French conveyor splicing company MLT acquires Belgian conveyor accessories manufacturer TechnicGum

The MLT Group, manufacturer of splicing solutions for conveyor belts, headquartered in Saint-Chamond, France, continues its growth by acquiring the Belgian company TechnicGum Polymères, a manufacturer of conveyor accessories and equipment based in Neufvilles. TechnicGum designs, manufactures and markets accessories for belt conveyors: a wide range of belt cleaners, belt trackers, spillage controls, screening media and PU parts.

Since the acquisition of MLT Minet Lacing Technology in 2017 by Frédéric Guillemet and Patrick Vericel, MLT Group says it has enjoyed a double-digit growth, leading in 2018 to a redefinition of its strategic development axes. “With the ambition of becoming the world reference in belt conveyor performance improvement, MLT must build a solid, agile and reactive organisation in order to ensure an ambitious and balanced growth. At the dawn of this month of April 2021, the MLT Group announces that it has acquired the company TechnicGum, thus continuing its growth dynamic defined over two years ago.”

The statement added: “Like MLT, TechnicGum focuses on innovation, quality, European manufacturing and international development, and is fully in line with the strategy we have defined for the MLT Group.” The MLT Group is therefore expanding its product range. “With a full range of conveyor accessories, custom solutions for spillage control improvements and a wide range of technical polyurethane parts, the acquisition of TechnicGum is a logical addition to the existing MLT Group range: flexible and mechanical splicing solutions for conveyor belts, manufacturing of technical belts and vulcanising presses. Therefore, it provides a global response to market players and users.”

This acquisition follows the opening of a third manufacturing plant in France, three openings of subsidiaries abroad in the last three years and a partnership agreement in North America at the beginning of 2021 with Flexco.