PVB Divison
Overview
Kuraray's PVB Division with its brand TROSIFOL is one of the leading manufacturers of PVB film for laminated safety glass worldwide. TROSIFOL products are mainly used in applications for automotive and architectural glazing; special TROSIFOL films are used in photovoltaic modules. All major companies of the glass and the photovoltaic industry are part of TROSIFOL's customer base.
The background material for all TROSIFOL films is PVB (Polyvinyl Butyral) that has been used as an interlayer in laminated safety glass since the middle of the thirties of the 20th Century. The long-term experience is one of the main reasons for the technical leadership of TROSIFOL as a manufacturer of films for architectural safety glasses and TROSIFOL's worldwide success.
Today TROSIFOL operates its headquarters in Troisdorf, near Cologne (Germany) and an additional plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, both certified to ISO/TS 16949, DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, DIN EN ISO 14001:2005 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. There are sales & marketing subsidiaries in the United States, South East Asia, India, China, Taiwan and Ukraine.
History
| 1952 | PVB is launched on the market. In 1953 TROSIFOL was registered as a product name in the German "Handelsregister". The present-day market share of TROSIFOL is the outcome of the company's own know-how. |
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| 1968 | TROSIFOL became the first product to replace the hitherto customary powdered PVB including newly patented PE interleaved film, thus making washing and conditioning the film superfluous. |
| 1983 | TROSIFOL has been produced since 1983 in a film width of 3.21 m to match the customary float glass width. |
| 2000 | The first sound-proofing PVB film TROSIFOL SOUND CONTROL was developed and launched. |
| 2003 | The newly developed PVB automotive film TROSIFOL VG was launched. A new PVB film plant in Bor, Russia, started operation. |
| 2004 | Kuraray Group acquired the PVB film business of HT Troplast AG. The first dedicated product line - TROSIFOL SOLAR - for the encapsulation of solar cells in photovoltaic modules was launched. |
| 2006 | Kuraray Europe GmbH merges with Kuraray Specialities Europe GmbH |
| 2007 | The 4th series production plant with a film width of 3.21 m went into operation at the Troisdorf plant. |
| 2008 | TROSIFOL achieves certification by BS OHSAS 18001:2007. TÜV certification of thin-film modules with TROSIFOL SOLAR in accordance with ICE 61215:2005. |
| 2009 | Kuraray PVB Division established |
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Challenges and Strategies
- Continuous growth in architectural business, achieving world market leadership
- Strong focus on providing excellent services and innovative products to the emerging photovoltaic industry
- Intensive promotion of automotive segment with new and sophisticated products
- Development of new and innovative products using all core competences of the Kuraray group
- Build-up strong manufacturing presence worldwide (PVA, PVB resin/film) and further to develop the global presence of TROSIFOL's sales force
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