Americhem Europe A/S
Public limited companyCVR 25352440RibeActive
Americhem Europe A/S is a public limited company, based in Ribe, active in manufacture of plastics in primary forms, founded in 2000. After a loss in 2024, the company made a profit of DKK 348k in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 17 companies in the industry in the database. With 76 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 25% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 54.2m.
- Net profit went from a loss of DKK 1.4m to a profit of DKK 348k (2024 → 2025).
Employees
- 4 fewer employees than a year earlier: 76 (08/2026) against 80 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Barend Christoffel Du Plessis (ceo, 19/12/2024), James David Kinney (board member, 19/12/2024) and Syed Zohaib Ali (chair of the board, 23/09/2026).
- Stepped down: Robert Kenneth Gudbranson (chair of the board, 23/09/2026), James Michael Figaniak (ceo, 19/12/2024) and James Michael Figaniak (board member, 19/12/2024).
- New owners registered: Americhem, Inc. (17/02/2025).
- No longer registered as owner: Americhem Denmark ApS (17/02/2025).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 17/02/2025: Merger registered in CVR
- 17/02/2025: Name changed from CONTROLLED POLYMERS A/S to Americhem Europe A/S
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 25,600 | 32,634 | 41,568 | 36,870 | 43,399 | 54,156 | +24.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 7,739 | 11,834 | 6,418 | 5,386 | 4,812 | 5,175 | +7.5% |
| Profit before tax | 7,683 | 11,864 | 4,937 | 1,746 | 1,532 | 3,910 | +155.3% |
| Net profit | 4,745 | 8,314 | 2,689 | 356 | −1,354 | 348 | +125.7% |
| Total assets | 100,146 | 137,440 | 194,397 | 155,723 | 231,001 | 206,433 | −10.6% |
| Equity | 85,329 | 93,643 | 96,332 | 96,687 | 178,832 | 179,180 | +0.2% |
| Liabilities | 14,419 | 42,726 | 96,807 | 58,116 | 50,521 | 24,982 | −50.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,765 | 1 | 821 | 456 | 258 | 3,830 | +1,385.5% |
| Average number of employees | 50 | 66 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 78 | +6.8% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 28/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 25/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 28/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 28/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 31/12/2020 | 12/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
17 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of plastics in primary forms based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.7m, net profit DKK 176k, equity DKK 12.5m, 12 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,628of 4,412 Better than 63% | No. 377of 4,466 Better than 92% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,319of 24,791 Better than 95% | No. 858of 24,909 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,707of 17,786 Better than 85% | No. 1,552of 18,024 Better than 91% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Manufacture of plastics in primary forms- Americhem Europe A/SDKK 54.2m
- Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/SDKK 38.9m
- Magle Biopolymers A/SDKK 23.9m
- Americhem Europe A/SDKK 348k
- Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/SDKK 4.3m
- Magle Biopolymers A/S−DKK 65.7m
- Americhem Europe A/SDKK 179.2m
- Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/SDKK 40.5m
- Magle Biopolymers A/SDKK 83.2m
- Americhem Europe A/S76
- Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/S50
- Magle Biopolymers A/S55
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Americhem, Inc.100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Barend Christoffel Du Plessis | CEO | 19/12/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Barend Christoffel Du Plessis | Board member | 24/03/2023 |
| James David Kinney | Board member | 19/12/2024 |
| Syed Zohaib Ali | Chair of the board | 23/09/2026 |
- Founders
- Anders Flensburg
Former management (26)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Flensburg | Director | 26/04/2000 | 24/11/2009 |
| Jens Okholm | Chair of the board | 04/11/2004 | 10/05/2005 |
| Henrik Birger Rask | Board member | 04/11/2004 | 11/08/2006 |
| Mogens Larsen | Board member | 10/05/2005 | 16/12/2008 |
| Kurt Birkelund | Board member | 07/12/2006 | 17/12/2008 |
| Allan Verner Rasmussen | Director | 31/05/2007 | 01/10/2007 |
| Mogens Larsen | CEO | 01/10/2007 | 01/01/2021 |
| Niels Thygesen Flensburg | Board member | 16/12/2008 | 17/12/2008 |
| Anders Flensburg | Board member | 17/12/2008 | 02/09/2015 |
| Henrik Feldfos Karlsen | Chair of the board | 17/12/2008 | 31/08/2020 |
| Søren Chresten Haugaard | Board member | 17/12/2008 | 02/09/2015 |
| Hans-Jürgen Müller | Board member | 10/03/2009 | 15/10/2013 |
| Carsten Birk Nielsen | Deputy chair | 25/03/2009 | 15/02/2010 |
| Poul Erik Olesen Schmidt | Board member | 15/02/2010 | 02/09/2015 |
| Jann Mosgaard Christensen | Deputy chair | 23/04/2014 | 02/09/2015 |
| Nils Erik Lindskrog Smith | Board member | 02/09/2015 | 26/02/2019 |
| Mads Pauli Ringkjøbing-Christiansen | Board member | 02/09/2015 | 31/08/2020 |
| Niels Christian von Lüttichau Jølck | Board member | 06/09/2017 | 31/08/2020 |
| Thomas Jeffrey Malherbes Gullacksen | Board member | 26/02/2019 | 31/08/2020 |
| Mogens Larsen | Board member | 31/08/2020 | 24/03/2023 |
| Matthew Joseph Hellstern | Board member | 31/08/2020 | 29/09/2021 |
| Robert Kenneth Gudbranson | Chair of the board | 31/08/2020 | 23/09/2026 |
| James Michael Figaniak | Board member | 31/08/2020 | 15/03/2021 |
| James Michael Figaniak | CEO | 01/01/2021 | 19/12/2024 |
| Mogens Larsen | Director | 15/03/2021 | 29/09/2021 |
| James Michael Figaniak | Board member | 29/09/2021 | 19/12/2024 |
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Address and production units
1 active production unitsBohrsvej 8
6760 Ribe
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americhem Europe A/S | Bohrsvej 8, 6760 Ribe | 76 | 1007631789 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er forskning, udvikling og produktion af plastmaterialer samt maskiner til brug for plastindustri
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
84 registered events20263 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementSyed Zohaib Ali appointed chair of the board
- ManagementRobert Kenneth Gudbranson stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20255 changesaccounts 1 · name 1 · ownership 2 · merger 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- NameName changed from CONTROLLED POLYMERS A/S to Americhem Europe A/S
- OwnershipAmerichem, Inc. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipAmerichem Denmark ApS is no longer registered as owner
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementJames David Kinney appointed board member
- ManagementBarend Christoffel Du Plessis appointed ceo
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak stepped down as board member
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementBarend Christoffel Du Plessis appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Larsen stepped down as board member
20222 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of plastics in primary forms (201600)
20218 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Larsen stepped down as director
- ManagementMatthew Joseph Hellstern stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementMogens Larsen appointed director
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak stepped down as board member
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak appointed ceo
- ManagementMogens Larsen stepped down as ceo
202011 changesownership 2 · merger 1 · management 8
- OwnershipAmerichem Denmark ApS registered as owner (100%)
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- OwnershipControlled Polymers Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementMatthew Joseph Hellstern appointed board member
- ManagementJames Michael Figaniak appointed board member
- ManagementRobert Kenneth Gudbranson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMogens Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Jeffrey Malherbes Gullacksen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Christian von Lüttichau Jølck stepped down as board member
- ManagementMads Pauli Ringkjøbing-Christiansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Feldfos Karlsen stepped down as chair of the board
20193 changesmerger 1 · management 2
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementThomas Jeffrey Malherbes Gullacksen appointed board member
- ManagementNils Erik Lindskrog Smith stepped down as board member
20171 changemanagement 1
- ManagementNiels Christian von Lüttichau Jølck appointed board member
20158 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 2
- ManagementNils Erik Lindskrog Smith appointed board member
- ManagementMads Pauli Ringkjøbing-Christiansen appointed board member
- ManagementJann Mosgaard Christensen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementPoul Erik Olesen Schmidt stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Flensburg stepped down as board member
- ManagementSøren Chresten Haugaard stepped down as board member
- OwnershipControlled Polymers Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipCON CHEM HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20141 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJann Mosgaard Christensen appointed deputy chair
20132 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1
- ManagementHans-Jürgen Müller stepped down as board member
- OwnershipCON CHEM HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
20102 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPoul Erik Olesen Schmidt appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Birk Nielsen stepped down as deputy chair
20093 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementAnders Flensburg stepped down as director
- ManagementCarsten Birk Nielsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementHans-Jürgen Müller appointed board member
200810 changesmanagement 7 · name 1 · merger 1 · industry 1
- ManagementAnders Flensburg appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Chresten Haugaard appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Feldfos Karlsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementNiels Thygesen Flensburg stepped down as board member
- ManagementKurt Birkelund stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Thygesen Flensburg appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Larsen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from POLYMER SYSTEM A/S to CONTROLLED POLYMERS A/S
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- IndustryIndustry changed to Fremstilling af andre plastprodukter (222900)
20076 changesmanagement 3 · name 1 · capital 1 · address 1
- ManagementMogens Larsen appointed ceo
- ManagementAllan Verner Rasmussen stepped down as director
- NameName changed from CONTROLLED POLYMERS A/S to POLYMER SYSTEM A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,429,000 DKK
- ManagementAllan Verner Rasmussen appointed director
- AddressMoved to Bohrsvej 8, 6760 Ribe
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKurt Birkelund appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Birger Rask stepped down as board member
20053 changescapital 1 · management 2
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementMogens Larsen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Okholm stepped down as chair of the board
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJens Okholm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Birger Rask appointed board member
20004 changesindustry 1 · address 1 · founded 1 · management 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Fremstilling af andre plastprodukter i øvrigt (252490)
- AddressMoved to Bohrsvej 8, 6760 Ribe
- FoundedRegistered as CONTROLLED POLYMERS A/S
- ManagementAnders Flensburg appointed director
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Largest in the industry
- Aage Vestergaard Larsen A/SDKK 38.9m
- Magle Biopolymers A/SDKK 23.9m
- Unipak A/SDKK 22.8m
- Dansk Affaldsminimering ApSDKK 17.1m
- Genplast A/SDKK 16m
- Plastix A/SDKK 13.9m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 24/10/2026.