-oriented, responsible polymer industry.

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Sustainability

Systematic sustainability: our new certifications

Sustainability can’t remain a promise – it must be verifiable. That is why we rely on independent certifications. With ISCC PLUS and RecyClass, we ensure that our products comply with the highest environmental and quality guidelines. What can Meraxis’ suppliers and customers rely on? An overview.

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Even better together: results of our customer survey

What is really important to our customers? Our latest survey shows that they particularly appreciate the speed, reliability and transparency of our sales and logistics. Interest in sustainable solutions is also growing. We would like to thank you for your feedback – and use it to strengthen these areas specifically.

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What really matters when it comes to biopolymers

Biopolymers have long been seen as a promising alternative for more sustainable polymer products. Many companies are reluctant to use these materials, though. This is not only due to the higher price, but also to uncertainties regarding processing and additivation. With the right support, biopolymers can be used just as well as polymers from fossil sources.

Originally published by Plastic Insights, 9/2025

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packagingconnections.com

Meraxis Strengthens Its Management Team

The global polymer distributor Meraxis is reinforcing its management team: Olga Baburina is assuming leadership of Global Sales and Dr. Mattis Gosmann is taking over as head of the Standard & Performance Polymers Division at Meraxis. These two management additions are strengthening the company’s global polymer purchasing and sales operations to support continued growth. Meraxis is one of the world's leading plastics distributors. The full-service provider's one-stop shop supports customers in the strategic procurement of polymers and polymer-related products.

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chemeurope.com

Meraxis partners with AI start-up POLYMERIZE

Meraxis and the AI deep-tech start-up POLYMERIZE have forged a strategic partnership. POLYMERIZE is a developer and provider of a materials informatics platform, which is specifically tailored to the research and development needs in the polymer industry. POLYMERIZE’s Software-as-a-Service platform allows converters, producers, and compounders to optimize their materials development and launch new – and more sustainable – products more quickly. This partnership aims to expand their range of services in the European market. Meraxis is also a shareholder of the Singapore-based start-up.

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plasticstoday.com

Companies Partner to Get the Lead Out of PVC Recyclate

A transnational partnership pools resources to develop scalable technology to extract heavy metals from recycled PVC and further the circular economy for both materials.

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interplasinsights.com

Meraxis and Fortum Cooperate in Europe-Wide Distribution of Recyclates

The Swiss trading group Meraxis and the Finnish company Fortum Recycling & Waste (Fortum) are deepening their existing cooperation with a strategic partnership.

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packagingconnections.com

Greater carbon footprint transparency: Meraxis and REHAU Industries launch a joint BMWK-funded project

Meraxis Services GmbH and REHAU Industries, along with three other partners, have received funding for their ‘CO2ptiMat’ project from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The aim of CO2ptiMat is to develop a digital solution that allows plastics processing companies to determine and optimize the actual carbon footprint of their own production.

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