WPP Opens European Facility

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Audia Plastics s.r.o. inaugurates new compounding production site in Voderady ( Slovakia)

WPP Testing

Voderady  (Slovakia) March 2012 – Washington Penn Plastic Co.,(WPP) officially inaugurated its first European plant, Audia Plastics s.r.o. in Voderady, Slovakia. Washington Penn Plastic Co. is a leading supplier of compounded Polyolefin materials and models its business around tailoring both products and services to customer needs.  The expansion into Europe is intended to be an extrapolation of their success in North American, with the intent of being able to match manufacturing footprints with global customers.

The operation in Voderady, is capable of providing mineral filled polypropylene, glass reinforced polypropylene , and TPO compounds.  As is the case in North America, WPP expects to focus its business on five core markets: Automotive, Appliance, Building & Construction, Consumer Products and Packaging.  In addition to compound manufacturing, the facility houses both a development line and a full scale laboratory to test and certify materials.

The facility in Slovakia is WPP’s second new plant opening in the last four years and is consistent with focus on global growth.  WPP also operates four plants in the U.S. and one in Monterrey Mexico.

WPP facility in Europe