Highlights

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Acquisition MT Plastech AS

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Production SIMONA® CELPLAST®

HIGHLIGHTS
Business Line Advertising & Building

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Addition to the family: acquisition of MT Plastech AS, Düzce, Turkey

In 2021, SIMONA AG acquired MT Plastech AS, Düzce, Turkey. MT Plastech was the Turkish market leader in the field of PVC foam sheets and now trades as SIMONA PLASTECH. The products manufactured at this new Group site are used primarily in the areas of digital printing, advertising and building construction. We are currently evolving our production facility in Düzce, SIMONA PLASTECH, into a new PVC foam centre of expertise.

  • Market leadership within the business field of PVC foam sheets with regard to quality and service
  • Expansion of SIMONA portfolio
  • Unlocking new opportunities in the field of building and advertising applications

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New subsidiary, new product: SIMONA® CELPLAST® manufactured by SIMONA PLASTECH in Turkey.

For 2023, SIMONA PLASTECH will be unveiling a new PVC foam sheet manufactured by means of the Celuka method. Thus, SIMONA is now in a position to offer all three classic process technologies within the PVC segment, thereby underlining its commitment to the goal formulated for the Advertising & Building business line: “Best fit-to-market product portfolio”. The new product, known as SIMONA® CELPLAST®, will be manufactured primarily for the European market.

Like SIMONA® COPLAST, SIMONA® CELPLAST® is a foamed sheet featuring rigid outer skins. This is achieved by means of a semi-Celuka manufacturing process. The Celuka method works by means of foaming.

In contrast to traditional co-extrusion, as part of which – in the case of SIMONA® COPLAST – two rigid surface skins are simultaneously extruded onto a free-foam core, the Celuka method uses just one melt stream. The foamed molten material is quickly cooled on the exterior by means of a special tool, which prevents it from foaming any further, thus creating a rigid and silky-smooth surface. Meanwhile, the actual foaming process only takes place within the core of the sheet. Among other things, Celuka sheets are characterised by a narrower density distribution across the thickness of the sheets.

  • Robust and lightweight (perfect for design and construction applications)
  • Easy to process and ideal for laminating thanks to their smooth and flat surfaces
  • Narrow thickness tolerances over the entire width
  • Efficient handling due to optimised mass per unit area

  • Ceiling and wall panels
  • Wall dividers
  • Signage
  • Milled lettering
  • Exhibition stand design
  • Shopfitting and shop design
  • Furniture making
  • Container lining
  • Vehicle construction
  • Door and window installation