Featured in In conversation – 08-2018

New company, new investor, new product

After a management buyout in 2016, Isovoltaic is bringing a new-look backsheet onto the market – through its carve-out Solinex. It claims the new backsheet delivers superior performance including low water vapor transmission, high acetic acid permeability, high hydrolytic stability, and high reflectivity. CEO Thomas Rossegger provides insight into the process and the innovative approach to encapsulation.

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Jonathan Gifford

08 Aug 2018

Thomas Rossegger is CEO of backsheet maker Isovoltaic Solinex. | Photo: Isovoltaic Solinex

There was a management buyout of Isovoltaic in 2016. What was the motivation and where are you at today?The main motivation for this buyout was that the former owner decided – and this was a longer process – that the backsheet business of Isovoltaic doesn’t fit into the broader strategy of the group. The family-owned …

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