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Victrex
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Victrex plc is a British-based supplier of high performance polymers. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250. The company's headquarters and manufacturing facilities are based in the UK with technical and customer support facilities in multiple markets, serving more than 40 countries. Victrex serves a diverse range of industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, oil and gas and medical.
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It sits within the topics 1993 establishments in England, British companies established in 1993 and Chemical companies established in 1993.
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- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1993
- Location
- Cleveleys, United Kingdom
- Status
- Active
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Official website
Victrex | Innovative world leader in high performance PEEK polymers
Victrex is a world leader in PEEK and PAEK-based polymer solutions, helping customers to overcome complex design and engineering challenges.
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- Instance of
- public company
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Cleveleys
- Stock exchange
- London Stock Exchange
- Official website
- www.victrex.com
- Image
- Plastics Manufacturing Plant - geograph.org.uk - 1157508.jpg
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- inception
- 1993-00-00
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Victrex plc is a British-based supplier of high performance polymers. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250. The company's headquarters and manufacturing facilities are based in the UK with technical and customer support facilities in multiple markets, serving more than 40 countries. Victrex serves a diverse range of industries including aerospace, automotive, electronics, oil and gas and medical.
==History== thumb|left|A Victrex plant near Blackpool The company was established in 1993 by way of a management buyout of the PEEK polymer business of Imperial Chemical Industries plc. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1995. Based in Cleveleys near Blackpool in Lancashire Victrex has historically invested heavily to increase its capacity, most recently investing £90 million to increase production capacity by around 70%. By 2015 the production capacity of its polymer will be over 7,000 MT per annum (current capacity of 4,250 MT per annum).
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