| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Kibbutz Sasa, Israel |
| Key people | Dani Ziv (CEO) |
| Products | Armored vehicles, Ballistic vests |
| Owner(s) | Kibbutz Sasa |
| Employees | 1,600 |
| Subsidiaries | Plasan USA |
| Website | www.plasansasa.com |
Plasan (Hebrew: פלסן) (incorporated as Plasan Sasa Ltd. and formerly as Plasan Sasa (ACS) Ltd.) is an Israeli owned vehicle manufacturer established in 1985. It develops, manufactures and assembles custom-built vehicle armour systems and chassis up-armor designs as well as Add-On Armor Protection Kits for lightweight military tactical trucks and APCs [Wheeled & Tracked], for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, commercial vehicles, and a major supplier of personnel protection armor. Plasan is a non-public company and is wholly owned by Kibbutz Sasa, a communal village of some 100 families in Northern Israel.
Plasan armor is used in the majority of the US military's MRAP vehicles.[1]
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Plasan has an automotive composite manufacturing facility in Vermont formerly the Automotive division of Vermont Composites.[2] Plasan Carbon manufactures the carbon fiber fenders of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and the hood, fenders, roof, roof bow, lower rocker moldings and front splitter of the 2009 ZR1.[3][4] Plasan also molds the Rear Spoilers, Front Splitters, and Front Dive Planes for the 2008 Viper SRT-10 ACR. Plasan has also built in the past the splitter, Hood Assembly, and Mirror caps for the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR.
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