EXTRUDER OF THE MONTH


Politejo Head office:


CEO: Founded:


Employees: Turnover:


Ownership: Profile:


Estarreja, Portugal Pedro Catela 1978


Around 400


Around €180 million/year Private


Politejo, a producer of thermoplastic pipes and fittings, was founded in 1978. It supplies into a number of markets, including infrastructure, construction, agriculture, industry and mining – and some specialist operations such as desalination. The company has manufacturing operations in Europe, Africa and South America.


Product lines:


The company makes pipe up to 2000mm in diameter, in materials including PE, PP and PVC. In infrastructure, its products include pipe for water, drainage, sewage, gas and cable protection (including its Ambidreno grooved HDPE pipe). Construction applications include water pipe, and its Polidom PVC sewage pipe in diameters up to 200mm. In agriculture, it supplies its Lusogreen flat drip belt, which covers most crop water requirements. Its Polihidro HDPE pipes are used widely in applications including mining and desalination.


Factory locations:


Politejo has nine manufacturing plants across five countries – Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Mozambique and Angola – and exports its products across the world. The company recently supplied HDPE pipe up to 1100mm diameter for an onshore and offshore pipeline project in Galicia in northern Spain, using a special ‘low sag’ grade of HDPE from Borealis.


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