• About Our Group
• Our Business Model
  • Our Market
  • Risk Management
• Our Core Values
• Code of Conduct
• Organization
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Responsibility
• The Trelleborg Brand
• History
• The World of Trelleborg

Our Market

• Customers are becoming more global and also demanding global support from subcontractors.
• Increased competition among automotive manufacturers has resulted in consolidation and broader utilization of common platforms for cost-efficient production.
• More stringent environmental requirements regulating, for example, carbon emissions have resulted in major investments in the development of alternative fuels and engines to ensure compliance with these.
• Drivers and passengers are increasingly requesting improved comfort during their journey, for example, lower and fewer disturbing noises and less vibration.
• Asia, primarily China and India, are demonstrating robust growth, partly driven by the growing domestic market, but also by cost-efficient exports.
  

General industry

• Outside the mature markets of Western Europe and North America, there is attractive growth potential primarily in such country groups as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and VISTA (Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Argentina).
• As the world’s population increases, so does the demand for alternative energy sources, better food management, stronger infrastructure and more efficient healthcare.
  

Offshore oil/gas

• A generally rising global energy need, combined with high raw material prices, have made previously unprofitable extraction projects more realistic, for example, deep-water oil and gas extraction.
• Major oil and gas deposits have been discovered in Brazil and Western Africa, which may require major investments for future extraction.
• Better exploration techniques and diminishing onshore deposits have led to a rise in offshore investments.

Agriculture

• The merging of farms to increase economies of scale has enhanced the need for bigger tractors with larger tires. Tractors are also used more for driving on roads, which entails higher speeds than in the past.
• The fundamental technology shift from cross-ply to radial tires continues.
• Higher grain prices in recent years and more cost-efficient agricultural production has improved farmers’ finances, resulting in rising investments in machinery.
• The value of farming land is increasing, which places major demands for less erosion/impact when the land is being farmed.
  
  

Transportation equipment

• Growth in global trade generally increases the need for transports and requires more efficient inventory management.

Infrastructure construction

• Increased urbanization, neglected investments and increased demands for comfort contribute to major investments in improved infrastructure in the form of bridges, tunnels, roads, harbors, railways and much more.
• A growing number of international freighers are calling at the world’s harbors, which requires larger ports and modern fender systems.
• An intensified focus on energy savings in construction is increasing demands for efficient sealing profile solutions.
  
  

Aerospace

• Welfare gains in the BRIC countries are one of the principle driving forces behind civil aviation, which long-term is one of the strongest growing transport sectors.
• Stricter demands for quieter, more fuel-efficient and safer aircraft with more efficient engines.