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19.12.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Expo Estádio in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Expo Estádio ist the only platform that is 100% focussed on infrastructure and equipment for stadiums and sports facilities. 200 exhibitors from more than 20 countries presented their products and solutions for sports stadiums at this fair. More ...
19.12.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie Austria received the EN ISO 13485:2003+AC:2009 certificate
In the course of an audit in October by the TÜV Austria Services GmbH Gabriel-Chemie Austria also obtained the ISO certification "Quality management system medical devices". More ...
08.11.2011 - The "Club for Trade Delegates" visits Gabriel-Chemie
In October, the "Club for Trade Delegates" was welcomed at the Gabriel-Chemie Headquarter in Gumpoldskirchen. More...
02.11.2011 - Cosmetics workshop in Poland
Almost 40 interested cosmetic packaging specialists followed the invitation for the 3rd cosmetic seminar in Lodz. More...
25.10.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie Group now also active on the Brazilian market
Following the successful participation in the Expo Estádio last year and the Brasilplast 2011 as well as a conference on stadium seats and artificial turf this summer, the management is continously expanding the group's presence on the Brazilian market. more...
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The Gabriel-Chemie Group is expanding its activities in the Brazilian market through a workshop on stadium seats and artificial turf in
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20.05.2011 - Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer Paulo Sérgio visits Gabriel-Chemie in Gumpoldskirchen
The former professional footballer and world cup winner from 1994, Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento, also known to football fans as Paulo Sérgio, visited the headquarters of Gabriel-Chemie in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria on 4th May 2011.
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01.04.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie Group: price increase for additive-, colour- and combination-masterbatches from April 2011
Raw material shortage and associated continuous price increases of our suppliers to an extent not known before, and the substantial rise in energy, transport and packaging costs force us to selectively increase our prices for additive-, colour- and combination-masterbatches by up to 13 %. more…
17.03.2011 - Seminar on the topic "Laser marking of plastics"
With a considerably larger number of participants once again, the seminar “Laser marking of plastics” took place in the Haus der Technik in Essen on 16th March 2011. As leader of the seminar, our Dipl.-Chem. Paul Englert (Gabriel-Chemie Germany) spent a whole day presenting the required conditions and characteristics of the laser marking technology to the 20 participants. more…
11.03.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie Austria holds company presentation at the TGM in Vienna
On 10th March 2011 a company presentation of the Gabriel-Chemie Group took place in the Exnersaal (festival hall) at the Technischen Gewerbemuseum in Vienna before students and professors of the 4th and 5th year (four classes) of the Faculty of Plastics Technology. more…
08.03.2011 - New Analytical Equipment in the AC&S (Additive Center & Service) at Gabriel-Chemie Austria
Since the beginning of 2010 the analytical possibilities in the AC&S laboratory have been continuously extended. more…
04.03.2011 - The laboratory in Poland celebrates its 1st birthday
On 4th March 2011 the Gabriel-Chemie Poland colour laboratory in Lodz was one year old. Most people can still remember the nice opening ceremony. Despite the cold weather the Gabriel-Chemie team was able to celebrate with their customers in a pleasant atmosphere. more…
04.03.2011 - Dr. Petra Bohuslav visits Gabriel-Chemie
On 3rd March 2011, Dr. Petra Bohuslav (State Minister for Industry and Research) was welcomed to the Austrian Gabriel-Chemie location. more…
25.02.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie at the Grass Yarn & Tufters Forum
The 5th Grass Yarn & Tufters Forum took place from 22nd – 24th February 2011 in London. Gabriel-Chemie was represented by Mr. Diego Karpeles (Unit Manager Home & Lifestyle). more…
22.02.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie receives “supplier of the year award”
The readers of eppm magazine (European Plastic Product Manufacturer) were asked to choose the best suppliers to the plastics industry in 2010. more…
17.02.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie at the symposium of the plastics cluster
A symposium of the plastics cluster (of which Gabriel-Chemie is a member) took place on 16th February 2011 in Leonding. Gabriel-Chemie was represented by Mr. Gerhard Steiger (Unit Manager Building und Agriculture). more…
01.02.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie presents itself as a Special Company at www.cosmetic-business.com
www.cosmetic-business.com is the information and communication platform for the entire international cosmetics industry. more…
31.01.2011 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Interplastica 2011
The 14th Interplastica took place from 25th to 28th January 2011 at the Trade Fair premises in Moscow. more…
27.01.2011 - Mr. Herbert Krischker becomes chairman of the international working group “Pigments, Dyestuffs and Extenders ISO/TC256 /WG5 Colorants for plastics”
On 25th January 2011, during the founding meeting of the new ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC256, Mr. Krischker was elected to the convenor of the working group WG5 for the plastics sector by the attendee. more…
17.12.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie Group extends its activities in
The management of the Group constantly takes steps to increase its presence in the Russian market. more…
15.12.2010 - COLOUR VISION® 2011/2012
COLOUR VISION® is a colour concept in keeping with the spirit of the times.
Through the use of special plastic lens plates, innovative colours, effects and
surfaces are prepared in selected polymers. more…
03.12.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie at the
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02.12.2010 - Mr. Höllebauer on the subject of ‘masterbatches for foam applications’
On Wednesday, 1st December 2010, a trade event took place in Leoben on the subject of ‘The limits of plastics redefined’. On the agenda was also a lecture by Gabriel-Chemie with the title ‘Masterbatches for foam applications’. more…
25.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie at the Films Conference
Manufacturers of all kinds of agricultural films such as greenhouse films, mulch films and silage films as well as producers of various raw materials and employees from research and development used this event to exchange information and for networking. more…
16.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie is among the ‘Top Rating Companies’
The credit standing of
15.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie at the TGM open day
The open day of the
09.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie is a member of the WPC Platform
16 internationally respected companies, from the fields of mechanical engineering and tool construction, material sciences and the extrusion/injection moulding industry, are joining forces in the platform, which was founded in 2010. more…
08.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie at the Long Night of Research
The Gabriel-Chemie Group was represented in the function room of the Technology and Research Centre with a station bearing the title 'Why are masterbatches part of our lives?' more…
27.10.-03.11.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the K 2010 trade fair in
Facts and Figures and pictures from the Gabriel-Chemie trade fair booth as well as a summary of the organiser, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. more…
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25.10.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie holds stadium seat workshop in
In order to draw the attention of architects, stadium seat manufacturers and journalists to Gabriel-Chemie’s technology and expertise, Gabriel-Chemie held a workshop in
11.10.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Expo Estádio
The exhibition „Expo Estádio“ took place in
The 40th anniversary of the commencement of the study in plastics engineering at the Montan University in Leoben was celebrated on 7th September 2010. more…
02.09.2010 - New sales office in South Africa
Since the 1st September 2010 Gabriel-Chemie has a new sales office in South Africa. more…
12.08.2010 - RAL PLASTICS - a cooperation between Gabriel-Chemie Ges.m.b.H. and RAL gGmbH
In time for the K 2010 in Dusseldorf in October, the internationally leading industrial colour standard RAL is presenting a new colour range for plastics together with the Gabriel-Chemie Group. more…
09.08.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie Supports the Childrens Cancer Foundation
The donation helps to fund impulse weeks and family weekends with therapeutical riding. more…
02.08.2010 - 12th Gabriel-Chemie Innovation Workshop
The 12th Gabriel-Chemie Innovation Workshop “Trends – Design – Colour – Surfaces” took place from 5th to 7th May 2010 in Weitnau. A comprehensive report on the Innovation Workshop appeared in edition 4 of the magazine “Extrusion“ on Tuesday 27th July 2010. more…
23.07.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie on Czech television
Ecoplus International (www.ecointernational.at) cooperated with a Czech TV broadcasting company to make an advertising film about innovative Lower Austrian companies. On 15th April 2010, an editor and a cameraman from TV Public and representatives of ecoplus visited Gabriel-Chemie Austria to make a film. more…
12.07.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie UK among the finalists
The finalists are announced at The Plastics Industry Awards 2010! Gabriel-Chemie UK is among the finalists of following category: Supplier Partnership - Masterbatch/Compound/Additive. more…
21.06.2010 - The COSMETICBUSINESS 2010 - quality meets quality
“Once again this trade fair has distinguished itself as a contact and presentation platform for the German cosmetics industry”, said Mr. Ulf Trabert from Gabriel-Chemie Germany after the fair. more…
After lengthy consultations and coordination processes a draft of a guideline for waste and recycled substances has been created that was open for comments until May 10th 2010. In the meantime the final version was published and can be found on the ECHA homepage. more…
31.05.2010 - Plastpol 2010 – a total success
The 14th Plastpol in Kielce came to an end on Friday, 28th May 2010. Mr. Uwe Schmidt and his team from Gabriel-Chemie Bohemia recorded a higher level of visitor interest at their trade fair booth than in the previous year. more...
25.05.2010 - A review of the Vienna biopolymer days
The final event of the international CORNET research project, ‘biopacking’, took place on 19th and 20th May at the Palais Niederösterreich in 1010 Vienna under the title ‘Vienna biopolymer days 2010’. more...
07.05.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie at the 3rd Austrian Cluster Conference
Mr. Peter Maczeyka, from Gabriel-Chemie Austria, incorporated in the lecture of Cluster Manager Ing. Harald Bleier (ecoplus Lower Austria) presented the benefits from international association research for cluster companies and research and development institutions, based on a progress report from the CORNET Biopacking project. Mr. Maczeyka was present, representing all companies involved in this project. more…
28.04.2010 - New Centre for Plastics Technology
After a 13-month rebuilding period, the Leoben University of Mining invited to the official opening ceremony for the new Centre for Plastics Technology on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. The Association of Austrian Plastics Processors - VÖK initiated a sponsoring campaign for the design of the Plastics Centre. This found a considerable echo in the Austrian plastics industry. Gabriel-Chemie also took part in this campaign. more…
23.04.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie and WPC
The 7th WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES Conference (staged by AMI) took place in Vienna from April 20th to April 22nd, 2010. Amongst about 200 guests, Mr. Gerhard Steiger (Unit Manager for Building und Agriculture) took part for Gabriel-Chemie. more…
04.03.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie opens laboratory in Lodz (Poland) and expands partner network
With the opening of a laboratory in Lodz / Poland, the Gabriel-Chemie Group continues its growth on the European market. In doing so the company not only strengthens its position as an internationally oriented masterbatch manufacturer; its presence on the Polish market also brings significant advantages for existing customers of colour matchings. more…
Update and report on continued implementation. Ten months have now elapsed Since Part 9 in April last year, which have seen at times hectic activity at EU and association level and produced a new, highly important regulation – the CLP (Regulation 1272/2008/EC on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures). more…
Gabriel-Chemie Ges.m.b.H. in Gumpoldskirchen (Austria) has now, after conclusion of all formalities, officially taken over retroactively as of January 1, 2010 the 50% share of W. Bühler Vermögensverwaltung GmbH in Gabriel-Chemie Deutschland GmbH, and is now the sole shareholder. more…
29.01.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Interplastica 2010
The 13th Interplastica took place from 26th to 29th January 2010 at the Trade Fair premises in Moscow. Gabriel-Chemie took part in the Austrian group exhibition of the Chamber of Economy. more…
08.01.2010 - Gabriel-Chemie Austria in its Jubilee Year
Gabriel-Chemie Ges.m.b.H. is celebrating two anniversaries at once this year:
60 years of company existence and 40 years of masterbatch production. more…
23.11.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie Group continues to grow
Following the investments in machinery and additional staff at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria and the production sites in Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Gabriel-Chemie is now expanding its sites in Poland and Italy. more…
23.11.2009 - MAXITHEN® POM standard range by Gabriel-Chemie
Colour masterbatches on a POM (polyoxymethylene) basis. more…
13. - 17.10.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Fakuma trade fair in Friedrichshafen
Gabriel-Chemie was able to increase the number of visitors by 20% in comparison to last year. more…
14. - 19.09.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibits at the Drinktec/PETPoint trade fair in Munich
Gabriel-Chemie was able to make many interesting contacts from 14th to 19th September at its trade fair booth. more…
10.09.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie defies the crisis
Additional machines have been installed and staffing levels increased for the production of colour and additive masterbatches at the Gabriel-Chemie Group’s European sites. more…
07.09.2009 - MAXITHEN® BIOL Standard Range
Gabriel-Chemie’s new MAXITHEN® BIOL range includes colour- and additive masterbatches based on Polylactide (PLA), a bio degradable, thermoplastic polyester made of renewable raw materials (e.g. corn, potatoes, etc.). more…
07.09.2009 - COLOUR VISION® 2010/2011
COLOUR VISION® is a colour concept in keeping with the spirit of the times.
Through the use of special plastic lens plates, innovative colours, effects and surfaces are prepared in selected polymers. more…
07.09.2009 - Additives for PET processing
In response to customer and market demands a number of new additive masterbatches for use in PET have been developed to benefit the plastics processor. more…
07.09.2009 - Heavy-weight Compounds
Gabriel-Chemie has now created a heavy-weight compound that combines many advantages in one single product. more…
06.07.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie UK Ltd. is shortlisted for the Plastics Industry Awards 2009
The annual awards are divided between awards judged by expert industry panels, and awards in which processors vote for the best suppliers. more…
18.–19.06.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie Germany attended the CosmeticBusiness 2009
Guests from more than 40 countries visited the CosmeticBusiness on 18th–19th June 2009 in Munich. more…
26.–29.05.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie exhibit at the Plastpol
The 13th Plastpol international trade fair for plastics processors took place from 26/5 – 29/5 in Kielce, Poland. Participation in the Plastpol has been a fixture in the Gabriel-Chemie Group's calendar for years; it is represented there by its Czech and Polish subsidiaries. more…
19.-21.05.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie UK at PDM (Plastic Design + Moulding exhibition)
PDM 2009 is specifically aimed at the design and moulding sectors of the UK’s
plastics industry. It attracts visitors from a full range of end-use markets. more...
13.05.2009 - Stadium seats MAXITHEN® PPSYS / PPSYSM
Colour, flame retardant and UV stabiliser combination masterbatches for outdoor seating areas. more...
05.05.2009 - Plastics transforming Medical Devices
Gabriel-Chemie featured in a one-off supplement in the Guardian newspaper presenting a positive view of plastics, called ‘The World of Plastics’. The article by Mr. Phil Watkins (Plant Manager Gabriel-Chemie UK) can be found on page 15. more...
29.04.2009 - Gabriel-Chemie received „Clusterland Award“
On the 29th April 2009 Gabriel-Chemie, as a member of CORNET, received the “Clusterland Award” in the “Raiffeisen Forum” in Vienna. more...
Since the end of the pre-registration four months have passed and there is a type of relaxed feeling among many of the plastics processors – usually just downstream users (DU), while manufacturers and importers or their authorised representatives, form hardworking consortia (SIEF = Substance Information Exchange Forum) and take care of the actual registration. more...
25.03.2009 - Manufacturing Digital March 2009
UK Plant Manager Phil Watkins speaks of how the changes in the marketplace offer challenges and also opportunities. more...
Pre-registration ended on 1/12/2008 with a record-breaking 2.75 million pre-registrations and the handsome total of around 150,000 substances as opposed to the 30,000 estimated beforehand, this having already been clearly topped with 37,800 in October 2008. more...
Now that we are nearing the end of the pre registration period, two particularly interesting things can be noted: the first is the fact that the number of pre registrations has substantially exceeded expectation and the second is that ECHA has shown a pragmatic approach by publishing a provisional list of all the (37,769) substances which had been registered by October, without being legally required to do so. more...
10.03.2008-REACH - Part 6
REACH (regulation EG 1907/2006) is quickly heading towards its first birthday on 1st June 2008. more...
15.10.2007-REACH - Part 5
REACH has now been in place for half a year. ECHA (The European Chemical Agency)’s homepage is readily accessible and highly informative for those who already have sufficient understanding of the main points of the new law. more...
07.08.2007-Laser additives for crystal clear plastics
Additives for laser marking and laser welding crystal clear plastics more...
06.06.2007-REACH - Part 4
REACH came into effect on Friday, 1st June 2007! more...
15.03.2007-New plant in Russia
15th March 2007 - a new production site near Moscow will be brought on line in April 2007 more...
02.03.2007-REACH What does this mean for plastics processors?
REACH - an article by Ing. Leopold Katzmayer more...
01.03.2007-Gabriel-Chemie Deutschland wins award as top employer
Wolfgang Clement presents the Weitnau-based company with the Top Job accolade for its outstanding HR management more...
12.02.2007-COLOUR VISION 2007/2008 Design Workshop
Colour Vision 2007/2008 Design Workshop more...
23.01.2007-REACH - Part 3
Since the last article, the “struggle” around REACH has reached the decisive stage and an agreement was reached within the planned deadline. more...
10.11.2006-N-IR Absorber for PET
N-IR Absorber for PET more...
25.10.2006-REACH - Part 2
We still hear from some plastics processing companies that „REACH does not affect us“. That is wrong! The question should rather be: “How does REACH affect us” and further “How can we prepare ourselves for it?” and “What can we do, when, in order to comply with the new law?” more...
08.09.2006-Additive concentrates for laser penetration welding
Laser penetration welding of plastics is one of the latest plastics welding processing and is increasingly replacing conventional welding techniques. more...
08.09.2006-New flame retardant machine
Gabriel-Chemie puts new machine for flame retardant masterbatches in operation more...
22.08.2006-Coloured Laser Marking of Plastics
Laser marking techniques for plastics are increasingly in demand more...
29.05.2006-REACH - Part 1
REACH stands for Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. more...
16.03.2006-Niches and Functionality
Presentation by Mr. Ing. Leopold Katzmayer (General Manager, Gabriel-Chemie International Holding GmbH) held on 15.2.2006 at Poloplast, Leonding, in the context of a Plastics-Cluster-Meeting more...