AstroTurf
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This article is about the artificial grass. For the marketing and political campaigning practice, see Astroturfing.
AstroTurf is an American subsidiary of SportGroup that produces artificial turf for playing surfaces in sports. The original AstroTurf product was a short-pile synthetic turf invented in 1965 by Monsanto.[2] Since the early 2000s, AstroTurf has marketed taller pile systems that use infill materials to better replicate natural turf.[3] In 2016, AstroTurf became a subsidiary of German-based SportGroup, a family of sports surfacing companies, which itself is owned by the investment firm Equistone Partners Europe.[1][4]
Quick Facts Company type, Founded ...
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
Owner | Equistone Partners Europe |
Parent | SportGroup |
Website | AstroTurf.com |
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