plex engine and battery cooling assemblies. For the global offer of Engine and Battery Cooling systems, Tristone also provides a broad range of water pipes and radiator air guides. Tristone's key Air Charge products include high-tech reinforced rubber hoses, plastic blow-moulded ducts and plastic injected subsystems. High performance Eur 6-ready materials combined with smart integrated solutions and full system expertise in airflow, acoustics, structure, thermodynamics and decoupling mean that complete system development and manufacturing can be offered. Air Intake products include compact air intake cassettes, air filter cartridges, ducts, hoses, guides, flaps and extractors; all combine full system expertise in airflow, acoustics, filtration and decoupling. Günter Frölich: "Our commitment to a strong R&D investment programme has kept us ahead of our competitors, especially in providing Engine and Battery cooling solutions. I believe that our technological edge is the main driving force that allows us to expand on the growing Passenger car industry market worldwide. In the hybrid or electric battery sector we have a 25 per cent market share – for the moment a small proportion of the total production market, but the one that is seeing the highest growth potential." Günter Frölich
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Beyond Europe Tristone has manufacturing sites in nine countries and has teams of engineers working on several clients' sites. The Mexico plant the group took over in 2011 now employs more than 250 people, and manufactures engine-cooling and battery-cooling applications for the automotive industry in Mexico and the USA. In Asia, the cooperation with Indian Bony Polymers allows both companies
to combine their joint strengths and expertise by working together on common projects. Tristone provides technical support in the areas of production and logistics for engine cooling hoses, pipes, surge tanks and turbocharger hose applications. The Shuzhou plant in China started manufacturing for Volvo in August 2013 and production for Ford is scheduled for the beginning of 2014. Other new clients Tristone is working with are Suzuki and Nissan.
