much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message fagerdala world foams type manufacturing company founded 1964 founder alf & dag landvik headquarters sweden area served products polymer foams slogan makes the world lighter website http www.fagerdala.com fagerdala world foams is a swedish company that specializes in the development manufacturing and converting of technical polymer foams thermoforming parts and resilient materials . contents 1 history 2 products 3 global locations 4 references 5 external links history edit fagerdala was started in 1964 by father and son alf and dag landvik mainly their initial products were pu polyurethane materials which they made into mattresses and cushions then later on that year they expanded their product range for other foam applications . eventually the company established its name in the foam fabrication industry and become one of the market leaders . in 1989 fagerdala then acquired tempur pedic technology from nasa using its visco elastic material properties to be made into pressure relieving sleep system mattress . having perfected this new material it gained global success in the foam business . during the 1990s polypropylene pp materials were then used in their extrusion machines making automotive shock absorbing parts and acquiring many design patents along the way . the company positioned itself on the pp supplier for the automotive market . year 2000 to present asia group are aggressively developing pe polyethylene foam cushion packaging technology serving the electronic industry . products edit envirofoam breakthrough with using 100 % recycled eps foam resins specialty resins packaging solutions automotive solutions general applications global locations edit with over 30 companies present in 15 countries worldwide fagerdala industri ab sweden fagerdala uk ltd united kingdom fagerdala airofom ag switzerland fagerdala paclite inc usa 4 operating locations in 3 states namely lompoc california marysville and marine city michigan and indianapolis indiana . fagerdala mexico sa de cv mexico fagerdala singapore pte ltd singapore asia pacific headquarters fagerdala malaysia sdn bhd malaysia fagerdala shanghai foams co ltd china fagerdala suzhou packaging co ltd china fagerdala xiamen packaging co ltd china maxfoam do brasil ltda brazil gefinex gmbh germany aldlev srl italy polyciment france references edit external links edit 1 fagerdala world foams 2 maxfoam do brasil ltda 3 fagerdala airofom ag 4 gefinex g.m.b.h. 5 fagerdala paclite inc 6 fagerdala singapore pte ltd 7 8 fagerdala izo blok retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fagerdala world foams & oldid 706087815 categories companies of swedenmanufacturing companies of swedenhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2012all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 february 2016 at 10 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view