About 3A Composites Europe 3A Composites GmbH

About 3A Composites Europe

Welcome to 3A Composites Europe! PANELS AND SHEETS are at the very heart of our business, and we really have something for everyone: ranging from aluminium or plastic to paper.

Our customers include architects, interior designers, shop fitters, exhibition stand builders, product designers and sign makers, and many of our products are also used in industrial and transport sectors. We have split our different target groups into three market segments: Architecture, Display and Industry.

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We have set ourselves the goal of manufacturing all our products using carbon neutral production by 2035, providing products which are 100% recyclable and offering solutions which leave a minimal environmental footprint. Our vision is to work as a team to design products and functional solutions which make the world safer, more beautiful and more sustainable.

We would like customers to be inspired by our innovative products and applications, convinced by our quality and, at the same time, be a leading company within our industry in terms of sustainability.

Our fourteen European sites are part of the international 3A Composites Group which employs a workforce of approximately 4.600. This group is an independent division of Schweiter Technologies AG.

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Our Display market segment

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Our Display market segment comprises all products used in digital and screen printing, exhibition stand building, shop design and shop window decoration, interior design, photo mounting, for signage, POS/POP displays and furniture construction and many more.

The broad product range, which includes DIBOND® aluminium composite panels, FOREX® and FOAMALITE® rigid foam plastic sheets, KAPA®, FOAM-X®, SMART-X® and GATORFOAM® lightweight foamboards, DISPA® and SWEDBOARD® paper boards, LUMEX® and HIPEX® PET sheets as well as PERSPEX®, CRYLUX®, CRYLON®, AKRYLON® and PERSPEX® XT acrylic glass sheets and IMPEX® polycarbonate sheets, means we can offer our customers a variety of unique and optimally coordinated products – everything from one and the same source!

Our branded products are available at short notice in over 80 countries, thanks to a global production and distribution network. This network is based on our partnership with leading distributors in the paper, plastics and metal business sectors who offer not only competent advice but also services tailored to meet the individual needs of our customers.

We attach great importance to sustainable manufacturing processes and environmentally friendly materials. Our goal is to deliver high-quality, innovative products to our customers’ specifications quickly.

YOUR VISION. OUR BRANDS. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.

History

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3A Composites History

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1956

Airex AG founded in Sins, Aargau by Lonza

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1969

Development of KAPA® and ALUCOBOND®

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1980

Development of FOREX®

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1990

alusuisse composites is founded

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1992

DIBOND® is launched in Singen

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1994

Plant expansion for the production of ALUCORE®

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2000

Alcan takes over Alusuisse

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2006

Development of SMART-X®

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2007

RioTinto takes over Alcan | HYLITE® is launched

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2009

Schweiter Technologies takes over Alcan Composites

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2010

Alcan Composites becomes 3A Composites

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2012

3A Composites acquiert Foamalite

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2015

3A Composites takes over Polycasa | DISPA® is launched

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2017

3A Composites takes over Athlone Extrusions

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2019

3A Composites takes over Perspex International Ltd.

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