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Company Profile

  • Business description

    Victrex is a British specialty chemicals company whose business is based predominantly on manufacturing and creating solutions using polyetheretherketone, or PEEK, an ultra-high-performance lightweight plastic. Around 40% of sales are generated in Europe, with Asia and the Americas contributing 30% each. The business has two segments. The industrial segment targets transportation, energy, electronics, and manufacturing, while the medical segment provides healthcare solutions for the implantable device markets.

  • Contact

    Victrex Technology Centre
    Hillhouse International
    Thornton Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 4QD
    GBR

    T: +44 1253897700

    E: cosec@victrex.com

    https://www.victrexplc.com

  • Sector

    Basic Materials

    Stock type

    Cyclical

  • Industry

    Specialty Chemicals

    Fiscal Year End

    30 September 2024

    Employees

    1,100

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CAC 40 8,065.15 23.09 -0.29%
DAX 40 18,118.32 42.69 -0.24%
Dow JONES (US) 38,386.09 146.43 0.38%
FTSE 100 8,147.03 7.20 0.09%
HKSE 17,774.77 27.86 0.16%
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Nikkei 225 38,445.52 510.76 1.35%
NZX 50 Index 11,925.97 9.73 0.08%
S&P 500 5,116.17 16.21 0.32%
S&P/ASX 200 7,653.30 15.90 0.21%
SSE Composite Index 3,114.80 1.76 0.06%

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