Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., known as Alpek, is a Mexican chemical manufacturing company headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, in Greater Monterrey, Mexico. It is one of the largest PET and PTA producers in the Americas and the sole producer of polypropylene and caprolactam in Mexico.[1] It is the largest business unit of the industrial conglomerate Alfa, representing 37% of its revenues for 2014. It is also the largest chemical company in Mexico according to Expansion magazine.[2]

Alpek S.A.B de C.V.
Company typeSociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable
BMVALPEK A
IndustryChemicals
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Headquarters,
Area served
Americas
Key people
Armando Garza (Chairman)
José de Jesús Valdez (CEO)
ProductsPET, PTA, EPS, PP, CPL
RevenueDecrease US$ 6.5 billion (2017)
Increase US$ 65 million (2017)
Total assetsSteady US$ 4.4 billion (2017)
Number of employees
4,500
ParentAlfa
SubsidiariesGrupo Petrotemex
Indelpro
Polioles
Styropek
Unimor
Websitewww.alpek.com

Alpek reported revenues of $6.5 billion for 2014. It operates facilities in 21 sites in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile and employs 5,000 people.[3]

Alpek was listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange on April 26, 2012, and is a constituent of the IPC, the main benchmark index of the Mexican Stock Exchange.

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Annual Report. Page 14" (PDF). Alpek. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  2. ^ "Top 10 del Ranking 2014". CNN Expansión. Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  3. ^ "Alpek". Alpek. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
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