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Company Profile

Colbond is a leading producer of high-quality synthetic nonwovens for flooring, automotive, and construction applications, and three-dimensional polymeric mats and composites for civil engineering, building and industrial applications.

Colbond employs some 650 people worldwide and is headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands, with production facilities in Emmen and Arnhem (NL), Obernburg (D), and Asheville (NC, USA). Regional sales offices are located all over the world. In co-operation with our partners in the market, Colbond has also built up an extensive worldwide network of representatives in more than 60 countries. This network allows for supplying immediate local expertise and support as well as tailor-made solutions to the most diverse demands.

Within Colbond there is a world of technical experience. Innovative product development and manufacturing expertise in extrusion, spinning, fleecing, and molding of various synthetic materials enables us to develop unique products to our heterogeneous customer base.

Colbond is one of the market leaders in the field of high-grade backing for carpets and other interior trim elements for the automotive and flooring market and high-end reinforcements for roofing and other construction industry markets. For more information about nonwovens from Colbond, please visit our website at www.colbond-nonwovens.com.

Colbond's product range also includes structural and composite mats for a wide range of uses in industrial processes such as in resin infusion or PUR molding or for special building applications. For more details about these products and their applications, please visit www.colbond-industry.com and www.colbond-building.com respectively.


Geosynthetics
The pioneer work of Colbond in the field of geosynthetics goes back several decades, with the first projects in the early 1950's. Since then, the company has become one of the world's leading manufacturers of geosynthetics for use in the building industry, landscaping and for civil engineering in the areas of erosion control, structural drainage, soil reinforcement, soil stabilization, consolidation also for special applications in waste containment. The know-how we have acquired in using geosynthetic products has led us to be a valued partner to the Engineer today.

Our geosynthetic product development is based on many years of intensive research and experience in the field of polymer technology and product application. Our products are marketed worldwide under the brand names Enkamat, Enkadrain, Enkagrid and Colbonddrain. Our in-house engineers and trained sales partners provide support for the most diverse projects, always offering the product optimally fulfilling the demands of the specific application.

Our worldwide network of sales offices and partners ensures competent local support, even on the most complex jobs. Fast-response consultancy geared to local conditions enables us to provide tailor-made solutions in close co-operation with our customers.
 
For a general overview of Colbond's geosynthetics, see our general brochure
(.pdf file, file size approx. 1.5 MB).

General brochure Geosynthetics - German  
 







 
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