Végaprène ® , a rubber and plastic compound developed by Hutchinson’s Research Center, is fully recyclable a number of times, thereby significantly reducing waste. The production unit in Pannes, France, to manufacture Végaprène ®,will be commissioned in early 2006. Customers will mainly be drawn from the automotive industry (sealing sections for cars, molded parts) and the construction segment (sealing sections for windows).

Manufacture of gasket seals at the Hutchinson plant in Souge-Le-Ganelon