Plaskolite scores lighting sheet and profile lens businesses of ALP Lighting

Plaskolite, North America’s largest manufacturer of plastic sheet products has acquired lighting sheet and profile lens business of A.L.P. Lighting Components. The acquisition, Plaskolaite’s fourth this year, includes the acrylic sheet, PET, and polycarbonate lighting sheet product lines as well as extruded profile lenses, further expanding Plaskolite’s portfolio of thermoplastic solutions for any application. The deal closed November 20. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ALP is an international leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of lighting components and components for other technical industries. The acquisition expands Plaskolite’s lighting business and further positions the company as the leader in the thermoplastic sheet and lighting segment. This acquisition follows Plaskolite’s acquisition of Rotuba Extruders, the continuous cast acrylic sheet business of Lucite International and Covestro’s US polycarbonate sheet manufacturing business profile lighting business in June.

With this acquisition, Plaskolite will employ 1,250 people in Columbus, Ohio; Zanesville, Ohio; Grand Saline, Texas; Compton, California; Olive Branch, Mississippi; Monterrey, Mexico; Memphis, Tennessee; Sheffield, Massachusetts; and Linden, New Jersey.

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