About the company

Partnering with the plastics industry since 1971

Transparency. Insight.
Confidence.

For over 50 years, the KI•PIE Group has stood for independent, industry-focused journalism dedicated to the European plastics industry. What began with four pages of yellow paper and a typewriter has grown into a modern digital information system – delivering industry news, plastics pricing, market analysis, and forecasts, all thoroughly researched and backed by reliable data.

We specialise in supplying polymer price data, industry trends, corporate news – and above all, context and clarity. Every day, our teams provide reliable market and price data, practical forecasts, and strategically relevant analyses for plastics processors, traders, producers, and end-user industries. Independence, transparency, and relevance are the cornerstones of everything we do.

Whether you’re in procurement, sales, strategy, market research, or executive leadership – if you manufacture, process, trade, or rely on plastics, we provide the insights that matter. Under our brands Plastics Information Europe (PIE) and Kunststoff Information (KI), we bring together decades of market knowledge, technical innovation, and editorial integrity.

Our content is never automated. It is built on thorough market observation and deep experience. Our analyses are not computer models, but the result of dedicated teams who have monitored the plastics industry with a critical eye for decades.

What we deliver are decision-making foundations – day in, day out.

Meet the heart of plastics information

The KI•PIE team

Our team is made up of passionate and talented professionals including journalists, analysts, market researchers, and investigators – most with extensive backgrounds in plastics. They’re supported by specialists in sales and marketing, IT, design, finance, and office management. Together, they form the backbone of our modern digital media company. We work with openness, respect, and a shared commitment to excellence.

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Editorial teams

The KI•PIE editorial teams deliver up-to-date, reliable, and actionable business intelligence to readers across Europe. Independent, critical, and expert – our coverage includes company news, market reports, interviews, and editorials. We combine quality journalism with deep industry expertise for key decision makers.

Our content is published on the ad-free platform pieweb.com and via our KIGo! app. Our regular German-language KI Industry Talks webinar series rounds out our editorial portfolio with dynamic, interactive dialogue.

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Market analysts

For many years, the KI•PIE Pricing Team has been providing its readers with prices and market trends for around 100 types of plastics across Europe, China and the United States. Through a broad network of price reporters along the value chain, we gather market‑driven insights that help industry participants make well‑informed decisions. To continue meeting our clients’ needs, we are constantly expanding our portfolio and place great importance on maintaining an independent and neutral role as observers and interpreters of the market.

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Product development

Our product development team continuously creates features and solutions that reflect the real-world needs of our users. Close collaboration with our customers allows us to respond quickly to feedback and adapt to emerging challenges. Through clear communication and agile teamwork, we build products that are robust, sustainable, and future-ready.

Ulrike Mau Managing Director

Henry Praum Director Commercial & Finance

Christian Preiser KI Editor-in-Chief

Martin Bäcker Head of Polymer Prices

Mario Galante Head of
Product- and Digital Strategy

Chinaedu Onwukwe Head of
Software Development & Technology

Lisa van Straelen Head of Operations

Katharina Feit Director Sales & Marketing

Sven Arnold Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Andrew Cole KI Editor

Maren Oellerich KI Editor

Somya Abrol PIE Deputy Editor in Chief

Heather Arnest Liesch PIE Editor

Andru Shively PIE Editorial assistant

Brie Casazza PIE Editor

Vincent Breit Senior Market Analyst

Julia Mihalkina Senior Marktet Analyst

Jens Hartmann Marketing Intelligence &
Special Operations

Shekhar Chandra CRM & Campaign Manager

Kai Nitsche Business Innovation Manager

Martina Souto Andreas Customer Service Manager

Sabine Ament Senior Sales Manager

Aikaterini Mastrogianni Junior Developer

Jeany Yang Office Manager

Maria de la Luz Espinosa Aguilar-Peter Office Management Assistant

Unsere Mission

As a family-run company, we are guided by integrity, accountability, respect, and collaboration in all our relationships. We recognise that our decisions impact employees, customers, partners, and the environment – so we act with care and responsibility. We foster an open, respectful workplace culture and put our clients’ needs at the heart of everything we do. By staying true to our values, we strengthen our company culture and build lasting trust.

The company

Transparency. Insight. Confidence.

The KI•PIE team

Unsere Mission

Transparency. Insight.
Confidence.