Schmits International BV - The Netherlands. Manufacturers of tailor- made chemical compounds for coating, laminating and finishing of nonwovens and textiles. In 1974, as of this day more than 25 years ago, the company was founded as a supplier for the textile industry in the Twente area in particular. In 1978 a producer of cleansing agents was taken over, which was a welcome supplement as it allowed for the application of the same raw materials for this group of products. In 1981 its shares were taken over by the present owner, Mr Johan Schmits. As from the start the production process has consisted of the mixing of existing chemicals into products for a highly multi-purpose application area in the world of textile finishing products and cleansing. In addition as from the beginning a wide variety of contracting activities have been carried out. In particular the highly succesful development of auxiliaries for the production of adhesive lining cloth has boosted our specializing in this area even further. In addition to the spectacular growth of this product group also the other product groups have experienced steady growth, as a consequence of which we decided in 1990 to search for company premises that would offer more space. The result was that we moved into our completely new plant, built in accordance with the most recent environmental requirements. Our new plant was opened in Almelo in 1994. Schmits is an industrial organisation employing approximately 30 staff. The company specializes in the development and production for our present and future market demand. The primary process comprises the Department for Sales and Marketing, Research and Development, Production and Logistics and for Buying. These processes are supported by the Administrative Department and the Departments for Quality Control and for Automation.