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Home > Company Index > Food, Beverage & Tobacco > Miscellaneous Food Products > Viscofan, S.A.

Viscofan, S.A.
 PROFILE
A lot of secretive butchers would spill their guts without the help of Viscofan. The company is one of the world's largest makers of artificial sausage casings, with more than 25% of the global market. It has casings operations in Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany, Peru, Spain, and the US. Viscofan sells its cellulose, collagen, and plastic casings to food processors such as Sara Lee. Its Grupo Ian Industrias Alimentarias de Navarra and Comaro subsidiaries produce asparagus, olives, canned vegetables, and fruit preserves. It sells its products in more than 80 countries. Spanish paper company Iberpapel owns 35% of Viscofan, which was founded in 1975.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1999 Sales (mil.): 388.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (8.5)%
Employees: 3,855
Revenue per employee: $100,648.51

 KEY PEOPLE
• Sixto Jimenez Muniain
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
Iturrama, 23 Entreplanta
31007 Pamplona Navarra, Spain
Phone: 34-94-819-84-44
Fax: 34-94-819-84-30
Online: Web Site

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