ElringKlinger AG
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company develops, manufactures, and sells products and assemblies destined for the automotive industry. They include lightweight components, thermal and acoustic shielding systems, cylinder-head and specialty gaskets, battery and fuel cell systems, and complete electric drive units.
-The Company's business operations are comprised of four business segments:
- Original Equipment, which is divided into seven divisions – Metal Sealing Systems & Drivetrain Components, Lightweighting/Elastomer Technology, Shielding Technology, and Exhaust Gas Purification.
- Aftermarket
- Engineered Plastics
- Other
-The Company's Original Equipment segment accounts for approximately 80.1% of total sales.
Shareholders
| -Listed on XETRA and all German stock exchanges | (As of Dec. 31, 2020) |
| Name of Shareholders | Interest (%) |
| Family W. H. Lechler And Estate Of Klaus Lechler | 52.0 |
| Institutional Investors | 24.0 |
| Private Investors | 24.0 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Products
Lightweight plastic components
- Cam covers for cars and commercial vehicles
- Oil separation modules and systems
- Cam frames
- Charge air ducts and intake air manifolds
- Resonators/EGR mixers
- Oil pans
- Oil intake modules
- Oil tanks
- Engine front and rear covers
- Transmission modules
- Cockpit cross-car beams
- Front-end carriers
- Engine and transmission mounts
Electromobility
- Battery modules and energy storage systems
- Cell housings
- Cell connectors
- Cell contact systems
- Module connectors
- Battery management systems
- Pressure equalizing elements
- PEMFC stack modules
- Metal bipolar plates
- End and media modules
- Sealing systems
- Electric drive units
- Elastomer gaskets
- Metal elastomer gaskets
- Planetary carrier
- Disc carrier
- Cover with integrated gasket
- Underbody shielding for battery system protection
- Laminated stacks
Sealing Technology
- Cylinder-head gaskets
- Specialty gaskets
Shielding Systems
History
| 1879 | Paul Lechler founded a trading firm for technical products and gaskets in Stuttgart. |
| 1885 | Richard Klinger founded an engineering workshop in Vienna. |
| 1900 | Lechler OHG sold its first gaskets to the automotive industry at the turn of the century. |
| 1914 | Lechler launched the production of gaskets in Stuttgart. |
| 1930 | The first Klinger cylinder head gaskets were manufactured. |
| 1964 | Production and sales of Lechler gaskets were amalgamated in Elring Dichtungswerke KG. |
| 1971 | Elring acquired an interest in Guma S.A., Spain, in the meantime known as ElringKlinger, S.A. |
| 1972 | Elring's production and development were transferred from Stuttgart/Bad Cannstatt to Dettingen/Erms. |
| New manufacturing plants opened in Bietigheim and Langenzenn. | |
| 1983 | Klinger classes its activities in favor of the international automotive industry. Elring Gaskets (PTY) Ltd. was founded in Johannesburg/RSA as a joint venture company. |
| 1988 | Klinger Automotive Ltd., since known as ElringKlinger (GB) Ltd., was founded in Skelton/GB. |
| 1990 | Jell Elring Co. Ltd. was founded in Changwon/Korea as a joint venture company. |
| 1993 | Changchun Elring Gaskets Co. Ltd. was founded in China as a joint venture company. A division for thermal and acoustic shielding systems was founded. |
| May 1994 | Elring GmbH merged with the Automotive Division of Richard Klinger GmbH to form ElringKlinger GmbH. |
| 1996 | ElringKunststoff-Technik GmbH was founded, previously the plastics division of the Company. |
| 1997 | A new Division was created for elastomer technology/modules. |
| Inauguration of a manufacturing plant for shielding systems and gaskets in Livonia, near Detroit, USA. (ElringKlinger of North America, Inc.) | |
| Building and inauguration of a plant in Toluca, Mexico. (ElringKlinger Mexico S.A. de C.V.) | |
| ElringKlinger Motortechnik GmbH, Idstein was founded. | |
| ElringKlinger S.p.A. was founded in Mazzo di Rho, near Milan, Italy. | |
| Building and inauguration of a plant in Redcar, ElringKlinger (GB) Ltd, Great Britain. | |
| ElringKlinger do Brasil Ltda. was established in Piracicaba in the State of Sao Paulo, Brasil. | |
| 1999 | Series production of the first cylinder head cover modules. |
| 2000 | Start of the ElringKlinger AG on the 30. of October: Merging of the previous Elring Klinger GmbH into the mother company ZWL Grundbesitz- und Beteiligungs-AG and renaming to ElringKlinger AG. Takeover of the Canadian gasket manufacturer Versatech Sealing Systems, Inc. of Leamington/Ontario now ElringKlinger Sealing Systems Inc. |
| 2001 | New Name: Elring Kunststoff-Technik GmbH has been re-named to ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH In November ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bietigheim and Venus GmbH, Heidenheim announced their merger back dated to the 1. January As a subsidiary of ElringKlinger AG, based in Dettingen, both companies will continue to operate at their previous location under the joint name of ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH. |
| Elring Kunststoff-Technik GmbH, a plastic parts subsidiary of the Group, has been re-named to ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik GmbH. | |
| Start of the cylinder head gasket production in North America. | |
| 2002 | ElringKlinger AG was listed as a registered share on the Stuttgart and Frankfurt stock exchanges on 21 January. |
| 2003 | ElringKlinger AG was listed on the SDAX on November 13. |
| 2004 | ElringKlinger, in conjunction with its longstanding affiliate, Marusan Corporation, operates a joint development and sales company, ElringKlinger Marusan Corporation, Tokyo, to service the Japanese market. |
| 2005 | ElringKlinger do Brasil Ltda commissioned a newly built factory. |
| 2006 | Renaming of Jeil Elring Co., Ltd. to ElringKlinger Korea Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 | February, 26: Founding of the Indian subsidiary ElringKlinger Automotive Components India Pvt. Ltd., Ranjangaon (near Pune) |
| Apr. 2008 | Acquired a Swiss manufacturer of thermal and acoustic shielding systems SEVEX AG, based in Sevelen. |
| May 2008 | Increased its stake in Japanese gasket manufacturer Marusan Corporation, Tokyo, from 10 % to 50 %. |
| 2011 |
Acquired the OEM cylinder head and exhaust gasket business from Freudenberg Group. |
| Completed the acquisition of a 66.7 % interest in the Hug Group, a Swiss exhaust treatment system manufacturer. | |
| Concluded a purchase agreement for the purpose of acquiring a 90 % interest in Hummel-Formen GmbH, Lenningen, Germany, a manufacturer of injection molding tools used in plastics processing. | |
| Jan. 2012 | Acquired the metal housing manufacturer ThaWa GmbH. |
| Jul. 2012 | Inaugurated a newly built factory for plastic housing modules in Dettingen/Erms. |
| Dec. 2012 | Japanese joint venture, ElringKlinger Marusan, established a subsidiary and production facilities in Indonesia. |
| Jan. 2013 | Acquired 100 % (former shares 51 %) of South African subsidiary. The name changed to ElringKlinger South Africa (Pty) Ltd. |
| Feb. 2013 | Acquired 100 % share of JV in Korea, ElringKlinger Korea Co., Ltd. |
| Aug. 2013 | Acquired 93.67 % share of Hug Engineering. |
| Dec. 2013 | Fully consolidated ElringKlinger Marusan Corporation. |
| Feb. 2015 | Acquired M&W Manufacturing Co., a U.S. automotive supplier of spacer plates for automatic transmissions. |
| Oct. 2016 | Acquired 27% in the engineering company hofer AG, a system developer which focuses on the automotive drivetrain. |
| Nov. 2017 | Announced that the Company has reached an agreement with Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology Co., Ltd. (CITC), China, for the battery technology |
| 2018 | Established ElringKlinger Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA, and ElringKlinger Fuelcell Systems Austria GmbH in Wels, Austria. |
| Sold Hug Engineering AG, Elsau, Switzerland. | |
| 2019 | Opened the Application Engineering Center in Suzhou, China. |
| Established the Technology Center for electromobility at the Group's headquarters in Dettingen/Erms, the focus being on battery and fuel cell applications. | |
| Oct. 2020 | The Company and Plastic Omnium announced a joint venture EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies dedicated to fuel cell stack development, production and commercialization. |
| Nov. 2020 | The Company and VDL Bus & Coach BV announced a strategic partnership within the area of fuel cell technology. |
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