EXTRUDER OF THE MONTH


Versaprofiles Head office:


President: Founded:


Ownership: Employees: Profile:


Saint-Lazare-de Bellechasse, Canada Serge Mercier 2011


Private Around 90


Versaprofiles was formed in 2011 as a spin-off of IPL Extrusion, a company originally founded in 1939. The company is now a leading producer of various pipes, for industries such as geothermal, water, gas and telecoms. These are made from a variety of materials, including polyethylene and PVC. Versaprofiles also produces a range of custom and specialised profiles for applications such as doors and windows, automotive seals and medical products.


Product lines:


Within profiles, the company’s Trimflex landscape edging is available in a variety of lengths, while its custom profiles – made from materials such as PVC, ABS and polycarbonate – are made using co-extrusion, tri-extrusion and multi-cavity dies. The company also makes a wide range of pipes and tubes, from 0.025 to 8in diameter. Some examples include: Twinloop and Versapipe, both made from HDPE and used in geothermal applications; Versablue, an LDPE pipe for applications such as water wells; yellow Versapipe for gas transport; and Versaduct, which protects optical fibres and other telecom cables.


Factory locations:


Versaprofiles recently expanded its main facility in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse: a C$3 million investment added an extra 10,000 sq ft of manufacturing space, as well as two new storeys of office space. The company also owns a second facility in nearby St Claire, which it acquired when it bought out Abenaki Plastics in 2015. This plant specialises in industrial profiles, custom moulding and PVC pipe.


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The next issues of Pipe and Profile Extrusion magazine will have special reports on the following topics:


May 2021 Pipe dies


Standards & testing Pipe joining Medical tubing


June 2021 Pipe corrugators


Profile die developments Oil & gas applications Pressure pipe


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