Director Change

RNS Number : 1493X

Filtrona plc

05 February 2013

 



5 February 2013

FILTRONA PLC

A leading international supplier of speciality plastic, fibre and foam products

BOARD CHANGE

FIltrona plc ("Filtrona" or "the Company") today announces that Lars Emilson has offered his resignation as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on health grounds.  The Board has accepted Lars' resignation with immediate effect.  A search for a suitably experienced successor to Lars to support the delivery of Filtrona's Vision 2015 strategy will begin immediately.

Commenting on today's announcement, Jeff Harris, Chairman, said:

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Lars for his wise counsel and valued contribution to the development and success of the Company during the six years he has served as a Non-Executive Director of Filtrona, and to wish him a rapid return to full health."

Enquiries:

Filtrona plc Joanna Speed, Corporate Affairs Director Tel: [phone]

Buchanan Richard Oldworth Jeremy Garcia Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors 

Filtrona plc is a FTSE 250 company and a leading international supplier of speciality plastic, fibre and foam products.  Through its four principal operating divisions, Filtrona focuses on the light manufacture and distribution of high volume, essential components which serve customers in a wide variety of end-markets and geographies.

Component & Protection Solutions

Component Distribution is a global market leading manufacturer and distributor of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal items.  Operating units in 21 countries serve a very broad industrial base of customers with a rapid supply of primarily plastic products for a variety of applications in industries such as hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical controls and construction. The Pipe Protection Technologies business specialises in the manufacture of high performance innovative products from commodity resins to engineering-grade thermoplastics and polymer alloys for use in a range of end-markets.  Locations in four countries, combined with a wide distributor network, serve customers around the world.

Porous Technologies

A global market leading developer and manufacturer of custom fluid handling components, engineered from a portfolio of technologies that includes bonded fibre, polyurethane foam, and porous plastic.  Representing leading innovations used in healthcare, consumer and industrial applications, its enabling components are found in a wide range of products from medical diagnostics tests to advanced wound care pads, inkjet printer cartridges, writing instruments and air fresheners.  Customers in over 56 countries are served from six manufacturing facilities with research and development centres supporting the division globally.

Coated & Security Products

The global market leading producer of high quality self-adhesive tear tape and a growing supplier of speciality tapes, fasteners and labels for the consumer and specialist packaging, point of sale and paper and board industries.  The division is also a leading supplier of authentication technologies and identity solutions.  Customers in over 100 countries are served from facilities operating in six countries.

Filter Products

The only global independent cigarette filter supplier.  The nine worldwide locations, including a UK-based research facility and three regional development centres provide a flexible infrastructure strategically positioned to serve the tobacco industry.  The division supplies a wide range of value adding high quality innovative filters, packaging solutions to the roll your own sector and analytical laboratory services for ingredient measurement for the industry. Other Enitor BV is a leading custom profile extruder located in The Netherlands and offers a complete design and production service.  One of the first companies to extrude plastics in 1956, Enitor is now one of Europe's most advanced suppliers of co-extrusions and tri-extrusions to all branches of industry. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Filtrona's global network extends to 29 countries and includes c. 4,100 employees, 34 principal manufacturing facilities, 63 sales & distribution operations and 5 research & development centres. For further information, please visit www.filtrona.com

 

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