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  1965  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH (kpE) founded in Montabaur, Germany  
  1970  
  > kpE begins exporting to U.S. & Canada  
  1977  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast/Americas (kpA) founded in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA  
  1979  
  > kpA opens plant in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA  
  1984  
  > Intertrans Carrier Company founded in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA  
  1991  
  > kpA begins producing polyester films in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA plant  
  1993  
  > Klöckner Barrier Films opens in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA  
  > kpA’s first satellite plant opens in Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA  
  1996
 
  > kpE forms a joint venture with Hoechst/Kalle to form Kalle Pentaplast GmbH  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast Group becomes world's leading producer of high-quality rigid films  
  1997  
  > kpA’s Rural Retreat plant begins production on world's largest calender line  
  > kpE acquires roxan GmbH, Graben-Neudorf, Germany (full range of 3D furniture films)  
  1998  
  > kpE acquires Aerni-Leuch AG, Liebefeld/Bern, Switzerland (high barrier films for
pharmaceutical packaging)
 
  > Klöckner-Werke AG purchases Hoechst shares of Kalle Pentaplast  
  > kpA announces second coating & laminating line will be added to Klöckner Barrier Films in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA plant  
  > kpA announces additional calendering line will be added to Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > kpA announces joint venture with Georgia Gulf to form Vinyl Solutions, LLC to produce recycled-content compounds for extruded & molded products  
  1999  
  > Harry van Beek retires from kpA  
  > Tom Goeke appointed president of kpA  
  > kpE opens sales office in St. Petersburg, Russia (OOO Klöckner Pentaplast Rus.)  
  > kpE acquires Stanley Smith Ltd., London, Great Britain (packaging films for the UK market)  
  > Second coating & laminating line in production at Klöckner Barrier Films in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA plant  
  > Additional polyester line in production at kpA’s Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > New calendering line in production at kpA’s Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  2000  
  > kpA announces new satellite facility & jumbo polyester extrusion line installed in Beaver, WV, USA  
  > kpA acquires ARCOR's rigid vinyl calendering operation & forms Klöckner Pentaplast de Argentina, S.A.  
  > Klöckner-Werke AG, parent company of kp, announces that all non-film activities will be divested to further concentrate on the company's global film business  
  > kpE acquires the VillPET business from Stäger AG, Muri, Switzerland (high quality PET-based films for boxmaking industry)  
  > kpE acquires VAW's PVdC-coated plastics films business (high barrier films for pharmaceutical packaging)  
  2001  
  > kpE opens Kloeckner Pentaplast (Thailand) Ltd., Rayong, Thailand  
  > kpE acquires PK Druck und Verpackungen GmbH, Betzigau, Germany, P&E Verpackungen GmbH, Kempten, Germany and CETA SA, Vouvry, Switzerland (high quality films for food packaging applications)  
  > kpE acquires G-PLAS Ltd., Crumlin, Great Britain (packaging films for the UK market)  
  > kpA acquires Alloyd Co., Inc.’s calendering line  
  > kpA donates land for Little League playing field in Gordonsville, Virginia, USA  
  > Klöckner-Werke AG restructures management board  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast announces partnership with Lohmann to service the credit card market  
  > kpA expands TDO capacity at Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast Group acquired by Cinven & JPMorganPartners  
  > kpA acquires Witt Plastics, Inc. (HIPS & PP films)  
  2002  
  > kpE changes legal form to Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG  
  > kpE starts rigid film production in St. Petersburg, Russia plant  
  > kpE acquires European business of Neoplástica Indústria de Plásticos S.A. including production plants in Kerkrade, Netherlands, Salceda de Caselas, Spain, Sant Feliu de Buixalleu, Spain and St. Tirso, Portugal (high quality multilayer films for food packaging applications)  
  2003  
  > Tom Goeke appointed COO of kp Group Worldwide  
  > Michael Tubridy appointed president of kpA  
  > kpA acquires manufacturing assets, product formulations, and tradenames of VPI Mirrex, LLC (Delaware City, DE)  
  > kpA expands shrink-label film capacity at Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > kpA acquires Greenway Plastics Industries (thin BAREX® films)  
  > kpA consolidates Argentine and Brazilian operations into Klöckner Pentaplast of Latin
America
 
  > kpE acquires Norwegian and Swedish rigid film business from RIFLEX (rigid films for
packaging applications)
 
  2004  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast do Brasil begins production in its Cotia, Brazil plant  
  > kpA expands shrink-label film capacity at Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > kpA acquires Petco Division of Lavergne Group (polyester films)  
  > kpE acquires NORDPAK OY, Valkeakoski, Finland and OY AVANSPACK AB, Eura, Finland (high quality flexible films for food packaging applications)  
  2005   
  > Tom Goeke appointed CEO of Klöckner Pentaplast Group Worldwide  
  > Michael Tubridy appointed president & COO of Klöckner Pentaplast/North & South
America
 
  2006  
  > Klöckner Pentaplast Group opens sales offices in India, Australia & China  
  > kpE expands capacity at the Rayong, Thailand plant  
  > kpE expands capacity at the St. Petersburg, Russia plant  
  > kp Group announces coating & laminating line addition at the Cotia, Brazil plant  
  > kp Group successfully completes significant restructuring effort, culminating with closure of Weert (Netherlands) plant  
  > kp Group launches seven global key initiatives to allow employees to share best practice, customer knowledge, experience, and technology  
  2007  
  > kp Group announces sale of its flexible films business  
  > kp Group acquired by The Blackstone Group  
  > kp Group opens new plant in Santo Tirso, Portugal  
  2008  
  > kp Group adds coating & laminating line at the Cotia, Brazil plant  
  > kpA expands polyester film capacity at Beaver, West Virginia, USA plant  
  > kp Group adds sales offices in UAE & Egypt  
  > Jay Cheng appointed president & COO of Klöckner Pentaplast/Asia  
  > Hans-Joachim Kogelnik appointed president & COO of Klöckner Pentaplast/Europe  
  > kp Group acquires film business of PMC Film Canada, Inc. (Tottenham, Ontario)  
  2010  
  > Markus Hölzl appointed CFO of Klöckner Pentaplast Group  
  > kp adds new polyester film capacity at Rural Retreat, Virginia, USA plant  
  > kp adds new polyester film capacity at Crumlin, Great Britain, plant  
  > kp announces plans to add shrink films capacity in the US and Thailand  
  > kp announces plans to invest in new capacity in Europe  
  > kp announces plans to add PVC capacity at Rayong, Thailand, plant  
  > kp Group acquires graphic arts and card film business of Boltaron Performance Products LLC (Newcomerstown, Ohio)  
  > kp acquires MAG Group’s Novopac PVC and PVC/PE film business (Nersac, France)  
     
     
 

 

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