With more than 50 years experience in calendering rigid PVC films, today LIVEO (former Bilcare) is the biggest PVC producer in Europe and second worldwide.

LIVEO Research has approximately 1’200 expertly-qualified employees involved in the production and sales of high quality films for all types of applications in State-of-the-art production facilities in Germany, Italy, USA and Singapore.

Production

LIVEO Solutions is organised in three businesses, each focused on the specific needs and requirements of its markets:

  • Pharma Packaging Innovations – PVC and PETG, PVC/PVDC, PVC/PE/PVDC,  PVC/Aclar®, PVC/Aclar®/PVC, AuqaBA (Super B) and PVC/PE films
  • Specialty Films Solutions – shrink PVC and PET for sleeves, PVC for capsules, PVC for print and office applications
  • Termoformable PVC for different applications

Quality

LIVEO (former Bilcare) guarantees the best film quality by the utilization of selected raw materials, the consistency of formulations and exhaustive quality controls, including thickness on-line checks.

All Packaging Films Solutions films are free of phthalates, cadmium and lead stabilisers. Furthermore all food contact formulations conform to the regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 for plastics as well as to the food related legal regulations for PVC films prevailing in EU member states.

LIVEO`s  Pharma Production sites are ISO 9001:2008, ISO 15378:2011, ISO 14001:2004, BrC/IoP and EMAS III (1221/2009/EC) certified.

History

The company was founded in 1962 under the name of Myraplast Staufen GmbH after that renamed to LCL, VKW, EVC, INEOS, Bilcare Research and since 01.02.2020 – LIVEO Research.