Süddekor

Süddekor GmbH was a German manufacturer of decorative surfaces, specializing in decor papers, release papers and finish foils for the furniture and laminate flooring industries. Headquartered in Laichingen in Baden-Württemberg, the company supplied the national and international wood-based materials industry and ranked among the largest decor producers for furniture and flooring surfaces in Germany. Its production was based on the rotogravure printing principle, and it also operated finishing foil lines for decorative surfaces. The company was founded in 1974 as SÜDDEKOR Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG in Laichingen. Over the following decades it expanded through new subsidiaries and acquisitions, including DAKOR Melamin Imprägnierungen GmbH in Heroldstatt (1995), SÜDDEKOR Art in Willich (1998), and its first U.S. plant, SÜDDEKOR LLC in Agawam (2000). In 2004 the businesses were brought together under the strategic umbrella of 2D Holding, alongside Dakor and Addis, and a second U.S. plant was established in East Longmeadow. Further expansion followed in 2008 with a second impregnation plant in Biscoe, USA, and the takeover of the business operations of Württembergische Kunststoffplattenwerke GmbH & Co. KG (WKP), which added nanocoating technology and the release paper product segment. By 2009 the group reported revenue of approximately €230 million and about 750 employees worldwide, with six locations, 13 rotogravure presses, four coating lines, ten laboratory printing machines, four engraving machines and eleven impregnation channels. Annual production was around 40,000 tonnes, approximately 110 million m² of foil and approximately 220 million m² of impregnation, with roughly 100 new decor developments per year. Revenue remained around €240 million in 2010 and 2012, with employee numbers around 770–780. At the end of 2013 the Süddekor Group was acquired by the listed Surteco SE for a purchase price of €99 million. In 2014 sales were merged with Surteco, and between 2014 and 2016 decor printing was relocated from Laichingen to Surteco's plant in Buttenwiesen, about 100 kilometers away, accompanied by job reductions. The Süddekor GmbH brand was absorbed into Surteco SE, which is headquartered in Buttenwiesen and is a leading international specialist for surface technologies.

Süddekor GmbH was founded in 1974 as SÜDDEKOR Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG in Laichingen, Germany. The company focused on the production of decorative surfaces, manufacturing decor papers using the rotogravure printing principle and producing finish foils for decorative surfaces. It supplied the national and international wood-based materials industry and became one of the largest decor producers for furniture and flooring surfaces in Germany. In 1995, DAKOR Melamin Imprägnierungen GmbH was founded in Heroldstatt, Germany. In 1998, SÜDDEKOR Art was established in Willich, Germany. In 2000, the company built its first U.S. plant, SÜDDEKOR LLC in Agawam. In 2004, the businesses were combined under the strategic umbrella of 2D Holding, which alongside Süddekor included Dakor and Addis, as well as the subsidiary Süddekor Art and companies in the USA and Russia. Also in 2004, SÜDDEKOR Werk II in Laichingen was completed, and a second U.S. plant, SÜDDEKOR LLC in East Longmeadow, was established. In 2008, the company acquired a second impregnation plant in Biscoe, USA, and took over the business operations of Württembergische Kunststoffplattenwerke GmbH & Co. KG (WKP), with 110 employees and an estimated revenue of €30 million (fiscal year 2008). This acquisition integrated nanocoating technology and the release paper product segment into the group. In 2010, production and all employees of WKP were relocated from Unterensingen to Laichingen. By 2009, the Süddekor Group reported revenue of approximately €230 million and about 750 employees worldwide, operating six locations. Its equipment included 13 rotogravure presses, four coating lines, ten laboratory printing machines, four engraving machines and eleven impregnation channels. Annual production was approximately 40,000 tonnes, approximately 110 million m² of foil and approximately 220 million m² of impregnation, with roughly 100 decor developments per year. In 2010, revenue was approximately €240 million with about 780 employees worldwide; in 2012, revenue was approximately €240 million with about 770 employees worldwide. At the end of 2013, the Süddekor Group was acquired by the listed Surteco SE for a purchase price of €99 million. All group parts — including Dakor, Addis, Süddekor Art and the U.S. and Russian companies — were taken over by Surteco in 2013. In 2014, sales were merged with Surteco. Between 2014 and 2016, decor printing was relocated from Laichingen to Surteco's plant in Buttenwiesen, about 100 kilometers away, accompanied by job reductions. Süddekor GmbH was absorbed into Surteco SE, which is headquartered in Buttenwiesen and is a leading, internationally active specialist for surface technologies.

• 2014

  Merger of sales with Surteco.

• 2014

  Start of relocation of decor printing from Laichingen to Surteco's plant in Buttenwiesen (completed 2016), with job reductions.

• 2013

  Acquisition of the Süddekor Group by the listed Surteco SE for a purchase price of €99 million.

• 2010

  Relocation of WKP production and all employees from Unterensingen to Laichingen.

• 2008

  Acquisition of a second impregnation plant in Biscoe, USA; takeover of Württembergische Kunststoffplattenwerke GmbH & Co. KG (WKP) with 110 employees and estimated revenue of €30 million.

• 2004

  Businesses combined under the strategic umbrella of 2D Holding; SÜDDEKOR Werk II in Laichingen completed; second U.S. plant SÜDDEKOR LLC in East Longmeadow established.

• 2000

  Construction of the first U.S. plant, SÜDDEKOR LLC in Agawam.

• 1998

  Founding of SÜDDEKOR Art in Willich, Germany.

• 1995

  Founding of DAKOR Melamin Imprägnierungen GmbH in Heroldstatt, Germany.

• 1974

  Founding of SÜDDEKOR Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG in Laichingen, Germany.

One of Germany's largest decor producers for furniture and flooring surfaces, supplying the national and international wood-based materials industry with decorative surface solutions.

• Decors (wood, stone, fantasy)

  Decorative papers for furniture and flooring surfaces, produced by rotogravure printing.

• D.Fin® finish foils

  Finish foils for decorative surfaces.

• D.Film® impregnates

  Impregnated products for surface finishing.

• D.Release® release papers

  Release papers, added through the WKP acquisition in 2008.

1. 1Süddekor – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Süddekor – Wikidatawikidata.org