- CEO
- Scott Morgan Taylor Fawcett
- Full Time Employees
- 2,880
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Address
- Avebury House Oxford United Kingdom MK9 1AU
- IPO Date
- Feb 7, 2012
- Business
- Essentra plc is a leading global provider of essential components and solutions, focusing on the manufacture and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of core products including protective caps and plugs; access hardware; cable management; plastic fasteners; electronics hardware; other hardware; and security seals, serving industries such as automotive and EV charging, renewable energy, medical devices, construction and agriculture, automation, telecoms, consumer equipment, and other industrial equipment. Headquartered in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, and founded in 2005 through the evolution of Robert Moss Limited established in 1955, Essentra operates across 28 countries with approximately 3,000 employees, 14 manufacturing facilities, 26 distribution centres, and 37 sales and service centres, serving around 64,000 customers primarily in the EMEA, Americas, and APAC regions. In recent developments, the company has pursued bolt-on acquisitions as part of its growth strategy, including the 2023 acquisition of BMP TAPPI and the 2022 acquisition of Wixroyd Holdings Limited, a UK supplier of industrial parts, which continue to deliver revenue and cost synergies through cross-selling; it maintains an active M&A pipeline and extended its revolving credit facility to July 2030 in June 2025. Additionally, Essentra announced the closure of its Costa Rica manufacturing site by end-2025, with operations transferring to its expanded facility in Monterrey, Mexico, and launched its first 100% post-consumer recycled content product range in Q2 2025, advancing sustainability goals including on-track progress toward a 50% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions by end-2025.