Richard VaughanCreative Director

CGT is a global innovator, manufacturer, and supplier of synthetic leather and polymeric skins.

CGT consistently delivers timely and imaginative solutions that transform the performance, quality and sensory experience of automotive interior surfaces and membranes for commercial and residential beautification.

Privately owned, CGT will celebrate 150 years in business in 2019.

Offices:• World Headquarters – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Near Toronto)• Innovation & Design Studio – Bingham Farms, Michigan (Near

Detroit)• North America Sale Office– Bingham Farms, Michigan (Near Detroit)• China Trading Company – Shanghai, China• Europe Sales Offices – Dusseldorf, Germany and Lyons, France

Manufacturing:• Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Near Toronto)• Changshu, China (Near Shanghai)• New Braunfels, Texas, USA (Near San Antonio)• Kunshan, Jiangsu, China (Manufacturing Partner)

Inside our innovation studios located near Shanghai and Detroit, our designers bring a wealth of experience and insight to the company's drive to provide customers with modern, tactile materials. They find inspiration for our cover stocks throughout the worlds of fashion, furniture and product design as well as culture trends.

CGT provides:

• Leading edge design resources

• World class digital visualization tools

• An extensive catalog of grains, patterns, colors, and finishes.

Our innovation studio is a “think-tank” open to everybody. OEM designers frequent our studio to browse through our vast library of samples to create the perfect grain, feel, texture and color for their show cars and production vehicles

State of the Art Design Studio and Design Tools

How OEMs Are

Benefiting from

Synthetics

• Creating best-in-class

interiors

• Increasing profitability

• Enables Technology

Features

Fashion designers such as Stella McCartney have found tremendous success in boldly marketing animal-free products. Stella McCartney calls it “Skin-Free Skin”.

Other brands such as Matt & Nat focus on sustainability and being animal-free is part of that marketing strategy.

Tesla is considered a trend-setter by consumers.

Tesla only offers 100% synthetic materials.

As a result, other OEMs are creating all-synthetic premium trim levels.

Even the most conservative OEM of all, Bentley, has publicly stated their desire to have a synthetic trim level to meet consumer demand.

Material

Trends

• Implementation-Ready

Technology

What is it?

An advanced leatherette material that reduces the sun-load

temperature of interior surfaces by up to 55 degrees (F)

How does it work?

Groundbreaking IR reflector pigments + micro-encapsulated phase

change material.

Consumer benefits:

Seats and other interior surfaces are dramatically cooler to the touch

in the worst case scenarios of high heat and strong sun

Considerations:

Effectiveness is maximized in dark colors. Requires the use of

new color masters

Black Label

CoolTec

CoolTec®

What is it?

A sustainable “vegan leather” designed for seating and door trim

What makes it sustainable?

• 19% Bio-based (soybean oil, castor oil)

• 16% Post-consumer (recycled PET bottles)

• 5% Post-industrial (recovered manufacturing scrap)

• Removal of phthalate plasticizers

Consumer benefits:

Satisfies consumers who desire vegan interiors

Reduces the vehicle’s carbon footprint

Considerations:

More expensive than PVC materials, but less than PU or animal leather

Neo Nature

VEHREO

Neo Nature

Vehreo 2.0

Vehreo 2.0

What is it? An anti-staining system the resists denim stains. Can be incorporated on any leatherette surface.

How does it work?Thin film coatings add a barrier to the surface that prevents the adherence of unwanted stains from denim and other pigments.

No effect on color or appearance and creates a wider range of haptic possibilities.

Consumer benefits: The crisp appearance of light colored or white interiors is preserved as the car ages

Black Label

Repel

Repel

• Customized perfume target to different customers

• Long retention technology comparing to traditionally direct addition

• PPM level dosage of additives, no side effect to physical performance

• Effectively improve interior odor level, without annoying smell

• No increase on VOC by using special environmental additives

Soft Trim Infused with Perfume

Chinese consumers dislike the smells associated with the normal new car experience.

Material

Trends

• Advanced Technology

Jaguar ‘s Bike Sense concept uses sensors to watch the surrounding area, and then notifies the driver of any dangerous developments by illuminating the trim itself.

For years, designers have dreamed of using interior surfaces to convey information to the consumer.

Smart Surfaces

For years, designers have dreamed of using interior surfaces to convey information to the consumer. Shown here a Mercedes Concept.

Smart Surfaces

For years, designers have dreamed of using interior surfaces to convey information to the consumer. Shown here a Mercedes Maybach Concept.

Smart Surfaces

CGT has developed secret-until-lit smart surfaces as part of the user interface. This fully functional Mini concept from Harman uses capacitive sensing and Reveal® to replace all physical switches, reducing weight.

Patent Pending

Smart Surfaces: Reveal®

CGT’s Reveal® smart surface can be used as a capacitive touch switch. In this example, the complex, expensive, and heavy seat control switch has been incorporated into the door panel.

In addition to the weight and cost reduction, it provides a cleaner look and may reduce warranty costs.

Smart Surfaces: Reveal®

Smart Surfaces: Reveal®

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