Mission

Thomas Group is the world’s largest independent supplier of tinplate and aluminum components for the aerosol, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. We employ 500 people worldwide, more than 140 in Germany alone. We produce stamped and deep drawn parts on progressive tools and transfer presses in Germany, the USA, Spain, China and Argentina. The finishing of aluminum surfaces of our components is done by anodising. We continue investing in our plants and based on the support of our Technology Center in Langenselbold, we are able to respond to customer needs individually by manufacturing prototypes.

Thomas Worldwide

Europe

Thomas GmbH

Industriestrasse 6
36505 Langenselbold



Thomas Cosmética de España S.L.U.

Polígono Industrial Castilla
Vial 7, parcela 5
46380 Cheste (Valencia)

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North America

Thomas Erie Inc.

163 Noble Road
Girard, Pennsylvania 16417



Solla Eyelet Products Inc.

50, Seemar Road
Watertown, CT 06795

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South America

Thomas de Sudamérica S.A.

Parque Industrial Llave
Intendente Neyer 924
B1643GAT Beccar, San Isidro
Buenos Aires



Nelo S.A.

León XIII 630/90
Florencio Varela
B1888ANN Buenos Aires

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Asia

Thomas (Suzhou) Metals Co. Ltd.

SIP Loufeng Exemplary
I.Z. East Side of Yangqing Road
Suzhou

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About us

EMPLOYEES

FINISHED COMPONENTS PER DAY

DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS

Milestones

1963

Germany – founding of Thomas GmbH

1979

USA – founding of Thomas Erie Inc.

1983

Spain – Acquisition of Mar Explot S.L.U.

1996

China – founding of Thomas Suzhou (Metals) Co. Ltd.

2000

Argentina – founding of Thomas de Sudamérica S.A.

2001

USA – Acquisition of Solla Eyelet Products Inc.

2005

Argentina – Acquisition of shares from Nelo S.A. (50%)

2008

Germany – Change of shareholder (Thyssen’sche Handelsgesellschaft)

2011

Spain – Acquisition of Federico Ferrer

2015

Spain – Merger between Mar Explot S.L.U. and Federico Ferrer to Thomas Cosmética de España S.L.U.

2016

Germany – Inauguration of new Technology Centre at Thomas GmbH