Insulation industry news from Global Insulation

Finland: CVC Capital Partners has acquired Paroc Group for about Euro700m. Paroc produces stone wool insulation in the Nordic and Baltic regions, has approximately 2100 employees and a pan-European sales presence supported by nine production facilities in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Poland and Russia.

In a successful 5-year period under the ownership of its current shareholder group, Paroc has grown its revenues from Euro317m in 2009 to Euro433m in 2013 and EBITDA from Euro46m to Euro80m, which has been achieved through organic growth. The development of the group’s higher-value, higher-margin technical insulation division, aided by investment in the group’s production plant in Trzemeszno, Poland, has represented one of the group’s success stories during this period. Most recently, Paroc has invested in a new facility in Izoplit, Russia, enabling the expansion of existing sales into the rapidly growing Russian market.

“The last five years have been successful, especially given the challenging economic backdrop and we are grateful to our former owners for their support during this period,” said Kari Lehtinen, CEO of Paroc. “We see a strong future for our business, with recovery in many of our markets expected in the coming years, and with our presence in the fast-growing Russian market. We look forward to taking Paroc forward in close cooperation with CVC, which is supportive of our strategy. CVC offers us a depth of experience and a strong track record with value-creating investments, expertise in the building materials sector and in the Nordic region. We are excited to share with CVC the next phase of our growth.”

The transaction has been approved by Paroc’s current shareholder group and the completion of the transaction is subject only to the receipt of customary competition clearances.