Over the company's long history, Cloeren engineers have been responsible for some of the most important technological developments in coextrusion. |
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1975
Peter Cloeren Sr. develops the first Cloeren Feedblock, which was used for extrusion coating a high-density polyethylene skin layer on a low-density polyethylene base layer for milk carton stock. |
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1979
Feedblock and related coextrusion patents granted to Peter Cloeren Sr. |
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1980
Peter Cloeren Sr. and Peter F. Cloeren, Jr. formally co-found The Cloeren Company, known as Cloeren Incorporated. |
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1984
First Cloeren manufacturing plant established in Orange, Texas. |
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1989
Peter Cloeren Sr. retires and Peter F. Cloeren, Jr. assumes position as President and CEO of Cloeren Incorporated. |
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1990
Cloeren enters the extrusion Die business with the introduction of its Epoch two-stage preland Die. |
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1992
Cloeren commercializes the first flexible lip, Edge Bead Reduction (EBR), for extrusion coating and laminating. |
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1993
Cloeren introduces the first internally deckled Die for cast film and thin sheet applications.
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1993
Patent granted to Cloeren for its Epoch two-stage preland Die. |
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1994
Cloeren expands internationally through the opening of Cloeren Japan Ltd. In Tokyo and Cloeren Europe in Kent, England. |
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1997
Cloeren becomes the largest Die manufacturer in the world with the purchase of Production Components/ Chippewa Valley Die, Inc. of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. |
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1998
Cloeren establishes its third manufacturing facility in Orange, Texas. |
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1999
Cloeren establishes sales and service office in Perth, Australia to serve the Southeast Asian region. |
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2001
Cloeren expands and relocates headquarters to downtown Orange, Texas. |
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2002
Cloeren introduces World’s first commercial InfiNano™ barrier coextrusion system. |
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2002
Cloeren receives 25th U.S. Patent for Polymer Processing Equipment and Design. |
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2003
Cloeren opens office in Nagoya; its second in Japan. |
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2005
Cloeren produces coextruded barrier film system over 5m wide, the largest in the world. |
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2006
Cloeren adds Coating Stations and Delivery systems to product line. |
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2006
Cloeren opens a fourth manufacturing facility in Marshall, Texas. |
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2007
Cloeren develops a revolutionary Die system for the fluid coating Die industry. |
