For about 80 years, Onduline strategy has successfully combined growth and international development.

Close up picture of a red, roofing corrugated bitumen sheet
1950

Launch of Onduline sheet, new roofing material in France

 

1964

Creation of 2 subsidiaries in Germany and in Italy 

1973

Industrial investments in Italy and in Belgium 

1980

Opening of subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal  

1981

Launch of the under-roofing sheet in Italy  

1984

Invention of the world's first patented process for pre-pigmentation before impregnation with bitumen

1989
1994

Successive sales subsidiaries opened in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine

Acquisition of Onduclair, a specialist in transparent plastic roof panels 

Opening of Onduline Avrasya, a sales and industrial subsidiary in Turkey

  

2000
2010

Industrial investments in Malaysia, Spain, Poland and Brazil

Opening of sales subsidiaries in Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) and Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.).

Launch of ONDUVILLA, the first bitumen-coated cellulose fibre roof tile.

Onduline receives a JPMORGAN-HEC award for a family business that has successfully pursued the same growth strategy for 30 years.

2010

Acquisition of Tallant Industries in the United States, manufacturer and distributor of corrugated roofing materials based on bitumen-coated cellulose fibres and transparent vinyl and polycarbonate panels, and creation of OFIC North America.

2012

Opening of a new subsidiary in the Philippines

2014

Opening of a second production line at the Penang plant (Malaysia)

2017

Acquisition by Naxicap to create a larger roofing and waterproofing group, based on Onduline's international expertise, particularly in pitched roofs.

2022

The Ondura Group (Onduline, alwitra & CB) is acquired by Kingspan and integrated into the new Roofing + Waterproofing Division