16/12/2011 |
Ulsan, Korea – December 13, 2011 – Today, at the Annual GPCA forum 2011 in Dubai (UAE), Songwon Industrial Group has announced it has acquired Additives Technology Greiz (ATG), one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of One Pack Systems (OPS) products for the polymer industry. ATG’s manufacturing plant is located in Greiz (Germany) and has produced dust free polymer additive packages since 2006. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
One Pack Systems (OPS) products combine several additives into an integrated dust free, pellet form. Songwon’s OPS products, which are sold under the Songnox® OPS brand, are custom formulated and offer a number of key advantages such as uniformity and certified composition. The market for OPS has been enjoying consistent growth as compounders and polymer producers continuously search for added value and more efficient production technology. Demand for Songnox® OPS has increased in applications which require highly dispersed additives that result in improved product performance.
“This acquisition is a landmark step for Songwon”, stated Jongho Park, Chairman and CEO of Songwon Industrial Group. “We promised our customers that we would meet their demands and we will now be able to deliver Songnox® OPS in significant volumes immediately with the ability to expand the annual capacity up to 12.000 tons in the future. Our customers will also benefit from a broader range of technologies which we will combine with our own expertise to deliver new and more cost effective solutions based on our fully backward integrated stabilizer production.”
Doug Excell, Vice President of Business Management for Main Antioxidant Blends and OPS will take responsibility for the integration of ATG into the Songwon business structure. He added: “I am delighted to be able to bring to the market a range of Songnox® OPS products that will improve our customer’s quality and additive handling, as well as reducing their overall production costs.”
Peter Schmitt-Freise, one of the three previous shareholders of ATG, stated: “ATG has progressed very well since its foundation 5 years ago delivering a double digit annual growth rate and constant expansion of its market share. The business still has very significant growth potential, however, we recognized that to pursue this opportunity we would need additional resources to move from a local to a global player.
Songwon is the right strategic partner to implement the business growth, leveraging its financial strength, global reach, sales network, applications expertise and, most importantly, its back integration in the production of antioxidants, a key component for OPS. We are proud of ATG’s development up to now, and want to ensure a great future for the OPS activities we developed.”
Doug Excell, concluded: “While we are integrating ATG into the Songwon organization, we are already actively working to expand our presence in OPS globally with the aim to offer our global customers access to a network of local OPS manufacturing activities that will leverage our superior leading edge technologies worldwide.”
About Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading producer of Songnox® Antioxidants, Songnox® One Pack Systems, Songlight® Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers, Songsorb® Ultraviolet Light Absorbers, Songstab™ Acid Scavengers, Songstab™ PVC Stabilizers, Songcat™ Tin Intermediates, Songbrite™ Optical Brighteners, Songcizer™ Plasticizers for the plastics industry, as well as lubricants, surface coating agents, polyurethane, alkyl phenols, biphenol, flocculants and other chemicals. The Songwon Group of Companies includes Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd., Songwon International AG, Songwon International – Americas Inc., Songwon China Ltd., Songwon Trading (Shanghai) Ltd., SSBC Songwon Shanghai Brilliant Chemicals Ltd., Songwon International – India, and Songwon Japan KK.
Songnox, Songsorb and Songlight are registered trade marks of Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. Songcat, Songbrite, Songcizer and Songstab are trade marks of Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. Photo Caption
ATG’s manufacturing plant in Greiz, Germany (Photo: Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Today, at the Annual GPCA forum 2011 in Dubai (UAE), Songwon Industrial Group has announced it has acquired Additives Technology Greiz (ATG), one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of One Pack Systems (OPS) products for the polymer industry. ATG’s manufacturing plant is located in Greiz (Germany) and has produced dust free polymer additive packages since 2006. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. This press release and relevant photography can be downloaded from www.PressReleaseFinder.com Alternatively for very high resolution pictures please contact Kevin Noels (knoels@marketingsolutions.be, +31 164 317 011)
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Europa Songwon International AG Dieter Morath, Executive Vice President Sales, Member of the Group Executive Committee Breitenstrasse 16 CH-8501 Frauenfeld Switzerland Tel: +41 52 635 0000 E-mail: dmorath@songwonind.com
USA Songwon International – Americas, Inc. James J. McGinley, President Songwon International - Americas, Inc. Toll Free: +1 877 SONGWON Direct: +1 281 648 1585 Fax: +1 713 456 1812 E-mail: jmcginley@songwonind.com
MEA Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. Peter Fleming, Director of Sales Suite 706, 7th Floor, Trust Tower Building 125, Road 1702 Diplomatic Area, Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: +973 1650 0755 Fax: +973 1650 0501 E-mail: pfleming@songwonind.com
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