Hanover, March 5, 2019. Continental and Kordsa have together developed a new sustainable adhesive technology standard for bonding textile reinforcing materials with rubber compounds. Reinforcing materials of this kind are used in the tire industry, as well as in the production of mechanical rubber goods like hoses and conveyor belts. The new technology enables the bonding activation of textile reinforcing materials without the use of resorcinol and formaldehyde. Continental intends to manufacture the first series-produced tires using this technology in 2019.

Kordsa has launched a new campaign with the slogan “Inspired from life, we reinforce life”. Kordsa’s new campaign shows how the company gains inspiration from the happy, peaceful and safe moments of life and draws on this inspiration to reinforce vehicles and constructions.

Kordsa has introduced a new fast press curable prepreg system in composites technologies, with the aim of supplying the best possible materials solutions for manufacturing good quality, low-cost, large-volume composite parts. 

Reinforcement leader Kordsa is among 22 project partners participating in the PolynSPIRE project within the framework of the Horizon 2020 program, the aims of which are to strengthen Europe’s research and technology development capacity...

In line with its mission to “Reinforce Life”, Kordsa’s constant aim is to create sustainable value for society and its stakeholders by developing reinforcement innovations and technologies.

At Composites Europe, the specialist international exhibition of composite materials and equipment, where the latest innovative products and technologies are presented, Kordsa exhibited its light-weight prepregs and fabrics.

Kordsa’s 2016 Sustainability Report won the Platinum Award at the LACP 2018 Inspire Awards. This year, there were around a thousand entries from leading organizations from more than 20 countries. 

Committed to its vision “We Reinforce Life”, Kordsa continues to carry out corporate social responsibility projects. It has made yet another contribution by reinforcing the future of the children of İzmit, the town in which Kordsa’s story started 45 years ago. 250 volunteers from Kordsa sites on four continents renovated a primary and secondary school in İzmit, Kocaeli. Over the past years, Kordsa's Reinforcers have renovated three different schools in the same area.

At its Global 100 Awards ceremony, the leading economics and business monthly magazine Platin recognized Turkey's most successful 100 companies. The event was organized to acknowledge the value created by Turkey’s export champions in promoting Turkey abroad and sharing best practices, thereby serving as role models for the Turkish business world. As such, the Platin Global 100 Awards is considered to reflect the strength of the Turkish economy.