Our history
Padanaplast began life at the Roccabianca factory in Parma. Initially it produced PVC compounds.
In the 1978 began the production of innovative silane crosslinkable polyolefin-based compounds. Thanks to the high thermo-mechanical material performance quickly found many applications and became extensivly used on Wire& Cable and in Pipes-Fittings sector, enlarging the company WW expansion.
In the 1990 PVC compounds divison was sold, and Padanaplast became a leader on crosslinkable polyolefin-based compounds. In 2000, Padanaplast was aquired by Solvay Group, strengthening its leadership of specialty ambient cure crosslinkable compounds.
In 2017, Padanaplast was acquired from Solvay by Finproject, a company with international reach and a vertically integrated structure consisting of nine operating and production units in Italy and worldwide. Today Padanaplast is formally merged into the parent company Finproject S.p.A. (Versalis, Eni).
1971
Padanaplast S.p.A. established to produce PVC compounds
1978
Production begins on XLPE silane crosslinked polyethylene compounds (Sioplas®)
1982
Production starts on both thermoplastic and crosslinkable Halogen-Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) compounds (Sioplas®)
1984
Production gets underway on crosslinkable compounds, XL-Elastomer, elastomer-based XLEPR (Sioplas®)
1990
End of PVC compound production
1994
ISO 9002 certification obtained
1998
ISO 9001 certification obtained
2000
Padanaplast S.p.A becomes part of Solvay Group, strengthening its positioning and leadership in the pipe and cable market special compound segment
2002
ISO 9001 Vision 2000
2011
ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and BS OHSAS 18001
2017
Padanaplast acquired by Finproject Group
2020
Padanaplast obtained the certification PSV (Plastica Seconda Vita)
2021
Finproject and Padanaplast joined the Eni Versalis Group.
