Inter Primo buys Netherland’s Essentra Extrusion

Danish plastic company Inter Primo A/S has acquired British-owned Essentra Extrusion BV, located in Buitenpost, the Netherlands, to strengthen the company’s position in the European market. With the purchase of Essentra, Inter Primo becomes one of Northern Europe’s largest companies in customised plastic extrusion and can continue its specialisation, development and marketing with increased strength, it said.

Inter Primo has a total turnover of approximately EUR150 million and 1.100 employees on 14 production facilities distributed in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, Russia and China.

The integration of Essentra Extrusion in the Primo Group is the next step within the strategy to strengthen Primo’s position worldwide:

”Essentra Extrusion fits into our organisation as it is very similar to Inter Primo. Consolidations characterise the plastic market, and it is a necessity to grow to be able to keep up with an increasingly demanding market – both in terms of technology and sustainability,” says Managing Director of Inter Primo, Claus Tønnesen.

Essentra Extrusion is one of Northern Europe’s oldest plastic products maker.

”We are thrilled with this acquisition. We can now focus more on extrusion, and I am confident the new ownership will result in a win-win situation for both the customer and us,” says Managing Director Han Schootstra.

Essentra Extrusion is a pioneer in customised plastic profiles. The company was founded in 1938 under the name of Enitor and produced bicycle parts in the early years. In 1956, the company began as one of the first in the Netherlands to work on plastic extrusion. Its annual turnover is EUR37 million; it has 75 extrusion lines and 200 employees.