Florian Loch Named New President of the GKV Federation

Personal Information Florian Loch is the new president of the GKV

2026-11-09 Source: Press release Stefan Lenz | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

The managing director of Teku GmbH Fluorkunststoffe has assumed the presidency of the General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry—Dagmar Schnittker and Alexander Hinzsch were elected as auditors.

Florian Loch was elected the new president of the General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV).(Image: GKV) — Florian Loch was elected the new president of the General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV).
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The General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV) has elected Florian Loch as its new president. The managing director of Teku GmbH Fluorkunststoffe in Velbert succeeds Dr. Helen Fürst, who did not run for a third term at the delegates’ meeting in June 2026. Dagmar Schnittker, from the accounting department at Teku Fluorkunststoffe, and Alexander Hinzsch, managing director of Hinzsch Schaumstofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG, were elected as auditors.

Closely linked to the material plastic

Florian Loch, an entrepreneur with many years of experience in the plastics processing industry and as an active member of the Pro-K Industry Association for Durable Plastic Products and Reusable Systems, is taking over as president of the GKV. His professional career has been closely tied to plastics. After gaining initial hands-on experience in PTFE manufacturing in Italy and completing a business apprenticeship, he began working at Teku Fluorkunststoffe in 1991. He was initially responsible for technical sales, and in 2012 he took over as managing director of the family-owned company.

Florian Loch has also been actively involved in association work for many years. He played a key role in establishing the Fluoropolymer Group within Pro-K in the early 2000s. This commitment deepened further when Teku Fluorkunststoffe joined the GKV in 2007. Since then, he has actively supported the work of the technical group, particularly the development of technical data sheets and the consolidation of industry knowledge.

Chemical Regulation Is Coming More Into Focus

With his election, Florian Loch now assumes additional responsibilities at the umbrella organization level and is expected to place greater emphasis on the issue of chemical regulation on the GKV’s agenda. As an umbrella organization, the GKV represents the interests of the plastics processing industry in Germany and coordinates the concerns of its member associations in their dealings with policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders. (sl)

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