Germany-based BOGE Rubber & Plastics Group, a global leader in the field of vibration control and plastics solutions in the automotive industry, has been integrated into the Automotive Business Unit of Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., Ltd (TMT).
TMT is a China-based company mainly engaged in the operation of polymer composite material research and engineering application business. It is also the parent company of BOGE Rubber & Plastics.
The integrated company, BOGE Rubber & Plastics Zhuzhou Co. Ltd., has approximately 200 employees and represents the second Chinese location for the BOGE Rubber & Plastics Group. BOGE’s first Chinese plant was opened in Qingpu (near Shanghai) in 2008.
The new BOGE plant, located in the city of Zhuzhou (Hunan Province), focuses on automotive products for vibration control technology and components for acoustic insulation. The core business of BOGE Rubber & Plastics Zhuzhou Co. Ltd. currently revolves around the manufacture of rubber-metal components for commercial vehicles and buses.
The Zhuzhou plant reported a turnover of approximately EUR29 million in 2016.
According to Dr.Torsten Bremer, CEO of BOGE Rubber & Plastics, the second plant in China will enable the company to further strengthen its position as a leading supplier of vibration control technology and plastics solutions for the automotive industry.
“The new plant will not only give us direct access to local Chinese vehicle manufacturers, but also enable us to add acoustic absorption materials to our product line. This is an outstanding addition to our extensive range of rubber-metal products in the area of vibration control technology and will help us significantly increase our market share in China,” Bremer said.
As a result of these changes, TMT will now be managing all of its worldwide automotive activities through its subsidiary BOGE Rubber & Plastics. This means that, in the future, TMT will be focusing on products for vibration control technology and polymer composites for rail vehicles and other non-automotive industries, such as wind energy.