Establishment in Poland
Establishment of SPC Poland. Factory dedicated to the production of thermoplastic located in Poznań.
Launch of the first THERMOFIL HP™ material
Launch of THERMOFIL HP™. The high performance engineering glass reinforced PolyPropylene is a smashing entry into the market. THERMOFIL HP™ benefits from leading-edge technology in compounding…
Production of the first recycled polypropylene
In 1992, SPC was lauching on the market the first material containing recycled plastic. In advance of durability issues, sumika is proud to be one of…
French plants becomes operational
The factory located in St martin de Crau (south of France) start produce.
UK plants becomes operational
The factory employed about 300 people in Havant, in south of England
New design partnership with German White Goods OEMs
In the late 1980ies we developed new design partnership with German White Goods OEMs leading to the launch of a new product family.
Integration of English and french plants into Sumika network by Sumitomo Chemical
Integration of English and french plants into Sumika network by joint-venture of Sumitomo Chemical, Toyo Ink and Itochu Corporation.
Acquisition of the Turkish group Emaş
Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe announces the acquisition of the Turkish group Emaş in June 2019 Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe, a major player in polypropylene compounds, a…
Sumika partners with Hexagon, enabling 60% plastic carbon reduction for new vehicles by digitizing sustainable compounds for engineers
Digitised mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass-fibre reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles January 24, 2023 Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division …
Sumika Polymer Compounds reaffirms its expertise for the moulding of large structural automotive applications
Flex-N-Gate Europe teamed up with Sumika and together produced the world’s first automotive inner tailgate trim in short glass fibre reinforced polypropylene for Stellantis’ new DS4 …