Ireland: Kingspan has acquired County Kilkenny-based steel components producer Duggan Profiles & Steel Service Centre from Duggan Steel. Duggan Profiles & Steel Service Centre produces single-skin construction sheets, purlins and rails, profiled steel sheeting, flashings and gutters. RTÉ News has reported that the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission confirmed that the merger would ‘not substantially lessen competition in any market’ in Kilkenny.
Hungary: Denmark-based Rockwool has concluded an agreement to acquire Ravago Building Solutions' 40,000t/yr-capacity Alsózsolca stone wool insulation plant in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The producer says that it will use the plant to serve its domestic and Romanian markets. The parties expect to complete the deal in late 2026.
Rockwool CEO Jes Munk Hansen said "Our activities in Eastern Europe have been strong. With this acquisition, we will be further strengthening our ability to serve the regional market. We look forward to working closely with Ravago to ensure a smooth transition and to welcoming new colleagues, customers and suppliers."
Germany: Recycling and waste processing company Büchl Entsorgungswirtschaft, based in Ingolstadt, and Rockwool, the Denmark-based manufacturer of stone wool insulation materials, have set up a strategic partnership to recycle stone wool insulation, with the inauguration of a new facility in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The plant, the first of its kind in the state, allows the comprehensive collection, testing, processing, and reintegration of suitable rock wool waste into Rockwool's production cycle.
Büchl will provide significant support to Rockwool in achieving its sustainability and recycling goals, specifically within the framework of the Rockwool’s Rockcycle take-back system.
"With the new Rockwool recycling plant at the Büchl site in Ingolstadt, we are creating the foundation to reliably support our partners – and especially Rockwool – in the recycling process on an industrial scale. This sends a strong signal for resource conservation and a truly circular economy," said Jürgen Kienlein, Managing Director of Büchl Entsorgungswirtschaft, at the opening ceremony.
Norway: BEWI recorded sales of €199m in the first quarter of 2026, up by 6% year-on-year from first-quarter 2025 levels. Group earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €22.2m, up by 43%. The producer's Insulation & Construction segment contributed 50% of sales, at €99.5m, down by 2% year-on-year. Its EBITDA remained level year-on-year at €8.3m.
During the quarter, BEWI opened a new expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling line at its Fredrikstad insulation plant in Norway. The group adjusted its insulation capacity utilisation and expenditure amidst an on-going construction industry downturn and high inflation. It intensified measures to increase operational efficiency and price and margin management across all units. Additionally, BEWI initiated extra price adjustments to cover ‘rapid and high fluctuations’ in raw materials and energy costs. It now expects ‘further profitability increases’ based on its current volumes.
