• March 22, 2026

Kautex Textron global position on water management - Sustainability position paper

Kautex has set out a strengthened global strategy for responsible water management, underscoring our commitment to protecting water resources across our operations and value chain. The approach aligns with leading international sustainability frameworks, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), ISO 14001, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Kautex Textron global position on water management - Sustainability position paper
Kautex has set out a strengthened global strategy for responsible water management, underscoring
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In The News

Kautex Textron Achieves CDP Climate Change Leadership Status and Improves Water Security Stewardship Score
BONN, Germany - Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG (Kautex), a Textron Inc.
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Current Business

Exploring Lightweight EV Battery Enclosures: Aluminium, Steel, and Composites
Discover how aluminium, steel, and composites shape lightweight EV battery enclosures. Kautex experts discuss innovation, safety, and sustainability trends with E-Mobility Engineering magazine.
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Sustainability

Kautex Textron Honored with Nissan’s 2025 Regional Sustainability Award
Kautex Textron was honored as a 2025 Regional Sustainability Leader at the Nissan Annual Supplier Awards, recognizing its commitment to environmental stewardship, innovation, and operational…
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Current Business

Kautex Textron leads the newly launched RESiLiTE project co-funded by Horizon Europe
Kautex Textron leads the RESiLiTE project, developing innovative, sustainable battery packs with advanced energy density and safety for automotive and aircraft.
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Current Business

Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM
Kautex Textron has secured a new order from a major automotive OEM for its Pentatonic thermoplastic composite lower battery housing, designed for full-BEV platforms. This lightweight, high-…
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Current Business

Exploring Lightweight EV Battery Enclosures: Aluminium, Steel, and Composites
Discover how aluminium, steel, and composites shape lightweight EV battery enclosures. Kautex experts discuss innovation, safety, and sustainability trends with E-Mobility Engineering magazine.
607179-IMG_4348-ce21f7-large-1755710783

Current Business

Kautex Textron leads the newly launched RESiLiTE project co-funded by Horizon Europe
Kautex Textron leads the RESiLiTE project, developing innovative, sustainable battery packs with advanced energy density and safety for automotive and aircraft.
602001-kautex test vehicles picture-2f5a42-large-1752850313

Current Business

Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM
Kautex Textron has secured a new order from a major automotive OEM for its Pentatonic thermoplastic composite lower battery housing, designed for full-BEV platforms. This lightweight, high-…
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Current Business

Pentatonic Green+: Pioneering Sustainable Automotive Solutions
Kautex's Green+ sets new standards in eco-friendly automotive solutions, using biomass and recycled materials to drive a sustainable future.
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Current Business

Kautex Expands its Pentatonic Product Line Offering to Include Cell to Pack design
Kautex's Pentatonic CTP offers a simplified, sustainable and reliable solution addressing design and end-of-life challenges.
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Current Business

Sensor Cleaning for Highly Automated Driverless Vehicles
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING: A MARKET TREND FOR SAFER ROADS
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Digitalization and Technology

Functional Safety in Automotive Electronics & Software
As new technologies and more electronics are added into the vehicle, there are many dependencies among electronics on one another. Because of this, if any electronics fail, it will lead to…
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Digitalization and Technology

Putting Some SPICE Into Mechatronics
SPICE stands for "Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination". Even if software development was the main driver of the initiative at that time, the "S" in SPICE is nowadays used for…
Kautex Textron global position  on water management

Sustainability

Kautex Textron global position on water management - Sustainability position paper
Kautex has set out a strengthened global strategy for responsible water management, underscoring
img-description

In The News

Kautex Textron Achieves CDP Climate Change Leadership Status and Improves Water Security Stewardship Score
BONN, Germany - Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG (Kautex), a Textron Inc.
616886-Group-SAE-2025-52311e-large-1759930592

Sustainability

Kautex Textron Honored with Nissan’s 2025 Regional Sustainability Award
Kautex Textron was honored as a 2025 Regional Sustainability Leader at the Nissan Annual Supplier Awards, recognizing its commitment to environmental stewardship, innovation, and operational…
577002-susy_commit-2-greenplusinsights-0bc5d6-large-1739908730

Current Business

Pentatonic Green+: Pioneering Sustainable Automotive Solutions
Kautex's Green+ sets new standards in eco-friendly automotive solutions, using biomass and recycled materials to drive a sustainable future.
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Sustainability

Kautex Secures First Solar PPA, Pioneering Sustainable Energy
The first renewable vPPA for Kautex and TextronSecures long-term 34 MW capacity to
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Sustainability

SBTi Validates our Sustainability Targets
Kautex Textron's sustainability targets validated by SBTi, aligning with climate goals to reduce GHG emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050, reinforcing sustainable practices.
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Culture

Vince Vlaminck Discusses Sustainable Safety Culture on Accelerating Operational Performance Podcast
On Accelerating Operational Performance, Vince Vlaminck shares insights on creating a sustainable safety culture and achieving operational excellence.
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Culture

Driving the Future: A Passport Journey in the World of Strategic Logistics
Ashlyn Kartes was drawn to Kautex for the international opportunities. Learn more about her journey through supply chain and logistics.
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Culture

Driving the Future: Letting Curiosity Guide Your Career
Alicia Altaba embraced her curiosity to pursue Automotive Engineering and is now an EHS Supervisor at Kautex Iberica in Spain.
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Culture

Kautex San Antonio Launches High School Internship Program
Our San Antonio facility has launched a high school internship program to help students learn more about manufacturing and our company in general.
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Culture

Employee Appreciation Day Celebrations
A collection of some of our celebrations of this North American holiday.
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Culture

Kautex Japan celebrates 20 years
On December 22, 2021, Kautex Japan celebrated its 20th anniversary with all employees.
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In The News

Kautex Textron Achieves CDP Climate Change Leadership Status and Improves Water Security Stewardship Score
BONN, Germany - Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG (Kautex), a Textron Inc.
602001-kautex test vehicles picture-2f5a42-large-1752850313

Current Business

Kautex Textron Wins Significant BEV Battery Housing Contract with Leading Automotive OEM
Kautex Textron has secured a new order from a major automotive OEM for its Pentatonic thermoplastic composite lower battery housing, designed for full-BEV platforms. This lightweight, high-…
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In The News

Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG Wins SPE Grand Innovation Award for High Performance Battery Cooling
Awarded for its integration of high performance cooling into thermoplastic battery enclosures, Kautex was chosen as the most innovative of all submissions.
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In The News

Kautex Wins 2023 Gasgoo Award for Pentatonic Battery System
Kautex wins 2023 Gasgoo Award for their Pentatonic battery system in Low Carbon New Materials category.
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In The News

Kautex exhibiting at the Battery Show Europe 2023 in Stuttgart
Customer-focused innovations on display in Hall 6, Booth D66.
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Current Business

Kautex wins first order for Pentatonic Skid Plate for Battery Electric Vehicles
Win marks Kautex’s entrance into battery housings and related components
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Archive

Kautex supports GEARE Exchange Program
GEARE (The Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education) is a global exchange program, which includes a three months work experience and study abroad at an exchange university.
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Archive

Kautex participates in Long Night of Industries
The event was initiated to give a look behind the scenes of an industry company, to show technological processes and products of the company and to increase the name recognition of the company in the…
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Archive

Formula Student Germany 2018
In this year Kautex again supported the Formula Student Germany which was held from August 6 to 12, 2018 at the paddock of the Hockenheimring motor racing circuit. The Formula Student Germany (FSG)…
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Archive

Kautex Mallersdorf celebrates its 30th anniversary
On its anniversary day on 12 May 2018, the plant organized an “Open Day” for all employees including temporary workers, pensioners, external service providers such as cleaning staff, porter, CSC,…
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Archive

The Festo Didactic train-the-trainer program at Kautex Textron
If companies want to meet changing market conditions and the needs of their customers, they must evolve, recognize opportunities and drive innovation. About two years ago, when it came to identifying…
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Kautex presents new products at ITB in Novi, Michigan
On March 7 and 8, 2018, Kautex participated in the 19th annual ITB Automotive Energy Storage Systems Conference in Novi, Michigan, USA.