Press Release
ContiTech
Benecke-Kaliko
Benecke-Kaliko Synergistically Expands into New
Sectors
 New brand name: Benecke-Kaliko’s diversified products portfolio is named
Dynactiv Surfaces
 Upholstery, protective clothing, power supply: Product portfolio significantly extended
 Pooling forces: Customers benefit from global development and design expertise
Frankfurt, May 2015. Benecke-Kaliko has greatly diversified its product portfolio outside of the
automotive industry under the brand name Dynactiv Surfaces, offering a full range of innovative
surface materials for a large number of consumer and contract industry sectors. The ContiTech
business unit is exhibiting its new product and service offering at Booth D32 in Hall 3.0 at
Techtextil. “We are doing this to show our customers that, in addition to a wide product range of
high-quality automotive interior materials, we also have a very great deal to offer many other
sectors,” says Dr. Claus Zürbig, Managing Director at Benecke-Kaliko.
Benecke-Kaliko has bolstered its diversified business by acquiring plants in Pamplona, Spain and
Wągrowiec, Poland from the Belgian Mecaseat Group. The new locations offer a broad range of
products that extend across 9 industry sectors. But Benecke-Kaliko has also been manufacturing
surface materials for a variety of industries for decades in Germany, too. “The new locations will
enable us to pool our forces and offer our customers significant added value. They will benefit from
an even broader premium-quality product portfolio and optimal local service. In addition, we are
focusing our global development and design expertise, our worldwide network and our know-how
even more sharply on the sectors served by our Dynactiv solutions,” says Zürbig.
Dynactiv: Eight new product groups supply surface solutions for industry
The eight product groups of the Dynactiv Surfaces portfolio are divided into the following sector
applications: Hospitality, Health, Home, Fashion, Mobility, Protection, Power and Blend.
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-2Whenever the need is for toughness, hygiene and easy cleaning of furniture and equipment,
Benecke-Kaliko’s Dynactiv Hospitality products deliver winning solutions – for example, in hotels,
restaurants and bars, movie theaters and shopping malls. In seniors’ homes, care homes,
hospitals and doctors’ offices Benecke-Kaliko contributes to ultra-high levels of hygiene with its
innovative Dynactiv Health products. The Dynactiv Home series of surface materials for indoor and
outdoor furniture are highly resistant to daily wear and tear and weather effects and are also of
outstanding quality.
For companies driven by fashion and requiring high-quality materials Dynactiv Fashion products
from Benecke-Kaliko are the solution. Interior trim materials in aircraft and on ferries, cruise ships
and yachts, on the other hand, have to be extremely tough, flame-retardant and especially
lightweight. That is precisely what the Dynactiv Mobility surfaces offer.
Dynactiv Protection materials from Benecke-Kaliko meet the most stringent global safety standards
and are used, for instance, for protective clothing, workwear and uniforms. The focus for Dynactiv
Blend products is on added value and reuse. These exclusive blends, granulates and recycled
material blends can be used for almost every imaginable application.
Doubly sustainable: Self-sufficient electricity and water supply
One of the highlights of the Dynactiv portfolio are the Dynactiv Power series surfaces for selfsufficient water and power supply in arid regions. These materials with their integral solar modules
are highly sustainable and are landmark products for countries with long periods of drought. The
light-impermeable film completely covers large water surfaces and reliably protects the reservoirs
against dirt and evaporation. Up to 40 percent more water is retained as a result which can then be
used to irrigate arable land. In addition, photovoltaic modules laminated to the film make solar
power available to surrounding households or to operate pumping stations. “With the introduction
of Dynactiv Surfaces we now have our eye on the trends and technologies not only of the
automotive industry but also of many other industries,” emphasizes Zürbig. “The two areas will be
mutually inspiring and therefore result in new innovative solutions.”
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Dynactiv Power combines efficiency with a dual benefit: This is the first system to combine such an
effective means of water protection with climate-protecting energy production.
Photo: ContiTech
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner,
the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner offers sustainable, safe,
comfortable, customized, and affordable solutions. In 2014, the corporation generated preliminary sales of
approximately €34.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech.
Continental currently employs approximately 200,000 people in 53 countries.
The ContiTech division is one of the world's leading suppliers of technical elastomer products and is a
specialist in plastics technology. It develops and produces functional parts, components, and systems for
machine and plant engineering, mining, the automotive industry, and other important industries. Together
with U.S. company Veyance Technologies Inc., which was acquired at the beginning of 2015, ContiTech
generated sales of approximately €5.4 billion (pro forma basis) in 2014 and currently employs approximately
41,000 people in 34 countries worldwide.
Contact for journalists
Antje Lewe
Spokeswoman
Head of Media & Public Relations
ContiTech AG
Phone: +49 511 938-1304
Cell phone: +49 160 4767260
E-mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
Kerstin Porsiel-Voges
Head of Communications
Benecke-Kaliko Group
ContiTech AG
Phone: +49 511 938-1121
E-mail: kerstin.porsiel@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
The press release is available in the following languages: English, German
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