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EuroWire – January 2008
english corporate news
20th anniversary
celebrations for Eurolls
More than 200 guests gathered for a
gala dinner to celebrate Eurolls’ 20th
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.
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
Povoletto where the prestigious lines
for the production of lattice girders are
conceived.
Eurolls Srl – Italy
Fax: +39 0432 79650 1821
Email:
Website :
An impressive light show at the gala dinner for Eurolls ▲
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: Website:
Dow pulls out of market
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