COMPANY

50 YEARS OF NYLON 6 & 66 PRODUCTION

NUREL FIBERS

NUREL started its operations producing polyamide fiber in 1968 and i was acquired by SAMCA Group. The entrance of SAMCA Group in 1999 brought successive investments in new polymerization and spinning technologies. Now NUREL is the reliable and high quality supplier of reference of nylon 6 and 66 for the textile market.

A LA VANGUARDIA DE LA INNOVACIÓN TEXTIL EN EUROPA

En NUREL, contamos con dos plantas de hilatura de nylon y con instalaciones de estiro-urdido de última generación que nos permiten ofrecer una gama de productos para lencería, baño, deporte y aplicaciones técnicas, única en el mercado, capaz de satisfacer las necesidades de los clientes más exigentes.

La continua inversión en Tecnología e I+D+i demuestra nuestro claro compromiso con el futuro de la industria textil; nuestros esfuerzos en innovación se centran en la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías como son la nanotecnología, el textil inteligente y otros programas de funcionalización textil.

PRODUCCIÓN LOCAL, VOCACIÓN GLOBAL

Nuestra planta de Zaragoza (España), está organizada en tres unidades de negocio diferenciadas: ENGINEERING POLYMERS, BIOPOLYMERS y SYNTHETIC FIBRES, con una facturación conjunta de 80 millones de euros, una capacidad de polimerización de 27.000 toneladas y 7.500 toneladas de producción de hilo. Actualmente NUREL da empleo a 350 personas. En torno al 75% de nuestra producción de fibras de nylon se exporta a los principales mercados europeos y asiáticos.

1966
La empresa NUREL en el año 1966
ESSO PLANT PROJECT

The American multinational petrochemical company ESSO is developing the engineering project for the construction of a nylon production plant in the Santa Isabel district of Zaragoza.

1967
La empresa NUREL en el año 1967
CONSTRUCTION

The construction and refurbishment of the polymerization plant (P1) with four lines, the spinning plant (H1) with various sections, offices and service facilities is being carried out.

1968
La empresa NUREL en el año 1968
START-UP

On December 10, production begins at the plant with 550 employees. The following year, the official inauguration takes place, attended by the Ministers of Industry and Development Plan.

1971
La empresa NUREL en el año 1971
NUREL ADVERTISING

Nylon fabrics produced by Fibras ESSO start to be advertised by means of model shows throughout Spain and by attending trade fairs. The commercial brand of nylon fibers is NUREL.

1974
La empresa NUREL en el año 1974.
NEW PROPERTY

The plant is taken over by Banco Industrial del Mediterráneo and subsequently by the English company Imperial Chemical Industries. It is renamed after the brand name, NUREL, and the development of a new polyester production plant begins.

1977
La empresa NUREL en el año 1977.
INAUGURATION OF POLYESTER PLANT

On January 25, the polyester yarn plant is inaugurated with the Minister of Industry. Daily production of 75 tons starts, under the polyester fiber trademark: TERYLENE.

1979
La empresa NUREL en el año 1979.
RECOVERY AND RECYCLING PLANT

At the end of the decade, a caprolactam recovery and industrial waste depolymerization plant is started up for recycling. NUREL reaches its historical maximum number of employees, 1503.

1986
La empresa NUREL en el año 1986.
NUREL IN BARCELONA

NUREL has its own logistics network, distribution warehouses and a central office in Barcelona where some of the most important departments are located.

1988
La empresa NUREL en el año 1988.
COGENERATION AND THE DIGITAL ERA

A cogeneration plant is inaugurated that converts, until 2005, primary energy into electrical energy and heat. Work begins with PCs and an IBM-AS-400 management system with several terminals.

1992
La empresa NUREL en el año 1992.
ISO 9001 AND NEW OWNERSHIP

NUREL obtains ISO 9001 certification for quality management and assurance. A year later, the management team acquires the plant in view of ICI's intention to close it.

1994
La empresa NUREL en el año 1994.
NUREL ADVANCES

Se efectúa un cambio de producción de LOY a POY, se instala la primera unidad de estiro-urdido y comienzan nuevos desarrollos en polimerización. Se lanza la marca de hilos multifilamento: NOVAREL.

Production is changed from LOY to POY, the first warping unit is installed and new developments in polymerization begin. The multifilament yarn brand NOVAREL is launched.

1999
La empresa NUREL en el año 1999.
SAMCA GROUP ACQUIRES NUREL

The Aragonese business group SAMCA purchases the NUREL production plant from the previous owner. In the summer of 1999 the first website in the history of NUREL is launched.

2000
La empresa NUREL en el año 2000.
ISO 14001

NUREL achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification, which certifies the identification of environmental risks and the application of prevention procedures to avoid environmental accidents.

2002
La empresa NUREL en el año 2002.
NEW INVESTMENTS

A new polyamide polymerization plant (P2), a new spinning plant (H2) and a mechanical recycling unit are commissioned. Production of microfibers begins.

2003
La empresa NUREL en el año 2003.
NEW BUSINESS DIVISION: POLYMER

NUREL's plastic division is created since, up to that moment, all the polymer produced in the plant was used for self-supply. The following year the commercial brand NOVAMID is launched.

2005
La empresa NUREL en el año 2005.
INNOVATION AND PATENTS

The first patent is published for the encapsulation technology used by NUREL, being the only company in the sector to produce cosmetic fibers. NUREL launches the range of cosmetotextiles with NOVAREL Aloe.

2007
La empresa NUREL en el año 2007.
PACKAGING AND NYLON 66

Plant modifications are made in order to produce new high viscosity recipes suitable for film, allowing NUREL to enter this market. The production of nylon 66 yarn in spinning begins.

2010
La empresa NUREL en el año 2010
NEW HILATURE

In January, a modern H3 nylon spinning plant is inaugurated, replacing the original 1968 plant (H1). A year later, the plastics division is relaunched with a new brand name: PROMYDE.

2013
La empresa NUREL en el año 2013.
NEW SSP UNIT

A Solid State Postcondensation unit is installed to produce high viscosity polyamide on a large scale, consolidating NUREL in the packaging and semi-finished products market.

2015
La empresa NUREL en el año 2015.
BIOPOLYMERS AND MORE

Opting for a more sustainable industrial development, the business is expanded with the start-up of a new biopolymer plant, INZEA. NUREL obtains ISO 50001 certification and the cosmetics sub-company ZEOMETIC is created.

2017
La empresa NUREL en el año 2017.
NEW RECYCLING AND COMPOUNDING UNITS

A new extrusion unit was installed to manufacture polyamide compounds and the re-grinding line was renewed to recover industrial waste and convert it into pellets suitable for production.

2018
La empresa NUREL en el año 2018
50 YEARS AND MORE

NUREL cumple 50 años con 350 empleados y produce 16.000 toneladas anuales de compounds27.000 toneladas anuales de polímero de poliamida2.000 toneladas anuales de polímero reciclado y 7.200 toneladas anuales de hilo continuo de nylon.

NUREL is 50 years old with 350 employees and produces 16,000 tons per year of compounds, 27,000 tons per year of polyamide polymer, 2,000 tons per year of recycled polymer and 7,200 tons per year of nylon continuous yarn.

2019
La empresa NUREL en el año 2019
NEW RANGE OF PBT AND PET COMPOUNDS

NUREL develops and presents a new range of PBT and PET based compounds products, under the Terylene brand, expanding our markets in the automotive and electrical sectors.

2020
La empresa NUREL en el año 2020.
SOLAR ENERGY AND NEW LINE OF BIOPOLYMERS

In line with the company's commitment to the environment, 22,568 solar panels are installed on the floor and roofs of NUREL's industrial area, making it one of the largest off-grid self-consumption facilities in Europe. Given the growing demand for more sustainable plastics, a second INZEA biopolymer extrusion line is commissioned.

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