For immediate release 25 May 2011
Plastics Capital plc
("Plastics Capital" or the "Group")
Official Opening of Sales Office in Shanghai, China
Plastics Capital (AIM: PLA), the niche plastics products group, is pleased to announce that it has officially opened its Chinese sales office in Shanghai. The office will serve as a sales office for both BNL (the ball bearings business) and C&T Matrix (the creasing matrix business). BNL have a number of existing Chinese customers, a mix of both local businesses and foreign OEM subsidiaries and C&T Matrix have a well established customer base in China. The Shanghai office will be key to supporting the existing customer base through a ground level presence whilst increasing opportunity to further grow the customer bases of both businesses.
Commenting, Faisal Rahmatallah, Executive Chairman, said:
"We are delighted to announce the opening of our Chinese sales office. This sales office in conjunction with the sales office we have recently opened in Mumbai, India will help us target these fast growing regions and contribute significantly to the growth of the Group.
Plastics Capital plc Tel: 020 7326 8423
Faisal Rahmatallah, Executive Chairman
Nick Ball, Finance Director
Cenkos Securities Tel: 020 7397 8900
Stephen Keys
Elizabeth Bowman
Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000
Richard Darby
Christian Goodbody
Jonathan Rivlin
Notes to Editors
Plastics Capital is a consolidator of plastics products manufacturers focused on proprietary products for niche markets. The Group has four factories in the UK, one in Thailand and sales offices in the USA, Japan, China and India. Approximately 62 per cent of sales are exported to over 80 countries worldwide. Production is concentrated in the UK where significant engineering know-how and automation underpins the Group's competitiveness. The Group has approximately 290 employees.
Further information can be found on www.plasticscapital.com