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Clayens is a European leader in processing polymers, composites and precision metal parts. We live by our tagline, “A World of Opportunities”. We collaborate with our customers worldwide to provide them with the products and services they need in a wide range of industries: aeronautics, automotive, healthcare, electronics, construction, household goods, sports, leisure products, etc

Headquartered in Genas, France, our Group operates industrial sites in Germany, Eastern Europe, North Africa and North America. Our expertise is focused on four main technologies: thermoplastics, thermoset forming, metal engineering and electronics.

Our R&D teams provide innovative technologies, often working in partnerships with our customers and third-party companies on the latest processing and design applications. We apply quality standards complying with ISO/AQAP standards and our foreign subsidiaries provide specific services to customers close to their assembly facilities.

Our history

A century of innovation and development

1931

Founded in 1931 near Lyon, France, our founding company, NIEF, began by manufacturing electrical switchgears, integrating thermoset materials as insulation. By 1960, NIEF was exclusively dedicated to transforming thermoplastic polymers and thermosets.

2007

SINTEX LTD, an Indian group with €300m in revenues, employing 4,000 people, listed on the Mumbai stock exchange for 75 years and controlled by the PATEL family, acquires 100% of SINTEX NP Group.

2014

Acquisition of the SIMONIN Group, 500 people at five sites (4 in France and 1 in Morocco). The company brings its know-how in metal cutting, overmolding, wire processing, electronic and harnesses production.

2019

SINTEX NP changes shareholders with the arrival of a new pool of investors managed by SIPAREX, BNP Paribas Développement, CARVEST and Africinvest.