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• TenCate Geosynthetics completes TenCate Mirafi® RSi series

  TenCate Geosynthetics Americas has developed a third patent pending geosynthetic for road and railway reinforcement, called TenCate Mirafi® RS280i. This woven product completes the RSi series of geosynthetics for base reinforcement and subgrade stabilization.

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• TenCate announces conversion ratio

  Following the dividend announcement relating to the dividend for the 2012 financial year of 18 April 2013, Koninklijke Ten Cate nv hereby announces that the number of dividend rights in order to obtain two new ordinary shares has been set at 73 dividend rights of ordinary shares with a nominal value of € 2.50 each.

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• TenCate Geosynthetics introduces carbon footprint calculator for water management

  

  In response to the increasing awareness of the positive environmental aspects of geosynthetics and geosystems, TenCate Geosynthetics – business unit Water & Environment – has developed the TenCate Geotube® carbon footprint calculator for use with dewatering and breakwater applications. This CO2 footprint calculator provides water management customers with background information on several sustainability aspects.

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• TenCate Advanced Composites signs Northern Composites for Eastern U.S. representation on new line of 3M™ tooling prepregs

  

  TenCate Advanced Composites North America announces that Northern Composites, Hampton (New Hampshire), USA, will serve as an eastern U.S. representative for TenCate regarding tooling prepregs and materials. As reported last year, TenCate and 3M have joined forces to market and support 3M’s line of tooling prepregs featuring 3M’s patented matrix resin technology. This 3M innovation utilizes nanosilicas to create a more durable, robust and dimensionally accurate tool for the fabrication of composite parts.

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• TenCate Defender™ M revenue shows strong growth

  TenCate trading update for the first quarter of 2013

   

  Revenue and operating result

   

  x € 1 million	First quarter 2013	First quarter 2012	Change (%)
  Net revenue	241.8	256.7	-6%
  EBITA	12.5	13.2	-5%
  Net profit	4.6	5.1	-10%
  Operating cash flow	13.0	10.0	+30%

   

  Ten Cate’s activities recovered in the first quarter in line with expectations. The synthetic turf activities in particular posted a good performance and revenue from TenCate Defender™ M grew strongly. The cost measures and efficiency improvements implemented in 2012 led among other things to improvements in gross margin and working capital. The debt position before acquisitions decreased by €6 million compared to the end of December 2012. Operating cash flow increased strongly.

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• Mr P.F. Hartman appointed member of Supervisory Board of TenCate

  During the general meeting of shareholders, held in Almelo on Thursday, 18 April 2013, Mr P.F. (Peter) Hartman was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board of textile technology company Royal Ten Cate.

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• Declaration of dividend TenCate for 2012

  During the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Ten Cate, which was held on Thursday 18 April 2013, the dividend for the 2012 financial year was declared at € 0.50 (2011: € 0.95) per ordinary share of € 2.50 par value.

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• TenCate Protective Fabrics secures order for Kuwait Fire Services Department

  

  TenCate Protective Fabrics in partnership with Al Sada GT&C of Kuwait has secured a major TenCate Tecasafe® Plus order for the delivery of inherently flame-resistant fabric for use in fire officers uniforms in the Kuwait Fire Services Department. The TenCate material used will be used as station wear and during fire investigation processes.

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• TenCate certified for corporate social responsibility

  

  The certification of all four TenCate market groups in Nijverdal, the Netherlands, on the CSR Performance Ladder in accordance with level 3 represents the next step for the TenCate textile technology company in the implementation of its sustainability policy. On the basis of detailed audits, accredited certification bureaus recently established that the business operation of the Dutch production companies of TenCate demonstrably satisfies this certification standard for corporate social responsibility. This makesTenCate the first company in the Netherlands to have certified four different divisions simultaneously in a short time on the CSR Performance Ladder.

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• Highest wind turbine in the Netherlands with TenCate geosynthetics

  

  TenCate Polyfelt® Geolon PET has been used in the installation of the highest wind turbine in the Netherlands. This geosynthetic material from TenCate provided soil reinforcement for the temporary construction platform. The use of geotextiles in the construction of wind farms results in savings on materials and reduces the carbon footprint.

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