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W. Pelz GmbH & Co. KG

Willy-Pelz-Strasse 8-9 · D-23812 Wahlstedt

Fon: +49 (0) 4554.71-0 · Fax: +49 (0) 4554.71-308

E-Mail: pelz@pelzgroup.de

pely-plastic GmbH & Co. KG

Willy-Pelz-Strasse 8-9 · D-23812 Wahlstedt

Fon: +49 (0) 4554.71-0 · Fax: +49 (0) 4554.71-308

E-Mail: pelyfolien@pelzgroup.de

KG pely-tex GmbH

Willy-Pelz-Strasse 2-4 · D-23812 Wahlstedt

Fon: +49 (0) 4554.9934-0 · Fax: +49 (0) 4554.9934-14

E-Mail: info@pely-tex.de · Internet: www.pely-tex.de

Curatex GmbH

Dr.-Hermann-Lindrath-Strasse 23 · D-23812 Wahlstedt

Fon: +49 (0) 4554.71-0 · Fax: +49 (0) 4554.71-362

E-Mail: curatex@pelzgroup.de

Valid from October 2004

Welcome to the Pelz Group

Philosophy

People are at the heart of our thinking. Their everyday desires and needs determine our activities, andwe have made it our business to make their lives easier and better through our products – day in, dayout.

The Pelz Group is a family enterprise with its headquarters in Wahlstedt in the northern German regionof Schleswig-Holstein. We are active in the fields of cotton wool products, feminine hygiene, baby careand also household and industrial foils and films, as well as manufacturing nonwoven materials for arange of different applications.

We are well-known as an efficient and expert partner for consumers, trade and industry throughoutEurope and beyond.

History

The enterprise was founded in 1941 by Willy Pelz for the manufacture of cotton wool products for babyand beauty care.

The idea of also marketing these products in polythene bags led in 1961 to the creation of the house-hold and industrial foil and film division.

In 1966 production commenced of nonwoven materials for medical, hygienic and technical applications,and the development of our feminine hygiene segment began in 1983 with the takeover of the Cosmeabrand from Unilever.

In 2004 Unilever granted Pelz an exclusive European licence for the brand Q-tips.

Quality

Quality first and foremost! To this day our enterprise is run in line with this guiding principle, true toour founder’s original intentions.

To place our high quality standards on record for all to see, the companies Pelz, pely-plastic and Curatex operate a quality management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.

In addition, we have installed an HACCP system based on comprehensive risk analysis and incorporatingan effective error avoidance strategy in relation to all potential risks.

Alongside this, the sparing use of finite natural resources and environmental protection goes withoutsaying and remains in complete harmony with our economic objectives.

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Philosophy / History / Quality

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Beauty care and Cosmetics

Since 1926 the Q-tips brand has been the undisputed American market leader in the cotton buds segment, with the ‘Q’ standing for Quality.

In Europe too the Q-tips brand is synonymous with the entire cotton buds category, and benefits from extremely high potential levels of consumer trust.

The comprehensive spectrum of cotton wool products for hygiene and beauty care ranges from pleated cotton wool and cotton wool balls to cotton buds and cotton wool pads.

Our branded products meet the highesttechnological standards and their innovative production contributes to the continuing development of the product line.

For instance, there is the innovative Aloe Vera DUO Pad with aloe vera

constituents for silky soft skinand two different surfaces for thorough but gentle face cleansing.

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Body care and Plasters

Under the brand Die Wonnig Weichen we offer disposable flannels for normal and sensitive skins, soft disposable towels and baby cotton buds with a safety zone.

The mother-child programme is rounded off by our highly absorbent breastfeeding pads, which are exceptionally gentle on the skin thanks to the Soft & Dry inner nonwoven, while reliable underwear protection is provided by an innovative outer nonwoven which is impermeable and yet breathable.

Curatio offers first aid for minor everyday wounds with plasters in a wide range of sizes and types. All our products are manufactured in strict adherence to the German Medical Products Act (Medizinproduktegesetz).

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Feminine hygiene

The modern woman requires sanitary towels and panty liners which match her lifestyle while delivering maximum comfort, thus the growing trend towards natural, breathable materials.

Our Soft & Dry nonwoven is particularly kind on skin because no plastic film touches it, and it is breathable while simultaneously offering reliable underwear protection plus the patented side leakage protection for extra security. All features typifying the Cosmea name.

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Feminine hygiene / Incontinence

Cosmea tampons consist of extremely absorbent cotton wool in a specially soft fleece lining, giving users extra security and peace of mind.

The use of modern, high-absorbency products does much to prevent the loss of quality of life associated with incontinence.

Cosmea Protect helps people to feel relaxed and carefree and to stay active to an advanced age.

Our products come with all the quality features naturally associated with the Cosmea brand, such as high levels of comfort thanks to the gentle-on-the-skin Soft & Dry nonwoven, while guaranteeing maximum security and absolute discreteness thanks to the Odour Protect system.

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Household and industrial foils and films

Pely helps in the home with both tried-and-tested and innovative products offering genuine user benefits to make your life easier.

We use high-quality raw materials to produce freezer and ice-cube bags, cling film and aluminium foil plus greaseproof breakfast bags, sandwich paper and baking paper cut to baking tray size.

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attractive · innovative · effective

For the waste generated in the kitchen, home and garden we manufacture garbage bags both with and without drawstrings.

A speciality for the convenient and hygienic disposal of biodegradable household refuse are our environmentally friendly garbage bags made of paper or guaranteed biodegradable film – DIN V 54900 (DIN EN 13432) certified.

Today Pely foils and films are a byword throughout the packaging industry for quality and innovation. We use mono- and co-extrusion facilities, ultra-modern converting machines and highly-reliable flexo-graphic printing to produce packaging films for a huge variety of applications and to size specifications individually tailored to customer needs.

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Private Label

Naturally we also make our know-how available for Private Label, thus rounding off our offer.

Our cotton wool, feminine hygiene, incontinence and household foils and film products are innovative and high-quality while also offering excellent value for money.

This has enabled us to establish a reputation for ourselves as an efficient and expert partner for the top names in European trade and industry.

The integration of diverse added value steps (e.g., the manufacture of polyethylene packaging and nonwoven for hygienic use) within the Pelz group is unique in Europe and gives us, and thus our customers, the maximum possible flexibility.

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Nonwovens

For almost 40 years the company pely-tex has been a byword for high quality, flexibility and reliability.

The company manufactures thermal bonded, chemical bonded and spunlaced nonwovens for use in the hygiene, medical and cleaning markets and for many technical applications.

Our key success factors are the highest standard of customer service and the versatile and wide-ranging uses of pely-tex nonwovens coupled with highly motivated employees.

Market knowledge and technical expertise will continue in future to guarantee a steady flow of ideas and their rapid implementation in innovative products.