The production was restarted because of severe war damages.
Lentex started producing PVC flooring.
The plant underwent further development to start up a production line for warming fabrics made of synthetic fibers.
The company modernized its mill.
lThe operations of the mill were halted and the production was shifted to Lentex’s joint-venture production and trading company established in Ukraine.
The transformation from a state-owned company into a stock company, with the State Treasury as a sole shareholder.
Shares of Lentex were contributed to the National Investment Funds. Fund.1, which was managed by BRE/Cresco Management, became the majority shareholder. – 8th May 1997 – The debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The opening of a modern production line for wide floor coverings.
A high storage warehouse was opened, where 2 million SQM of floor finishes could be stored. A purchase of a machine for foamed PVC production allowed the company to produce floor finishes 3mm thick.
Lentex obtained certificate ISO 9001:2001, which obliges the company to make constant development of quality systems and guarantees of quality.
The Lentex shares were sold by the National Investment Funds (totally 43,79%).
Floor production capacity increased further: owing to the installation of a production unit for manufacturing semi-processed product of up to 4m width together with a paste mixer and isotopic gauge.
The production capacity of spunlace nonwovens was increased through the purchase of the second machine. That investment was accompanied by increasing the nonwovens storage area, workshop adaptation, and construction of the transformer station.
The volume of the floor storehouse was increased.
At present the company’s core business is PVC floor coverings and nonwoven production. Lentex is the biggest floor covering producer in Poland and the only producer of 3 and 4 meter-wide PVC floor coverings in Central Europe.
The company’s strategic goals include at enhancing Lentex position on PVC floor market as well as taking measures to be granted the preferred supplier status at the key nonwovens clients.
