Bostik, part of the French group Arkema, acquires the Italian company, Ideal Work, a European leader in decorative surfaces. Ideal Work supplies its products to preeminent architectural projects across the world including: Prada Foundation (Milan), UCCA Dune Art Museum (Beijing), Messner Mountain Museum (Bolzano, Italy), Kanaal Apartments (Antwerp), Silo Apartments (Copenhagen), Founder’s Office (Abu Dhabi), Eataly (Milan, Kuwait, London), Adidas shops, Joali Resort (Maldives), Kazan Palace Hotel (Russia), Nike shops.
“For Ideal Work this is a great development opportunity. Being part of Bostik gives us access to hundreds of potential applicators worldwide.” says Luca Seminati, sales director of Ideal Work.
Bostik is a leader in tile adhesives, waterproofing systems and also floor preparation solutions. They have a global presence and are also active in Europe, North America, and Asia.
The exemplary technological and commercial complementarity with Bostik will enhance Ideal Work’s ability to offer integrated, innovative and high value-added solutions to its floor-surface customers.
“The integration with Bostik allows us to further improve our R & D and gives us access to a wide range of solutions for surface preparation,” says Maurizio Pontello, technical director of Ideal Work. “Our customers will benefit from a complete package from A to Z”.
About Bostik
Bostik is the Adhesive Solutions segment of Arkema. They are a world-player with revenue of 8.7 billion Euro. Additionally, they have over 20,500 employees in 55 countries. Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class technologies for servicing the ever-growing demand for both new and sustainable materials. The company structures their business into three coherent and complementary segments dedicated to these specialty materials. These segments are Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions. The Coatings Solutions segment accounts for nearly 80% of its sales.
Arkema has been a listed company on Euronext Paris since 2006.
