Project for strategic cooperation
with a Chinese
partner
Made in Europe, Hungary – Győr, June 2011
Graboplast Ltd.
Chinese presentation
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Front page
What is Graboplast?
Short Company History
Ownership Structure
Localization
Hungarian localization, capacities
Products, changes
Regional sales
Force of R&D
Financial details
Graboplast in China
Graboplast’s strategical aims
What could we supply?
Industrial environment
Contact
What is Graboplast?
• Graboplast Floor Covering
Manufacturing Ltd. offers high
quality products with outstanding
desing and aesthetic characteristics
for the residential and commercial
sector.
• In the flooring industry, Graboplast
is one of the biggest and most
traditional enterprise in Central
Europe.
Short History
1905
1945-50
1959
1961
1969-72
1960-1990
1990-94
1995-2000
1998
2000
2000-2010
Miksa Grab and Sons founded a factory for the production of
leather cloth, oil cloth and linoleum flooring
Nationalization
First major investment, start of PVC foamed artificial leather
production
Start of CV floor covering production
Registration of Grabona’s brand name, name of Graboplast
admission,further major investment
Establish the biggest Research and Develop Institute in
PVC, PU department in Middle Europe
Switch to a western typed business model
Acquisition, among a Parquet Factory
Establish the Green-field 4 m wide PVC floor covering
Wallis (hungarian financial investor)
owns the majority of the shares
Focus on the production of
floor covering
Ownership structure
Management
20%
Wallis Ltd.
80%
Localization
München
Slovakia
Hungary
Milano
Trieste
Hungary
Capacity
Central
Production of PVC
floor specialities
Capacity 5 million
sqm/year
Among the first three
largest production
facilities in the world
Budapest
Győr
Tatabánya
Kecskemét
Engineered
wooden parquet
production
Capacity 1.5
million sqm/year
4 meter wide residential
production
Capacity 18 million sqm/year
Most recent technology
Among the five largest
production facilities in Europe
Breakdown by product segments
Artificial leather
5%
Wallcovering
Transport industry 12%
products 4%
In 2005
Residential floor
45%
Commercial
flooring 5 %
In 2010
Sport flooring
9%
Show flooring
6%
Parquet
Transport industry
products 10%
Accessories
3%
38%
20%
Commercial
flooring 11 %
Sport flooring
15%
Residential floor
17%
Parquet
Main products
Sport floorings
• Experienced producer with reliable quality products for indoor sport activities
• Wide range of products, solutions for competition, training and leisure:
Sport floorings: 2,0-8,0 mm thickness
Sport flooring systems: genuine joint and cartilage protection also in long term use
Specialities: dance floor, protective cover, moisture barrier
• Innovative surface solutions:
Patented TECH Surface technology: PUR and micronised Al2O3
particles
 long life expectancy, easy to clean products
PUR Surface for the better cleanability
CLP top layer: increased durability, and easier to maintain
• Coating technology – no delamination at all
• Easy installation and maintenance
• 2 m wide sport floorings – less welding, easier and faster installation
• 700 000 people is testing our sport floorings, every day!
Main products
Silver Knight
It is the first disinfecting vinyl sheet flooring specially developed for the healthcare industry
It is produced according our patented TECH Surface technology
SILVER KNIGHT eliminates more then 99% of bacteria, even superbugs
It has 3 main benefits:
Eliminates bacteria with double defense line, without the use of chemicals
1. Nano – Silver
2. Nano-Titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst
Environmentally sound: photo-catalytic “self-cleaning” and air-purifying
- It does not mean that you should not clean the surface at all,
but the cleaning cycle can be extended
- Nano-TiO2 decomposes organic dirt, therefore it adheres less on the surface
Due to the nanotechnology it is cost efficient
Recommended applications: hospitals, clinics, elderly homes,
schools, kindergartens
Main products
Sipring Air Elite –
Sport parquet system
SpringAir - sport parquet:
• Stable construction
• Durable PU sport varnis
(9 layers)
• Tongue and groove
• Glued on the Shockpad
Elite subfloor
Properties:
• 5,1 mm hardwood wear layer
• Cfl-s1 fire resistance
• 0,4-0,6 coefficient of friction
• 56 % shock absorption
• 3,2 mm vertical deformation
• 99% ball rebound
• 41 mm total thickness
Benefits of the system:
• Professional sport performance
• Excellent joint- and cartillage
protection
• Optimised slip resistance
• Durable sport solution
• Easy to install
Main products
Residential semi-commercial and
CV floorings
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The new factory was found in 1998 as a green-field investment in Tatabánya
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Combined the latest technology with an experience of 30 years of PVC flooring production
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In 2004: Updating the machinery, adding new units
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We are working with coating technology, using only water-based inks
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With a capacity of 20 million sqm
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Environment friendly technology: no solvents, no heavy metals
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High-tech, computer-controlled mixing equipments
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Perfect color-matching
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In-house design development
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Reliable product quality
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With a very good price/value ratio
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Product range in: 2-3-4 m width;
1,6- 5,0 mm thickness
0,15-0,55 mm wear layer thickness
Main products
Engineered Wood Parquet
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Engineered, genine wooden parquets from Central-European wood
species (like oak, beech, european maple, ash, merbau, wenge)
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Both tradinional tounge & groove and modern click joints
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Produced with latest technology
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Member of FEP – The European Federation of the Parquet Industry
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Capacity of 1,7 millions sqm
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More than 30 years of experience in production
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Main markets: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, Russia
Brands:
• Grabo Jive O’loc: 2250 x 190 x 13,5 mm
• Grabo Jive T&G: 2250 x 190 x 13,5 mm
• Grabo Viking loc: 2250 x 190 x 13,5 mm
• Grabo Board:
1800 x 180 x 14,0 mm thickness
R&D, technological power of
Graboplast
Innoviation is the most important part of Graboplast.
R&D department is the responsible for the innovation of
product, new units and technology. It has well-qualified
employees and new implements to make exact search.
Graboplast has some European and some World wide patents
(primarily production of PVC floor covering)
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 (TÜV)
• CSTB French patent for floor coverings
• CQCC Chinese patent for floor coverings
• Russian fire resistance for sport,transport and commercial floorings.
Financial details
Annual Report 2010
Net sales:
Export sales:
EBIT :
EBITDA:
Employees:
~55 m EUR
~50 m EUR
~0,7 m EUR
~3,5 m EUR
640
Breakdown by regions
China
7%
Domestic
(Hungary)
8%
Overseas
15%
European Union
36%
CIS
(Russia, Ukraine)
34%
Graboplast in China
Turnover
Sport
Contract
Graboplast's sales on Chinese market 2003-2011
Transport
3500
3000
eEUR
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2003
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2007
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2009
2010
2011*
Graboplast in China
Transport floorings
Strong
Xiamen/Fujian
Zheijang
Jiangxi
Peking
Chanhchun/Jilin
Shanghai
Hunan
Weaker
Guangzhou/Guangdong
Chongching
Nanjing/Jiangsu
Dalian/Liaoning
Graboplast in China
Some of the projects
• Transport floorings
– Bus
• Project of the Olimpic Games (Peking, Tianjin, Qingdao)
• King Long bus factory
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Shanghai (lines of 2 and 7)
Xian
Shenzhen (line of 3)
Export of Saud-Arabian
Export of Brazil
Export of Argentina
Graboplast in China
Contract floorings
Strong
Shanghai
Nanjing/Jiangsu
Anhui
Henan
Weaker
Hubei
Shandong
Jiangxi
Fujian
Chongqing
Graboplast in China
Some of the projects
• Commercial floorings
– Healthcare
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Chinese Therapeutic Hospital, Wuhan
Military Hospital, Hefei
Central Hospital, Zibo
Central Hospital, Hulu Dao
Hospital no.7, Shenyang
Hospital no.2, Changshu
Chinese Therapeutic Hospital, Yunan
Military Hospital, Nanjing
– Education
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Xiao Zhuang University, Nanjing
Teachers’ training college, Nanjing
Zhong Yi Yao University, Heilongjiang
Qingliang Primary School , Nanjing
Graboplast in China
Some of the projects
• Commercial floorings
– Light indusry, office, Entertainment Centrals
• Office of Mobilphone association, Ningbo
• Office of Fuel Association, Qingdao
• Bank of China Offices, ChangZhou
• Offices of Industry Bank, Nantong
• Kang Yuang Pharmacy, LianYunGang
• Huanghai Pharmacy, Qingdao
• PuSheng Pharmacy, Wuhan
• Wanda Plaza/Warner Brothers cinema: Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu,
Qingdao
• Anti-fascist Museum, Peking
Graboplast in China
Sport floorings
Strong
Shanghai
Weaker
Nanjing/Jiangsu
Anhui
Shandong
Graboplast in China
Some of the projects
• Sports floorings
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Hall of Xiao Zhuang’s University, Nanjing
Basketball hall of Financial College, Shanxi
Gym of XuTang Power station, Jiangsu
Tobacco Factory, Jiangsu
University of Communication, Jiangsu
Zhong Yuan Ship Factory, Nantong
University of Communication, Anhui
Hun Chun Power station, Jilin
Strategic Aim
Why Graboplast is looking for partnership?
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The floor covering activity of Graboplast can be significantly expanded,for
the better capacity utiliziation and for the increased capacities partnership
is needed.
Further consolidation of the floor covering manufacturers is expected, a
prosperous solution is the alliance/association with China.
Why China?
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It is clear that the world economy shifts to China and we want to be with
the winners.
The Hungarian nation is the only one in Europe with Asian origin which
helps in the cultural phasing
(It is not by chance that in our region China has the biggest investment in Hungary.
Strategic Aims - Cooperation with
Chinese investor
What could Graboplast offer?
• A 105 year-old european company culture
• Illustrius – German type- technological discipline,acting
• Ability of innovation,high standard proceeding in production of floor
covering
• One of the most important production capacity residental and
special floors in Europe
• High-qualified employees
• Logistic basis,admission in whole Europe, Russian and Near East
Illustrius production culture in the
range of Graboplast
Győr
Budapest