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Autumn 2012 · nº 64

GRUPO ANTOLIN

Validation in Grupo Antolin A world leader in the automotive sector

José Antolin Gold Medal from the City of Burgos CENIT MAGNO PROGRAMME

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Validation area in Grupo Antolin page 9

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designing the future

Pininfarina

protagonists

corp. responsibility

Cancer prevention project Together it’s possible page 30

in brief

News in brief Ranking 100 global suppliers, visits, awards… page 35

The legacy of the Italian designer page 20

José Antolin receives the Gold Medal from the City of Burgos page 12

report

Magno committee page 14

special

Cenit ADAPTA Closer to our clients

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the photo

Cars at the Olympic Games page 22

Grupo Antolin Children art competition Bases 2012 page 36

the history corner

report

End user Benchmarking page 24

occup. health&safety

Leadership in Safety Project To achieve the effective and constant prevention of the labour risks

Opel is 150 years old From sewing machines to today’s cars

Ernesto Antolin Vice-president

In first person

AUTO-ANALYSIS In 2007 there was a slowdown in the international economy and this had a direct impact on the automotive industry. The overcapacity for both, components and vehicles, took its toll at that time, and the situation is starting to repeat itself today. In the case of Spain, it is estimated that the automotive sector will not recover until 2020, when the theoretical volume of the Spanish automotive sector will again be reached, namely 1.2 million units, corresponding to a market of 47 million inhabitants and more than 600 cars for every 1,000 people. In Europe, the situation is far from rosy. Sales have failed to recover and are falling in most countries, which results in over-production of around 4 million vehicles despite the cuts made. The only way that companies can absorb this overcapacity is to once more cut back to match demand and to continue focussing on internationalisation, given that the world automotive market will grow at an annual rate of 4% in both 2012 and 2013, despite the ongoing decline in Europe. However, the European situation is in contrast to the good growth being maintained in other countries such as those known as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the United States. Sales in the US have been recovering somewhat despite the relative weakness of its economic recovery, but it is the growth in the Asia-Pacific region that dominates the panorama in terms of the demand for vehicles internationally. We are therefore experiencing an important shift in the production and demand of cars toward new growing economies. A new global scenario that has modified the strategies of the automakers and suppliers and to which Grupo Antolin is continuously adapting given its flexibility and its organic and inorganic growth rate. Our significant international presence, along with our technological leadership and flexibility, allow us to serve our customers all around the world. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently granted us a loan of €70 million, which will be invested in research, development and innovation for interior components. This loan will undoubtedly help with our technological strength and represents an important investment in terms of the future success of the company. The project financed by the EIB can be divided into two parts: firstly, it will finance R&D&i initiatives to develop components; secondly, the project will include investment in the application of technologies to increase the productivity and flexibility of our plants, reduce their process costs and improve their energy efficiency. The EIB requires these plants to be located in the Convergence Regions, and as a result the money will be invested in certain factories in Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic. Grupo Antolin has shown its strength and robustness even in times of economic uncertainty. Despite the fact that the economic conditions continue to be complicated, we have to keep focussing on quality and on a job well done at the international level if we are to continue being competitive. w

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Through the development of its brand, the city of Burgos wants to portray a new image in terms of tourism, culture, business and quality of life, so strengthening its standing both nationally and internationally. We at Grupo Antolin have signed up to the campaign to publicise this new image for Burgos, a city which is DEVELOPING, including this brand in our magazine and on our corporate website.

Smile, it' s Burgos.

Validation area in Grupo Antolin A world leader in the automotive sector Corporate Quality Department Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria

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The new challenges facing the automotive sector need suppliers to be fully involved in the conception and development of products, allocating the necessary resources to ensure the unquestionable reliability and robustness of their tests and trials: Credibility with our Customers. To achieve this it has reformed its central laboratory facilities

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Grupo Antolin wants to go further in order to obtain accreditation by ENAC for the ISO 7025 standard which guarantees that the working

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methodology and results obtained are accurate

VALIDATION The Validation unit forms part of the Corporate Quality Department. It currently has resources dedicated to this work spread across different technical centres and plants, but the central unit is the most important in terms of human and technical resources. The unit has 6 different testing areas:

Areas Test Validation Unit of Grupo Antolin 1

2 ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATIONS

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ELECTRONICS

4 METALLIC MATERIALS AND METALLOGRAPHY

MATERIALS FOR INTERIOR TRIMS, PLASTICS AND FOAMS

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METROLOGY

FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT TESTING

The central Laboratories and Validation area in the Corporate Quality Department is responsible for the validation of Grupo Antolin’s projects, in both their innovation and development stages and in terms of Advanced Engineering and mass production activities. This validation involves more than just running the testing, with additional activities including: benchmarking results with other projects, customer requirements, standards, other laboratories (intercomparison)... One way to increase the reliability of the result is to use the feedback from the calculations and simulations. The array of testing includes: · Techniques for identifying chemical components (differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis and spectrophotometry). · Full function test rigs. · Mechanical testing (hardness, mechanical resistance, etc.). · Sensory tests related to comfort in the vehicle (smell, touch, look, sound). · Acoustic absorption, noise measurements. · Electronics (electromagnetic compatibility).

ONGOING IMPROVEMENT We have been audited and are certified by several of our clients. Among these: SELF GREEMENT (RENAULT) since 2001 for testing vehicle interiors, widening the scope in 2012 to the exterior of the vehicle. VOLVO also certified our Management in Emission Testing in vehicle interiors in 2008, extending the certification to testing for pillars in 2009.

· Emissions. · Climate cycles and ageing in different environmental conditions. The main initiatives in this area are organised through the integrated management of the validation, which ensures:

As we have mentioned, we want to take A STEP FORWARD: one of the targets for the validation unit in 2012 is being accredited by ENAC for ISO 17025. One item in the list of tasks to perform is the improvement and reorganisation of our testing facilities, which helps to ensure the robustness of our activity: sample management, resource management and control, access, environmental conditions…

· Reliability when performing the testing. · Traceability. · General knowledge. · Lessons learned that improve the quality and robustness of our developments and products throughout their life in production.

The international UNE-EN-ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard establishes the general requirements for competence when carrying out testing and calibrations. It is a Quality standard, based on a series of ISO 9000 Quality standards. However, while this standard has many aspects in common with the ISO 9001 standard, it is different because its main objective is the accreditation of the competence of Testing entities (Laboratories).

Activity 2011

5,608 tests carried out 125,800 hours for climate test (all products)

Activity 2012 (until 30

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3,805 tests carried out

Objective until end of 2012

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The human resources consist of 25 people including engineers,

graduates and doctors in Chemistry and laboratory and testing

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technicians with extensive experience in their respective work areas

RENEWAL OF THE LABORATORIES

This has involved the reform of the materials laboratory, the main feature of which has been to create an area of 95 m2 with controlled environmental conditions (23 ± 2ºC, 50 ± 5% relative humidity) through an independent air conditioning system. This area has been equipped with the testing devices related to the standards and methods that require the continuous recording of the environmental testing conditions and will also help with the controlled preparation of the testing samples. The continuous recording of environmental conditions through calibrated thermohygrometers provides essential evidence and data. Other actions carried out have allowed for the improvement in the working conditions by giving the laboratory the necessary ventilation and air renewal, an enclosed independent area for testing of smells, and allowing 90% of the validation personnel to be brought together into the same working space equipped with new modular furniture personalised for Grupo Antolin, complying with the UNE-EN 14056 and UNEEN 13150 standards (Laboratory tables and furniture).

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These actions, along with those taking place in the external areas (reorganisation of the air conditioned chambers, creating restricted access areas for sample control, compliance with security requirements) have changed substantially the morphology of the validation areas. The commitment of all of us, the effort, involvement and professionalism of the validation personnel, along with the renewal of the facilities, have made us optimistic about obtaining the ISO 17025 accreditation. w

protagonists

José Antolin receives the Gold Medal from the City of Burgos On 2nd June our president, José Antolin, received the Gold Medal from the City of Burgos for his contribution to the development of the capital and its province. The award was presented by the Mayor of Burgos, Javier Lacalle. The event took place in the Teatro Principal, as part of a ceremony in which the Council presented awards to other groups in the city, such as the Law Faculty (Bronze Medal), the Association “La Rueda”, the Cycling-Tourism Union and the San Esteban Choir

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The Teatro Principal hosted the ceremony to present the Council’s awards. These included 6 Good Neighbour awards, one Bronze Medal and one Gold Medal

According to the Mayor, Javier Lacalle, José Antolin is worthy of this honour for his outstanding business career during which he has created a multinational which operates in 25 countries, has 96 plants and employs 13,700 people.

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We cannot forget that Burgos is where this great company began, a company which has now carried the name of the city to the five continents. The Council wanted to give the highest possible award to José Antolin and, by extension, to all his family. w

José Antolin was accompanied by many friends, colleagues and family

This distinction is a local award designed to recognise outstanding achievements by individuals, entities or corporations, both national and international, leading to them offering outstanding services to the city or bestowing honour on it

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The CENIT MAGNO programme draws to a close report In the centre of the picture, from left to right, Diego Val (Metal materials at Grupo Antolin), Natalia Guerra (Project Monitoring Manager at CDTI) and Fernando Rey (Corporate Innovation Director at Grupo Antolin)

The fourth and last “Technical Committee” for the CENIT MAGNO programme was held in Grupo Antolin Headquarters on 8 May. This meeting was attended by all the companies taking part and the head of monitoring and assessment at CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology), an official Spanish Governmental organisation promoting innovation as the basis of corporate competitiveness News Grupo Antolin 12 · Autumn 2012

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We would like to thank all the partners and research

centres that have made this great This closing event in the program involved presenting the final results of each innovation areas in the initiative, around improving the full material/process cycle for magnesium injection parts. The final technical/financial outcome has been considered by all the participants, including the CDTI itself, as highly satisfactory, generating many opportunities to improve our current magnesium injection process in our Grupo Antolin-Magnesio plant, located in Valdorros, Burgos. w

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success possible, which is a key to

progress for everyone

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Grupo Antolin is taking part in

CENIT ADAPTA A project to improve safety for those travelling in vehicles Seven companies (including Grupo Antolin), five research centres and three public bodies from different parts of Spain have come together to work on a research project called ADAPTA, which has been creating an intelligent and adaptive system which increases protection for the occupants of vehicles during side collisions special

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Side collisions in vehicles cause more

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than 40% of deaths on the roads in Spain

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The Adapta research project was approved in the fourth edition of the programme “National Strategic Consortia for Technical Research” (Consorcios Estratégicos Nacionales en Investigación Técnica - CENIT) for the four-year period 2008-2011 and has been financed through a public-private partnership The consortium, supported by the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial - CDTI), is led by the Dalphi Metal España, S.A. group and consists of six further companies: Anafocus, SEAT, Elecnor Deimos, Gestamp, Grupo Antolin and Magom. These companies have made complementary contributions according to their specialist areas and technical knowledge.

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The ADAPTA system has been tested by the consortium

in trials with dummies and these have demonstrated the effectiveness of the

system, reducing the thoracic injuries suffered by the car’s occupants by more than 30%. This results in less severe injuries and consequently fewer deaths

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from side collision traffic accidents

For the research and development work they have collaborated with five technology centres: Fundación Cidaut, TECNALIA, Fatronik, Cedetel and Gaiker, three public research bodies: University of Valladolid, University of Santiago de Compostela and IMSE, and a private university, University of Navarra.

The car predicts the crash and prepares for it using intelligent and adaptive systems. To this end, ADAPTA has addressed three important technological challenges: · Systems for the Detection and Classification of the area around the vehicle, for ’Pre-Crash’ detection. An interior and exterior vision system and an expert decision making system have been developed for this. · Structural features in the car to better manage side crashes: additional protection systems have been included in the vehicle’s door. · Retention Systems to offer greater protection for the occupants, which include interior and exterior airbags, especially adapted for side collisions. The ADAPTA ‘Pre-Crash’ system has been fitted in a SEAT Altea for the final testing of all the technologies used. Among the protection systems are technologies for vision, detection, data transmission and retention systems, a mobile seat, an external side airbag, an inflatable side protection bar and equipment capable of being activated milliseconds before the collision takes place.

The conclusions from this project, which is the first of this type internationally and which has been running for four years, were presented on 3 May 2012 at Fundación Cidaut’s facilities in Boecillo Technology Park, Valladolid.

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Grupo Antolin’s ‘ADAPTAtions’ are a new mobile seat and a new door trim

The simulation studies, tests of the subsystem and crash

tests at 50 and 60 km per hour, have demonstrated that the

Mobile seat

seat contributes to a significant

Grupo Antolin has designed a mobile seat capable of moving in the event of a side collision. The aim is to minimise the serious injuries caused to occupants in this type of crash.

reduction in passenger injuries

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when the movement system activates before impact

Door trim

In addition, Grupo Antolin has been involved in the structural part of the project developing a new door trim with optimised energy management, or in other words, a technology “capable of achieving greater energy absorption in the door area to also minimise the damage caused by side collisions”. Testing of the mobile seat designed by Grupo Antolin as part of the Adapta project

A vision system, using algorithms to predict when a side collision is going to take place, allows ‘pre-crash’ protection systems to be deployed and adapted. The seat designed by Grupo Antolin moves thanks to pyrotechnics. These activate a mechanical system moving the occupant away from the impact area and creating additional space to deploy a side airbag three times larger than the standard one. Moving the occupant away from the impact area and creating additional space is very important, given that the most serious injuries from this type of collision are produced in the thorax area. Thanks to a mechanism in the anchorage area, the system designed allows for a side movement of 40 millimetres and a turn. In this way, not only do we move the occupant’s thorax 40 millimetres away, but we also turn it to create more distance from the impact.

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Specifically, two technologies have been developed: An “active” armrest separating the most rigid parts of the door trim from the occupant moments before the side collision. The system is capable of displacing the armrest 30 millimetres in 10 milliseconds, a space representing 20% of the initial gap between the door and the occupant. The area causing most damage to the occupant in a side collision is the armrest area. To retract it, we also use a pyrotechnic system which is activated by the pre-crash signal, moving away from the impact area and also creating a larger volume for the side airbag. For the structural reinforcement a new specific material has been developed impregnated on the basis of polyester and fibreglass, resulting in improved performance and reduced weight. In the various tests conducted, researchers have found that both systems on their own are capable of reducing the damage to the occupant. w

Pininfarina

designing the future When we heard the news on 4 July, that: “After a long illness Sergio Pininfarina has died at his home in Turin, the home of car design, where he was born on 8 September 1926...” our hearts sank, and it was a particularly sad day for motor enthusiasts. It took from us a car design legend and, after the premature death of Andrea, his third child and CEO of the company, who was killed in an accident while riding his scooter close to the company’s headquarters, it meant the end to the Pininfarina dynasty

Industrial Design Department Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria

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Pininfarina is synonymous with “italianness” because of its ability to create the perfect combination of elegance and sportiness. It is unquestionably associated with Ferrari through some of the most famous cars produced by the Manarello team, and through other models that have made history in the car world.

Peugeot 404. At this time, it starting working with Ferrari which, overtime, would become its main customer and technology supplier. The first automobile produced with the Maranello company was the 212 Inter in 1952. This body work company has given the world some extraordinary models, such as the Ferrari 250 Testarossa and the Lancia Aurelia.

Eighty two years after starting his company, Battista Pininfarina could not have imagined how famous his design house would be today.

In 1961, Battista’s nickname and surname were combined when the president of Italy gave him permission to change his surname to Pininfarina. Battista retired from the business and left it in the hands of his son Sergio and his son-in-law Renzo Carli, who managed to create an alliance with Chevrolet, leading to the fabulous Corvette.

Everything started in a modest body shop, which Battista opened with his brother Stabilimenti Farina. After working with some famous companies in Italy, Pinin (his nickname) went it alone in 1930 and set up his base in Turin. In this province he opened the “Carrozzeria Pinin Farina” company. As the name indicates, the workshop was exclusively for car bodies, leaving the large manufacturers to provide the internal parts. The high quality of his work led to his business growing rapidly, and by the end of the 1930s it was one of the main car body manufacturers in Europe. The outbreak of World War Two slowed its expansion but didn’t completely stop it. Recovering from a devastating fire that almost destroyed the factory, in 1947 it reopened its doors to meet the many orders that had been stacking up. In the 1950s it was producing chassis for the North American market and strengthening its position in Europe by working on the creation of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and the

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Battista “Pinin” Farina died in 1966, but not before signing his last work of art: the Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto, small, fast and sleek. Despite its small size, its beauty won it fans on the other side of the Atlantic, where it even featured in the film “The Graduate” with Dustin Hoffman. Sergio Pininfarina surrounded himself with great talents and his era, which saw the company working with other designers, mostly Italian, resulted in the development of models as emblematic as the Ferrari 365 Daytona designed by Lionardi Fioravanti and approved by Sergio Pininfarina. Its slender proportions with the extra long bonnet with the air intake and integrated wipers are design features that all cars have adopted. The elegance of its sharp lines and in particular the design of the front with the covered headlights shot to fame in the TV series Miami Vice, as did his Ferrari Testarossa.

Pininfarina focussed on the elegance associated with Italians, using a very different style to that of his German and English competitors. This is how he started to become involved in projects for the large automobile groups around the world, such as Cadillac, FIAT, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Peugeot, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Honda, Audi, GM, Daewoo, Mitsubishi and of course Ferrari. Sergio was also one of the key advocates of Made in Italy, standing out throughout his lifetime for his versatility which allowed him to combine his career as a designer with that of a businessman, and he even had a successful and intense political career. In his role as a businessman, he diversified his company and entered other sectors such as the nautical sector, furniture, motorcycle helmets, perfumes and even sacred art. One of the

most surprising and yet least known of his company’s creations is the ‘Madona of the Star’ Chapel (Italy), whose dome seems to be inspired by a fighter plane and bell tower by the rear wing on a Formula 1 car. Pininfarina SPA was even responsible for the design of the interior and the furniture in the temple, from the altar to the benches for the congregation. One recent interesting fact is that the torch for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics was designed by the company. We hope the house will continue producing innovative projects within the current landscape, where the large German brands set the customer trends, having surrounded themselves with great designers who have learned from the master strokes of the great Italian designers Pininfarina, Bertone, Giugiaro, Gandini, Fioravanti, Da Silva… In short, Pininfarina is one of the most important design houses in the history of the automobile. w

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So the genius himself

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forever in the memory of

design and car enthusiasts

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Cars at the

Olympic Games The world of automobiles also had an important role to play in London 2012, from the very start with the appointment of BMW as the official supplier to the Olympic and Paralympic games, right to the very end, with references to the British car industry in the closing ceremony

the photo

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The main requirement for involvement in this important international event was low emissions and environmentally friendly vehicles. The BMW fleet therefore included everything from hybrid and low emission cars to bicycles. It also surprised with its mini MINI, a small remote-controlled vehicle based on the Mini Cooper but a quarter of its size, used to help officials ferry javelins, discuses, hammers and shots back from the field to the throwing area. Rolls-Royce, the brand epitomising British luxury, also had a part to play in the closing ceremony, when three

Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II Drophead Coupés, all of them white, were given the job of driving three British artists around the Olympic stadium while they sang in the convertible cars, driven by personnel from the brand itself. These cars were fitted with details such as wheel hubs on which “London 2012, Citius, Altius, Fortius” was written, steering wheel centres featuring a laurel crown accompanied by the Olympic torch, and, for the first time in the 108-year existence of the company, the “double r” symbol was replaced at the front of the car by an insignia commemorating the Olympic Games London 2012. w

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report

end user

Benchmarking Industrial Design Department Grupo Antolin-Ingenieria

To keep developing and being competitive, we need to know what the end users of our products think. When we use the term end user we are generally talking about the people buying vehicles. However, it must be borne in mind that the end user is not just the person buying the vehicle, as end users also include the passengers and potential customers. Their opinion of our products affects their overall view about the vehicle and, therefore, it is important to know what they think so that we can improve our products, update them, meet customer needs and provide value where it is really appreciated by the user

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Images from some of the end user benchmarking sessions held in Grupo Antolin Headquarters, for both individual products and the complete vehicle

For the Industrial Design Department, this relationship with the end user has always been very important and has been part of the work carried out. We use different tools and studies to help us try to understand everything related to the emotional side, as well as subjective aspects of the product. At Grupo Antolin we have introduced a new methodology for end user Benchmarking. It allows us to analyse anything from an individual product to a complete vehicle. In the studies we have carried out to date, more than 100 people have visited Grupo Antolin’s Central Offices. When the required profile is that of a young user, we ask students at the University of Burgos to help out. To date more than 40 students have been involved. Their responses are also important given that they are people from outside the automotive sector. Among the studies carried out it is worth highlighting the end user Benchmarking for the Skylight Headliner, first carried out in GA’s central offices, to find out what people think of this very new product. It is a new product still not available in the market, and so the results of a study of this type can give us an idea of the way it would be received. More than 50 people have come to analyse the headliner and a replica of the study has taken place in Grupo Antolin North-America to find out what the Americans think of it. We can tell you now that the view of the product has been very satisfactory in both countries.

Images of the end user benchmarking session held on the Skylight headliner in GANA with American users

Since we are in a globalised world and operate internationally, the most interesting challenge is finding out the opinion of other cultures and countries. The results and conclusions obtained in these studies have to be used as information to complement the objective and technical data. At the Industrial Design Department we believe that this is a powerful innovation tool, a source of information on final customers and great support for the commercial activity. w

Images of the end user benchmarking session held on the Skylight headliner in GA-Headquarters, with Spanish users

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The improvement in Occupational Health and Safety at Grupo Antolin over the last few years has been notable, as can be seen, for example, from the gradual reduction in the accident rate in its companies (35% reduction in the Frequency Rate internationally over the last 3 years)

Leadership in

safety Project

Alberto Fradejas Human Resources Department

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We are looking to achieve a “ZERO” through changing behaviour. The workplace will never be totally safe and people’s behaviour is what

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determines whether or not there will be incidents and accidents

Objective

The approach is to develop the way people behave in their everyday work, integrating into all their activities a culture of sustainable anticipation which allows for progress toward the goal of zero accidents and, at the same time, positively contributes to business results.

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It is the attitudes and

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behaviour of the leaders that make the culture develop

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This project, which is being jointly run with Dupont Sustainable Solutions, is based on the conviction that the effective and ongoing prevention of occupational risks requires a visible commitment from the company’s Management. VISIBLE LEADERSHIP: DO, BE SEEN AND BE BELIEVED.

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However, we are still far from reaching the goal of 0 accidents. That is why in 2012 Grupo Antolin’s Management has launched the “LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY” Project with the aim of optimising occupational health and safety in its companies through promoting safe attitudes and behaviour in the daily work of its employees

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Project activities/phases The project, in this first phase, has been led by the company’s directors/managers and has started on the Iberian Peninsula, although the intention is to roll it out to the rest of the regions and to other groups such as team leaders and middle managers. 1- Assessment of the initial situation · Visit to find out the starting position in terms of safety management and results. 2- Training workshops · Theoretical training to develop the commitment and visibility of the directors. · Practical training in the key tools: preventative observations, incident investigation and communication. 3- Monitoring and evaluation · Evaluation of the results of the project after the 6 months. · Review of the position in terms of safety management and results. · Proposal for improvements.

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Results of the first workshop for the Directors/Managers in the Grupo Antolin companies on the Iberian Peninsula To date, the first 2 phases of the project have been completed: the assessment of the starting position and the first workshop. The most important conclusions are: · According to the Dupont classification, Grupo Antolin currently has a dependent safety culture. This means that safety depends on the supervision taking place, since the personal commitment of each employee to safety could be improved. · The responsibility for preventing accidents rests with the chain of command. Therefore, to improve the safety culture it is vital to redefine the functions so that the role of the occupational health and safety managers/ technicians is, fundamentally, that of coordinating advice and support for the chain of command and the rest of the organization. Grupo Antolin’s Human Resources Management team would like to thank the Directors and Managers in our companies on the Iberian Peninsula for their active participation in this project, which we are sure, will have a successful outcome and will shortly be rolled out to other companies in the Group. w

Most of us are capable of leading a healthy lifestyle, and that could prevent seven out of every ten cancers. To help reach this target, Grupo Antolin has launched a corporate health programme to raise awareness among the workforce about the importance of the prevention and early detection of the disease under the slogan…

Together it’s possible Corporate Responsibility Area Grupo Antolin

corp. responsibility Cancer is one of the main causes of death around the world, above all in the developing countries, and it affects all of us equally - men and women, old and young, rich and poor. However, many of these deaths could be avoided. More than 30% of cancers can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle or through immunisation against the infections that cause them. Others can be detected early, treated and cured. Even when cancer is in its terminal stage, it is possible to relieve the suffering of the patient with good palliative care

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Health is the unit

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that gives value to all life’s zeros

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle French writer and Philosopher 1657-1757

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Reducing and controlling cancer, through the prevention of the disease and its early detection and correct treatment, requires the help of every person, organisation and government. In 2012 Grupo Antolin, with an average of 13,700 employees and their family members, 96 centres in 25 countries, as well as the different stakeholders directly or indirectly linked to each company in each location, formalised its commitment to help reduce the impact of this disease and to improve people’s lives. So, by joining the “Solidarity in the company” Programme, run by the Spanish Association Against Cancer, we are helping this challenge and have the following objectives to: DISSEMINATE in all our centres around the world the messages included in the European Code Against Cancer on the prevention and early detection of this disease. FACILITATE the adoption of healthy lifestyles by all the employees, nationally and internationally. OFFER information about the activities and services of the different Cancer Associations in the various countries where we operate. INFORM the entire workforce, and by extension their families and other stakeholders directly or indirectly linked to the company, about the different information and awareness raising campaigns on how to prevent this disease. We trust that all the information campaigns and actions being organised, either jointly or locally in individual companies, will ensure that this project is an example of teamwork: the more we are the stronger we will be.

European Code Against Cancer

· Care must be taken to avoid excessive sun exposure. It is specifically important to protect children and adolescents. For individuals who have a tendency to burn in the sun, active protective measures must be taken throughout life. · Apply strictly regulations aimed at preventing any exposure to known cancer-causing substances. Follow all health and safety instructions on substances which may cause cancer. Follow advice of national radiation protection offices. · Women from 25 years of age should participate in cervical screening. · Women from 50 years of age should participate in breast screening. · Men and women from 50 years of age should participate in colorectal screening. This should be within programmes with built-in quality assurance procedures. · Participate in vaccination programmes against hepatitis B virus infection The European Code Against Cancer recommends consulting your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms: · A lump or nodule. · A pain that does not go away.

· Do not smoke; if you smoke, stop doing so. If you fail to stop, do not smoke in the presence of non-smokers.

· A wound or sore that does not heal (including mouth ulcers).

· Avoid Obesity.

· A blemish or mole that changes shape, size and/or colour.

· Undertake some brisk, physical activity every day.

· A skin lesion that has recently appeared and keeps growing.

· Increase your daily intake and variety of vegetables and fruits: eat at least five servings daily. Limit your intake of foods containing fats from animal sources.

· Abnormal bleeding or haemorrhages.

· If you drink alcohol, whether beer, wine or spirits, moderate your consumption to two drinks per day if you are a man or one drink per day if you are a woman.

· Changes in urinary or bowel habits.

· Persistent cough and/or hoarseness.

· Weight loss for no reason. w

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news in brief in brief

Grupo Antolin, number 55 in the ranking of the 100 best suppliers The prestigious magazine Automotive News has published its annual ranking of the top 100 global suppliers, based on global sales in the year 2011.

Our Grupo development has been surprising, being one of the suppliers showing the greatest growth since 2002, the date on which Grupo Antolin first appeared in this ranking. At that time it was number 92. Over the years, our company has been rising in the ranking until it ranked 55th in 2011, one position higher than in the previous year, in a ranking topped by the German company Bosch. This improvement in ranking, from 92nd to 55th in just nine years, demonstrates the effort being made by all our employees and the ongoing improvement in the company. w

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* based on turnover in $ of the companies News Grupo Antolin 30 · Autumn 2012

Daimler AG visits us On July 10, the General Manager of Daimler, Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Benzinger, accompanied by other members of the company, visited our Headquarters in Burgos, as well as GA-ARA. w

From left to right: Fernando Rey (Corporate Innovation Director GA) – Fermín Álava (Engineer Mercedes Vitoria) – Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Benzinger (General Manager Daimler) – Joachim Glaser (Engineering Manager Daimler) – Christopf Jung (Engineering Manager Daimler) – Anastasia Kalabina (FEM Daimler) – Mathias Fleischmann (Key Account Manager GA) – José Carlos González (Projects Daimler) – Fernando Sanz (Seat Business Unit Director GA) – Manuel Durantez (Cost Analysis Daimler) – Noelia Gómez (Seat Business Unit Commercial GA)

The EIB grants Grupo Antolin a loan of 70 million for R&D&I projects The loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), for the sum of €70 million, will be used to finance research, development and innovation initiatives for components for car interiors and to improve productivity in its factories. The loan, negotiated through the Castile and Leon Business Innovation, Financing and Internationalization Agency, has a term of 10 years. The funds will be invested between now and the end of 2014.

The project financed by the EIB has two main parts: Part 1 - R&D&I Initiatives for the development of internal components focussed, firstly, on reducing the weight of these components, as a way of helping to reduce the environmental impact of the vehicles and, secondly, on improving their safety. The main technological areas that will receive the investment are: new materials, nanotechnologies, bioplastics, recyclability and improvements in electronic integration. These R&D&I initiatives will be carried out in the Company’s central offices in Villafría, Burgos. Part 2 - Investments designed to apply technology to increase the productivity and flexibility of the processes

and reduce their costs and to improve energy efficiency in the Grupo Antolin plants located within the convergence regions. The countries to receive this investment are: mostly Spain, but also Portugal and the Czech Republic. Within the framework of the policy to boost the development of the European economy, it is worth noting that Spain is top when it comes to receiving EIB loans in relation to the objectives of Convergence, Environmental Protection and Trans-European Networks. The signing of the agreement took place in Burgos, in the Grupo’s Headquarters, on 13 September, and involved representatives from the EIB and the President of Grupo Antolin, José Antolín Toledano. w

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Second Logistics conference “SAP and Logistics” The second edition of the logistics conference took place on 18 and 19 September, under the slogan “SAP and Logistics”, in GA-Aragusa and the Grupo Antolin Headquarters.

General Motors award

Intertrim honoured by GM and Ford In April, our Brazilian plant in Camaçari, Intertrim, was honoured by General Motors (which it supplies with overhead systems, sunvisors, panels and regulators), who recognised our good work in the areas of Quality, Service, Technology and Price. In June, Intertrim was also named by Ford South America as the best supplier of interiors and finishes. This award is given to the suppliers who during 2011 have followed Ford’s values and

operational practices in terms of the best possible technology, quality and performance in supply. Jesús Taboada, Grupo Antolin’s Regional Director for South America, was happy to collect both awards on behalf of everyone at Intertrim who together have overcome the daily challenges required for this recognition of their work and dedication.

This event was opened up to all the European factories, one of the objectives set after the first meeting held in Vigo last year. From the logistical point of view, the European plants have many things in common (such as transport, customers, etc.). From the organisational point of view, in terms of resources and tools, they also share the same ERP, the SAP, where there is no concept of a “region” since it is universal in nature. As a result, this opening up was both necessary and mandatory.

Congratulations Intertrim! w

Various aspects of SAP related to and supporting the logistics process were discussed during the workshop. This required work by the DCI, the DSI and the Business Units, and contributions from GA-Aragusa as the host plant, from GA-CML and GA-Silesia.

Ford award

News Grupo Antolin 32 · Autumn 2012

Mª Helena Antolin, Corporate Industrial Director, outlined the key issues for the conference: standardisation, automation, value added operations, teamwork, etc., in a workshop also attended by the heads of Purchasing in the Business Units, who have a vital role in the entire logistics process. w

From left to right: Belén Jiménez, Mª Helena Antolin, Bruno Delaye, Dominique Gely Gouffrant, Sébastien Carbon and Fernando Rey

Visit of the French Ambassador in Spain The 15th of June, H.E. Bruno Delaye, French Ambassador in Spain, visited Grupo Antolin Headquarters together with Sébastien Carbon (Iberian Peninsula Manager), Belén Jiménez (Business Development Executive) from the French Agency for International Investment and the Dr. Dominique Gely Gouffrant. During the visit they were accompanied by Mª Helena Antolin, Corporate Industrial Director of GA and Fernando Rey, Corporate Innovation Director of GA. w

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS · Unique client for Office Communicator and Live meeting functionalities.

Grupo Antolin bets on with MICROSOFT LYNC Continuing with Grupo Antolin strategy in technology renovation, we have installed Lync 2010, the newer version from Microsoft of its communications software, formerly known as Office Communicator (OCS).

available. They are sent using a connection from the country of the destination’s phone. There are few licenses for this phone feature assigned to each company, so this feature is intended for mobile workers.

This feature allows Lync being a corporate phone extension, which can even replace your desk phone. Calls are made using corporate VoIP network where

Lync 2010 also enables using a mobile client that provides several features of Lync from an Internet connected smartphone. w

· Ability to share just one application instead of the whole desktop. · Scheduling Lync online meetings from Outlook or a web page. · Web client for external or noncorporate systems. · Online meetings are linked to a readable web URL, so it can be spelled by phone. · Possibility to use Lync as a normal phone, receiving and making calls to real phone numbers.

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GA-Japan and the Nissei Club meeting (日西クラブ) On 13 June Grupo Antolin-Japan, represented by Ms. Maeshiba, Mr. Maeda and Dr. Brotons, took part in the annual general meeting of the Nissei Club held in the neighbourhood of Ginza, in Tokyo. The aim of the Nissei Club is to build friendships and business relationships between Japan and Spain, and it is supported by important figures in society that currently have, or have had, ties with Spain and its culture, as well as the Spanish Embassy in Japan. The meeting was attended by the ex-ambassador of Japan to Spain, H.E. Mr. Tanaka, the pianist Michiko de Saiga, the singer Mr. Makoto Ito, and the current Ambassador of Venezuela to Japan, H.E. Mr. Ishikawa. The Ambassador gave a talk to those attending on the subject of “The current relationship between Japan and Venezuela”. w

Pune celebrates Indian Independence The 65th anniversary of Indian independence was celebrated on 15 August. Our colleagues at Grupo Antolin-Pune took part in this celebration, dressed in the three colours of the flag on what was called “tricolour day”. w

http://www.club-nippon-spain.jp

Expansion in Chennai

From left to right: Ms. Maeshiba and Mr. Maeda, from GA-Japan, together with H.E. Mr. Ishikawa, Ambassador of Venezuela to Japan and Dr. Brotons from GA-Japan

The official opening ceremony for the expansion of the GA-Pune plant in Chennai took place on 23 July 2012. The ceremony was attended by Rafael Martín, Industrial Director of the Africa-Asia-Pacific Region, who cut the ribbon to open the new plant which will house the sunvisors production line. w

Did you know… …after a minute and a half talking on the telephone, even with hands free, the driver does not notice 40% of the signs, the heart rate accelerates sharply during the call and reaction times fall? News Grupo Antolin 34 · Autumn 2012

The children of employees from any of the Grupo Antolin companies, whose age is included in one of these two categories: CATEGORY A: from 5 to 7 years old. CATEGORY B: from 8 to 11 years old. Only Original drawings will be accepted, the size of the paper used should be DiN-A 4 or folio, with Christmas and bear a relationship with the activity of the company, the automotive industry and Safety at work.

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Each company will contact the participants and supply the material needed to do the pictures in their own installations, with a small tea party at the end. The work should be handed into the company where the participant’s father and/or mother is employed on the date set by such company. Only one drawing will be accepted in case of both parents work in different Grupo Antolin companies. The panel will judge the works presented in each level for originality, creativity and use of colour. The prizes:

The 3 Phases:

Local level COMPANY The panel of judges from each company shall make a preselection from all the work received, choosing a single winning picture for each of the two fixed categories. It becomes necessary to argue your choice. All works, indicating the winning picture in each category, should be received at the following address up to Monday October 22, 2012:

1º. A TRIP

(ART Competition) GRUPO ANTOLIN Human Resources (Leticia Fernández) Carretera Madrid-Irún - Km 244.8 – 09007 - BURGOS – SPAIN

Regional level GEOGRAPHICAL A winning picture will be selected from amongst the winners from each company, for each category and for each of the following regions.

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WESTERN EUROPE Belgium, France Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom

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AFRICA, ASIA&PACIFIC

Worldwide level CORPORATE Once the winning pictures have been selected for each region, the panel of judges will select a first, second, third and fourth prize for each category.

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OPEL News Grupo Antolin 36 · Autumn 2012

IS 150 YEARS OLD

Adam Opel GmbH is the company founded in 1862 by Adam Opel who used his father’s shed in Rüsselsheim, Germany, to make sewing machines. He later started a successful bicycle company that in 1920 was the largest manufacture of bicycles in the world

the history corner Marketing Department Grupo Antolin

1899-1914 It was in 1899 when Opel began its involvement with automobiles, making it the second oldest German brand after Daimler-Benz. The ‘Opel Patentmotorwagon, System Lutzmann’ was the first car produced at Rüsselsheim. In 1906, the two-seater Opel 4/8 hp model, known as the “Doktorwagen’ (Doctor’s car, in German) was produced. This vehicle, along with “Puppchen” model (Little doll 1914) set the tone for the spirit of the company: high quality, reliable and affordable vehicles for a wide range of clients.

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subsidy Vauxhall sell cars in more than 40 countries

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CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT OPEL 1914, ‘Puppchen’ model (little doll)

1920-1929 The large-scale production methods of the future were brought to Rüsselsheim, including the assembly line processes, the first German plant to use these. Opel became the largest car manufacture in Germany.

1930-1939 In 1931 the first “people’s automobile” was produced, which became a success, as can be seen from the 100,000 units built in four years, a volume never before seen for a single model in Germany. 1940-1949 During the World War, the production of passenger cars was halted and the Opel plants were damaged. The commercial production of vehicles resumed in 1947 with the Olympia model.

In 1929 Opel was the first German manufacturer to establish an insurance company. It has been a pioneer in more areas: the “Opel Bank” provides loans for the purchase of cars and organises repayment in instalments. Seatbelts formed part of the standard equipment since all Opel models in 1973. In 1990 Opel became the first automaker to implement a recycling chain for plastics.

After the good years of the 1920s, 1929 saw the start of a difficult period, but Opel cleverly found itself a powerful partner, the American giant GM, who in that same year bought 80% of the shares in Opel for a little under $26 million, making it the largest shareholder.

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News Grupo Antolin 38 · Autumn 2012

1949 The two-millionth Opel, a Kapitän, leaves the plant. 1960 The Opel Rekord P2 is launched, with 755,000 units built in total. 1962 A plant is inaugurated in Bochum for the production of the new Opel Kadett.

Since the launch of the Vectra in 1987, all the names of Opel cars have ended in an “a” and those of the commercial vehicles in an “o”. The Adam is a special car that breaks the rules, in honour of the founder of the Rüsselsheim based company.

The first logo appeared in 1898, the year in which the first vehicle with an Opel patent was constructed. It was shaped like an eye containing the word Opel and surrounded by a crown of laurels, and included the name of its founder, Adam Opel. It underwent various changes subsequently and the result was the symbol with lightning across the circle. It is this form that is still known to us today The use of lighting in the emblem was a reference to the famous Opel Blitz lorry (in German “Blitz” means lightning). All of Opel’s commercial models between 1930 and 1950 were given this name. In 1937 the circle was added as a symbol of mobility

1971 Rüsselsheim produces Opel’s ten-millionth car. 1982 Opel enters the small car segment of the market with the Corsa and builds a new factory in Figueruelas (Zaragoza) where this vehicle will be made. 1991 Opel stops producing the Kadett, which is replaced by the Astra. Opel opens the doors of its Eisenach plant, at that time the most modern car manufacturing plant in the world. 1994 An Opel Omega becomes its fifty-millionth car.

1999 The Opel Omega Zafira makes its début. 2008 With the Insignia there is a movement to rejuvenate the brand. 2009 GM is declared bankrupt and Opel receives money from the German government. In this year the Ampera is launched, an electric car with an extended battery life which will revolutionise sustainable mobility.

2010 Opel withdraws its request in Europe for governmental loan guarantees: the Opel viability plan has internal financing thanks to the improved financial position of General Motors. 2012 The brand unveils an urban premium, the baby of the family that will be presented at the Paris Car Show and will bear the full name of the founder of the company: the Opel Adam arrives, the German brand’s model offering unlimited personalisation options. w

GRUPO ANTOLIN & OPEL Agila

Ampera Antara

Astra

Headliner, panoramic solutions and sunvisors

Combo

Corsa

Headliner and front window regulator

Under Body Shields

Headliner Sunvisors Headliner

Insignia

Meriva Movano

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Vivaro

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GRUPO ANTOLIN around the world SPAIN

Grupo Antolin (Headquarters) Grupo Antolin - Alava Grupo Antolin - Ara Grupo Antolin - Aragusa Grupo Antolin - Ardasa Grupo Antolin - Autotrim Grupo Antolin - Dapsa Grupo Antolin - Eurotrim Grupo Antolin - Ingeniería Grupo Antolin - Magnesio Grupo Antolin - Martorell Grupo Antolin - Navarra Grupo Antolin - PGA Grupo Antolin - Plasbur Grupo Antolin - RyA Grupo Antolin - Vigo

ARGENTINA

IRAUTO

BELGIUM BRAZIL

Antolin - Sudamerica (TCO) Intertrim Iramec Trimtec

CANADA CHINA

Grupo Antolin - Shanghai (TCO) Antolin Shanghai Autoparts Chengdu Antolin Huaxiang Auto Interior Trim Chongqing Antolin Toupu Overhead Systems Fuzhou Lianhong Motor Parts Gongzhuling Antolin Huaxiang Guanzgzhou Antolin Autoparts Ningbo Antolin Huaxiang Grupo Antolin - CML

CZECH REPUBLIC

Grupo Antolin - Bohemia Grupo Antolin - Ostrava Grupo Antolin - Turnov Grupo Antolin - CML

FRANCE

Grupo Antolin - France (TCO) Grupo Antolin - Cambrai Grupo Antolin - HFR Grupo Antolin - IGA Grupo Antolin - Ingénierie Siegès Grupo Antolin - Jarny Grupo Antolin - Loire Grupo Antolin - Vosges Grupo Antolin - CML

GERMANY

Grupo Antolin - Deutschland (TCO) Grupo Antolin - Logistik Deutschland Grupo Antolin - CML

INDIA

Grupo Antolin - Chennai Grupo Antolin - Pune Grupo Antolin - Pune (Design Center) Krishna Grupo Antolin

ITALY

Grupo Antolin - Italy (TCO) and production

JAPAN

Grupo Antolin - Japan (TCO)

MEXICO

Grupo Antolin - Saltillo Grupo Antolin - Silao International Door Systems Mexican Door Company

MOROCCO

Antolin - Tanger

POLAND

Silesia Plastic

PORTUGAL

Grupo Antolin - Lusitânia Grupo Antolin - Valença

ROMANIA

Grupo Antolin - CML

RUSSIA

Grupo Antolin - San Petersburgo

SLOVAKIA

Grupo Antolin - Bratislava Slovakian Door Company

SOUTH AFRICA

Grupo Antolin - South Africa

SOUTH KOREA

Grupo Antolin - Korea (TCO) Dong Won Tech

THAILAND

(Technological License Agreement)

TURKEY

Ototrim

UNITED KINGDOM

Grupo Antolin - UK (TCO) Grupo Antolin - Leamington Grupo Antolin - CML

UNITED STATES

Grupo Antolin - North America (TCO) Grupo Antolin - Fairfax Grupo Antolin - Illinois Grupo Antolin - Kentucky Grupo Antolin - Michigan Grupo Antolin - Warren Grupo Antolin - Wayne (TCO): Technical Commercial Office