At a glance

About us

Low & Bonar has been repositioning itself significantly and is now a global leader in performance materials. We are confident that our strategy will see further growth in margins and support trend sales growth rates above that of the overall economy. We are combining innovation with financial resilience and have underpinned this formula with the quality of our people.

A Global Performance Materials Group

Low & Bonar PLC is an international group manufacturing and supplying a wide range of products to the Performance Materials industry. This is a global business, supplying yarns, fabrics and fibres to a broad range of end markets including civil engineering, building products, transport, sports & leisure, agriculture and other industrial applications.

Our Vision

"Performance materials engineered to help build your business."

Highlights

2012 Revenue by destination

2012 Revenue by destination: UK, 6.4%; Western Europe, 55%; Eastern Europe, 7.2%; North America, 17.7%; Asia 10%; Rest of the world, 3.7%

2012 Revenue by end market segment
2012 Revenue by end market segment: Civil Engineering, 24%; Building Products, 17%; Carpet Manufacturer, 19%; Industrial and others, 16%; Transport, 14%; Leisure, 10%