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Speciality Fibres and Materials Ltd

PO Box 111

101 Lockhurst Lane

Coventry CV6 5RS

UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0)24 7670 8200

Speciality Fibres and Materials Ltd

Registered in England No. 0267936

Registered Office:

The Broadgate Tower, Third Floor

20 Primrose Street
London, EC2A 2RS.

About Speciality Fibres and Materials (SFM)

SFM was acquired from Acordis by Lohmann and Rauscher in February 2005. The business has been committed to the development and manufacture of fibres and their application to customised solutions since its inception in 1985.

The evolution of SFM includes the following milestones:

1981

First commercial sales of alginate for woundcare use.

1985

SFM was founded under the name of Focus Polymers by Courtaulds Research to sell development products.

1986

First commercial sales of Micropake®.

1988

First sales of polypropylene conductive threads.

1989

SFM wins the Queens Award for Technology for alginate.

1990

First alginate dressings launched in USA.

1994

Business registered to ISO 9002.

1995

First commercial sales of Hydrocel®, a modified cellulose fibre, sold to ConvaTec.

1998

Akzo Nobel acquired Courtaulds and formed Acordis from the fibre business of both Courtaulds and Akzo Nobel. The company was renamed Acordis Speciality Fibres.

1999

Alginate business registered to EN 46002.

2004

Acordis sells the growing ASF/Hydrocel business to ConvaTec. The alginate and Micropake® businesses, and new product development strategy, continue as usual under the new name of Acordis Services Ltd (ASL)

2005

Acordis sells its Acordis Services Limited (ASL) alginate and Micropake® businesses to the Lohmann and Rauscher Group. ASL is renamed Speciality Fibres and Materials Limited. Our top priority is being number one in customer relationship.

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