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COMPANY NEWS

Trelleborg expands LSR facility Dow Kraiburg Relastec teamed

in Bulgaria up for Olympic museum track

relleborg Sealing Solutions has opened its expanded idland based Dow and Kraiburg Relastec GmbH &
Tliquid silicone rubber manufacturing facility in MCo. K.G. teamed up on a new running track exhibit
Pernik, enabling the company to better focus on at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.
LSR manufacturing and enhanced customer service. The museum track and surrounding flooring features
Construction on the 1,800-square-foot expansion began Kraiburg's Sportec Uni material, which includes Dow's
in 2018. It includes both production and warehouse space Voramer polyurethane binder solutions, according to a
that will play a key role in helping to expand sales of LSR Dow news release. The same technology, Dow noted,
was used in the Olympic Stadium running track for
London's 2012 games. Dow is a Worldwide Olympic
Partner, the Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic
Games and Official Carbon Partner of the International
Olympic Committee. Many of its materials also were
used in the design and building of the IOC's Olympic
House headquarters set to open in June. "When the
International Olympic Committee needed a solution
developed for the Olympic Museum, we were
excited to engage our customer, Kraiburg Relastec,
to join us on this mission," Mohammed Sami, Dow's
products for a variety of industries, according to Trelleborg industrial segment marketing leader for EMEAI, said
Sealing, part of Sweden-based Trelleborg AB. Opened in in a statement. "We've worked together on a flooring
2010, the facility produces LSR products for automotive, solution with comfort and design perfectly suited
pharmaceutical, sanitary and household applications .In a to help meet the needs of the museum's interactive
statement, Alexander Kolev, general manager of the Pernik exhibit." Made of EPDM rubber, Voramer is an impact-
facility, noted that the recently expansion has potential absorbing material that is designed to provide comfort
to strengthen Trellborg's LSR business, especially as it and safety, reducing the risk of injury to athletes. The
collaborates with the firm's Swiss center of excellence
for LSR in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland."By adding to our
manufacturing facility," Kolev said, "we are now able to
demonstrate capacity that will make it possible to utilize
our capabilities further and thereby to grow our business
at an even higher pace. It is a significant milestone for
our facility in Pernik." The inauguration was attended by
Pernik Mayor Vyara Tserovska and Pernik region Governor
Irena Sokolova, along with employees and Trelleborg
management. Laste year Trelleborg through its Trelleborg
Wheel Systems business area invested in a production
facility in India for the manufacture of tires for two- material also demonstrates sustainability—making use
wheeled motor vehicles, thereby creating a platform of more than 90 percent recycled rubber materials—
for global growth and increased production capacity. and durability by expanding the life of running tracks
Trelleborg is a world leader in engineered polymer by at least 10 years, according to Dow.Voramer is free
solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications of volatile solvent toxins and hazardous additives.
in demanding environments. Its innovative solutions In addition, it provides durability that expands the
accelerate performance for customers in a sustainable average lifetime of running tracks to last for at least
way. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of about SEK 10 years, potentially reducing renovation costs for
32 billion and operations in about 50 countries. the museum.

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