"With Prochema, SKZ now has a partner in the Italian market who knows the needs of potential customers, has strong ties to the plastics industry, and will actively raise the profile of SKZ in Italy in cooperation with the headquarters in Würzburg," says Matthias Ruff, authorized signatory and head of Sales Education & Research at SKZ.

All SKZ training courses available
The new SKZ sales agency will distribute all SKZ training courses – including classroom training in Germany, on-site training in Italy, live online courses from the SKZ online studio and web-based training. In the area of training, SKZ is a knowledge provider from the shop floor to C-level. SKZ’s research and development services also extend to the Italian plastics market.

SKZ has been working internationally for years
"This collaboration will help our customers to achieve and improve their goals, thanks to the structure and the technical and pedagogical skills of SKZ", says Marco Leone Zimmel, CEO of Prochema. Benjamin Baudrit, Deputy Managing Director Education & Research at SKZ, concludes: "SKZ has been active internationally for years and we have not really been present in Italy with our training activities. This is about to change!The European Green Deal, with the goal of a completely CO2-neutral EU by 2050, also influences the research areas of the EZD in Selb. Currently, EZD scientists are intensively researching bio-based, sustainable and non-toxic formulations and coatings.

Prochema Srl is an industrial distributor of technical products for the plastics, printing, automotive, paper, packaging, pharmaceutical and medical sectors. They have the exclusive rights in Italy for important brands in the plastics sector, such as Erema and Unicor, and offer them to companies that believe in innovation, efficiency and respect for the environment. Their mission is to bring together excellence between the best technologies on the market and entrepreneurs who aspire to the top.