Trocellen
{{Infobox company
| name = Trocellen
| type = GmbH
| foundation = 2001
| location_city = Troisdorf
| location_country = Germany
| key_people = Oliver Cordt (CEO/MD)
Akira Kabumoto (CFO/MD)
| products = Chemical products
| revenue = 115 million euros (2021)
| num_employees = 690 (2022)
| homepage = {{URL|https://trocellen.com/}}
}}
Trocellen GmbH{{cite web|title=Trocellen GmbH Company profile|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/628166Z:GR|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=3 November 2021}} is a manufacturer of cross-linked polyolefin foams. The company’s headquarters is located in Troisdorf, Germany.
History
The company was founded in 1972 as a new company and brand of Dynamit Nobel and HT Troplast in Troisdorf, Germany.{{cite web|title=History of Trocellen|url=https://trocellen.com/about-trocellen/history/|website=Trocellen|accessdate=5 November 2021}} The company is headquartered in Troisdorf, and has production plants elsewhere in Germany, Italy, Spain, Hungary, and Malaysia.
In 2005, Trocellen was sold to the Japanese Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. and Otsuka Chemical Co. Ltd.{{cite web|title=XLPO foam producer Trocellen sold to Japanese jv|url=https://www.plasteurope.com/news/PIE-TICKER_t10412/|website=Plasteurope.com|accessdate=5 November 2021}}
In 2006, Trocellen acquired Polifoam, a Japanese-Hungarian joint venture founded in 1984.{{cite web|title=Pannonplast completes sale of Polifoam unit|url=https://bbj.hu/business/industry/deals/pannonplast-completes-sale-of-polifoam-unit3252|website=BBJ|accessdate=5 November 2021}}
In 2014, Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. became the sole owner of Trocellen.{{cite web|title=Rödl & Partner berät japanische Furukawa Electric bei Übernahme von Trocellen|url=https://www.roedl.de/medien/mitteilungen/roedl-partner-beraet-japanische-furukawa-electric-uebernahme-trocellen|website=BBJ|accessdate=5 November 2021}}
Products
Trocellen manufactures chemically cross-linked and physically cross-linked products based on polyolefin foams, e.g. air ducts, vacuum form parts, compression moulded parts, turf shock pads for the automotive, sport, home, leisure, insulation, construction, footwear and packaging industries.{{cite web|title=Trocellen GmbH|url=https://www.bayern-innovativ.de/kompetenzprofil/trocellen-gmbh|website=Bayern Innovation|accessdate=2 Nov 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://trocellen.com/ trocellen.com]