1970s electrical tape by Trelleborgs Gummifabriks AB, subsequently Trelleborg AB.
Trelleborg AB is a multi-national engineering company headquartered in Trelleborg, Sweden.[2] Trelleborg focuses on the designing and manufacturing of polymer technology, their main products include seals, hoses and antivibration solutions. According to the Financial Times, the company currently employs 15.65k people and has earned 34.17 billion SEK in revenue.[3] The company became public in 1964 and currently trades on Nasdaq Stockholm.
By the mid-1930s, the number of employees had reached 1,000. Beginning in the 1950s, Trelleborgs Gummifabriks AB was floated at the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Its current name was adopted in 1977.[citation needed]
Between 1983 and 1991, the company's scope broadened to the areas of mining and metals. In 1999, the scope was narrowed due to specialisation into industrial applications. In 2003, Trelleborg AB acquired the German manufacturer Busak+Shamban and startet manufacturing polymer-based precision seals under the Trelleborg name.[4][5]
In 2009, the European Commission fined several marine hose producers, including Trelleborg AB, "...for participating in a cartel for marine hoses between 1986 and 2007 in violation of the ban on cartels and restrictive business practices in the EC Treaty (Article 81) and the EEA Agreement (Article 53)."[6]
In mid-2012, Trelleborg and Freudenberg formed a 50–50 joint venture in anti-vibration applications for light and heavy vehicles, called TrelleborgVibracoustic. Trelleborg ended this and divested its shares in this venture to Freudenberg in 2016.[7]
In 1990, Trelleborg acquired a 50% stake in Falconbridge Nickel Mines (the Canadian company Noranda Mines acquiring the other half),[8] giving it a significant footprint in nickel production, which had not previously been major part of its or Boliden's portfolio at that point.[9]
In 2022, Trelleborg acquired the Lindau-based aerospace interiors company, MG Silikon GmbH, an entity within Saint-Gobain Group,[10] and the US-based company Minnesota Rubber & Plastics from the private equity firm KKR for US$950million.[11]
In 2025, Trelleborg AB announced that they would be acquiring Aero-Plastics Inc.[12]
Operations
Trelleborg AB is divided into the following business areas:[13]
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (precision seals for industry, aviation, and vehicles) – Founded in 1952, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions was previously a part of the Smiths Group's precision seals business. This business, Polymer Sealing Solutions, consisted of four rubber units. These were Busak+Shamban, Dowty Automotive, Shamban and Forsheda. In 2003, Polymer Sealing Solutions was acquired by Trelleborg AB. The name Busak+Shamban remained with all marketing locations, but the manufacturing locations became known as Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. As of April 2, 2007, the Busak+Shamban name was retired, with all locations being brought under the Trelleborg Sealing Solutions umbrella.
Trelleborg Medical Solutions – A global supplier of polymer-based integrated solutions for medical devices and biopharma
Market
In 2018, Trelleborg AB was the third-largest player in the world market for non-tire rubber products according to Rubber & Plastics News.[14]
↑ All of the Series A shares are owned by the Dunker Funds and Foundations, which were created through testamentary disposition by the founder of the Helsingborg and Trelleborg rubber-production plants, Henry Dunker.
Governance
Since April 27, 2023, Johan Malmquist has been Chairman of Trelleborg AB. The following table lists the chairmen in chronological order since the company was founded.
Period
Chairman
August 24, 1905 – December 18, 1909
Gustaf Lagergren
December 19, 1909 – May 1, 1945
Johan Kock
May 2, 1945 – May 3, 1962
Henry Dunker
May 17, 1962 – May 24, 1965
Lars Gunnar Ohlsson
May 25, 1965 – May 25, 1970
Hadar Hallström
May 26, 1970 – May 17, 1976
Lars Gunnar Ohlsson
May 18, 1976 - May 30, 1985
Åke Ståhlbrandt
May 31, 1985 – May 30, 1990
Ernst Herslow
May 31, 1990 – April 23, 2002
Rune Andersson
April 24, 2002 – April 23, 2013
Anders Narvinger
April 24, 2013 – April 25, 2018
Sören Mellstig
April 26, 2018 – April 27, 2023
Hans Biörck
April 27, 2023 –
Johan Malmquist
Since October 1, 2005, Peter Nilsson has been president and CEO of Trelleborg AB. The following table lists the presidents and CEOs in chronological order since the company was founded.
Period
President and CEO
August 24, 1905 – May 17, 1947
Henry Dunker
September 1, 1939 – July 21, 1949 (at the time, the law permitted appointment of more than one CEO)
Hilding Ståhlbrandt
August 29, 1949 – May 17, 1976
Åke Ståhlbrandt
May 18, 1976 – April 30, 1983
Arne Lundqvist
May 1, 1983 – May 30, 1990
Rune Andersson
May 31, 1990 – January 26, 1999
Kjell Nilsson
January 27, 1999 – February 8, 1999
Hans Porat (temporary)
February 9, 1999 – September 30, 2005
Fredrik Arp
October 1, 2005 –
Peter Nilsson
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