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NEWSLETTER

Elastomeric Wheels & Gislaved Gummi Gasket, Sri Lanka, winner of the “Kaizen award 2011“

Dear Reader,

In this issue you can read about the

successful improvement work in the

HEXPOL Group (Kaizen award

Elastomeric). Continuous improve-

ments are a strategic and day-to-day

priority for us including extensive infor-

mation exchange and bench marking.

You can also read about the fantastic

journey done by Mr Per G. Hellberg. I

would like to personally thank PG for

all efforts and achievements and I am

glad that we will continue to work with

PG in his new role as senior adviser in

the HEXPOL Group.

Finally you can also read about an

example of our responsiveness and local

community support.

Pleasant reading!

Best regards,

Georg Brunstam, President and CEO

The continuous improve-

ment is the key buzzword

at Elastomeric, which was

recently awarded the Kaizen

Gold Awards at the Sixteenth

“Taiki Akimoto 5s Awards com-

petition” which was organized

by JASTICA (Japan Sri Lanka

Technical and Cultural Association) in

Sri Lanka and Professor Seiichi Fujita

San from Waseda University of Japan.

These achievements were resulting

from “Lean Manufacturing System”

and “Team Work Concept” which are

well established and practiced within

the Elastomeric group.

Message from the CEO...

NO. 11 SUMMER 2012

New appointments

Andy ClaytorAndy Claytor has joined HEXPOL Compounding on May 29, 2012, as Regional Sales Director for our Upper Midwest and Canadian region. In

this role Andy will direct the sales activity and market focus for both the Gold Key Processing and Burton Rubber Processing companies. Andy Claytor originally joined Burton Rubber Processing in December, 1988, and worked for 10 years in various sales and marketing roles. Andy has a B. S. in Business Administration, and an Executive MBA from Kent State University.

Mark GeorgeMark George has accepted the position of Managing Director of HEXPOL Compounding NC, Inc effective January 2, 2012. Mark is a gra-

duate of the University of North Alabama and has been in the Rubber Industry for 17 years. He has been employed by HEXPOL for seven years as a Quality and Technical Manager. In his first four months as Managing Director Mark has implemented a Leadership training program, set records for the site in EBIT and inventory turns and set the site to a new standard.

The Burton Ohio team recently

came through like a shining star for

Henniges Automotive, one of our key

customers. The customer’s corporate

sourcing office received a call late on a

Friday afternoon asking for help with

a key compound needed to make parts

for GM. The parts had failed, due to no

fault of HEXPOL, and Henniges was

in danger of shutting down one of the

GM assembly plants (a very expensive

event if it were to happen).

The customer called HEXPOL and

asked if there was any way for us to

mix compound yet that same Friday

evening. After a quick raw material

review, we determined that one ingre-

dient was lacking. The customer was

able to locate this ingredient and have

a courier pick it up and deliver it to

Burton.

Our Burton team then sprang into

action. Several associates braved a

winter ice storm and came back to the

plant at 11pm the same day. They

made recipe modifications on the fly

in order to make the compound work

in the customer’s extrusion process.

We mixed in the middle of the night

and the customer arranged for a truck

to pick up compound at 6:00 am on

Saturday. The material was expedited

to the customer ‘s extrusion plant and

successfully made into parts.

Through the quick action of the Burton

team and many associates, our custo-

mer was able to avoid a catastrophic

situation.

We Can Do Amazing Things! HEXPOL´s annual report for 2011

can be downloaded from our website

www.hexpol.com and is available in

both English and Swedish.

To order printed copies please con-

tact Angelica Rönnholm at

[email protected].

Annual report

HEXPOL’s environmental and soci-

al performance is presented in the

Sustainability Report for 2011.

The report can be downloaded at

www.hexpol.com.

Sustainability report

”The Franklin Family YMCA extends our

appreciation to HEXPOL Compounding

for their support of our youth soccer

program. Our youth sports program

offers players ages 3 - 12 the chance to

improve their skills, increase confidence,

make new friends, be active and learn

from adult role models (volunteers) com-

mitted to the YMCA’s values of caring,

honesty, respect and responsibility. In

many cases youth activities such as the

soccer program would not exist without

the support of local employers. Thank

you for your support and investment in

our community! ”

Jodi Schroer

Executive Director, Franklin County, US,

YMCA

After 24 successful years at the

helm, Per G. Hellberg retired from

his position as managing director

of the ELASTO businesses in June.

PG joined Elastoteknik in 1988,

then a relatively small company

based on the shore of Lake Vänern

in Åmål, Sweden. Since then his

journey has taken him across the

globe as he captained the compa-

ny through various growth evolu-

tions and changes in line-up. 2002

was a significant milestone as the

Swedish company was acquired by

British Vita and the partnership

with ELASTO UK (then known as

VTP) began. Countless trips to the

UK later (ask and PG can tell you

the malt whiskey offers in the duty

free shop at Manchester airport!)

PG helped the two sites cultivate a strong

alliance; with shared material expertise,

a growing product portfolio and operatio-

nal best-practices.

HEXPOL’s acquisition of ELASTO in

2010 marked the next exciting chapter

under PG’s leadership, opening up new

opportunities and expansion. With the

latest addition, Müller Kunststoffe, joi-

ning the team at the start of 2012, the

sites in Sweden and Manchester have

united with two production sites in

Germany, and a fifth site under con-

struction in China. Thereby further

establishing the group as a leading

global supplier of TPE and compli-

mentary compounds.

Throughout this evolution, PG has

fostered a culture of customer focus,

keeping the philosophy of solving

customer’s problems at heart of the

business. He inspired and challenged

all the members of team ELASTO to

be the best and continually look

for opportunities to improve (whilst

having some fun along the way as

PG liked to see employees that are

happy in their work!).

A well-known figure in the industry:

customers, suppliers, journalists,

employees old and new; all have

a smile and PG story to tell. All

would agree it’s been an exciting journey

so far. PG will continue to support the

company’s evolution as a Board Member

of ELASTO Sweden AB and ELASTO

UK Ltd and through his work as a senior

adviser within the HEXPOL Group.

HEXPOL supporting youth soccer program

PG Hellberg – A fantastic journeyAnnual report

Sustainability report

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HEXPOL Compounding HQ SprlGewerbestrasse 8BE-4700 EupenBelgiumTel: +32 87 59 61 50Fax: + 32 87 59 61 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding SprlIndustriestrasse 36BE-4700 EupenBelgiumTel: +32 87 59 54 30Fax: +32 87 74 44 [email protected]

Stellana U.S. Inc.999 Wells StreetLake Geneva, WI 53147 USA Tel: +1 262 348 5575Fax: +1 262 348 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding (Qingdao) Co., Ltd899 Qingdao Middle RoadCN-266431 Jiaonan, QingdaoChinaTel: +86 532 8173 1118Fax: +86 532 8173 [email protected]

Gold Key Processing, Inc 14910 Madison Rd. Middlefield, Ohio 44062 USA Tel: +1 440 632 0901 Fax: +1 440 632 0929 [email protected]

Elastomeric Engineering Co Ltd51-54, IDB Industrial EstateHorana Sri Lanka Tel: +94 34 226 1051Fax: +94 34 226 [email protected]

Gislaved Gummi (Qingdao) Co., Ltd899 Qingdao Middle RoadCN-266431 Jiaonan, Qingdao ChinaTel: +86 532 8173 1166Fax: +86 532 8173 [email protected]

ELASTO ABBox 51, Gamla Örnäsgatan 15SE-662 22 ÅMÅLSwedenTel: +46 532 607 500Fax: +46 532 607 [email protected]

Elastomeric Technologies (Private) Ltd371 Colombo RoadBokundaraPiliyandalaSri LankaTel : + 94 11 421 2722Fax: + 94 11 251 [email protected] www.elastomericgroup.com

HEXPOL Compounding GmbHOttostrasse 34DE-41836 HückelhovenGermanyTel: +49 2433 9755 00Fax: +49 2433 9755 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding s.r.oSumperska 1344CZ-78391 UnicovCzech RepublicTel: +42 585 004 011Fax: +42 585 053 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding NC Inc.280 Crawford RoadStatesville, NC 28625USATel: +1 704 872 1585Fax: +1 704 872 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding MexicoAV. Japon # 302Parque Industrial San FransiscoSan Francisco de Los Romo,Ags. CP 20304, MexicoTel: +52 449 139 3270Fax: +52 449 139 [email protected]

Stellana ABBox 54, SE-695 22 LaxåSweden Tel: +46 584 44 48 00Fax: +46 584 44 48 [email protected]

Stellana (Qingdao) Co., Ltd 899 Qingdao Middle RoadCN-266431 Jiaonan, Qingdao China Tel: +86 532 8173 1167Fax: +86 532 8173 1128www.stellana-cn.com

Gislaved Gummi ABBox 522SE-332 28 GislavedSwedenTel: +46 371 848 00Fax: +46 371 848 [email protected]

ELASTO UK Ltd.Don Street, MiddletonManchester, M24 2GGUnited KingdomTel: +44 161 654 6616Fax: +44 161 654 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding-Burton Rubber Processing14330 Kinsman Rd.Burton, OH 44021USATel: +1 440 834 4644Fax: +1 440 834 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding-Colonial Rubber Works150 S. Connell Ave.Dyersburg, TN 38024USATel: +1 731 285 4353Fax: +1 731 287 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding-Burton Rubber Processing260 Old State Route 34P.O. Box 377Jonesborough, TN 37659USATel: +1 423 753 2196Fax: +1 423 753 [email protected]

Chase Elastomer 635 Tower Dr.Kennedale, TX 76060USATel: +1 817 483 9797Fax: +1 817 483 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding-California8227 Sorensen Ave.Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670USATel: +1 562 945 1241Fax: +1 562 698 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding Queretaro S.A. de C.V.La Noria 115Parque Industrial QuerataroC.P. 76220, Santa Rosa, Jauregui Queretaro, MexicoTel: +52 442 211 3500Fax: +52 442 211 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding (UK) Ltd.Unit 3, Fifth AvenueTameside Park, DukinfieldCheshire, SK16 4PPUnited KingdomTel: +44 161 343 4433Fax: +44 161 343 [email protected]

HEXPOL Compounding (Foshan) Co. Ltd.No. 3 Xinhui RoadWusha, Daliang, Shunde DistrictFoshan Guangdong CN-528333ChinaTel: +86 757 2291 5100Fax: +86 757 2291 [email protected]

Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG Werk 1 (PVC)Grünewaldstrassee 13 DE-96215 LichtenfelsGermanyTel: +49 9571 94894 00Fax: +49 9571 94894 90 [email protected] www.mueller-kunststoffe.com

Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG Werk 2 (TPE)Max-Planck-Str. 3 DE-96215 Lichtenfels GermanyTel: +49 9571 94894 00Fax: +49 9571 94894 90 [email protected] www.mueller-kunststoffe.com

HEXPOL Compounding Sales Office UK, David Mottershead, Tel: +44 7540 698877, [email protected] Sales Office France, Pascal Gruyer Tel: +33 160 431717, [email protected]