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- Thrace Plastics Holding Company S.A. (PLAT.AT) serves as the holding entity for the Thrace Group, a leading producer of polypropylene-based technical fabrics, packaging solutions, and related products, operating through subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Founded in 1977 and headquartered at 20 Marinou Antypa Street, Alimos, Athens, Greece, the company manufactures and distributes an extensive portfolio encompassing technical fabrics such as woven and non-woven geotextiles, geogrids, geocomposites, geosynthetic clay liners, drainage geonets, geobags, silt fences, erosion control mats, stadium seats, roofing membranes, housewraps, concrete fibers, scaffolding nets, road safety nets, and vapor control layers for construction applications; agricultural solutions including ground covers, root barriers, weather and crop covers, foliage removal fabrics, heavy-duty frost protection fabrics, olive collection nets, mulching films, cages, screens, shades, ropes, and twines; automotive fabrics for flooring, seating, and car covers; advanced fabrics and composites; floor coverings; industrial fabrics for tarpaulins, lamination substrates, passenger transport, defense, workwear, and absorbents; and packaging products such as FIBC fabrics and components, ARNO webbings, straps, ropes, industrial yarns, fibers, filling solutions, bags, FFS films, pallet coverings, packaging films, container liners, cargo protection, injections, buckets, pails, thermoforming cups, crates, bags-in-boxes, and garbage bags.
The company targets diverse sectors including construction, agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, automotive, consumer packaging, and industrial applications, with principal markets in the European Union, United Kingdom, other European countries, the United States, and additional international regions, generating consolidated sales of approximately EUR 394 million in the latest fiscal year.
Recent developments include the ongoing implementation of a share buyback program initiated in September 2025, with multiple transactions executed through the Athens Stock Exchange in October 2025, such as purchases of own shares totaling over 7,000 units; the release of first-quarter 2025 financial results showing net profit of EUR 0.5 million; and participation in investor events like the Geneva Mid Cap Event in June 2025, alongside routine treasury share acquisitions throughout 2024 and 2025 to optimize capital structure.