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- ElringKlinger AG, a Germany-based supplier to the automotive industry, develops and manufactures components, modules and systems including lightweight plastic components such as cam covers, oil separation modules, charge air ducts, oil pans and cockpit cross beams; cylinder-head and specialty gaskets; thermal and acoustic shielding systems; battery technologies like cell contact systems and metal housings; fuel cell stacks through its majority-owned joint venture EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH; drive components encompassing electric drive units, transmission control plates and polymer-metal hybrid structural parts; stamped and formed metal components; high-performance plastics; and elastomer sealing systems, with additional offerings in tooling technology and aftermarket spare parts supplied to more than 140 countries. The company, founded in 1879 and headquartered in Dettingen an der Erms, Germany, operates over 40 production sites worldwide across Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, serving passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers with solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric drives as well as non-automotive sectors. Recent developments include the establishment of a Battery Center in Easley, South Carolina, USA, in June 2024 as part of its SHAPE30 transformation strategy to expand battery production for the American market from 2025; the sale of its heat and noise shielding plants in Sevelen, Switzerland, and Buford, USA, to CERTINA Group in October 2024; a new syndicated loan agreement concluded in the first quarter of 2025 with seven banks providing up to EUR 400 million in financing to support ongoing transformation efforts; high-volume series production awards such as cell contact systems for BMW Group's Neue Klasse electric models and metal battery housings for US commercial vehicles and city buses; and EKPO's order for customized fuel cell stacks from a European OEM alongside supply of an NM12 stack for stationary power generation in French Guiana.