Interim report

NORMA Group has won a major contract in the industrial applications business. The company is supplying one of the largest home improvement and hardware retail chains in the US. This home improvement retailer will purchase more than five million BREEZE worm drive hose clamps per year for distribution in its home improvement stores. NORMA Group is thus continuously expanding its market share in the DIY segment in the US. The aim is to strengthen the industrial business and generate further growth.

For more than 90 years, the BREEZE brand has been offering a wide range of worm drive clamps for aviation, automotive, heavy commercial vehicles and industrial applications, among others. Manufactured in America, the BREEZE portfolio includes worm drive clamps, T-bolt clamps, V-band clamps and constant torque solutions.

NORMA Group has won a major order for tank ventilation systems. From mid-2026 to 2035, the company will supply a well-known European car manufacturer with tank ventilation systems for gasoline-powered passenger cars and plug-in hybrids. The contract has a total volume of around EUR 140 million. The tank ventilation systems ensure that fuel vapor does not escape into the environment; but is used in the combustion process instead.

The major order includes the development and production of tank ventilation systems for various models of the OEM. The systems consist of several plastic tubes and quick connectors. NORMA Group manufactures them in Subotica in Serbia and in Qingdao in China. The customer installs the systems in the vehicles at its plants in Europe, Asia and America.

Gasoline contains harmful volatile organic compounds that can be released into the air through evaporation. The tank vent line from NORMA Group is connected to the tank and prevents fuel vapors from escaping into the environment from there. Instead, the ventilation system directs the gasoline vapors from the tank into an activated carbon container. The vapors are stored there and later fed into the regular combustion process. Among others, the Euro 6 and China 6 emission standards contain strict limits for evaporative emissions from gasoline vehicles.

The contract is part of a broader initiative to modernize the region’s gas network by replacing aging metal pipelines with more durable plastic alternatives. Kimplas will supply electrofusion fittings in various configurations, ranging in diameter from 20 mm to 125 mm. These fittings are joined to the pipelines through an electrofusion process, creating especially secure and resilient connections for gas and water applications.

The fittings are used at service connections, linking the main pipeline network to individual buildings. Northern Gas Networks operates a pipeline infrastructure spanning over 36,000 kilometers and serves approximately 2.9 million residential and commercial customers.