JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011 - 4

point of view: fast expansion

Oxeon spreads tows and business
JCM: Oxeon opened a sales office in the USA in January 2011. Do you plan to create more offices and/or plants in another country, in Asia for example, to follow your customers?

interview
HENRIK BLYCKER, CEO, ANDREAS MARTSMAN, VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, OXEON

jec composites magazine / No64 April 2011 HENRIK BLYCKER, ANDREAS MARSTMAN : We normally do not focus too much on difficulties. We try to stay focused on the possibilities. We believe some of our most important success factors have been a great team, a strong technological background and our dedication to customer satisfaction. These factors have helped us really understand the

About Oxeon

Founded in 2003 in Sweden, Oxeon quickly established itself as a market leader for Spread Tow Reinforcements. Changing the market for highperformance carbon reinforcements, Oxeon develops, produces and markets patented Spread Tow carbon reinforcements that provide users with better surface finish, weight reduction, good mechanical properties JEC Composites Magazine: Oxeon was founded in 2003. What was the most difficult in transforming a start-up into an “established” company?

JCM: You recently won the “Supergasell” price from the Swedish financial newspaper “Dagens Industri” as the fastest-growing company in Sweden. What is your growth rate? How do you manage your additional orders in terms of human resources and facilities?

Founded in 2003 in Sweden, Oxeon is specialised in Spread Tow Reinforcements. This company recently won the “Supergasell” price from the Swedish financial newspaper “Dagens Industri” as the fastest-growing company in Sweden. Henrik Blycker and Andreas Martsman, respectively CEO and VP business development of Oxeon kindly answer JEC Composites Magazine questions about their company.

value our products and technologies can bring to our customers and to the composites industry as such.

H. B., A. M. : We multiplied our turnover by just over 30 during We learn as we go and the three years they measured. We have remained profitable and now now people find out about us and make contact. it is all about keeping this growth rate in the future. Adding more capacity and, first and foremost,

and design possibilities. TeXtreme ® Spread Tow Fabrics and TeXero ® Spread Tow Tapes are used by manufacturers of advanced aerospace, racing, sports, automotive and industrial products. Oxeon aims to become the leading supplier of high-performance carbon reinforcements for the advanced composite industry.

finding the right people has been and will be crucial in the upcoming years. We learn as we go and now people find out about us and make contact. We are always interested in people who want to be part of the team that will take Oxeon to higher levels.

As part of its current expansion, Oxeon opened an office

H. B., A. M. : We have strong investors and exciting expansion plans, so we will continue to expand to all parts of the world that we find relevant to best serve our customers.

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #64 - April 2011

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