Whether it’s producing components for breathing aids during the Covid pandemic or helping automotive OEMs reduce vehicle weight through precise engineering, COBA Plastics Group is never standing still. Featured in the London Stock Exchange’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ in 2020, and a staple of Leicestershire’s Top 200 Companies, COBA has come a long way in the last fifty five years.
On 12 August 1966, COBA’s Certificate of Incorporation was issued, marking the beginning of what would become 60 years of growth, development, and innovation.
Six decades later, we’re proud to be celebrating this milestone and reflecting on how far COBA has come.
Discover moreCOBA Plastics Group is a unique and privately funded set of international manufacturing businesses, invested primarily but not exclusively in the manufacture of thermoplastic products. We have strong values, a family-like cohesiveness, and attention to detail that sets us apart.
Following the strategic demerger of COBA International Ltd, COBA Plastics Group has rebranded its plastics manufacturing and engineering divisions. The newly restructured entities include:
COBA Plastics Group (formerly COBA Automotive, COBA Precision Engineering, and COBA Plastics Moulding), which has been extruding plastic for over fifty years and has become a go-to supplier for many brands in the car industry.
From car glazing seals to shower head components, COBA Plastics Group has been converting raw polymers into useful products for more than fifty years. Find out more about the different sectors in which we operate below.
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COBA is one of the leading plastic extruders in the automotive sector thanks to its people. We own the process from design to production and this requires a range of important roles to achieve.
11 March 2026
COBA Plastics Group won two prestigious awards at the 2026 Business Awards Leicestershire, sponsored by the East Midlands Chamber. The Excellence in International Growth award was presented
14 November 2025
It is our pleasure to announce that earlier this year, COBA Plastics Group acquired Extrudaseal Ltd, a Birmingham-based manufacturer specialising in thermoplastic extrusion to create bespoke seals
13 August 2025
At COBA Plastics Group, we’re committed to the long term. Our foundations are built on combining exceptional quality with sustainable manufacturing—creating solutions that not only meet but exceed
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