Zotefoams

Zotefoams Plc manufactures a range of closed cell crosslinked foams from polyolefins and engineering polymers for global use in sports, construction, marine, automation, medical equipment and aerospace. The headquarters are in Croydon, London, with additional foam manufacturing plants in Kentucky, USA and Brzeg, Poland.

History
The company was founded by Charles Marshall as an expanded rubber manufacturer known as Onazote Limited in 1921. It then expanded into polyethylene foams in the 1960s.

It was acquired by BP in the 1970s, spun out from BP in 1992, and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.

In May 2000, Zotefoams entered a worldwide sales and marketing alliance for polyolefin foams with the Sekisui Chemical Company Ltd ('Sekisui'), which acts as agent and distributor for Zotefoams in continental Europe, Asia and some customers in North America.

A fire at the factory in Beddington in October 2000 destroyed 30% of the building and disrupted some deliveries to customers.

The company acquired the 50% investment that it did not already own in its joint venture with King Lai Group, Kunshan Zotek King Lai, based in Kunshan in China, in January 2017.

In November 2022, Zotefoams acquired the Skanderborg-headquartered packaging material manufacturer, Refour ApS.