SEKISUI ALVEO is the preferred European provider of solutions in high-performance polyolefin foams. Known for our innovation in foam, we offer a wide range of crosslinked and extruded products, and work closely with customers to engineer new purpose-designed, value-enhancing foams.

SEKISUI ALVEO engineers are highly qualified and experienced in the markets the company serves: adhesive coating, flooring, transportation,
automotive, industrial, packaging, footware and health. Established in 1971, SEKISUI ALVEO employs 500 people in Europe. Our head office is in Lucerne, Switzerland; further local offices are located throughout Europe.

Articles from SEKISUI ALVEO AG

The 9th European KAIZEN convention

Innovative projects aiming at the continuous improvement of SEKISUI. This is what KAIZEN is about. On November 19th, representatives from different European companies met in Vlodrop near Roemond, the Netherlands, and competed against each other at the 9th European KAIZEN convention. The event allowed six European teams to present their improvement activities to reinforce company structure and business performance.

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SEKISUI Alveo Headquarters on the move

The first six months of the year marked a few changes at SEKISUI Alveo. As of April 1st, the company is being led by a new management team. And on June 21, the Headquarters office was moved from Lucerne to Adligenswill, where the company’s Application Service Laboratory (ASL) has already been located for three years.

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Bet for a good cause!

SEKISUI employees from all offices have the possibility to participate in this year’s European Football Tournament by betting on one team for a charitable purpose (for free). The prize money will go to a local non-profit organization of the winner’s choice.

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SEKISUI Companies in Europe: Interview with Eiji Tateo (CEO of SEKISUI Alveo)

As a group of companies, SEKISUI in Europe provides a vast array of innovative products and services, engages around 1,000 diverse employees and combines the strength of various great companies. One of these companies is SEKISUI Alveo – with its CEO Eiji Tateo. We met him for a personal interview to talk about the daily business as well as the cooperation amongst SEKISUI companies in Europe.

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Fresh Idea Award for a beautiful and biodiverse garden

Pascal Meyer has always been engaged in biodiversity and environmental issues. When moving into a new house with his family, they decided to turn the rather simple garden into a biodiverse paradise for humans and animals. This creation of a “natural garden” has now been awarded with the SEKISUI Greenest Person Fresh Idea Award.

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SEKISUI Alveo: Environmental awareness all over Europe

As a global leader in the chemical industry, the SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group places the environment at the centre of its management priorities. During the annual SEKISUI Environment Week, employees from all business sites contribute to environmental projects – worldwide. With various sites and employees throughout Europe, SEKISUI Alveo contributed to a variety of great projects last year.

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European Environmental Managers Meeting 2019

At the beginning of February, the time had come again: The QESH manager of all SEKISUI companies met to talk about current environment activities in Europe and learn about the current environmental plans and how to implement them from Japanese colleagues. This year, the event was hosted by SEKISUI Diagnostics in the UK. Together with the Environmental Management Group the company prepared an interesting and diverse two-day program at their site in Kent.

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The 8th European KAIZEN convention

Innovative projects aiming at the continuous improvement of SEKISUI. This is the focus of KAIZEN. On November 21st, representatives from different European companies met in Tarragona, Spain, and competed against each other at the 8th European KAIZEN convention. Successfully hosted by SEKISUI Specialty Chemicals, the event allowed eight European teams to present their improvement activities to reinforce company structure and business performance.

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SEKISUI Europe B.V.: The team

SEKISUI Europe B.V. (SEBV), European headquarters of the SEKISUI Chemical Group, was formed in April 2017. But what faces are actually behind this name and what is the European headquarters’ aim?  Today, we would like to present to you the six-person team*.

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