HISTORY

  • 2023

    Expansion of the Voujeaucourt site.
    Sale of the shares in BIA and exit from chrome-plating activities.
    Closure of Creutzwald.

  • 2022

    Mr. Antoine DOUTRIAUX is appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Group.
    Patrick FINDELING is the President of the Board of Directors.

  • 2021

    Merger on May 1, 2021, by Ouest Injection SAS of the company BAP Bellême SAS. End of activities for the companies Transrompa in the Netherlands, and Vreeken International and Transcart in the USA.

  • 2019

    Creation of PILSEN INJECTION s.r.o., for the purpose of operating a plastics plant in the Czech Republic.

  • 2018

    Acquisition by PLASTIQUES DU VAL DE LOIRE of 100% of the capital of the American group of companies TRANSNAV HOLDING INC., TRANSCART LLC. and VREEKEN INTERNATIONAL, which have two industrial sites in Kentucky and Michigan, a production site in Puebla, Mexico and a tool and development centre in Michigan.

  • 2017

    Creation of the Chinese company Pu Wei ER Ji Shu (P.V.L.) Consulting Shenzhen Co., Ltd of which the purpose is to supply a service of technical assistance in developing tools launched by PLASTIVALOIRE in China.

  • 2016

    Creation of PLASTIVALOIRE MEXICO SA DE CV to operate a plastics plant in SAN LUIS POTOSI in MEXICO.

  • 2015

    Acquisition of a Turkish company based in BURSA specialising in the production of painted plastic parts with high added value.

  • 2014

    Acquisition by the Plastivaloire Group of 100% of the capital of the German plasturgist Karl Hess.

  • 2013

    In Langeais, creation of a Test Centre and of an R&D Centre

  • 2012

    Creation of a joint-venture with BIA and construction of a new chroming line in Slovakia

  • 2011

    Acquisition of the BOURBON Group

  • 2010

    Construction of a 2nd plant in Tunisia in Sousse, INJECTION PLASTIQUES SYSTEMES

  • 2009

    Acquisition of 4 Key Plastics sites.

  • 2004

    Setting up of a plant in Tunisia in Sousse, TUNISIE PLASTIQUES SYSTEMES

  • 2003

    Setting up of a plant in Spain in Cardona, CARDONAPLAST

  • 2000

    Setting up of a new plant, AMIENS INJECTION (80), and of an ELBROMPLAST site

  • 1998/1999

    Setting up of a second and of a third plant in Poland

  • 1996

    First foreign plant FABRYKA PLASTIKOW KWIDZYN in Poland, in collaboration with PHILIPS

  • 1992/1998

    Acquisition via external growth of 6 plants in France

  • 1991

    Stock exchange introduction of Groupe PLASTIVALOIRE

  • 1989

    Requested by PHILIPS, construction of a plant in Dreux, OUEST INJECTION

  • 1985

    Patrick FINDELING becomes Chief Executive Officer

  • 1983

    Beginning of external growth with the buyout of a competing plant in Chinon

  • 1975

    Patrick FINDELING becomes General Manager of the company

  • 1971

    Patrick FINDELING joins the Group and becomes Sales Manager in 1973

  • 1963

    Creation by Charles FINDELING of a small plastics injection company in Langeais