Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.cooperstandard.com

■Address

40300 Traditions Drive, Northville, Michigan 48168, USA

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading automotive supplier of sealing systems and fluid handling systems, which include fuel and brake delivery systems and fluid transfer systems. Its products primarily serve passenger vehicles and light trucks.

-The Company’s sales to the light vehicle market accounted for approximately 96% of its total sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

-According to the Company, as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company is the world's largest producer of sealing systems, the world's second largest producer of fuel and brake delivery systems, and the world's third largest producer of fluid transfer systems.

Competitors

Sealing systems	Fluid Handling Systems
-Henniges -HSR&A -Hutchinson -JianXin -Saar Gummi -Standard Profil -Toyoda Gosei	-Akwel -ContiTech -Chinaust -Fraenkische -HSRA&A -Hutchinson -Martinrea -Maruyasu -Sanoh -SeAH -SFC -Sulian -Teklas -TI Automotive -Tristone

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Products

Sealing systems
-Fortrex static seal material which provides higher performance at lower weight

Glass run systems
Below waist extrusions
Inner belts
Outer belts

-Dynamic seals

On-door seals
On-body seals
Liftgate and deck lid seals
Hood seals
Margin seals
Rocker seals
Sunroof seals
Convertible top seals

-Static seals

Glass runs
Outer belts
Inner belts
Below belt channels
Appliques
Roof ditch moldings

-Encapsulated glass
-SafeSeal system with integrated proximity or tactile sensing
-Stainless steel trim
-Decorative foils
-Polycarbonate hardcoat trim
-FlushSeal systems that eliminate the gap between the glass and applique
-Variable extrusion seals and films
-Tex-A-Fib cost-efficient textile surface design
-2K outer waist belts to form complex contours for aesthetic value
-Agrifiber environmental seals
-Frameless door sealing systems
-Obstacle detection sensor systems
-FlexiCore thermoplastic body seals
-Sealing decorative trims
-Custom rubber, silicone, plastic, or Fortrex extrusions
-Rubber bonding solutions
-Molded end solutions
-Glass appliques
-Coextruded below belt assemblies
-Frameless door sealing systems

Fuel and brake delivery systems
-Fuel and vapor lines
-Metallic brake lines and bundles
-Combined fuel and brake line bundles
-Tank lines
-Fuel rails and fuel charging assemblies
-Direct injection and port fuel rails
-Quick Connect fuel system connectors
-Quick Connect fuel system connectors with integrated sensors
-Third-generation Posi-Lock double-lock quick connector
-MagAlloy material for brake lines with increased durability
-PA9T multi-layer tube with increased temperature resistance, low oligomers performance and low permeation
-Chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles
-Low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tube
-Brake jounce lines
-ArmorTube brake tube coating
-Series 300 and S300LT (low temperature) quick connects
-Turbocharger hoses
-Nyclad polyamide-based tube coating
-Nyclad Pro polyamide-based tube coating with an additional layer of polypropylene
-Low permeation fuel tubing
-Integrated temperature sensors
-Ergo-Lock with multi-retainer positions
-Posi-Lock connectors
-Metal push-to-lock connectors
-Eco-Snap compact push-to-lock design connector
-Turos brake joint fittings

Fluid transfer systems
-Heater and coolant hoses
-ArmorHose abrasive resistant material
-Diesel particulate filter (DPF) lines
-Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) lines
-Transmission oil cooling hoses
-Degas tanks and deaerators
-Air intake and charge hoses
-Turbocharger hoses
-Secondary air hoses
-Brake and clutch hoses
-Quick Connect fluid system connectors
-Charged air cooling
-Multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management
-Charged air cooler ducts/assemblies
-Secondary air hoses
-Easy-Lock quick connect
-Ergo-Lock VDA quick connect
-Ergo-Lock+ VDA quick connect
-PlastiCool 5000 high temperature multi-layer tubing (MLT)
-PlastiCool 2000 MLT for glycol thermal management
-eCoFlow switch pumps
-Plastic coolant hubs
-Temperature sensors
-Coolant flow meters
-TPV hoses
-Integrated coolant flow manifolds

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History

1914	The Company was originally founded.
1930	The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware as Master Tire & Rubber Corp. (present name adopted July 1946).
1986	Acquired an inner tube manufacturing company, Rio Grande Servaas, S.A. de C.V., in Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Mar. 1997	Acquired the tire operations of Avon Rubber p.l.c. of the United Kingdom
Jan. 1999	Purchased the business of Dean Tire &Rubber Company
Oct. 1999	Acquired The Standard Products Company. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is divided into two groups - Cooper Tire and Cooper-Standard Automotive.
Jan. 2000	Acquired the automotive fluid handling division of Invensys plc, commonly known as Siebe Automotive.
Jun. 2000	Completed the sale of Holm Industries
Jul. 2001	Finalized the acquisition of the tread rubber operations from Hercules.
Jul. 2004	Entered into a joint-venture agreement with China-based Wuhu Saiyang Sealing Products Company Limited to manufacture and sell automotive body sealing products in China under the name "Cooper Saiyang Wuhu Automotive ".
Dec. 2004	The Cypress Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners formed an entity, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., and it acquired Cooper-Standard Automotive, the automotive segment of Cooper Tire& Rubber Company.
Jul. 2005	Purchased the automotive hose manufacturing business of The Gates Corporation located in Mexico.
2005	Purchased a 20% equity interest in Korea-based Guyoung Technology Co., Ltd., a supplier to Korean automotive OEM's, and entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Guyoung.
2006	Finalized two joint venture agreements with Jingda, one of the largest tube manufacturers in China.
Feb. 2006	Acquired fifteen fluid handling systems operations in North America, Europe and China from ITT Industries, Inc.
Mar. 2007	Completed the acquisition of the fuel rail manufacturing business from Automotive Components Holdings, LLC.
Aug. 2007	Acquired the MAPS business, including nine sealing systems operations in Germany, Italy, Poland, Belarus, and Belgium, and a joint venture interest in China. MAPS is a leader in Europe in the development and manufacture of complete automotive body sealing systems.
2007	Acquired a 47.5% equity interest in Shanghai SAIC-Metzeler Sealing Systems Co. Ltd., a joint venture with SAIC, which also owns a 47.5% equity interest, and Shanghai Qinpu Zhaotun Collective Asset Management Company, which owns the remaining 5% equity interest.
Dec. 2007	Completed the acquisition of a 74% joint venture interest in MAP India, a leading manufacturer of automotive sealing products in India.
Aug. 2009	Announced that the Company and certain of its US subsidiaries voluntarily filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
May 2010	Emerged from Chapter 11
Mar. 2011	Acquired USi, Inc. from Ikuyo Co. Ltd.
Jan. 2012	Acquired the automotive sealing business of Sigit S.p.A., an Italy-based automotive components manufacturer.
Apr. 2012	Acquired EDC Automotive LLC, based in Michigan, the U.S.
Jul. 2013	Acquired the Jyco Sealing Technologies business which supplies automotive sealing systems and components to the automotive industry.
Jul. 2014	Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, sold its automotive thermal and emissions product line to Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp.
Sep. 2014	Agreed to purchase an additional 47.5 percent of Huayu-Cooper Standard Sealing Systems Co., Ltd., its joint venture with Huayu Automotive Systems Co.
4Q, 2014	Acquired the remaining 49% equity interests of Fonds de Modernisation des Equipementiers Automobiles (FMEA) interest in Cooper Standard France, a body sealing, anti-vibration systems and low pressure hoses joint venture.
4Q, 2014	Sold its Australian business to allow the Company to focus resources on its four core product groups.
4Q, 2014	Acquired Cikautxo Borja, S.L.U, a manufacturer of heating and cooling hoses.
Feb. 2015	Acquired Huayu Automotive System Co.’s share in Huayu-Cooper Standard Sealing Systems Co., Ltd. Upon closure of the transaction, the Company owns 95% of the business.
Aug. 2016	.Acquired the North American automotive fuel and brake business of AMI Industries and its related companies
Jan. 2018	Finalized acquisition of the China fuel and brake business of AMI Industries.
May 2018	Acquired 80.1% stake of LS Mtron Ltd’s automotive parts business, which includes brake hoses power steering hose, and charge air-cooler hose manufacturing capabilities.
Jul. 2018	Acquired Lauren Manufacturing and Lauren Plastics, a company which extrudes and molds products of various materials including organic materials, silicone, thermoplastics and engineered polymers.
Nov. 2018	Reached agreement to divest its anti-vibration systems business to Continental.
Dec. 2018	Announced that the Company will build a new world headquarters in Northville, Michigan.
Apr. 2019	Completed divestiture of anti-vibration systems business to Continental for a total sale price of approximately USD 265.5 million.
Jul. 2020	Completed divestiture of its European rubber fluid transfer and specialty sealing businesses, as well as its Indian operations, to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA.
2023	Sold its entire controlling equity interest in a joint venture in the Asia Pacific region.
Aug. 2023	Completed the sale of its “Technical Rubber” business to Switzerland-based Holcim.