EoW January 2008

english corporate news

20 th anniversary celebrations for Eurolls More than 200 guests gathered for a gala dinner to celebrate Eurolls’ 20 th anniversary. Well known for the production of rolls for hot and cold laminating, Eurolls president Renato Railz organised the party in the historic Castle of Spessa in one of the most beautiful areas of Friuli Venezia Giulia. “Looking back I can say that ours has been an incredible entrepreneurial adventure. It has been a journey of continual growth, made up of great fulfilment and also moments of difficulty, which have always been brilliantly overcome,” said Mr Railz. “In fact, I would say that it was precisely the moments of difficulty that gave us the strength to grow even more,” he added. During the evening there were several meaningful moments for Eurolls: the projection of a film that led through the fundamental stages in the life of the company: from the start of business in a tiny warehouse in Attimis until the recent building of an industrial base at Valbrembo.

An impressive light show at the gala dinner for Eurolls ▲

Povoletto where the prestigious lines for the production of lattice girders are conceived. Eurolls Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0432 79650 1821 Email : eurolls@interbusiness.it Website : www.eurolls.com

The day after the celebrations the guests took part in a tour which visited the sites of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Group, from that in Villa Santina with its new thermal treatment plant, to Attimis which is completely mechanised, and finally to the machine division in Salt di

Dow pulls out of market

The Dow Chemical Company is exiting the Zetabon™ coated metal armour business at the end of March 2008. Zetabon is made at the films and laminates manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio, USA. Zetabon is used in wire and cable constructions to help protect insulation and delicate components from rodent bites and other incursions that can affect electrical or voice/data transmission performance. Dow commercialised the product line in the mid-1960s and it enjoyed economic success until the early 2000s. At that time, a number of factors, including increases in rawmaterial costs and decreasing suppliers of steel and aluminium, reduced the profitability of the business for Dow. Dow has, over the last five years, executed every available option to reduce costs and raise the profitability of Zetabon to re-investment levels. However, the product line failed to meet critical milestones, despite the efforts of the Findlay, Ohio, team. The future for the Findlay, Ohio, team will be announced before the Zetabon business closes in March. Dow’s intent is to use the site for another business opportunity currently under discussion. The Dow Chemical Company – USA

Fax : +1 713 978 3281 Email : info@dow.com

Website : www.dow.com

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EuroWire – January 2008