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9 newsfeed www.smart-molding.com pany’s current position in the international thermoplastic composites market”, says Daniel Grauer, International Business Development Manager, Ensinger Composites, who will be the primary contact for all sales and cus - tomer enquiries. Ensinger has rebranded StyLight to its thermoplastic composite materials brand TECATEC, to align seamlessly with its cur - rent product offerings to the international market. “The addition of the INEOS Styrolution StyLight business is the next strategic building block in Ensinger’s journey to becoming one of the only manufacturers able to of - fer the complete value chain of ther - moplastic composite products”, says Ralph Pernizsak, Managing Director, Ensinger Group. “We are pleased to come to this agreement. We are convinced that these innovative composites have a bright future ahead and we are certain that Ensinger is the ideal new home for this product line. We encourage our customers to continue working with Ensinger on their projects as they have previously with us”, adds Pierre Juan, Director Technical Product Man - agement Specialties EMEA, previously leading the StyLight business at INEOS Styrolution. INEOS Styrolution www.ineos-styrolution.com Comar, a premier supplier of custom medical devices & assemblies and spe - cialty packaging solutions, announced today it has acquired Automatic Plastics Ltd., a contract manufacturer of injec - tion molded products primarily for the medical device and pharmaceutical sec - tors. The company is headquartered in Wicklow, Ireland just south of Dublin. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is backed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Automatic Plastics Ltd. (APL), in op - eration for 50 years and led by owner and managing director Al Lawless and commercial director Andrea Cawley, specializes in custom design, develop - ment, molding, and assembly of medi - cal devices and rigid pharmaceutical packaging. APL operates out of an ISO 13485 certified production facility that houses 30 injection molding machines ranging from 25 to 485 tons with ex - pertise in design and development, overmolding, two-shot molding, auto - mation, desiccant handling and packag - ing, and custom printing. The combination of APL and Comar enhances Comar’s medical device and pharmaceutical packaging manufac - turing expertise and represents the first step in its global expansion. With Ireland being one of the world’s major medtech and pharmaceutical indus - try hubs, the acquisition provides an exceptional foundation for Comar to supply its multinational customers and grow in European healthcare markets. The combined company will have 11 manufacturing facilities and over 1200 employees worldwide. “We have proudly served our cus - tomers for the last five decades and cannot wait to provide more for them in the future as a part of Comar,” said Al Lawless, Managing Director of APL. “From the beginning, we have trusted in Comar, their capabilities, and most importantly, their culture. They know how to partner with companies, men - tor teams, and empower them to drive growth. We truly believe Comar will bring the focus and resources neces - sary to elevate APL to the next level of performance.” Mike Ruggieri, CEO of Comar added, “We are so excited to welcome the APL team to the Comar family. As part of our global vision, we believe it is critical to have a presence in Europe to better serve our medical and pharmaceutical customers many of whomhave a global reach. APL has superb quality, best-in- class manufacturing, and a spectacular management team that can carry our strategic initiatives forward. We look forward to a successful partnership and continuing our growth journey together.” Comar www.comar.com Co mar expands internationally with acquisition of Automatic Plastics Ltd.