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Minister President Malu Dreyer visits profine in Pirmasens

On January 16, 2019 profine GmbH welcomed the Minister President of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Mrs. Malu Dreyer, to its Pir- masens site. The accepted an invitation from Dr.

Peter Mrosik, owner and CEO of the profine Group.

With 1,200 employees and 110 trainees at that site, profine is one of the most important employers and industrial training companies in the re- gion. 17 January 2019

"It's an honor for us," said Dr. Mrosik welcoming the guest at profine´s customer information center, highlighting the company's traditionally good relationship with the state government during his speech.

After a company presentation, the Minister President visited the produc- Corporate Communications: tion halls where profine managers explained her first-hand how an ex- Martin Schweppenhäuser trusion line works. From here, her tour went directly to the company's Telefon +49 (0) 6331 / 56-18 04 Telefax +49 (0) 6331 / 56-15 15 toolmaking department and then to the training workshop of the system martin.schweppenhaeuser@ supplier. profine-group.com

There, the Minister President took the time to get detailed information about the vocational training at profine and to have a chat with almost every trainee.

"profine GmbH is a wonderful example of how Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the top chemical industrial sites in . We have strong companies in our country with well-trained specialists”, summarized the Minister President at the end of her visit.

About profine: profine GmbH – International Profile Group – is a worldwide leading manufac- turer of PVC-U profiles for windows and doors and a renowned provider of Issued by: shutter systems and PVC sheets. With its KBE, KÖMMERLING, and TROCAL profine GmbH brands, the Group supplies its products to 70 countries and has an excellent International Profile Group Mülheimer Straße 26 international standing at 29 sites in 22 countries. profine Group manufactures 53840 Troisdorf at production facilities in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, India, Ukraine, Telefon +49 (0) 2241 / 9953-0 the USA and China, with its head office in Troisdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Telefax +49 (0) 2241 / 9953-3561 and a payroll of 3,500. [email protected] www.profine-group.com