Boltaron Performance Products Adds Extrusion Line

Boltaron Performance Products plans expanding market offerings with additional Extrusion capacity in 2005. This will be an addition to the current PVC and PVC alloy extrusion, calendering and press lamination lines at the Ohio facility.

(PRWEB) April 10, 2005 -- Boltaron Performance Products, LLC announced today that it has acquired another extrusion line for its growing industrial sheet business. Boltaron expects the line to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2005. The line will be capable of producing up to 2 million pounds of its proprietary in-house, fire and flame resistant, sheet products. .

Boltaron sales are approximately $25,000,000 .00 per year of rigid plastic sheet products or approximately 18 million pounds per year of plastic sheet. Boltaron sheets produced from the new extrusion line will be available to meet a variety of fire resistance ranging from UL rated sheet to more specialized FAA-FAR , MVSS and Docket 90A requirements. The end use application for the extruded sheet include helicopter and airplane interiors, bus and rail interiors, electronic cabinetry, orthotic braces, and a wide variety of other thermoforming and fabricating needs.

Commenting on the transaction, Lawrence J. Schorr, President and principal owner of Boltaron said The addition of the Extrusion line is part of our strategic plan to make new investments in various types of equipment that will improve efficiency, increase capacity and quality while reducing our already short lead-times. This will allow us to continue building on our reputation for customer service and innovative product offerings."

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