Insulation industry news from Global Insulation

Denmark: The Competition Council has approved Kingspan's acquisition of TreeTops Holding, in exchange for Kingpan’s undertaking to divest TreeTops Holding's business in wood concrete slabs for ceilings. Baltic Legal Updates has reported that TreeTops Holding is one of Kingspan subsidiary Troldtekt’s ‘main competitors’ in the sector.

Local investment company DEPO Holding has secured approval to purchase the divested operations from Kingspan.

France/Denmark: Ireland-based Kingspan has signed deals for two diversifying acquisitions. On 18 February 2022, it agreed to buy France-based roofing and building waterproofing company Ondura from France-based Naxicap Partners for Euro550m. Meanwhile, in Denmark, the group has also agreed to acquire wood-based acoustic board producer Troldtekt. Troldtekt produces its boards from ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and shredded Norway spruce wood.

Speaking of the latter deal, Kingspan Insulation managing director Alan Lawlor said "I am delighted to welcome Troldtekt to the Kingspan family. As the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelope solutions, we have the capacity to help them expand beyond their core markets, whilst bringing acoustic and decorative boards and natural insulation materials into our portfolio. Troldtekt has been able to continuously innovate and it sets the bar impressively high in the field of the circular economy.” He concluded "We will invest significantly in the company's production facilities to set them up for geographic growth."