Gurit Holding AG: Gurit Appoints New Australian Distributor Sonntag, 02. März 2014 - 21:47

Gurit Appoints New Australian Distributor

3 March 2014, Auckland, New Zealand – Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of composite materials, systems and engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nuplex Composites, as a new distributor for its Gurit® PVC products with immediate effect.

With over 40 years of experience in the composites industry, Nuplex Composites has become the leading supplier of composites in Australia. Gurit believes that this partnership serves to reinforce its commitment to the Australian market and that it will further enhance the service to its Australian customers, both technically and commercially.

Paul Goddard, Regional Director APAC and India at Gurit comments: “We are pleased to welcome Nuplex Composites as a new distributor for Gurit® PVC products in the Australian market. The company brings a track record of delivering high quality products and growing a successful organisation in market segments that are relevant to Gurit.”

David Hay, Business Director, Nuplex Composites comments, “We are very proud to be working with Gurit and supplying their PVC products to our composites customers in Australia.

For further information please contact:

Mrs Lucy Farrington

Marketing Communications – Asia Pacific & India

Gurit (Asia Pacific) Limited

11 John Glenn Avenue, Rosedale 0632, PO Box 302-191,

North Harbour 0751, Auckland, New Zealand

T: +64 (0)9 415 6262

M +64 21 244 1366

E lucy.farrington@gurit.com

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About Gurit: The companies of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) are specialised in the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, tooling systems, structural engineering solutions, and select finished parts. The comprehensive product range comprises epoxy and phenolic prepregs, SPRINT™, Gurit® structural cores (Corecell™, PVC, G-PET™ and Balsaflex™), epoxy Ampreg and PRIME™ laminating systems, Spabond adhesives, and other related products. Gurit is uniquely positioned to serve global growth markets, and has production sites and offices in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, the UK, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Ecuador, Brazil, India and China.