We are invisible!
But we are everywhere!
Industrie Chimiche Forestali S.p.A.
Investor presentation
May 2021
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Industrie Chimiche Forestali
ICF is a leading player in the technical adhesive and fabric business with the mission to pursue organic expansion of its operations while acting as an aggregator of companies operating in complementary businesses exploiting the robust Free Cash Flow generation
Why invest in Industrie Chimiche Forestali
Shareholder
structure
11. A public company.The market is the dominant shareholder
22. More than 100 years of historyin the chemical industry
33. Leading player in Technical Adhesive nichewith
expertise in adhesives and technical fabrics for the
Footwear, Leather Goods, Automotive, Packaging and
Upholstery sectors
44. Export oriented
55. Substantial Free Cash Flow generation
66. Strong focus on sustainability and environmental issues
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Industrie Chimiche Forestali: a 100-year History
Industrie Chimiche Forestali stops producing basic chemicals and finally focuses on the upstream segment of the footwear industry
'50s
The production of | |
The production of special | formaldehyde as a derivative |
impregnated fabrics for the | of pyroligneous begins |
footwear industry starts |
'30s'20s1918
1941
1983
The production of adhesives begins
Forestali relocates production from the plant in Sesto S. Giovanni to the new plant in Marcallo con Casone in the province of Milan
1984
1987
2005
The Forestali activity is enhanced
with the establishment of the
Società Italiana Resine SIR for the production of phenolic resins in Sesto S. Giovanni
ICF completes the Business Combination with EPS Equita PEP SPAC (then renamed ICF Group), listed on the AIM Italia exchange
Industrie Chimiche
Forestali is founded and starts with the extraction of pyroligneous acid from wood
ICF Group merges into
Industrie Chimiche
Forestali, now listed on the AIM Italia Exchange
May 2018 | Aug. 2020 | ||
Adhesives for Furniture and Boating are | |||
formulated and introduced into the business | |||
network: Durabond brand is born. | ABC (Adhesive Based Chemicals) begins its own | ||
Besides the formulation of high-quality and | activity in 2005, within Forestali, as a company fully | ||
dedicated to the polyurethane adhesives industry for | |||
ease of use adhesives, already existing | EPS | ||
industrial applications (Automotive, flexible | |||
brands are purchased | |||
packaging, graphic arts) | EQUITA PEP SPAC | ||
The «Invisible Power»
Adhesives: | ||
• | Solvent-based | |
Footwear & | • | Solvent-free |
Leather | • | Water-based |
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Counter | ||
The | ||
Toe puff | Upper | «Invisible Power» |
Insole | ||
Sole Unit |
Goods |
Technical fabrics: |
• Toe-puff, counters |
/ stiffeners |
• Linings and |
reinforcing |
Automotive
Adhesives: | ||
• | Solvent-based | |
• | Solvent-free | |
Packaging | • | Water-based |
Technical fabric is used | Technical fabric goes | Adhesive | is | used | ||
in the toe puffs and | to reinforce the handle, | to glue | different | |||
counters | of the | shoe. | bottom and sides of | components | of the | |
Adhesive is used to put | the bag. Adhesive is | upholstery | ||||
together | mainly | uppers, | used to glue the linings | |||
insoles and sole units |
The layers of the headliner in a vehicle. It can be applied to light vehicles (passenger and commercial)
Adhesives are used to glue
Adhesives have a
negligible impact
on cost of
production of the
final article…
…But a relevant
impact on the
performance. A
low quality
adhesive can lead to serious issues and costs (eg. destroyed shoes or stained car roof)
The | layers | of films | The plastic cover of |
comprising the package | magazines and | ||
for | various | applications | periodicals |
(food and non food) |
The pins used in the staplers and similar objects
Product quality,
customized
solutions and
reliability are key
drivers to serve
clients
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