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Interview with Luis Abad Domenech, director-general of Plastics Avenue
01/12/2003
How and when is born Avenue Plastics?
The company was formed as workshops Avenue in the year 67, although he has been working with another name from the 55 year, by what we have more than 50 years of experience in the sector. In the 87 year disbanded the molds for the plastic section, finishing Plastics Avenue which is the processing of injection. The section of moulds for thermoplastics is called Tam constructions.
What products do they develop?
Projects and construction of moulds for thermoplastics, for all the enlargements and industries. Build molds for thermoplastic up to 5,000 kg, dedicated also to the injection of thermoplastic from 10 to 4,500 g pieces, we have a section of injection made up 16 machines from 600 kn to 7,000 Kn, we have CNC machinery and develop products of high quality and precision at very competitive costs. We also have a technical office with advanced CAD-CAM technology. Other services that we offer are the electromagnetic shielding, Serigraphy and mounts.
Our machine park is virtually updated because during these past three years we have made significant investments in this area.
How many types of plastic empleáis and what amounts to the year?
Polypropylene 9.311.000 kg; polystyrene 90,000 kg, PVC 78,000 kg, ABS 11.111.000 kg, ABS fire-retardant 24,000 kg, polycarbonate 85,000 kg, polyamide 82,000 kg.
What sectors do you dirigís?
We develop our activity in sectors like the car, furniture, decoration, sanitary ware, electronic, the small appliance, telecommunications etc. In this last area are positioning us and opening a big fan of possibilities for the sector. As I already have mentioned, we have besides, of other services of silk-screening, settings, apantallamiento electromagnetic, etc.Offering solutions to the needs of our customers.
What percentage of production is directed to the foreign market?
The percentage of export of our production amounts to 6%. The countries that more work at this time are virtually all Europe and North Africa zone.
Expectations and projects of Plastics Avenue
We grow year after year, in 1992 a 25 per cent and in 2003 we are stable, but with clear growth forecasts.
Currently, our main problem is the space because we are located within the town centre. However, we have a project to the industrial estate, a spacecraft with an area of 16,000 square meters plot and a planned construction of about 7,000 to cover the construction of molds and the injection of plastics. With the possibility of growth until the 12,000 square meters.
