plastic chemicals founded 1941 headquarters gandino italy key people angelo radici paolo radici maurizio radici products for the clothing sport furnishings automotive electrical electronic and appliances sectors number of employees 3 500 2011 website www.radicigroup.com radici group based in gandino italy is a large italian corporation active in several industries like textiles chemicals and plastic with factories in italy germany and romania . in 2006 the company bought several parts of the german company steilmann . 1 radicigroup 2 is a large italian corporation . radicigroup comprises subsidiaries and joint ventures in more than 20 countries in europe asia and americas . the headquarters of the group remain in bergamo italy specifically in gandino a narrow valley embraced by the orobic pre alps where back in 1941 the founder pietro radici established the first textile company . across generations the solid family tradition has into the secret of the group s international success . contents 1 production chain 2 chemicals area 3 plastics area 4 synthetic fibres area 5 history and acquisitions 6 sustainability 7 references 8 external links production chain edit radicigroup manages diversified businesses worldwide focused on chemicals plastics and synthetic fibres with total control over its production chain from products such as adipic acid polyamide 6 and polyamide 6.6 to yarns and engineering plastics . this control constitutes one of radicigroup s key strengths . chemicals area edit in the chemicals 3 sector the main products are pa 6 and pa 66 polymers adipic acid nitric acid hexamethylenediamine 66 salt ags dicarboxylic acid mixture and dicarboxylic acid esters glass fibre ammonia plastics area edit in the plastics 4 sector the main products are pa6 and pa 66 engineering plastics pa6 and pa 66 copolymers pbt polybutylene terephthalate tpes thermoplastic elastomers pom polyoxymethylene synthetic fibres area edit in the fibres 5 sector the main products are pa6 and pa66 yarns polyester yarns pbt ptt pp yarns pa6 high tenacity yarns pa66 high tenacity yarns textile tire and rubber reinforcement materials pa6 pa66 pet aramide rayon & hybrids acrylic fiber staple tow and top . fibres applications apparel home furnishings and automotive interiors residential and automotive use tailor made products for automotive applications such as tyre cord airbags filters hoses and belts . radicigroup s products are exported all over the world and are the starting point for developments in the clothing sport furnishings automotive electrical electronic and appliances sectors . history and acquisitions edit in the 1980s radici chimica s.p.a. came into being following the purchase of an ex montedison production site in novara . in 2006 the company bought several parts of the german company steilmann . 6 in 2011 radicigroup acquired the german dorix gmbh 7 formerly selbitzer chemiefaser gmbh founded in 1896 under the name of heinrich reinhold gmbh & co. kg based in selbitz hochfranken bavaria . dorix gmbh is the european leader in the production of pa6 staple dorix and pp staple products reilen . sustainability edit accountability transparency and ethical conduct these are the cornerstones of the radicigroup sustainability policy . sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are the goals of the group s business activities day in and day out . every year there is a new edition of the sustainability report 8 according to the gri 9 method . the group follows the responsible care program 10 a valuable tool that provides the necessary inputs in order to achieve continual significant and tangible improvements especially when it forces a company to find and recognize its limitations . radicigroup to confirm once again its commitment to sustainability in 2008 pre registered with reach regulation authority . 11 references edit handelsblatt 21 september 2006 radici rettet steilmann vor insolvenz radicigroup company profile radicigroup chemicals area radicigroup plastics area radicigroup fibres area handelsblatt 21 september 2006 radici rettet steilmann vor insolvenz dorix brand http www.radicigroup.com dorix en.html sustainability report global reporting initiative responsible care reach is the regulatory authority for registration evaluation authorization and restriction of chemicals . 1 external links edit global site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title radici group & oldid 662150694 categories textile companies of italychemical companies of italycompanies established in 1941italian brandsprovince of bergamocompanies based in lombardyhidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 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