Semperit Group Announces New Manufacturing Facility for Rubber Gaskets in the USA
June 15, 2021 at 10:30 am EDT
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Semperit Group will open a new manufacturing facility for rubber gaskets in the USA this autumn and relocate its current North America headquarters and distribution warehouse to Newnan, Georgia. The investment volume totals $9 million (approx. €7.4 million); the company plans to create 70 jobs. After one year of planning and site scouting, Semperit will relocate its current Americas headquarters from Stone Mountain, Georgia, to a new 150,000 square foot facility located in the Coweta Industrial Park in Newnan, Georgia. The facility, scheduled to open November 1, 2021, will include administrative space, production lines for building façade seals, window gaskets, road and bridge expansion joints among other sealing components, as well as increased warehousing and distribution capabilities for the entire sealant and conveyor belting portfolio. 70 new jobs will be created across production, distribution, sales, professional, and customer service. This investment in expanded manufacturing, warehousing and distribution capabilities signals long-term growth plans in supplying original equipment manufacturers, transportation, manufacturing, mining, raw materials and construction customers across North and South America.
Semperit AG Holding is an Austria-based holding company. The Company is engaged in the development, production and marketing of polymer products for a wide range of industrial applications such as hydraulic and industrial hoses, conveyor belts, escalator handrails, building construction profiles, cable car rings as well as railway superstructure products and many others. Its product line are used in industries such as Agriculture, Bulk Transportation Systems, Construction Industry, Manufacturing Industry, Health Care, Shipping Industry, Packaging Industry, Renewable Energy & Power Generation, Automotive Industry, Steel Industry among others. It has production facilities in over 16 countries on three continents, and maintains its own global distribution network with branches in Asia, Europe, the United States and Latin America.