Logoplaste

History

• 1976 – Start of the operations with Yoplait and Nestlé
• 1980 – First large scale PVC operation in mineral water
• 1989 – First PET operation with Coca-Cola in Portugal
• 1993 – First thin wall operation with Unilever in Portugal
• 1994 - Logoplaste goes International in Spain, with mineral waters
• 1995 – Start up of the Brazilian operation with Danone
• 1997 – Logoplaste enters the French market with an in-house plant operation for Coke and the first PET pre-form plant is started in Portugal, producing today over 900 million units per year
• 1998 – Logoplaste arrives in the UK market, with one large plant for Procter & Gamble. A similar plant for P&G is installed in Barcelona, Spain
• 2000 – A complex factory, incorporating injection and blowing of PET pre-forms is installed near London, producing Fairy Liquid bottles for the whole of Europe
• 2002 - LOGOPLASTE creates ILAB. This structure concentrates activities of development for the group. Headquarters in Cascais/Portugal
• 2002 – Start up of the manufacturing of aseptic packages for UHT Milk in France and large size packages for Automotive Lubricants in Brazil
• 2003 – Start up of operations in Italy, with a large implant for Unilever household care products
• 2004 - Start up of operations with Arla Foods, in Leeds, manufacturing bottles for one of the most modern fresh milk factory in Europe.
• 2006 - Start of operations in North America with the purchase from Tetrapak of the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada blowing facility making flavoured milk and coffee additives bottles for the Neilson dairy.
• 2007 - Second North American plant in operation producing edible oil bottles for Sovena USA.
• 2009 - Start of operations in Vancouver and Edmonton Canada, manufacturing various HDPE milk jugs.
• 2010 - Start of operations in Coleford, Wales, producing PET products for GSK
• - Creates ILAB USA. Development Branch of ILAB that will support activities of development in North America
• 2011 - LOGOPLASTE signs contracts for Vietnam. LOGOPLASTE has now 61 plants worldwide.
• - Creates ILAB Brazil. Development Branch for Brazil and Latin America