Trelleborg Sealing Solutions strengthens its position in Asia - increases presence and capacity in India

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions strengthens its position in Asia - increases
presence and capacity in India

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is strengthening its position in Asia, increasing
its global production capacity and focusing and enhancing the efficiency of its
production in industrial niches by building a new, modern unit in Bangalore,
India. 

“The Indian market, with its strong industrial growth, is strategically
essential and it is important that we are moving more functions to our
end-markets,” says Claus Barsøe, Business Area President for Trelleborg Sealing
Solutions. “A few years back, we established proprietary production in India and
have been very pleased with that production unit. The technology in India is on
a very high level and it is relatively easy to find well-educated personnel.” 

The investment means that the business area is establishing a center of
excellence for certain production processes and industrial niche segments in
Bangalore, India.

“The new unit will play a key role in the rapidly expanding Indian market,
although it will also contribute to increasing and enhancing the efficiency of
the business area's total global capacity.”

The unit is expected to be completed by late 2011 and will initially entail the
recruitment of slightly more than 200 individuals. The investment is expected to
slightly below SEK 100 M. 

At year-end 2009, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions had about 4,500 employees and
generated sales of about SEK 4,700 M. The business area is the global leader in
precision sealing solutions in such markets as industry, aviation and light
vehicles. 


Trelleborg is a global engineering 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 had annual sales in 2009 of
approximately SEK 27 billion, with about 20,000 employees in 40 countries. The
Group comprises four business areas: Trelleborg Engineered Systems, Trelleborg
Automotive, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The
Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1964 and
is listed on the OMX Nordic List, Large Cap. 		

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For further information, please contact:
Media: 
Vice President Media Relations Mikael Sjöblom, +46 410 670 15, +46 733 74 70 15,
mikael.sjoblom@trelleborg.com
Investors/analysts
Vice President IR Conny Torstensson, +46 410 670 70, +46 734 08 70 70,
conny.torstensson@trelleborg.com

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disclose in accordance with the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing 
Operations Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
issued for publication on April 20, 2010 at 14:01 CET.