# Shibaura Machine acquires LWB Steinl

Shibaura Machine signed a definitive agreement to acquire LWB Steinl, a German manufacturer of vertical injection molding machines for rubber and plastics, making it a wholly owned subsidiary through Shibaura Machine EMEA GmbH.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-11-17
- Where: Altdorf, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: vertical injection molding machines for rubber and plastics
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Shibaura Machine](https://endata.com/companies/9927.md) (acquirer)
- [LWB Steinl GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/87379.md) (target)

## Sources

- [tecnoplastonline.net](https://www.tecnoplastonline.net/shibaura-machine-agreement-for-the-acquisition-of-lwb-steinl/), 2025-11-17: "Shibaura Machine, a Japanese company specializing in injection molding machinery and automation solutions, has announced the signing of the definitive agreement for the acquisition of LWB Steinl."

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