- CEO
- Roman Sonderegger
- Full Time Employees
- 4,076
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Address
- Hinterbergstrasse 20 Steinhausen ZH Switzerland 6312
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 2000
- Business
- Schweiter Technologies AG is a Switzerland-based company specializing in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of composite materials and solutions for lightweight construction through its primary division 3A Composites; it produces extruded and cast plastic sheets, lightweight panels, aluminum composite panels for high-quality facades, and core materials based on balsa wood and PET foam for applications in display, architecture, wind energy, marine, transportation, and industrial markets. The company offers well-known brands including Airex, Alucobond, Baltek, Dibond, Forex, Gator, Kapa, Perspex, and Sintra, serving visual communication, construction, renewable energy, and transportation sectors with products that emphasize durability, sustainability, and performance. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Steinhausen, Zug, Switzerland, Schweiter Technologies employs approximately 4,200 people and operates globally across Europe, North America, Asia, and other regions, generating the majority of its revenue from Europe. In recent developments, the company divested its non-core Bus & Rail business unit to Hypax in July 2025 to sharpen focus on lightweight composites; completed the acquisition of the remaining 60% stake in JMB Wind Engineering in 2024 following a 2021 minority investment, enhancing its core materials offerings for wind turbine rotor blades; acquired 60% of Jiangsu ZNL Coating New Materials in 2024 to expand aluminum solid sheet solutions for facades in Asia; and launched the Accelerate performance and innovation program in 2024, involving site closures, cost reductions, and automation to achieve annual run-rate savings of CHF 10 million effective in 2025, alongside new sustainable products like recycled material lines under the RE brand and high-performance foam boards.