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SONGWON to support global plastic industry growth Triple expertise: tesa,
with continuous investments
Vulkan Technic, and
Liebherr are elevating
battery pack assembly for
electric vehicles to a
new level

aunch of a new partnership:
Ltesa, the international manufac-
turer of innovative adhesive tapes
and self-adhesive system solutions,
application equipment expert Vul-
kan Technic, and Liebherr, the pro-
fessional for automation systems,
combine their core competencies
and bring a joint and fully automat-
ed assembly line for battery packs
ongwon Industrial Co., Ltd., the are ongoing with regards to on the market. Battery packs rep-
Sworld’s 2nd largest manufacturer intermediates and finished goods resent the heart of every vehicle
of polymer stabilizers and a key global and these will continue in the that is powered electrically. Previ-
player in the specialty chemicals coming years. In addition, form- ously, many individual companies/
business announces new strategic giving investments are underway and contacts were necessary for bond-
investments to support global plastic further investments scheduled for ing and assembling these battery
industry growth and to meet its needs. One-Pack-Systems (OPS) in Korea systems. Now, with an adhesive
As a global player in the plastics and other regions, as well as for Free- tape producer, a material manu-
industry for 57 years, SONGWON Flowing products (FF). Furthermore, facturer, and a general contractor
has always been committed to to ensure it can meet the increasing working closely together, custom-
responding to the industry’s challenges demand from the automotive and ers can get everything from a single
source. Battery production is thus
and trends. Over the years, the construction industry, SONGWON simplified by implementing an au-
organization has strived to deliver a is also expanding its capacities of tomated and tape-based solution.
broad portfolio of high-performance, Tin Intermediates/Catalysts. Various
quality products and physical forms other debottlenecking projects Perfect interaction of individual
to customers. In line with the plastics are currently in progress aimed at components
industry’s expected global growth, achieving higher efficiency. Thanks to its suppleness and flex-
SONGWON will now be accelerating Ensuring its business is always ibility, the reliable adhesive tape
its long-term strategic efforts by conducted with the utmost solution from tesa can be attached
making necessary investments accountability, and with respect to battery packs with lids as well
in time to meet the industry’s to its environmental and social as to battery packs that are directly
current, ever-increasing demand responsibility, SONGWON’s connected to the underbody of a
and strengthening partnerships with investment plan is designed to drive vehicle. Tesa® ACXplus 76730
customers worldwide SONGWON’s the organization’s overall long-term Box Seal does not require any cur-
commitment to supporting the plastics strategy to be the industry partner ing times and can be applied eas-
industry with its targeted growth also of choice providing customers with a ily and automatically without high
includes meeting today’s increasing competitive and innovative range of demands on ambient temperature
and challenging logistic requirements. high-quality products and customized or humidity. Moreover, health and
safety risks for users are mini-
In SONGWON’s key Polymer solutions accompanied by excellent mized.
Stabilizers business, investments service.

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