5) PRESENT STRATEGY

At present times, we base our own growth in the following
three columns:

a) Technology:
· Processes on line.
· Integrated manufacturing processes.
· New and innovative subdivided reactive processes.

b) Technical support
· Practical and theoretic seminars.
· Follow-up and development laboratories Laiex-customer.
· Complimentary research in synergies of additives.

c) Global Service:
· Lay our whole techniques and tools at our customer´s disposal.
· Co-ordinate all the procedures needed.
· Achieve the full “client satisfaction” through the ISO-9001/2000.

Our immediate goals are:

a) Internationalization: make ourselves stronger in the external markets.
b) Cover the lack of specialists in the basic chemicals.
c) Personalization of our developments.
d) Spreading: consolidation of our new.
facilities in Europe.

2) OUR PHILOSOPHY
AND CONTRIBUTION

Our philosophy: be the highly-skilled proffessional partner our customers need company.
This philosophy comes from the need to fill the empty spaces left by the re-organization and dismantling of the basic chemical industry in the world, forcing all large corporations to forget about the little needs of minor productions and the major difficulties for big companies to find the right partner to cover the needs for high quality products.
All this situation takes Laiex to become that specific and highly skilled partner.
LAIEX’s contribution to our area, the Valencia Region, makes from us the only company producing polymerised latex in the whole land and, in some other divisions, the only producer in Spain.
Our task in our region tries to reduce the imports of some of those 65.480 Tons. of acrylic and vinyl latexes that our region needs and, one part of those being imported from foreign companies all over Spain, as well.
Regarding our major region, Europe, our contribution takes us to
be one of the leading European producers of thermo-moulding latex for the big industry of automobile. Laiex is also one of the main producers of cationic latex for asphalts, and has also achieved a high skilled level in other
divisions of application.

OUR COMPANY: LAIEX

Since our foundation, in Valencia (Spain), in 1970, our company has been adapted and improved daily to achieve the well-reputed name we meet today at present in the field of the Spanish Chemical Industry.

1) OUR LOCATION

Our head quarters are located in Spain, in the city of Valencia. The privileged location of the city allows us to take advantage of the most important sea-port in the whole Mediterranean area, talking in terms of containers, and it is located only 10 minutes away from our factory.
On the other hand, we are also located in the centre of the main motorways crossroads and in the most active industrial band in Spain, the so-called Mediterranean Arch.
You can find us in:
Idem.

We speak Spanish, English, French,
Italian, Portuguese and
Dutch.

4) RAW MATERIALS
AND divisions

LAIEX manufactures the following products:

Laitex Laitex NT Laitex CA Laicril Laivil Laivil Laivil Laivil Laivul Laipast Laixel Laicon

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SBR, NR and CAN latex Thermo-moulding latex Cationic latex Acrylic emulsions Polyvinyl emulsions Vinyl-Versate Emulsions Homo-polymeric emulsions Co-polymeric emulsions Vulcanising pastes Colouring pastes Auxiliary elements Compounds made of latex and emulsions

3) ORGANIZATION
AND Policy

LAIEX keeps a perfect balance between our customers’
needs and its structure, designed to supply all of the services, technical support and production that they may require.
LAIEX Laiex is structured in divisions, with a complete self-operational independency.
The company offers a complete and highly equipped laboratory for analyses and research to all our customers who do not count on it, do not count on the technical staff to solve technical problems or just as a support to their technologic projects in the different divisions we work.
All along our facilities, our Policy are as follows:

a) Tendency to very concrete specializations.

b) Tendency to the production of raw materials.

c) Promotion of high quality products in the markets, both produced by ourselves alone and/or in co-operation with our customers and matching all the required specifications.

d) Give a direct support and service in the Sales
Department from different points of action
in Spain, Europe and other
countries.

6) RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT

We must pay a very special attention to this matter,
for LAIEX is a company where our own skills come from the very years of studies and experimenting.
This is why our company dedicated so many efforts, both human and economic, to promote research and development programs. This never-ending dedication for the “technical improvement” has taken LAIEX to achieve the good-reputation through the chemical field that gathers today, even being recognized by different Public Institutions.
On the other hand, our whole structure is deeply compromised with the program of Total Quality, Ecologic and Environmental Cares, where we already got all the appropriate certifications.
Our success is due to the achieved goals in the manufactures of basic chemicals and made-to-the-order products, together with the diversity of divisions and the
increased experience in the different application lines.
LAIEX is now the most important manufacturer of
thermo-moulding and cationic latexes and
compounds made of latex in our own
geographical area and one of
the leaders in
Europe.