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Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading PVC manufacturers in Europe and, worldwide, is the market and technical leader in specialty PVC.
National and international activities of the company are managed from Ismaning, near Munich. Production sites are in Burghausen, Gendorf, Cologne, Knapsack, Schkopau and Hillhouse (UK). The turnover of Vinnolit in 2012 amounted to €905 million (2011: €923 million; 2010: €798 million; 2009: €647 million). Vinnolit employs 1,450 staff (thereof 1,400 in Germany). Managing Directors are Dr Josef Ertl and Dr Ralph Ottlinger.
Vinnolit produces and markets a wide range of PVC products suitable for all kinds of PVC applications, e.g. in the building & construction sector, in the automotive industry or in the medical sector. Whether the PVC is for flooring, wall covering, window profiles, pipes, rigid film, technical coatings, automotive sealants, cable sheathing or medical applications, Vinnolit is able to offer a suitable solution.
Additionally Vinnolit produces and markets intermediates such as caustic soda, vinyl chloride and tin tetrachloride, which are required in the chemical industry as well as in other branches.
VinTec - Vinnolit's technology center - is licensing our leading EDC/VCM and S-PVC technology worldwide.
Vinnolit participates in the worldwide Responsible Care programme of the chemical industry to continuously improve safety, health and environmental protection and supports VinylPlus, the voluntary commitment of the European PVC industry towards sustainable development, as ‘Official Partner’ financially, ideally and through active participation (www.vinylplus.eu).
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is a fully owned subsidiary of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH.
The main shareholders of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH are private equity fonds under the management of Advent International. Please find more information about the shareholder structure and management of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH here.
Information about the supervisory board of Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is available here.
Information about the business development in 2011 is available in our press release.
Please find a summary of the most important information about Vinnolit also in our leaflet
"Presenting a Market Leader".
National and international activities of the company are managed from Ismaning, near Munich. Production sites are in Burghausen, Gendorf, Cologne, Knapsack, Schkopau and Hillhouse (UK). The turnover of Vinnolit in 2012 amounted to €905 million (2011: €923 million; 2010: €798 million; 2009: €647 million). Vinnolit employs 1,450 staff (thereof 1,400 in Germany). Managing Directors are Dr Josef Ertl and Dr Ralph Ottlinger.
Vinnolit produces and markets a wide range of PVC products suitable for all kinds of PVC applications, e.g. in the building & construction sector, in the automotive industry or in the medical sector. Whether the PVC is for flooring, wall covering, window profiles, pipes, rigid film, technical coatings, automotive sealants, cable sheathing or medical applications, Vinnolit is able to offer a suitable solution.
Additionally Vinnolit produces and markets intermediates such as caustic soda, vinyl chloride and tin tetrachloride, which are required in the chemical industry as well as in other branches.
VinTec - Vinnolit's technology center - is licensing our leading EDC/VCM and S-PVC technology worldwide.
Vinnolit participates in the worldwide Responsible Care programme of the chemical industry to continuously improve safety, health and environmental protection and supports VinylPlus, the voluntary commitment of the European PVC industry towards sustainable development, as ‘Official Partner’ financially, ideally and through active participation (www.vinylplus.eu).
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is a fully owned subsidiary of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH.
The main shareholders of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH are private equity fonds under the management of Advent International. Please find more information about the shareholder structure and management of Vinnolit Holdings GmbH here.
Information about the supervisory board of Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is available here.
Information about the business development in 2011 is available in our press release.
Please find a summary of the most important information about Vinnolit also in our leaflet
"Presenting a Market Leader".
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| 1993 | | Founding of Vinnolit Kunststoff GmbH with Head Office in Ismaning, near Munich, combining the PVC activities of Hoechst AG and Wacker-Chemie GmbH |
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| 1998 | | Founding of Vinnolit Monomer GmbH & Co. KG as a wholly owned subsidiary Founding of Vinnolit Technologie GmbH & Co. KG (VinTec) |
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| 1998 | | Founding of European marketing subsidiaries |
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| 2000 | | Merger of the polymer and monomer activities into Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG Acquisition of the company by private equity fonds under the management of Advent International Vintron GmbH in Knapsack becomes a wholly owned subsidiary |
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| 2003 | | Integration of Vintron and VinTec into Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG |
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| 2007 | | Acquisition of the Paste PVC (E-PVC) business from Ineos ChlorVinyls |
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| 2009 | | Completion of the conversion of the electrolysis plants in Gendorf and Knapsack to membrane technology |