Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | P | Plastics News

Thyssen buy vaults Deceuninck to top spot; Purchase makes firm leader in PVC profiles.

Publication: Plastics News
Publication Date: 21-APR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 906 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Thyssen buy vaults Deceuninck to top spot; Purchase makes firm leader in PVC profiles.(Deceuninck NV to purchase Thyssen Polymer GmbH from ThyssenKrupp AG )

Article Excerpt
Byline: Richard Higgs

A major new player has emerged to lead the world's PVC building profiles sector with Deceuninck NV's agreed purchase of Thyssen Polymer GmbH from German industrial group ThyssenKrupp AG.

While the deal combines two European companies, it has major ramifications in North America. Thyssen owns Oakland, N.J.-based Vinyl Building Products Inc., which runs 30 extrusion lines at plants in Oakland and Little Rock, Ark., turning out its Vinyline brand of window and door profiles. Deceuninck already runs the U.S. facilities of Dayton Technologies LLC in Monroe, Ohio, and Acro Extrusion Corp. of Wilmington, Del.

The acquisition of Thyssen Polymer - which currently places fifth among the world's profile makers, with an extrusion capacity of 189 million pounds - propels third-ranked Deceuninck of Hooglede, Belgium, to the top slot, ahead of German rivals...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from Plastics News
Mailbag.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor), April 21, 2003
Early '03 PET, PC prices up.(News), April 21, 2003
Retailer seeks new markets.(Special Report)(Retailer Services turns to..., April 21, 2003
Rapid molder Protomold boosts sales, space.(Special Report)(Protomold ..., April 21, 2003
Micromold morphs its markets to replace work gone overseas.(Special Re..., April 21, 2003

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.