AMessageFromOurCEO

Viskase® Companies,Inc.wasfoundedinChicago,Illinoisin1925,originallyasTheViskingCompany,whenweinventedandintroducedthefirstsyntheticsausagecasingmadefromregeneratedcellulose.Thisproductwasarevolutionarystepforwardinthemeatprocessingindustry.Itallowedforlargegainsinproductivityandefficiencytomanufactureready-to-eatmeatproducts.Intheyearssince,theCompanyhascontinuedtoputemphasisoninnovationasweintroducednewproducts,newconcepts,andproductadaptationstofitourcustomer’sneeds.Expandingintonewmarkets,andgrowingourbusinessinexistingmarkets,hasledustobecomingthecompanywearetoday;focusedonhelpingourcustomersbringsafeandaffordableproteinsourcestopeoplearoundtheworld. 

Asworldwidedemandcontinuestogrow,VISKASE® isinvestinginthecapacitytomeetthatdemand.Thisincludesinvestmentsinnewfacilitiestoprovidebettercustomerservicearoundtheglobe.WebuiltanewfacilityinthePhilippinesthatwillreduceorderleadtimesforourcustomersinthisregion,whileprovidinggreaterflexibilitywiththeirordersthanwaspossIBLebefore.WehavealsomovedintoanewfacilityinBraziltomeetthegrowthindemandforallofourproductlinesinSouthAmerica.Tofurtherimproveourcustomerservice,wemaintaintechnicalservicegroupsaroundtheworldtoprovidethesupportourcustomersneedtoachievemaximumbenefitfromourproducts.Lookingahead,weareinvestingintechnologytoimprovethequalityofourexistingproductslinesaswellasdevelopinginnovativenewproducts. 

AsaleADIngsuppliertotheindustryworldwide,ourbusinessphilosophyistobeatruepartnerwithourcustomers.Wenotonlydelivercasings,butalsoexcellentcustomerservice,qualityandinnovation.WewillcontinuetoinvestinR&Dandcontinuousimprovementthroughoutallaspectsofourbusiness.OurupdatedmissionstatementmakesclearwhatVISKASE® corevaluesare:astrongfocusontheneedsofourcustomerswhilesimultaneouslyrespectingtheneedsofourvaluedemployeesandtheenvironment. 

ThomasD.DavisChairman,President&ChiefExecutiveOfficer