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Kömmerling and Profine Group
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Kömmerling 1897

Kömmerling today

Kömmerling in the world
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Leadership:
- Profile International Group (Profine), to which Kömmerling® brand belongs to, is Europe's largest PVC profile extruder with 22% market share. The closest competitor reaches only 13%.
- Globally Profine has 9 extrusion plants, 3700 employees and a 450,000 ton. yearly production capacity.
- Profine has commercial presence in all continents.
- It is expected that by year 2015, employment of lead and cadmium as stabilizers in PVC formulas will be completely forbidden. This prohibition is already enforced in Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Australia and the United States.
- Under its Greenline concept, Profine is today the only door and window PVC profile extruder in Europe who uses green stabilizers, proving clear industry leadership and great environment's commitment.
History:
- In Europe, PVC is today the most successful raw material for manufacturing door and window profiles.
- In new building residential market 60 out of 100 windows are manufactured out of PVC profiles, while in renovation market, 70 out of 100.
- This history began in 1897 when Karl Kömmerling® founded a glue factory for the footwear industry.
- In 1967 his heirs bet on window profiles mass extrusion, using a revolutionary PVC formula.
- In 1992 Kömmerling® opened Spain's extrusion plant.
- In 1993 Kömmerling® Spain lands in Mexico and Latin America market.
- In 2003 Kömmerling® incorporates itself as a Profile International Group (Profine) brand, along with KBE and Trocal brands.
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