Trelleborg Opens New Facility to Support Graphic Arts Industry in Brazil
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—October 9, 2012—Trelleborg, a leading developer and manufacturer of printing solutions, will officially open its new state-of-the-art facility today in São Paulo, Brazil. The specialized production of printing solutions in Brazil will allow the company to create a platform for local presence in the region and growth in the graphic arts industry.
The new facility will add to the company's already increased presence in South America after it announced the acquisition of Printec, the printing blankets business of Day Brasil SA, last month.
"Trelleborg has a long-term strategy to invest in markets with encouraging growth potential and with the graphics industry a growing and highly attractive market, increasing our presence in South and Latin America was the next logical step and central to our expansion strategy," says Dario Porta, president of Trelleborg Coated Systems, which is part of the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area.
"As well as establishing advanced production of printing solutions in a modern facility that is excellently located, this move will allow us to provide customers in the region with specialist, technical, on-the-ground service and support, in turn bringing us closer to the action and our customer base."
The 161,458-square-foot plant, located in Santana de Parnaiba, near São Paulo, will be shared with Trelleborg's Marine Hoses operation, which will focus on specially designed oil hoses for surface and deep-sea application. Thirty percent of employees at the site will be new hires from the local area.
Trelleborg in Brazil
This new facility will add to Trelleborg's already strong presence in Brazil. In September, Trelleborg opened a new facility in Macaé that will manufacture Trelleborg Offshore's complete product portfolio, including a wide range of high-performance polymer-based solutions for offshore topside and subsea oil and gas exploration, such as insulation tape and buoyancy products. To support offshore customers in their quest to reach greater subsea depths, the new facility boasts the largest hydrostatic pressure testing vessel in the world.
Trelleborg Wheel Systems supports agriculture with high-end tires designed specifically for the well-deployed and large agriculture sectors like soybeans, corn and sugar cane, as well as industrial tires for the growing forklift sector. Its main sales offices are located in Lençóis Paulista and São Paulo, which is also home to the Trelleborg Wheel Systems headquarters for Latin America. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has a manufacturing facility and sales office in São José dos Campos that develops, manufactures and supplies high-performance sealing solutions for aerospace, automotive and industrial applications.
There are also major automotive facilities in the strategic locations of Guarulhos and Taubaté that are part of TrelleborgVibracoustic, the joint venture in antivibration solutions for light and heavy vehicles.
For more information about Trelleborg's range of printing blankets,
please contact George Christian, vice president of sales, 1-800-344-0714,
George.christian@trelleborg.com.
About Trelleborg Printing Solutions and Trelleborg Group
Trelleborg Printing Solutions is a product area within Trelleborg Engineered Systems, a business area of the Trelleborg Group. It has over 50 years experience in the printing industry. This knowledge is combined with innovative technology, patented processes, vertical integration and total quality management. Servicing 60 countries on five continents, Vulcan® and Rollin® are brand leaders, providing offset printing blankets for the web, sheetfed, newspaper, business forms, metal decorating and packaging markets.
Trelleborg is a global industrial group whose leading positions are based on advanced polymer technology and in-depth applications know-how. Trelleborg develops high-performance solutions that seal, damp and protect in demanding industrial environments. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of about SEK 22 billion (EUR 2.4 billion, USD 3.3 billion) with about 15,500 employees in over 40 countries. The Group comprises three business areas: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, and Trelleborg Engineered Systems. In addition, Trelleborg owns 50 percent of TrelleborgVibracoustic, a global leader within antivibration solutions for light and heavy vehicles, with annual sales of SEK 13 billion (EUR 1.4 billion, USD 2.0 billion) and about 8,000 employees in over 17 countries. The Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1964 and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List, Large Cap.
Source: Trelleborg.
