Year: 2024

Zotefoams signs distribution deal with PJ Bowers to bring its innovative materials to Australia

Zotefoams, the leading advanced cellular materials manufacturer, has signed a distribution deal with Australia-based engineered and specialist foam solutions provider PJ Bowers. The partnership will see Zotefoams high-quality closed cell crosslinked AZOTE® premium foams, including the PLASTAZOTE® and EVAZOTE® range, added to PJ Bowers’ product range of engineered foam solutions for the Australian healthcare, medical,

Multi-award-winning ReZorce® Circular Packaging set to halve the carbon footprint of beverage cartons

Zotefoams will showcase its ReZorce® Circular Packaging range at Pack Expo 2024. (McCormick Place, Chicago, 3-6 November) This pioneering mono-material barrier substrate is currently being developed for beverage carton applications, where it will deliver a lower carbon footprint, 100% recyclability and, for the first time for this pack format, the prospect of circularity. Hot on

ReZorce® mono-material barrier packaging wins Product Innovation at 2024 Reuters Sustainability Awards

Zotefoams is pleased to announce that ReZorce, its sustainable mono-material barrier packaging range, has been named winner in the Product Innovation category at the 2024 Reuters Sustainability Awards. This year, 700 entries from 50 countries contested 17 categories judged by an international panel of business leaders, academics, designers and changemakers in the field of sustainability.

ReZorce® Circular Packaging takes Gold in German Packaging Prize

L-R: Thomas Reiner, Chairman of the Board of dvi; Rosemary Alton, Head of Marketing ReZorce®, Zotefoams; David Stirling, Consultant: Special Projects, Zotefoams; Erik Bouts, Chief Executive Officer SÜDPACK – Gruppe Photo credit: dvi, Uwe Niklas At the Fachpack exhibition on 24 September, Zotefoams was honoured to receive one of only five Gold prizes awarded by

Zotefoams joins partner Südpack for FACHPACK 2024 to champion sustainable materials and circular packaging innovation

Zotefoams, a global leader in advanced cellular materials, is teaming up with Südpack, an innovator in sustainable films, for FACHPACK 2024. Together, the companies will demonstrate their leadership in sustainable innovation, with Zotefoams showcasing its award-winning ReZorce® Circular Packaging. The trade show will also include the presentation of the prestigious German Packaging Prize, where ReZorce

Zotefoams to lead with sustainable innovation at the Interfoam China Conference 2024

Zotefoams plc, world leader in cellular materials technology, produces optimal material solutions for the benefit of society, with over a century-long record of innovation in the field. This year, at Interfoam China, Zotefoams will share the sustainability credentials of its optimal materials and the impact these can make across industries – from reduced virgin polymer

Zotefoams’ ReZorce® Circular Packaging beverage carton wins prestigious German Packaging Award

The judges described ReZorce fully recyclable HDPE mono-material barrier packaging range as a ‘sustainable alternative to beverage cartons.’ Beverage cartons produced from Zotefoams’ innovative ReZorce barrier material have been named a winner in the Sustainability (Overall Concept) category of the highly regarded German Packaging Award. Announcing their decision, the judges said: “The packaging is made

Zotefoams announces licensing agreement with Censco for manufacture of microcellular foaming equipment

MuCell® equipment is installed on plastic extrusion lines to inject atmospheric gases during the melt phase, typically reducing the density of the finished product by 15-20% Zotefoams maintains focus on ReZorce® mono-material barrier packaging while benefitting from Censco’s ability to increase capacity and reduce lead times for critical equipment. Zotefoams, a world leader in cellular

Zotefoams’ cutting-edge technical foam materials showcased at Foam Expo North America 2024

Zotefoams will exhibit at Foam Expo North America in June, presenting a product range designed to improve performance and sustainability across a wide range of industries. With the event including a focus on aviation for the first time, Zotefoams will showcase ZOTEK® F high-performance foam. Widely regarded as the material of choice for aircraft interiors

Zotefoams presents a more sustainable future for beverage cartons with ReZorce® mono-material barrier packaging

Significant progress in application development with support from Refresco, plus first contract manufacturing partner signed up with potential to deliver 100 million carton capacity annually. At an exclusive preview event on 15 May, Zotefoams, a world leader in cellular materials technology, gave a comprehensive update on the progress of its joint development project with Refresco

Trading Update and Group CEO Succession

22 May 2024 – Zotefoams, a world leader in cellular materials technology, provides a positive trading update for the four months ended 30 April 2024 (the “period”), ahead of its Annual General Meeting to be held today. At this meeting Dr Lynn Drummond, Chair of Zotefoams, will make the following statement: Trading in the period has been strong, with the Group sustaining

Zotefoams and Shincell Global Alliance

We are pleased to announce that Zotefoams has signed a Global Alliance Agreement with Suzhou Shincell New Materials Co., Ltd (“Shincell”) of Suzhou, China Shincell and Zotefoams are industry-leading foaming companies with complementary technology and market interests. This global alliance matches Zotefoams’ 100-year history in nitrogen-expanded foams with Shincell’s latest innovations in foaming technology. Shincell,

Zotefoams enters exclusivity agreement with D30

We are pleased to announce that Zotefoams has entered into an exclusivity agreement with design and technology company, D3O in relation to a newly launched foam material, developed in partnership with D3O, for high-performance impact protection solutions for the defence and law enforcement sectors. Regarded as world leaders in impact protection, D3O designs and manufactures high-performance, shock absorbing

AIX 2024: Zotefoams to showcase ZOTEK® F high-performance foams

As producer of the world’s lightest closed cell crosslinked foams, cellular material pioneer Zotefoams is continuing its mission to make aviation even more sustainable. On stand 7A57 at AIX 2024, the Zotefoams team will showcase ZOTEK® F high-performance foam. Widely regarded as the material of choice for aircraft interiors owing to its outstanding safety credentials –

T-FIT® Clean foam insulation, the only solution to comply with internationally recognized cleanroom standards, will take center stage at INTERPHEX 2024

T-FIT Insulation will showcase the exceptional performance benefits that T-FIT Clean has to offer at INTERPHEX 2024. As the company’s flagship product for the pharmaceutical sector, T-FIT Clean has been established as the insulation system of choice for cleanrooms since 2008. It is the only closed cell foam insulation system that is suitable for pipes,

Group CEO succession

26 March 2024 – Further to its announcement of 7 November 2023, Zotefoams (LSE: ZTF), a world leader in cellular materials technology, announces the appointment of Ronan Cox as Group CEO Designate. Ronan will join the Company on 2 April 2024 and will be appointed to the Board as an Executive Director and succeed David

Preliminary Results (unaudited) for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

“Record profit alongside significant investment in our ReZorce® recyclable packaging solution.” 19 March 2024 – Zotefoams plc (“Zotefoams” or “the Company” or “the Group”), a world leader in cellular material technology, today announces its unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2023. Foams4 Group 2023 2022 Change 2023 2022 Change Revenue

Zotefoams confirms its commitment to sustainability, plastics recycling and resource management with RECOUP membership

Zotefoams plc, a world leader in cellular materials technology, has joined RECOUP, the UK’s leading independent authority which champions the sustainable use of plastics in order to advance the circularity of the plastics value chain. RECOUP’s work encompasses a wide range of topics related to plastics recycling and resource efficiency; subjects also a priority at

CIPM, 17 – 19 November 2024, Xiamen International Expo Center, China, Stand 2-75-1

The China International Pharmaceutical Machinery Expo is committed to promoting the sustainable development of China’s pharmaceutical equipment industry. We will be exhibiting T-FIT® Clean; modular cleanroom insulation. T-FIT Clean insulation is the leading choice in cleanroom and highly controlled manufacturing environments due to its fire-retardant properties and resistance to moisture and bacteria. It consistently outperforms

PMEC India, 26 – 28 November 2024, India Expo Centre Greater Noida, Delhi, India, Stand RH.C39

PMEC India showcases innovative pharmaceutical machinery, laboratory equipment and analytical technology along with face-to-face networking and education opportunities. Visit the T-FIT team to learn more about how our innovative insulation solutions, purposely designed for highly controlled production environments. T-FIT’s leading product, T-FIT Clean, has become the piping insulation system of choice for pharmaceutical cleanrooms worldwide

Foam Expo Europe, 3 – 5 December 2024, Stuttgart, Germany, Stand 301

Foam Expo is Europe’s Largest Event for Technical Foam Innovation and Technology. Zotefoams is the world’s leading producer of lightweight, crosslinked, closed cell, block foams, manufactured using a unique, environmentally friendly process. We will be exhibiting AZOTE® and ZOTEK® foams which are durable, easy to process and offer remarkably consistent cell size. The Zotefoams process

AIX, 8 – 10 April 2025, Messe Hamburg, Germany, Stand 5E36

Aircraft Interiors Expo is the world’s leading event for airlines and the supply chain to source the latest innovations, technologies and products for cabin interiors, inflight entertainment and passenger comfort. Zotefoams will be exhibiting its ZOTEK® F OSU product line, the world’s lightest closed cell crosslinked foam. Combining outstanding FST properties with exceptional processing versatility,

4th Recyclable Mono-Material Packaging Solutions, 11-12 March 2025, Brussels, Belgium

Learn from Neil Court-Johnston, President of our MuCell Extrusion business unit, as he explains how ReZorce® Circular Packaging, our disruptive mono-material barrier packaging range, is set to replace difficult-to-recycle composite cartons for beverages.

Foam Expo North America, 24 – 26 June 2025, Novi, Michigan, USA, Stand TBC

Foam Expo is America’s largest event for technical foam innovation and technology. Zotefoams will be exhibiting AZOTE® and ZOTEK® foams which are durable, easy to process and offer remarkably consistent cell size. The Zotefoams process also uniquely enables foaming of advanced engineering thermoplastics including nylon and PVDF.

K Show, 8 – 15 October 2025, Messe Dusseldorf, Germany, Stand TBC

K is the leading exhibition for plastics and rubber and serves as a flagship event for the entire industry every three years. The next edition will be held between the 8th to 15th of October 2025 at Messe Dusseldorf. Zotefoams is the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight crosslinked polyolefin block foams and we will be