Our history

Gergonne Industrie is actively expanding its manufacturing facilities by adding three new coating lines to its machinery. These major investments reflect our long-term commitment to innovation and excellence. They will significantly improve the quality and consistency of our adhesive tapes, whilst optimising our industrial performance.

Expansion of Gergonne Industrie’s facilities: an additional 5,500 m² of space including new loading docks and storage areas for incoming goods, as well as workshop zones to accommodate new machines.

Gergonne Industrie has obtained CE marking certification in accordance with European Regulation 2017/745, Annex II, Chapters I and III. Now able to manufacture CE-marked sterile medical devices under its own name, the company continues to expand its presence in the medical sector.

After more than two years of preparation and construction work, our subsidiary Gergonne Mexico is moving into a new 10,000 m² facility in the “Toluca 2000” industrial park.

Our plant in Slovakia is expanding: an additional 1,300 m² of workshop space and 2,700 m² of warehouse space. This new extension will enable us to increase workshop capacity by making it possible to install new machines and expand storage space.

Both our Chinese and Moroccan subsidiaries have relocated to new, larger, and fully refurbished facilities. GERGONNE MOROCCO now benefits from a site of over 5,000 m² in the Kenitra region, while GERGONNE CHINA has moved into a warehouse of more than 3,000 m².

To support the growth of its medical business, Gergonne Industrie has decided to expand its cleanroom area by more than 800 m², adding rotary die-cutting machines to increase its production capacity.

The Gergonne Industrie site has been expanded. The surface area of several existing spaces has been increased: the laboratory (+150 m²), the testing center (+95 m²), and the loading platform (+230 m², to facilitate shipping and delivery flows). At the same time, we have enlarged the administrative office space (+600 m²) as well as our production workshops (+2,500 m²), in preparation for the installation of a fourth coating line by the end of 2017.

In a context of strong growth, Gergonne Industrie has decided to enhance its solvent-based emissions treatment system in order to further reduce its VOC emissions. As part of this initiative, we invested in a new regenerative thermal oxidizer, which has been in operation since early October 2016. It is the largest incinerator of this technology installed in France. The performance we are targeting is around 0.25 mg/Nm³, which is twice as low as the emission limit set by the European directive.

Launch of two new brands: ADHECARE (adhesive tapes and polyurethane films for medical devices) and OLINXO (double-sided adhesives for mounting flexographic printing plates in the graphic arts industry).

To expand into new markets, the Gergonne Group established operations in Morocco. Gergonne Morocco is located in Kenitra, in an area dedicated to the automotive industry, 40 km north of Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Gergonne Morocco is able to offer several areas of expertise: lamination, flatbed die-cutting (moving bridge / flatbed press), and foam tube cutting.

Construction of a new 5,000 m² facility for GERGONNE SLOVENSKO.

Relocation of GERGONNE Mexico to a new 9,000 m² facility in Toluca.

With €130 million in revenue and 750 employees, the decision was made to divest the consumer division (GPI Grand Public, DINAC, and PLASTO) to the 3M group, in order to fully focus on industrial and medical activities. GPI (industrial division) became Gergonne Industrie and set out to conquer new markets.

Creation of GPI China to convert and distribute our industrial adhesives in Asia. Acquisition of Laboratoires Coquelu in Digoin, which became Laboratoires Coluxia in 2012, a company specialized in the manufacturing of medical devices (dressings, plasters, etc.).

Creation of GPI Slovensko in Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia): manufacturing of die-cut parts. Creation of GPI Polska: a commercial subsidiary in Poland.

Charles Gergonne and Bertrand Gergonne joined the company, and a few years later respectively took charge of the Die-Cut Parts division and the Industrial Adhesives division.

Creation of TECHNIS, a subsidiary specializing in the manufacturing of special machines, rotary tooling, and thermoforming molds.

Acquisition of the TERMOCEL joint venture in Mexico. This entity specializes in the manufacturing of die-cut parts for the industrial sector. It later became GPI Mexico.

Pierre Gergonne passed away. Michel Gergonne was appointed CEO of GPI.

GPI received its first quality certification in accordance with the ISO 9002 standard.

In 1984, a key decision in GPI’s development was made: the company chose to integrate the manufacturing of adhesive tapes. The first coating line was built in-house and applied hot-melt adhesives.

Construction of the analysis and testing laboratory.

Michel Gergonne joined the company as Head of Manufacturing and focused on developing the “Industry” business segment (gasket and adhesive die-cutting). Internationally renowned clients were won over, such as Manducher, Allibert, Canon, Toshiba, and Lexmark.

Construction of a new site in an industrial zone, where the plant covers 4,200 m² on an 11,000 m² plot. Around forty employees are working hard to ensure the success of this expansion.

For the first time, GPI took part in the QUOJEM trade fair in Paris, which quickly became recognized as the leading European exhibition for hardware stores and DIY retailers. On this occasion, GPI showcased its first product ranges packaged in blister packs and display stands.

GPI took part in the 9th International Plastics Trade Fair in Oyonnax, inaugurated by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who honored the GPI stand with his visit, accompanied by Mr. Emin, Mayor of Oyonnax, and Mr. Antonioz, Member of Parliament for Ain.

Pierre Gergonne, an engineer from École Centrale Paris, and his wife Simonne Gergonne founded a small workshop in Oyonnax: the company GPI. Pierre and Simonne Gergonne’s innovative idea was to use double-sided adhesives (which had just appeared on the American market) to create adhesive products for the home (e.g., adhesive felt pads for chair legs and hygienic door plates sold under the LAO brand: Les Applications Oyonnaxiennes). At the same time, Simonne Gergonne developed the small leather goods market, drawing on her 20 years of experience in processing calendered plastic sheets. A range of adhesive products for the home was quickly developed, and a sales network targeting hardware stores and drugstores was deployed to cover various French regions.