Repi reports positive figures for 2009

Repi S.p.A., the Italian producer of pigment pastes, looks back on a successful year 2009. Despite the worldwide economic crisis and the resulting strong decrease in PU consumption, the company could exceed the 2009 expectations as far as sales are concerned.

For its core business "pigment pastes for polyurethane" Repi could even increase the profit compared to 2008. While the European PU market decreased by 25 % on an average, Repi customers increased by 15 % in this region. For the current year, the company expects a double-digit increase of turnover.

According to Repi, besides the decrease of raw material costs, the key to success have been the continuous investments made before and during the crisis in terms of production efficiency. Also the strengthening of the sales structure through new recruitment contributed positively to this growth, says the company.