01.01.09
Location: LINZ, AUSTRIA
Sales: $102 Million
Description: Key Personnel
Wally Moore, CEO; Rich McLeod, director sales marketing, Jean-Pasqual Mermet, marketing director; Jan-Willem Heezen, marketing director; Günter Froschauer, marketing director; Cor Roozemond , vice president of product supply, Christian Korn, vice president of finance; Martin Gritter, vice president of human resources
Plants
Linz, Austria; Bezons, France; Almelo, The Netherlands
ISO Status
ISO 9001:2000
Processes
Spunbond, needlepunch and hydroentanglement
Brand Names
TenCate Polyfelt, TenCate Bidim, TenCate Geolon, TenCate Nicolon, TenCate Geotube Systems
Major Market
Geosynthetics
Checking in this year at number 33 is TenCate Geosynthetics Europe, a company that continues to enjoy its strategic position in European civil engineering and construction markets. TenCate supplies an array of geosynthetic products to Europe, including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Near and Middle East and Africa. Under the ownership of Royal TenCate, TenCate Geosynthetics has locations in North America, Europe and Asia, and consists of two commercial divisions—TenCate Geosynthetics and TenCate Industrial Fabrics.
TenCate Geosynthetics’ commercial division serves the geosynthetics industry with three brands in Europe: TenCate Polyfelt, Ten- Cate Bidim and TenCate Miragrid. The company supplies turnkey system solutions for road and railway constructions, retaining structures, hydraulic constructions, embankments, tunnel construction, pipeline construction, landfills and shoreline protection/ marine structure construction markets. Its high performance geosynthetics perform functions such as separation, filtration, soil reinforcement, erosion protection, sealing, stress relief, adhesive bonding, confinement and drainage.
TenCate’s Industrial Fabrics commercial division serves the industrial fabrics market with four brands in Europe: TenCate Geotube, TenCate Aquagrid, TenCate Nicolon and TenCate TopTex. Markets include dewatering, water management, aquaculture, agriculture, building and industrial.
Nonwovens continue to play a vital role for the company, representing more than half of overall sales. Its European nonwovens capacity remains at 30,000 tons, with a 70%/30% split between needlepunched and hydroentanglement technologies.
TenCate Geosynthetics’ main export markets have traditionally been within the European Union, including the new EU candidates. Other neighboring countries such as CIS, the Near and Middle East (especially the Golf area and Turkey) and the other Eastern European countries are important as well.
In Australia, where parent company TenCate operated a geosynthetics joint venture, the company has decided to sell its 50% interest in Geofabrics Australasia, based in Cheltenham, Australia. TenCate sold its stake to Noel P Hunt International for AUD 40 million (approximately €23 million); the €11 profit on the sale will be incorporated in the half-year 2009 figures of TenCate.
TenCate acquired its 50% stake in 2005 through its takeover of Austrian roll goods supplier Polyfelt. Noel P Hunt International was already a joint shareholder in Geofabrics Australasia. Given the strong worldwide market position and the integration of Polyfelt into the geosynthetics activities of TenCate, the equity participation in Geofabrics Australasia, without majority control, is not seen by TenCate as strategic. Agreements have reportedly been reached with the company concerning the continuation of a commercial cooperation.
Sales: $102 Million
Description: Key Personnel
Wally Moore, CEO; Rich McLeod, director sales marketing, Jean-Pasqual Mermet, marketing director; Jan-Willem Heezen, marketing director; Günter Froschauer, marketing director; Cor Roozemond , vice president of product supply, Christian Korn, vice president of finance; Martin Gritter, vice president of human resources
Plants
Linz, Austria; Bezons, France; Almelo, The Netherlands
ISO Status
ISO 9001:2000
Processes
Spunbond, needlepunch and hydroentanglement
Brand Names
TenCate Polyfelt, TenCate Bidim, TenCate Geolon, TenCate Nicolon, TenCate Geotube Systems
Major Market
Geosynthetics
Checking in this year at number 33 is TenCate Geosynthetics Europe, a company that continues to enjoy its strategic position in European civil engineering and construction markets. TenCate supplies an array of geosynthetic products to Europe, including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Near and Middle East and Africa. Under the ownership of Royal TenCate, TenCate Geosynthetics has locations in North America, Europe and Asia, and consists of two commercial divisions—TenCate Geosynthetics and TenCate Industrial Fabrics.
TenCate Geosynthetics’ commercial division serves the geosynthetics industry with three brands in Europe: TenCate Polyfelt, Ten- Cate Bidim and TenCate Miragrid. The company supplies turnkey system solutions for road and railway constructions, retaining structures, hydraulic constructions, embankments, tunnel construction, pipeline construction, landfills and shoreline protection/ marine structure construction markets. Its high performance geosynthetics perform functions such as separation, filtration, soil reinforcement, erosion protection, sealing, stress relief, adhesive bonding, confinement and drainage.
TenCate’s Industrial Fabrics commercial division serves the industrial fabrics market with four brands in Europe: TenCate Geotube, TenCate Aquagrid, TenCate Nicolon and TenCate TopTex. Markets include dewatering, water management, aquaculture, agriculture, building and industrial.
Nonwovens continue to play a vital role for the company, representing more than half of overall sales. Its European nonwovens capacity remains at 30,000 tons, with a 70%/30% split between needlepunched and hydroentanglement technologies.
TenCate Geosynthetics’ main export markets have traditionally been within the European Union, including the new EU candidates. Other neighboring countries such as CIS, the Near and Middle East (especially the Golf area and Turkey) and the other Eastern European countries are important as well.
In Australia, where parent company TenCate operated a geosynthetics joint venture, the company has decided to sell its 50% interest in Geofabrics Australasia, based in Cheltenham, Australia. TenCate sold its stake to Noel P Hunt International for AUD 40 million (approximately €23 million); the €11 profit on the sale will be incorporated in the half-year 2009 figures of TenCate.
TenCate acquired its 50% stake in 2005 through its takeover of Austrian roll goods supplier Polyfelt. Noel P Hunt International was already a joint shareholder in Geofabrics Australasia. Given the strong worldwide market position and the integration of Polyfelt into the geosynthetics activities of TenCate, the equity participation in Geofabrics Australasia, without majority control, is not seen by TenCate as strategic. Agreements have reportedly been reached with the company concerning the continuation of a commercial cooperation.