ALL ABOUT TAPES
ATLAS TAPES S.A.
Atlas Tapes and subsidiary P. Lantzis, are verticaly intergrated manufacturers of
self-adhesive tape.
Greek market leader ranking between the top European producers,
exporting over 85% of production.
Original company was founded in Athens, by Christopher Lantzis and his sons
in 1953. In 1977. The production moved to Atalanti where it still remains today.
Over the years, various investments led to the addition of new coating
technologies and currently the company manufactures a comprehensive
range of tapes, which includes:
Packaging tapes:
PVC, BOPP coated with solvent, acrylic and hot melt adhesive
Masking tapes:
Acrylic, solvent and hot melt
Stationery tapes:
Cellulose and BOPP
Specialty products
Takis Lantzis and son Jason (third generation) with the support of new
investors are on the helm of Atlas Tapes since 2008. During the same period,
a five year investment program was implemented which led to the expansion
of the total covered area of plants to 40,000sqm, on 140,000sqm plot which
included new offices to accommodate the continuously increasing needs of
human resources, a fully automated slitting department and the renovation of
a stat of the art laboratory, operating under ISO 9001 and 14001. In 2014 Atlas
Tapes celebrated the 30th years anniversary of masking production by
installing a new paper impregnation line (total of two) and an exclusive
masking solvent natural rubber coater (total of five) along with other two
lathe slitters (total of three).
Atlas Tapes production today operates with:
• 9 coating lines: two acrylic water based, five solvent natural rubber and two hot melt synthetic rubber
• 2 masking paper impregnation lines
• 16 fully automatic and robotic slitter-rewinders and numerous semi-automatic, as well as three fully automatic lathe (torno) slitters.
The continuous development and upgrade of the plant facilities highlight the company’s dynamic for technologically advanced production and high quality standards.
A large investment has also been made on personnel that exceeded 280 skilled employees (195 in 2010) constituting the heart and soul of the operation. Personnel numbers are continuously increasing as a result of the augmented capacity and sales force as well as constant developments of the company.
What We Offer
History
Establishment of first operation in Helliniko district Athens Greece, by Christopher Lantzis. Operation started by re-coating adhesive on second grade electrical insulation tapes made of fabric. Tapes were re-coated using a manual coating line, and adhesive materials coming from BASF/Germany.
1953
1964
Trial production of Cellulose tapes. Mr. Takis Lantzis envisioned and realized in house construction of the first coating line with acrylic water based adhesive, as well as inhouse constructed slitting machine. Width of both was 45cm.
1967
Starting to coat Solvent based natural rubber adhesive on a second coater (again made inhouse) PVC film.
1970
First major contract with Beisdorf/Tesa Greece. On April 1970 Lantzis signs a contract with Beisdorf/Tesa for the exclusive production and sales of its products in the Greek market for a period of ten years.
1977
Due to the growth of the company and its future investment plans which included installation of big volume production facilities for solvent based products and recovery plants. Coating lines are imported along with new slitting lines from abroad. Width is now 80cm, and plant operates with five coating lines and twelve slitters. Lantzis SA and Atalanti SA are incorporated.
1980
April New investment and installation of coater and slitters as well as solvent recovery and adhesive preparation. New machines arriving from abroad, with width reaching 1.25m.
1982
First exports of Cellulose tapes to Iran
1983
Legendary Andrew Macnab (still consulting Atlas Tapes pro bono) starts exporting efforts successfully. First export sales to Europe begin, main markets been: United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
1988
BOPP blown film production investment. Import and installation of first acrylic coating line together with two slitters.
1993
Important and continuous growth of production and exports.
1998
Atlas Tapes SA is incorporated by Takis Lantzis and further investments are made.
2004
Atlas Tapes SA subcontracts and leases ex Lantzis SA
2008
New investors enter the company, bringing a momentum of investments. Finalization of major investment plan, and relocation to new offices in Atalanti.
2009
Acquisition of M.J. Maillis SA acrylic coating and slitting BU
2011
First paper impregnation line is installed. A dedicated masking solvent based coater is added in the existing seven coating lines of the company, doubling masking solvent production capacity
2012
A second paper impregnation machine is added. Along this one, new lathe slitters are installed dedicated to masking slitting.
2015
A new state of the art two-meter solvent based coater is installed and an additional four fully automatic slitters are added to modernize and further increase the already high slitting capacity. Atlas Tapes SA operates with 342 employees and turnover for 2015 of 73.5 million euro, exports been 85% of sales.
