Bluestar Silicones

BLUESTAR SILICONES has, over several years, developed a ready-to-use hot curable compounding elastomers network in Europe called ‘Mix & Fix centres’ which has allowed it over recent years to secure a leadership position on this market on the Old Continent.
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A key element of this system is BLUESTAR SILICONI ITALIA SPA, the Italian subsidiary of the Group which currently has two sites, Caronno Pertusella (VA) and Treviolo (BG).
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So as to
- better serve its customers in terms of technical assistance, product stewardship and supply chains;
- strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of its hot curable elastomers activity;
- and adapt to market trends, characterised over this economic crisis by a substantial drop in volumes over the past 12 months,
BLUESTAR SILICONES has decided to group together all its activities on its Italian site at Caronno Pertusella for operational start-up in January 2010.
The Treviolo (BG) site, which is around 60km from the Caronno Pertusella (VA) site, will therefore be closed.
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All necessary measures will be taken to ensure continuity of service to avoid impacting our customers’ activities during this change-over period. Treviolo employees will be offered transfers to the Caronno Pertusella site and staff accompaniment measures will be negotiated with the appropriate staff representative organizations.
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This focusing of BLUESTAR SILICONES’ activities in Italy is fully in line with the Company’s strategy designed to reinforce the specialty elastomers field for applications in automobile, food, medical and special cables, etc.
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Bluestar Silicones is a global supplier of silicones with a turnover of €600 million and manufacturing sites in all regions of the world. Bluestar Silicones is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of completely integrated silicones. With over 50 years’ experience in silicones, Bluestar Silicones offers a complete range of silicone products in the fields of release coatings, specialty elastomers, health products, specialty fluids, emulsions and resins.
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Press contact: Pascal Louis Caillaut, Bluestar Silicones
Telephone: + 33 4 72 13 19 21 – Fax: + 33 4 72 13 19 44
Email: pascal-louis.caillaut@bluestarsilicones.com