Nuevo Laredo
180,000 Sq. Ft. / 560 Employees / Opened 2004

• State-of-the-art reverse roller coaters
  
• Precise computer automated chemical dispenser system
  
• Efficient dry milling loading system
  
• Dedicated development finish line
  
• Quick change embossing roll station
  
• Tipping and color coat operation
  
• Newly developed anti-soiling technology
  
• Certification:
  
  • Laboratory is ISO/IEC 17025 by A2LA  Scope

Leon
296,450 Sq. Ft. / 1050 Employees / Opened 1968

• State-of-the-art Unimatik and Dose retan drums
  
• 4 finishing lines
  
• 3 focused factories
  
• 3 roller cutting machines
  
• Hand cutting manufacturing lines
  
• Certification:
  
  • ISO 9001 (Retan and Finishing Plant)
    
  • ISO 14001
    
  • ISO/TS 16949 (Cutting Plant)
  • Laboratory is ISO/LEC17025 by A2LA

GST Zhongshan
150,700 Sq. Ft. / 315 Employees / Opened 2001

• Experienced hand cutters
  
• Dedicated cells per program
  
• 3 perforation lines
  
• Exceptional cutting utilization / low PPM performance
  
• GST Lean Manufacturing culture
  
• Genfort expertise on site
  
• 36,000 sq. ft. warehouse
  
• Leather wrapping capability for interior components
  
• Certification:
  • ISO/TS 16949 Certification

Nigel, South Africa
355,300 Sq. Ft. / 1,325 Employees

• Vertically integrated tanning, retanning, finishing and
  cutting operations
  
• Stand-alone R&D development center
  
• State-of-the-art dosing systems in retanning and
  finishing
  
• New Top Star roll coating equipment
  
• State-of-the-art laboratory with all required equipment
  for automotive leather testing
• Certification:
  • ISO 14001
    
  • OHSAS 18001
    
  • ISO/TS 16949
    
  • ISO 9001

Janoshaza, Hungary
52,750 Sq. Ft. / 550 Employees

• State-of-the-art die-cutting process
  
• Splitting and skiving capability
  
• Emboss and deboss operations
  
• Perforation lines – quick change
  
• Very experienced work force!
• Certification:
  • ISO 14001
  • OHSAS 18001
  • ISO TS-16949
  • ISO 9001

Dewas, India
83,754 Sq. Ft. / 370 Employees / Opened 2010

• 50/50 JV established April'14 to support direct automotive customers in India and export business in SE Asia.
  
• TIL established in 1975 - largest tannery in India
  
• Recognized for R&D and ECO focused leadership in India
  
• Capacity for 12,000 hides/week
  
• state-of-the-art new equipment - Retan -> Finishing
• Current customers include Tata, Fiat and Maruti Susuki
• Strong network for local hide sourcing
• Certification:
  • TS16949 and BLC Gold

Saltillo
199,700 Sq. Ft. / 1200 Employees / Opened 1996

• Hand and Roller cutting – 10 presses
  
• World-class training center
  
• Water jet cutting cell
  
• Trim cover sewing area for after market
  
• Wrapping center – sewing/wrapping components
  
• Laser etching, Embossing stations, Logo branding
  
• Perforation lines
  
• Customized lamination process
  
• Modernized central distribution center
  
• Certification:
  
  • Environmental Certification – ISO 14001
    
  • Quality System Certification – TS 16949
    
• “Great Place to Work Institute” Top 100 Companies
  in Mexico
  

GST Shanghai
105,000 Sq. Ft. / 350 Employees / Opened 2004

• New Alenza retan drums
  
• Dedicated direct roll coating units
  
• State-of-the-art in-line drying
  
• Milling section – 9 milling machines / 3 stakers
  
• New spray lines
  
• Ability to produce both Chrome and Chrome Free
  leather
  
• Automotive lab facility – full release test capability
  
• Certification:
  
  • ISO/TS 16949 Certification
  • ISO 14000 Environmental Certification

Regional Innovation CenterS
Livonia, MI USA / Mulheim, Germany / Nigel, South Africa
Shanghai, China opening May 2011

• Proximity: Close to OEM’s and Tier I’s
  
• Instant Feedback: Expedited delivery of samples to customer
  
• Conducive to customer visits and collaboration on product
  design and development
  
• Fully accredited laboratories
  
• Light manufacturing capability
  
• Dedicated hand sample area for R&D projects
  
• Manufacturing Intent: Design for manufacturability
  
• Co-located on-site development engineers at satellite GST
  manufacturing facilities
  

Mulheim, Germany
280,000 Sq. Ft. / 325 Employees

• Solvent / NMP free finishing system
  
• Can finish with air/airless/air assist – unique Flexibility
  
• Finishing capacity – 10,000 hides/week
  
• Three quick change embossing stations
  
• Development and design center HQ
  
• Expert “master tanners” on site in both facilities
  
• State-of-the-art reverse roll coaters
  
• Automated chemical dispensing system
  
• Full iron stain dose drums
• Certification:
  • ISO/TS 16949
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001

GST PUDONG
125,000 Sq. Ft. / 250 Employees

• Roller cutting presses
  
• Perforation lines
  
• Interior component wrapping cell