Extrusion International 1-2016

Extrusion International 1/2016

KRAIBURG TPE Americas announces the relocation and

expansion of their manufacturing facility in Gwinnett County,

GA to increase their production of product lines for automo-

tive, consumer, industrial and medical applications.

KRAIBURG TPE Americas, custom thermoplastic elastomer

manufacturer, announced the grand opening of their manu-

facturing facility in Buford, GA. Their relocation and expan-

sion in Gwinnett County provides the growing organization

with the ability to provide consistent production of their

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product lines for automotive, consumer, medical and indu-

strial applications.

The new 70,000 square foot regional manufacturing facility

will be relocated from Duluth to Buford, GA on 12.3 acres in

the Hamilton Mill Business Park on Hamilton Mill Road. The

company expects an additional 9,000 ft2 to be completed in

2018. The facility will house the Operations, Sales & Marke-

ting, Product Development, Controlling and IT departments.

“The new facility represents another great milestone in

KRAIBURG TPE history as well as our clear and long-term

commitment to our customers and partners in the American

markets”, says Franz Hinterecker, CEO.

The privately held company adds value to the region and

country by manufacturing material in the U.S. and by also

selling material across the US, while exporting to the Ameri-

cas. They also have a product development team on site that

focuses on innovation and development of their product of-

fering.

“Today’s grand opening marks a milestone event in our com-

pany’s history, and also reinforces our commitment as an in-

ternational leader within the plastics industry,” said Jeff

Frankish, Managing Director for KRAIBURG TPE Americas.

“Making this investment in the Atlanta area also reflects the

confidence that we have in leveraging the workforce talent,

economic infrastructure and resources available within Gwin-

nett County.”

KRAIBURG TPE Americas Announces Relocation and

Expansion of Manufacturing Facility

KRAIBURG TPE Americas grew and expanded or-

ganically to the new location. The facility will

house a third production line to increase their ca-

pacity. The company also announces a newly un-

veiled sample line that streamlines lead times and

production for customers who want to begin a

working business relationship with the custom

thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer.

The facility is designed to house three produc-

tion lines and seventy-five employees. There is

additional capacity to expand to twice the origi-

nal size in the future to house up to eight pro-

duction lines and over one hundred employees.

The company anticipates the facility will be suf-

ficient to handle their needs in North America for the next 20-30 years.

KRAIBURG TPE Americas estimates they will add an additional nine

employees prior to the move from their current location. The company

forecasts an increase in the number of jobs available within their com-

pany to four over the next two years with longer-term capacity to

handle over 100+ employees.

Their current ISO certification includes ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, which

will be extended to the new Buford, GA location with a plan to add

ISO 50001 (Energy Conservation) certification by the year 2018. The

facility plans feature several environmental and energy management

aspects, including natural lighting via skylights, motion-sensitive

lighting systems, LED lighting and four electric vehicle charging stati-

ons. The company intends to add solar panels to the roof by 2020.

KRAIBURG TPE is a German headquartered organization with ther-

moplastic elastomer production facilities in Germany, the US and Ma-

laysia. The US facility supplies customers nationwide, and in Central &

South America.