Alcan has entered into an agreement-in-principle to acquire the business and assets of Penske Composites LLC, a leading manufacturer of reinforced structural urethane core material products for the marine and industrial markets. The transaction is expected to be completed in early December, subject to execution of a definitive purchase and sale agreement.
"The addition of Penske Composites LLC would strengthen Alcan's portfolio of structural core materials by enhancing its product offering and providing customers with the broadest product range for core materials in the industry," said Georg Reif, president, Alcan Composites. "This acquisition would also give Alcan further entry into developing markets, currently served by other Alcan Composites product lines in the display and sandwich construction industries.”
Structural core materials are used in composite sandwich construction, a proven engineering concept that offers unique high performance and lightweight design properties. Penske Composites’ "Xtreme" heavy-density, fiber-reinforced products are well-recognized in the U.S. marine and industrial markets as structural core "cut parts" for transoms and stringer systems, and can be used as a core material in composite sandwich layers or as a self supporting system.
Penske Composites’ recently introduced low-density, scrimmed and scored product will compliment Alcan's existing AIREX, BALTEK and KAPEX lines of structural core materials to support the increasing global demand for core material products in the marine, mass transportation, wind-power generation and aerospace markets. Penske Composites is located in