History of Scapa

Scapa Group formed in 1927 as Scapa Dryers Ltd

Rotunda (UK) became first tapes company to join Scapa, 1987

Lindsay and Williams Ltd (UK) join Scapa, 1988

Adenax (Italy) join Scapa, 1992

Saba (France) join Scapa, 1993

Barnier (France & Germany) join Scapa, 1993

Renfrew Tapes (Canada) join Scapa, 1995

Coating Sciences Inc (USA) join Scapa, 1995

Finite (USA) join Scapa, 1997

Sellotape Industrial (UK & Switzerland) join Scapa, 1997

Tapes companies become known as Scapa Tapes, 1998

Acutek Int Inc (USA) join Scapa, 1998

Scapa divested traditional paper business to concentrate on tapes, 1999

Joint venture with Mei Wei Holdings (HK), 2000

Great Lakes Technologies join Scapa, 2000

Medifix Adhesive Products (UK) join Scapa, 2001

Lusa Inc (USA) join Scapa, 2001

Cable Components (UK) join Scapa, 2001

Divestment of Megolon business to AlphaGary, 2006

Divestment of Sealants business to Hodgson, 2007