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A conversation with the members of the Semperit Group’s Executive Board, Karl Haider (CEO), Helmut Sorger (CFO), Gerfried Eder (CIO) and the designated CEO Manfred Stanek, on developments in the 2024 financial year, strategic settings of the course and future prospects for Semperit.

Optimizing processes, enhancing efficiency and inspiring customers: Semperit relies on operational excellence and thus on a corporate culture that promotes excellence. About a global success model for continuous improvement.

For the Semperit sites, the USA means one thing above all: growth potential. A tour of the industries that hold the greatest promise for the global pioneer in this dynamic market.

Whether it’s a hose, profile, conveyor belt or handrail – the quality and durability of elastomer products are based on the right rubber compound. At Semperit, mixing is done in-house at several locations in Europe and Asia and comprises around 100,000 tonnes per year. This corresponds to an 80-centimeter-wide carpet runner extending from Vienna to Beijing.

More and more people worldwide are living in cities. As a result, the demand for infrastructure investments is high. How Sempertrans is using this trend for global growth and why personal relationships lead to the best solutions.

Silicone is very demanding in processing. The material follows its own rules in injection molding and demolding and presents challenges for mold producers and plastic molders. Semperit covers the entire value chain for liquid silicone – from prototype development and mold production to large-scale production, including cleanroom manufacturing. Find out how much technology, precision and, more recently, AI are required in the interview in figures with Thomas Aichberger, Managing Director of the Semperit subsidiary Rico, where liquid silicone expertise is bundled.

As a process engineer and mountain rescuer, Simone Radl not only breaks with traditional gender stereotypes, but also shows how persistence and stamina pave the way to peak performance – both at Semperit and on the mountain.

For decades, they have been the backbone of Semperit Optimit. With team spirit, expertise and tireless commitment, they have contributed to the development and success of the site in Odry, Czech Republic. Time to ask some of our colleagues to come forward.

While many companies are complaining about a shortage of apprentices and skilled labor, Rico is setting new standards in promoting the next generation. Two key pillars of success are apprentice training and the “Rico Academy”, which has developed from a technical trainee program into a comprehensive training and further education program. In addition to building up specialized knowledge in the silicone sector, which is rare on the market, the program focuses in particular on personal development.

Companies like Sandvik, which manufacture high-performance mining and tunneling machines for the global market also require worldwide availability from their suppliers. With subsidiaries in Asia, Europe and America as well as four plants, Semperit scores with local support and a global presence.

Sept-Îles in Canada is an important gateway to the global raw materials market. There, a conveyor belt from Sempertrans ensures stability when transporting iron ore. Not just any belt, but the Autostable, known as the problem-solver belt. It performs under extreme conditions and stretches over one and a half kilometers, making it the currently longest Autostable in the world.

Armin Holzner has worked for Semperit for 30 years and has headed the Research and Development department for 24 years. With responsibility for eight R&D locations worldwide, 183 employees and over 250 projects, he plays a key role in the company’s progress. The focus is increasingly on topics such as the circular economy and energy efficiency. In this interview, he reveals why these areas will occupy his team the most in the future and what is at the heart of research and development.

The high-end tool manufacturer and technology leader in liquid silicone Rico has been part of the Semperit Group since mid-2023. The company supplies customers all over the world from its locations in Austria, Switzerland and the USA. The signs point to further growth.

More and more trains are rolling over the tracks and thus over Semperit rail pads, dowels and guide angle plates. This is also the case on the Koralm Railway. It is part of the new southern line in Austria and one of the most important infrastructure projects in Europe.

From ski foils for World Cup stars to cable car linings and track bands for snow groomers. Nothing runs smoothly in winter sports without Semperit. Here is why the world’s biggest manufacturers rely on quality from Wimpassing.

Katerina Machacova heads the ESG department at Semperit and is responsible for the “Move Hearts and Minds” sustainability strategy. In this interview, she explains why everyone in the Group must contribute their share, what great opportunities sustainability offers, and which role innovations play in this.

The history of Semperit is also a history of personalities who have shaped the company to this day. Just like the inventor-entrepreneur Johann Nepomuk Reithoffer, they helped innovative ideas achieve a breakthrough, created the basis for today’s global player as industrial managers and secured the company’s continued existence as restructuring managers. A summary in four acts.

Buildings must be made more energy-efficient in the fight against climate change. Window, façade and door seals have an important role to play in this development. As the market and innovation leader in Europe, Semperit is right at the forefront.

The importance of reliability, experience and innovative spirit for the development of new customer solutions is demonstrated by Semperit’s decades-long partnerships in the industrial hose sector. What tips the scales here is the willingness to go the famous extra mile.

Semperit has been manufacturing handrails for almost 70 years, initially in Austria, then also in China and the USA. The company now supplies the whole world. What’s special about handrails made by Semperit is that you can rely on them even under the most difficult conditions, whether it’s +50 °C in Las Vegas or -20 °C in the Austrian Alps.

Tackling problems and growing together in challenging times is an important part of Semperit’s DNA and is also in the nature of the Adelbauers. A portrait of a family whose history is inextricably linked to that of Semperit.

Black and flat, that’s the superficial view. Abrasion-resistant, flame-retardant, oil-, heat- or cold-resistant, energy-saving – that’s what a glance into the depths of Semperit’s innovative conveyor belts reveals. Thanks to intensive research and development, they perform at their best even under the harshest conditions, for example in mining.