Being an international player in paints and polymers with high added value, the Mäder group offers its customers global and innovative solutions in demanding markets such as Aeronautics, Railways, Automotive and Building. Anxious to be able to meet the needs of these markets, Mäder puts innovation at the heart of its strategy and thus devotes 10% of its turnover to R&D. Its research, in partnership with universities, is particularly focused on bio-sourced raw materials, green chemistry and reducing the impact of its activity on the environment. Backed by the expertise of its 850 employees, Mäder is now present in Europe as well as in China and India in order to support its customers in their international development. The group specializes in the following processing sectors: Paints, coatings and varnishes • Coil coating technology • UV and EB technology • Railway • ACE • General Industry (machines, devices, special surfaces and applications) • Wind energy • Aerospace • Telecommunications • Plastics Gelcoats and Resins We develop and produce unsaturated polyester resins, gel and top coats, adhesive resins, filled fire protection resins and special resins including the necessary surface finishing products and technologies. Paint raw materials This business line produces standard resins and additives based on polycondensation chemistry. The product range includes modified and unmodified alkyd and polyester resins for various applications in the paint and coatings industry. Toll manufacturing We develop and produce tailor-made products on behalf of our customers: • radiation curing resins • paint raw materials • prepolymers

Hupac is Europe's leading intermodal network operator with a transport volume of around 1 million road consignments per year. For over fifty years, we have pioneered innovative and reliable rail transport services, thus making a key contribution to modal shift and environment protection. Hupac's network comprises connections between the main European economic areas and destinations up to the Far East. Every day, some 150 Hupac trains with their own rail wagons are on the move, transporting containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers. We strive to offer flexibility, service and reliability to our customers. The Hupac Group consists of 24 companies with locations in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Russia and China and counts 680 employees on a full-time basis. The companies of the Hupac Group dispose of 9,100 rail platforms and, acting as a neutral, independent combined transport operator, bundle the consignments of the transport companies into complete trains. Traction is provided by external railway companies. Hupac operates efficient terminals at key locations and invests in digital transformation. Hupac Ltd was founded in Chiasso in 1967. The company has around 100 shareholders. The share capital of CHF 20 million is held 72% by logistics and transport companies and 28% by railway companies. This ensures closeness to the market and independence from the railway companies.