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CONSTANTIA INDUSTRIES AG
Portrait, short version
Vienna, 2009
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Constantia Industries is active in three Business Areas
Technical
Composites
Isovolta
Group
Isosport
Group
Constantia Industries AG (CIAG)
Wood-based
Products
FunderMax
Holding
Speedmaster
Surfaces
Impress Decor
Group
Privately held Austrian corporation
international focus
Three Business Areas
• Technical Composites
• Wood-based-Products
• Surfaces
Clients in numerous industries
• Construction & furniture
• Sport & Leasure
• Machinery & electrical industry
• Aviation & Transportation
• Photovoltaics
Revenues in 2007: € 1.05 billion
Employees : 4,500
Management Board:
Stanislaus Turnauer (chairman)
Christian B. Maier
Alexander Hartig Soure: CIAG Controlling
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Mission Statement
CONSTANTIA INDUSTRIES AG – For People with Passion
In keeping with the motto “Simply The Best”, Constantia Industries AG intends to become one of the best
privately managed, international industrial corporations with a focus on long-term growth:
Our activities are concentrated on products and services where we can become one of the best.
We trust our management team and lead through shared goals.
The right employees represent our most important resource. First we decide WHO, then WHAT – whereby a passion to
act plays a decisive role.
We work continuously on the further development of our organisation and try to remain as lean as possible. Networked
teams and a culture that values open communications are the guarantee for fast decisions.
Our actions reflect the fundamental values of trust, honesty, transparency, loyalty, decency and responsibility.
We work actively to design our future based on all our experiences – including our mistakes.
In line with our focus on the future, innovation and the development of new markets are taking on a central position.
Through our obligation to be “Simply The Best” and our efforts to realise continuous improvement, we generate the
profits that safeguard the future of our company as well as our jobs.
We invest in accordance with the available opportunities to realise sustainable and dynamic growth together with our
employees and partners.
We are satisfied when we can make a successful contribution to the creation of value.
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History of Constantia Industries
Reconstruction
of paint and
synthetic resin
plant in Styria
1945
Founding of
ISOVOLTA in
Werndorf, near
Graz (A)
Construction of
plant in
Guntramsdorf
(formerly Stolllack,
now Dupont).)
1949
1957
Development of
HOMOGEN in
Neudörfl (A)
and founding of
ISOSPORT in
Eisenstadt (A)
1962
1969
Start of MAX
board production
in Wiener
Neudorf (A)
Acquisition of
NEUSIEDLER
(paper), TEICH
(aluminium);
development of
the packaging
sector
1970
1970-80
Sale of
STOLLACK-
VIANOVA (A),
creation of
CONSTANTIA
Industrieholding
in Vienna (A)
Acq. of LETRON (now
IMPRESS) &
WERZALIT,
founding of CPB,
CONSTANTIA
IPO (Vienna
Stock Exchange)
Acq. of LEITGEB in
Kühnsdorf (A) and
FUNDER
in St. Veit/Glan (A)
Majority
takeover of
TEINSER SA
(E)
1980/81 1987/88 1994
Construction of
FUNDER plant III,
acq. of SKYLINE
(USA), sale of
NEUSIEDLER paper
plant
Purchase of
FALCO (H), JV
Changzhou
Isovolta
Electrical
Insulation
Materials (CN)
1985 1992 1995
Split-up of
CONSTANTIA
Industrieholding into
C-Iso AG and
C-Verpackungen AG
Purchase of ICME
S.A., Romanian
Isolierstoffe (RO)
1996
1998
Purchase of
40% stake in
AMAG,
Ranshofen (A)
Acquisition of GATEX
Technical Composites
(D), investment in
Sprela (D)
2000
2001
8 January
Herbert Turnauer,
the firm‘s founder,
dies
Purchase
of US
SAMICA
(USA)
2003
Split-up of
ISOVOLTA
founding of
ISOMAX; sale of
WERZALIT Group
Changzhou 3 (CN)
Werndorf 2, merger
Funder-Isomax,
investment in
Speedmaster
2005
2002 2004 2006
Delisting of
CONSTANTIA
INDUSTRIES AG,
merger of HOMOGEN
&. FUNDER,
Changzhou 2
Sale FALCO, SPRELA
reclassification of IP to
IMPRESS, acquisition of
DEGLARGES (F),
founding of Max
Compact India
2007
2008
Purchase of
remaining shares
in ISOSPORT
(A), TEINSER
(E)
Acq. of MASA
Group, merger of
LETRON & MASA
into IMPRESS,
start of prod. In
Uva
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Wood-based-Products Sector
2007 Figures
FunderMax
Specialist for Wood-based-
Products and decorative High-
Pressure-Laminates/Compact
Revenues € 323 million
Employees 1,050
Management Erlfried Taurer
Kurt Waniek
CIAG Wood-based-Products
Speedmaster
Expert for pre-cut components,
custom-designed furniture,
furniture components, prefabricated
components and
furniture surfaces in Austria
Revenues € 16.4 million
Employees 75
Source: CIAG Controlling
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FunderMax – Divisions
Raw chipboard - HOMOGEN ROHSPAN
FunderMax markets special products in this segment.
MFC - STAR FAVORIT
FunderMax is the premium supplier in this segment.
Hardboards - BIOFASER
Successful niche product
Compact - MAX COMPACT
Attractive growth product
Laminates – MAX HPL
HPL; market leader in Austria and neighbouring countries
Energy – ECO-ELECTRICITY and LONG-DISTANCE HEATING
Ideal bolt-on product for energy-intensive areas such as
raw chipboard and Biofaser.
Source: FunderMax Marketing
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FunderMax produces at five plants in Austria
St. Veit/Glan I
St. Veit/Glan II
Wr. Neudorf
Neudörfl
St.Veit/Glan
St. Veit/Glan III
(St. Donat)
Wr. Neudorf
Neudörfl
Source: FunderMax Marketing
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The Surfaces Segment
2007 Figures
CIAG Surfaces
Impress
Leading full-range provider of
thermosetting furniture surfaces
Revenues € 289 million
Employees 1,036
Management Heimo Bresztowanszky
Source: CIAG Controlling
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Impress - Business Divisions
Decorative papers
Finishing foils
Edgings
Melamine impregnates
Colours
Goal: market leadership
Impress is #1; goal:maximise earning power
Impress is the clear #2 in melamine edgings;
synthetic edgings to complete product range; goal:
increase market shares
Dynamic growth through joint venture in Russia
Primarily for internal supplies, synergies through
worldwide standardisation
Source: Impress Controlling
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Impress produces at ten plants throughout the world
North Charleston
Curitiba
Cardedeu
Johannesburg
St. Veit
Dreieich
Jaroslavl
UWA
Elk
Berlin
Aschaffenburg
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The Engineering Plastics Segment
2007 Figures
CIAG Technical Composites
Isovolta Isosport
Leading international manufacturer
of electrical insulation materials
and technical composites
Revenues € 314 million
Employees 1,702
Management Gerhard Schwander
Johannes Oberlehner
Leading international producer of
synthetic ski and snowboard
components and thermoset composites
Revenues € 81.5 million
Employees 503
Management Günther Mikats
Peter Wistritschnik
Source: CIAG Controlling
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Isovolta – Divisions
High Voltage
Leading international producer of insulating
materials for high-voltage rotary electrical machines
Low Voltage & Transformer
Flexible laminates, laminated material and system products
in the low-voltage sector
Prepregs & Laminates
Prepregs, high-quality laminate sheets and technical
laminates as semi-finished products and in machined form
Photovoltaics
Flexible composite films for encapsulating solar cells
Source: Isovolta Marketing
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Isovolta produces at 18 sites worldwide
Barcelona / ES
Mexico City / MX
Rutland / US
Harrisburg / US
Etupes / FR
Werndorf / AT Lebring / AT
Wiener Neudorf / AT
Chalette s.Loing / FR Mumbai / IND Changzhou / CN
Wackersdorf / DE
Bedburg / DE
Bucharest / RO
Tochigi / JP
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Isosport – Divisions
Sports
World market leader in composites for the ski, snowboard
and water ski industry. High-quality raw materials and
state-of-the art technology are the guarantee for consistent high
product quality.
Sandwich Laminates
Sandwich boards with high mechanical strength and rigidity as
well as low-weight as formwork for the construction industry
and flooring boards for the transportation sector .
Engineering Plastics
Standard boards and multi-layer composites based on
thermoplastics with a wide range of properties and excellent
processing capabilities.
Source: Isosport Marketing
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Isosport produces at four plants in Central Europe
Hall in Tirol
Slovenske Konjice
Eisenstadt
Halászi
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CIP Continuous Improvement Process
The Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
has formed an integral and systematic component
of the philosophy and everyday activities of the
CIAG Group companies since 2000.
Details:
2,900 employees take part in the CIP
approx. 3,600 recommendations each year
Benefits: approx. EUR 2.5 million
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