Cleaner Quieter Smoother Safer

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Tenneco
is a global leader
in supplying ride control and emission
Cleaner
control products and systems to original
equipment and aftermarket markets
around the world. We serve
Quieter
our customers with:
• Advanced technology and technical
know-how to solve problems and raise
Smoother
vehicle performance to new levels
• Quality we build into our products
through Six Sigma and other programs
Safer
• Dedication to delivering products on
time every time
• Tradition behind our leading Monroe®,
Walker®, Gillet TM, Clevite®Elastomers,
DynoMax®and Rancho®brands
Tenneco Inc.
500 North Field Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 USA
NYSE: TEN
www.tenneco.com
10/2008
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Tenneco
is a leading global supplier of ride control and emission control products and
systems to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket distributors and retailers.
Our approximately 21,000 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries from more
than 80 manufacturing plants and 14 engineering centers.
Tenneco’s portfolio is well-balanced — our diverse mix of customers, geographic locations, products,
markets and platforms position us to capture growth opportunities.
Balanced Customer Mix
We pioneer advanced technologies and innovative products that help customers meet increasing demands
for enhanced environmental performance, improved safety, and better ride control performance.
as a percentage of 2007 revenues
Tenneco’s powerful brands – Monroe®, Walker®, Clevite®Elastomers, GilletTM, Fric-Rot TM, Rancho®,
DynoMax® and FonosTM – are some of the most valued and recognized in the automotive industry.
During 2007, we generated global revenues of approximately $6.2 billion. Original equipment emission
control components and systems accounted for about 64 percent of annual revenues. Original
equipment ride control components and systems accounted for about 18 percent of annual revenues.
The company’s global aftermarket operations generated approximately 18 percent of our revenues.
Our sales are also diversified across a broad range of markets including passenger car, light truck
and SUV, commercial vehicles (on- and off-road) and specialty vehicles like motorbikes.
Tenneco is balanced geographically. About 47 percent of our 2007 revenues came from North America,
44 percent from Europe, South America and India, and about 9 percent from our operations in the
Asia Pacific region.
Tenneco’s global manufacturing and distribution network serves leading original equipment
manufacturers and aftermarket customers around the globe. Our suspension and exhaust products
are found on many of the world’s top-selling vehicles.
Tenneco Statistics
2007 Sales
2007
Revenues (millions)
Emission Control/Ride Control Balance*
2006
$6,184 $4,682
70/30
64/36
Original Equipment/Aftermarket Balance* 82/18
77/23
47%
44%
9%
*percentage of sales
30%
Europe, South America and India
Asia Pacific
Ride Control
70%
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Emission Control
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Where we are
Global presence
EUROPE HEADQUARTERS
Brussels, Belgium
Our manufacturing and
engineering expertise is
worldwide – wherever our
customers need us. Supporting
this system is a global
network of resources – shared
information, skills, processes
and systems – which we apply
at local engineering and
manufacturing sites.
ENGINEERING
Engineering Centers
Yokohama, Japan
Shanghai, China
ENGINEERING
Engineering Centers
St. Truiden, Belgium
Edenkoben, Germany
Gliwice, Poland
Rybnik, Poland
MANUFACTURING
Emission Control
Beijing, China ★
Changchun, China ★
Chongqing, China
Dalian, China (2)
Liuzhou, China ★
Nanchang, China ★
Shanghai, China
Shenyang, China ★
Wuhu, China ★
Halol, India ★
Pune, India
Bangkok, Thailand
MANUFACTURING
Emission Control
Gent, Belgium ★
Hodkovice, Czech Republic
Etain, France
Iwuy, France ★
Rennes, France ★
St. Berthevin, France
Edenkoben, Germany
Ingolstadt, Germany ★
Saarlouis, Germany ★
Zwickau, Germany
Poznan, Poland ★
Rybnik, Poland
Palmela, Portugal ★
St. Petersburg, Russia
Togliatti, Russia
Valencia, Spain
Arendal, Sweden ★
Vittaryd, Sweden
Tredegar, UK
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Ride Control
Beijing, China
Suzhou, China
Gurgaon, India ★
Hosur, India
Pondicherry, India
Ride Control
St. Truiden, Belgium
Hodkovice, Czech Republic
Poissy, France ★
Hannover, Germany ★
Bologna, Italy
Gliwice, Poland
Ermua, Spain
Gijon, Spain
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
Lake Forest, Illinois
ENGINEERING
Engineering Centers
Grass Lake, Michigan
Monroe, Michigan
Milan, Ohio
MANUFACTURING
Emission Control
Elkhart, Indiana
Ligonier, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana ★
Litchfield, Michigan
Marshall, Michigan
Kansas City, Missouri ★
Lincoln, Nebraska
Seward, Nebraska
Emigsville, Pennsylvania ★
Smithville, Tennessee
San Antonio, Texas ★
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Puebla, Mexico
ENGINEERING
Engineering Centers
Adelaide, Australia
Sydney, Australia
MANUFACTURING
Emission Control
Adelaide, Australia
Elizabeth, Australia ★
Ride Control
Adelaide, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
World/European Headquarters
ENGINEERING
Engineering Centers
Rosário, Argentina
Cotia, Brazil
Mogi Mirim, Brazil
Ride Control
Paragould, Arkansas
Long Beach, California
Hartwell, Georgia
Angola, Indiana
Cozad, Nebraska
Kettering, Ohio
Milan, Ohio
Napoleon, Ohio
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Celaya, Mexico
Reynosa, Mexico
MANUFACTURING
Emission Control
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mogi Mirim, Brazil
Ride Control
Rosário, Argentina
Cotia, Brazil
Mogi Mirim, Brazil
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Emission Control Manufacturing
Ride Control Manufacturing
Emission Control Engineering
Ride Control Engineering
★ Just-In-Time (JIT) Plant
Emission Control
Ride Control
Manufacturing
Facilities – 51
Manufacturing
Facilities – 31
• 20 are JIT plants
• 3 are JIT plants
Engineering Centers – 14
• 5 emission control
• 7 ride control
• 2 shared
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What we offer: our products
Downpipes
Catalytic Converters
Center Mufflers & Resonators
Shock Absorbers/Struts
Laminated
Manifold Coupled/Integrated
Spun Muffler
Single Wall
Close Coupled
Clam Shell Muffler (seamed or welded)
Acceleration Sensitive Damping
Shock Absorber (ASD)
Air Gap
Underfloor
Frequency Dependent Damping
Shock Absorber (FDD)
Performance Shock Absorbers
Monotube Shock Absorber
Micro-Amplitude Damping (MAD)
Shock Absorber
Fabricated Manifolds
Tubular Design
Air Gap Insulation
Integrated Catalytic Converter
Tailpipes
Elastomer & Ride
Control Products
Rear Mufflers
Suspension Bushings
Spun Muffler
Control Arms and Control
Arm Bushings
Clam Shell Muffler
(seamed or welded)
Engine & Body Mounts
Valve Controlled
Muffler
Spring Seats
Stabilizer Bar Bushings
GripperTM Stabilizer Bar System
Links & Link Bushings
Leaf & Coil Springs
Torsional Springs
Commercial and Specialty Vehicles
Suspension Modules & Systems
Exhaust Isolator System
Diesel Engines
Continuously Controlled Electronic
Suspension (CES)
Shear-Hub
(light vehicle)
Diesel Particulate Filters
Selective Catalytic
Reduction (SCR)
Lean NOx Traps (LNT)
Kinetic Suspension Technologies
Corner & Full Axle Modules
Shear-Leg
Conventional
Tuned Dampers
Air Springs Over Shock
(ASOS) Modules
Adjustable Monotube
Bushings
Links
Mounts
Kinetic Suspension Technologies
Torque Rods
Cabin Dampers
Magnum FS Shock Absorbers
Modules
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Diesel Particulate Filters
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
DeNOx Converter Aftertreatment Systems
Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC)
Heat Exchanger
Lean NOx Traps
ELIM-NOxTM Dosing Systems
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What we offer: our capabilities
Advanced Engineering and
Premier Technology
Customized Solutions
Tenneco has a competitive edge in customer
service. We work to improve customer
relationships with the goal of being the
number one technology-driven supplier of
emission control and ride control products
that differentiate our customers’ vehicles.
We anticipate customer needs and respond
quickly with innovative and practical
solutions.
Our innovative TEN-KBME (Tenneco
Knowledge Based Manufacturing &
Engineering) process enables our design
engineers to work virtually across projects
to share expertise, foster problem-solving,
and improve the efficiency and quality of
product development.
Program Management
From initial concept, through development,
testing and validation to process optimization and product introduction, we manage
every step to provide our customers with
increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness
and superior product quality. We create
a competitive advantage by expertly
introducing and commercializing new
technologies.
Our 14 engineering and technical centers offer advanced
engineering and deliver the latest technologies to
customers throughout the world. These centers shorten
product design and development cycles by using a
range of advanced development tools, including
computer-based virtual development of full systems, virtual
prototyping, virtual manufacturing, multi-body system
simulation and virtual tuning. Tenneco has also made
significant advances in the use of lightweight materials
to help customers meet increasingly stringent fuel
economy standards.
Our advanced engineering capabilities and technology
focus have led to innovations in both ride control and
emission control products, which have been recognized
by the industry’s PACE innovation awards.
Tenneco was one of the first to commercialize diesel
particulate filter technology, an important emission
control breakthrough as market share of diesel
vehicles increases.
Industry leading technology — AWD flexible
NVH hemi anechoic chassis dynamometer —
allows acoustic testing of many different
vehicle configurations 365 days a year.
Specific vehicle sound quality can be
engineered through linking our asymmetrical
acoustic laboratory (inset) with our advanced
analytical tools.
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Screening
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Business Plan
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Product Design
and
Development
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Product
Validation
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Process Design
and
Development
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Process
Validation
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Full Production,
Continuous
Improvement
Tenneco’s New Product Introduction System uses program management processes built around customer requirements.
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Tenneco's industry-leading ELIM-NOx TM
SCR System, offers OE customers a
fully-integrated emission control
system designed to meet stringent
2010 diesel emissions regulations for
NOx reduction.
We are at the forefront of electronics
with Tenneco’s Continuously Controlled
Electronic Suspension (CES), which
provides next generation capabilities
in terms of vehicle handling and
ride comfort.
We have engineering capabilities to develop leading-edge elastomer
products with our own custom-formulated rubber compounds and metal
components. Many of our elastomer technologies are patented and
patent-pending.
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What we offer: our capabilities
Global Manufacturing
Our worldwide manufacturing facilities produce high-quality products and systems, using state-ofthe-art manufacturing processes and advanced optimization tools to ensure consistent levels of quality
and improve efficiency.
Customer satisfaction is improved through Six Sigma, a quality methodology designed to eliminate
process variability, product defects and waste. Since 2001, our Six Sigma programs have produced
$177 million in permanent
Six Sigma Savings
savings worldwide. The
company is also implementing
Design for Six Sigma, which
applies Six Sigma quality
principles in product design
and development programs.
Nearly all of Tenneco’s
world-class manufacturing
facilities are ISO9000 certified.
Tenneco has embraced Lean
manufacturing – “the least waste
way” which improves nearly every business metric. Our emissions control facility in Litchfield, Michigan,
showcases how Lean is being implemented throughout the company. Since beginning with Lean in 2000,
the facility has reduced inventory by 34 percent, improved quality by 86 percent (ppm) and improved
revenue per employee by 101 percent.
We engineer In-line Sequenced and Just -In -Time delivery concepts that meet the varying needs of our
customers.
We continue to generate savings through global supply chain management programs that identify the
best suppliers worldwide, leverage our global spending and capture opportunities to source from
lower-cost countries.
Design and Integrate Modules and Systems
Our automated laser-beam muffler welding process represents just one step in a continuous supply pipeline. The laser-welded
muffler is then transferred to a JIT facility where we assemble and ship a full exhaust system every 12 minutes to our customer
500 feet away.
Perfecting product flow through operational excellence processes like Kanban, allows us to serve customers’ needs when and
where they need it.
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Increasingly, original equipment manufacturers are looking for fully engineered, pre-assembled parts
and systems. These components improve logistics, offer faster vehicle assembly and help provide cost
reductions. To meet this demand, we offer industry leading skills in designing and manufacturing
ride control modules and full ride control systems. We also supply full exhaust systems – from fabricated
manifolds to the tailpipe – with our cold- to hot-end engineering expertise.
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Original Equipment Emission Control
Tenneco is one of the world’s leading suppliers of exhaust products and
systems for original equipment manufacturers. We integrate exhaust
components and supply our customers with full exhaust systems.
Our products include:
• Selective Catalytic Reduction
• fabricated manifolds
(SCR)
• manifold converters
• downpipes
• catalytic converters
• tailpipes
• diesel particulate filter systems • tubing
• DeNOx converter aftertreatment • resonators
systems
• mufflers
Tenneco has developed several patented
and patent-pending designs for exhaust
isolators. Our new design, the “shear hub,”
was launched on several 2007 OEM platforms.
process. Through the use of predictive tools, we
provide options to meet customer targets and ensure
system optimization with our virtual design and
development capabilities. The ability to design and test
analytically reduces the need for prototype vehicles.
Our Semi-Active Muffler (SAM®) Valves provide
constant exhaust gas flow adjustment, delivering
an optimal balance between acoustics and engine
performance and standardization across different
engines within the same platform.
Tenneco also uses proprietary software tools to
simulate tailpipe noise to develop exhaust systems
that generate specific engine sounds, increasingly
important for vehicle brand differentiation.
Tenneco is at the forefront of technology development to meet the emissions control demands of
diesel engines. We design and manufacture
aftertreatment products and systems that reduce
or eliminate diesel particulate emissions.
Technology and Products
Engineering and Design
Our technology development is driven by environmental regulations,
trends and customer needs. These include increasingly stringent
emissions and noise regulations, the drive for better fuel efficiency,
new demand for diesel and other alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles,
and greater demand for lightweight components.
With our leading emission control design and engineering capabilities,
we are well positioned to help our customers meet all emissions
regulations and address alternative powertrains. This includes
diesel engines and cylinder deactivated engines, as well as the trend
toward hybrids and new generation powertrains such as fuel cells.
Tenneco’s cost-effective tubular
integrated converter is lighter weight and
offers more durability.
We produce fabricated manifolds with air gap
technology. We also provide manifold coupled
catalytic converters that feature thin-wall catalysts
and electrically heated catalysts, resulting in faster
catalytic converter light-off.
Tenneco offers all catalytic converter canning
techniques and both hot- and cold-spinning
manufacturing capabilities. Our converter canning
capabilities include thin-wall and ultra thin-wall
substrate canning, tourniquet, calibrated Tubular
Integrated Converter, clamshell and shoebox designs.
Our manifold capabilities are showcased in the
Tubular Manifolds with Close Coupled Catalysts,
the most complex designs delivering optimum
power with reduced emissions.
SAM® technology
helps adapt standardized
muffler designs for a
wide variety of applications.
Tenneco also is establishing leadership in
lightweight and ultra-lightweight exhaust system
technology.
Tenneco elastomer and exhaust engineers collaborated to develop a
unique exhaust isolator that cost effectively delivers outstanding
noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance.
Tenneco is a leader in sound attenuation. We work collaboratively with
customers to identify risks and challenges early in the development
Tenneco engineered
the BMW 1-series
signature sound.
New valve technology provides
acoustically seamless transition between
different engine modes, enabling the use
of more fuel efficient cylinder deactivated
engines.
Tenneco’s diesel aftertreatment
technology is highlighted on the
Ford F-350, GM Duramax engine
vehicles and the Dodge Ram.
Tenneco introduced one of the first
diesel particulate filters, which currently
equips 34 passenger car and light
truck models.
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Original Equipment Ride Control
Tenneco is known around the globe for its complete
range of high-quality ride control products and systems.
We are leaders in designing and manufacturing:
innovative solutions has led to adaptive damping
systems, electronically adjustable suspensions and
air damping systems.
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Our ride control capabilities extend to elastomeric
engineering using state-of-the-art Computer Aided
Engineering (CAE), quick response prototyping, and
Design for Six Sigma programs. We offer a broad
range of custom-designed products to reduce noise,
vibration and harshness. Our own custom-formulated
rubber compounds and metal components distinguish
the Tenneco Clevite®Elastomers brand.
shock absorbers and struts
suspension systems/modules
suspension bushings
control arms and control arm bushings
engine body mounts
links and link bushings
coil and leaf springs
Kinetic® Suspension Systems use technology that
improves vehicle stability, handling and ride comfort and
helps reduce the risk of
vehicle roll-over.
Tenneco’s elastomer capabilities
include mold bonded bushings,
mechanically bonded bushings,
mounts and exhaust isolators.
Our elastomer compound
formulations and custom
exhaust hanger designs
improve isolation and
durability across the entire
exhaust system.
We are experts in combining
related technologies and components
in modules and systems including
the integration work to design a
complete shock module.
Engineering and Design
Technology and Products
Our industry-leading ride control technologies meet
consumer demand for improved ride comfort and
safer, better handling vehicles.
Tenneco’s design and engineering techniques –
including advanced predictive engineering with
multiple simulation programs – shorten product
development cycle time, improve efficiency and add
value. We work with customers to achieve critical
ride tuning tailored to each vehicle model. We also
develop new damping technologies to enhance vehicle
stability, handling and control. Our dedication to
Tenneco is a leader in commercializing ride control
technologies that respond to customer and consumer
technical demands. These technologies include load
leveling, roll stiffness adjustment, active and semiactive ride control, wheel hop damping and control,
and yaw control.
The Continuously Controlled Electronic Suspension (CES)
responds to customer demand for a suspension system
that differentiates vehicles by providing superior
vehicle handling without compromising ride comfort.
CES was first commercialized on the 2003 Volvo S60R and V70R performance
vehicles offering sport car handling with luxury sedan comfort.
CES is a semi-active suspension system that continuously adjusts damping levels according to road and
driving conditions. At the heart of the CES is an
advanced valve system, developed with Öhlins Racing.
The valves – integrated with an electronic controller
and chassis sensors – work together to deliver the
most advanced damping characteristics.
Our Acceleration Sensitive
Damping (ASD) shock
absorber solves the
challenge of delivering both a soft, comfortable ride
and firm vehicle handling. The award-winning ASD
technology is a mechanical valve system that
instantaneously changes damping force to adjust
vehicle ride to bumps and changes in the road surface.
Monotube shock absorbers –
single tube high-pressure
gas shocks – offer enhanced vehicle
stability and handling with design features that
provide more mounting options and higher damping levels
compared with similar sized twin tube shocks.
The innovation of ASD has
eliminated compromise –
vehicles are tuned
for handling without
increasing harshness.
The MAD (Micro-Amplitude Damping)
technology is a position sensitive
hydraulic circuit designed to
eliminate the energy transfer
caused by tire imbalances.
This circuit is engineered
to directly react to the
displacement of the shock
absorber.
Frequency Dependent Damping is a next generation
shock absorber. It is environmentally friendly – uses
no oil – and minimizes the compromise between ride
and handling. A frequency dependent damping shock
absorber can be mounted in any position and has a
more consistent damping performance over a wide
range of temperatures.
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Our hydroelastic body mounts are
capable of producing very high
damping at one frequency.
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Global Aftermarket
Emission Control
Walker has produced a full range of leading vehicle
exhaust components and systems for 75 years.
Tenneco is a leader in the global automotive aftermarket
with premier brands, a broad product line, innovative
marketing programs, and strong distribution systems,
which include distributors, retailers and installers
around the globe. Tenneco’s aftermarket products are
recognized worldwide under well-known brands like
Monroe,® Walker,® FonosTM, Rancho®, DynoMax,® Thrush®
Fric-Rot,TM and Axios.TM
improve handling and safety for high center of
gravity vehicles like SUVs and light trucks.
The Monroe Sensa-Trac® line of shocks and struts,
featuring Position Sensitive Damping (PSD)
technology, offers
both comfort and
added control
when you need it.
Ride Control
The Monroe Quick-Strut ® assembly is the first
comprehensive, ready to install replacement
strut engineered to significantly reduce
installation time. Each assembly’s spring rate
and strut valving are carefully tuned
to the vehicle’s
factory-specified
ride and
handling profile.
The Monroe brand of shock absorbers
and struts is one of the most wellknown in the world, having
served aftermarket customers since
1916. Our premium Monroe Reflex®
Shock Absorber features
Acceleration Sensitive Damping
(ASD) technology to maintain
better tire-to-road contact and
Our testing vans tour Europe to
offer drivers free inspections
of their shock absorbers,
exhaust systems and
catalytic converters.
Walker Quiet Flow® muffler features an open flow
design that increases exhaust flow, improves sound
quality, and significantly reduces exhaust back pressure
when compared to other replacement mufflers.
Walker UltraTM Catalytic Converters offer a higher
loading of precision metals to help problematic
vehicles pass emissions tests.
Produced for the independent aftermarket, a
Walker® Original Diesel Particulate Filter is designed for a
specific vehicle application and is an integral part of the
engine management system. The filter replaces a worn originally
mounted diesel particulate filter and removes particulate matter
from the exhaust with the same 95% to 99% efficiency of original
equipment diesel particulate filters.
The FonosTM line of AluminoxTM
exhaust products meets European
Union requirements for aftermarket
and original equipment.
Performance Brands
Rancho® ride control and suspension products
provide on- and off-road performance for both
stock and raised light truck vehicles.
DynoMax® and Lukey® performance exhaust brands offer a complete
line of mufflers, cat-back performance exhaust systems, headers,
and pipes engineered to increase the efficiency, horsepower, torque
and sound of virtually any car, truck, and sport utility vehicle.
Brakes
Monroe DynamicsTM and CeramicsTM brakes offer the complete
solution, combining wire wear sensors, hardware and lubricant,
which help provide a precise fit and easy installation.
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Commercial Vehicles and Specialty Markets
Elastomers
Commercial Vehicle Market
The commercial vehicle market is a key growth
segment for Tenneco. We have the solutions for
meeting new diesel emissions regulations,
providing a more comfortable ride for
drivers, and improving vehicle handling
and stability for on- and off-road vehicles.
Exhaust
Tailpipe
Lateral
Cab
Shock
Absorbers
Muffler
These solutions extend to a variety
of specialty markets, including
motorcycles, stationary power
generation, agriculture
and construction.
Cab
Mount
Assembly
Seat
Shock
Absorber
Exhaust
Pipe
Engine
Mounts
Our revolutionary
LiteningRod TM offers
greater strength and
durability yet is lighter weight
than standard torque rods.
Emission Control
35 & 45mm
Magnum FS
Shock
Absorbers
Cab Suspension
Link
Primary
Air Spring
Over Shocks
(ASOS)
Auxilliary
Springs
V-Rods
Cab
Heat
Air Spring
Exchanger
Diesel
Over Shocks
Oxidation
(ASOS)
Catalyst
Selective
Diesel
(DOC)
Catalyst
Particulate
Reduction
Filter
(SCR)
(OPF)
System
Products
Ride Control
Tenneco has decades of experience
engineering product solutions for
customers in the commercial vehicle and
specialty markets. Our broad line of elastomer
products provide superior ride and handling and
help our customers reduce NVH in their vehicles.
Exhaust
Brackets
LiteningRod
Torque Rods
Tenneco offers damping
solutions ranging from
traditional axle and wheel
damping to cabin comfort, radiator damping,
and more. These products, whether a single damper
or a complex module, provide damping and vibration
control anywhere on a vehicle or in non-vehicular
applications.
Spring Eye
Bushings
Tenneco has been first to market with innovative diesel
aftermarket technologies and is a leader in supplying torque
rods and cabin dampers for heavy duty applications.
Adjustable Monotube Shock
Kinetic
Air Spring Module
Tenneco’s Adjustable Monotube Shock
allows a vehicle’s ride to be tuned for
road and load conditions. The single
tube design with multiple
adjustment positions provides
faster damping response and
improves vehicle noise,
vibration and harshness.
Our easily installed Air
Spring Module replaces
more complex suspension assemblies with a
modular air spring and shock system
to improve ride and vehicle stability.
Monroe® Magnum shocks are designed for
commercial vehicles weighing from 3.5 tons to
41 tons, and for axles up to 12 tons. The product
range has been expanded to include cabin
dampers, cabin air springs and seat dampers.
The Kinetic suspension technology can be adapted
to commercial vehicles and in specialty markets.
This cost-effective passive system enhances vehicle
stability by reducing vehicle roll while maintaining
a comfortable ride.
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Tenneco’s spring eye bushings
feature a unique two-piece design
that helps improve vehicle
handling and stability.
Tenneco’s emission control products enable
diesel powered engines to cost effectively
achieve mandated emissions levels. Our global
engineering teams work collaboratively with
customers to develop systems that reduce emissions,
airborne and structural NVH and system costs,
while enhancing engine performance. Our leadingedge products offer unique solutions tailored to
customer needs for diesel or gasoline engines.
Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC)
Our diesel oxidation catalysts provide
significant emissions reduction and can
be packaged to incorporate silencing
devices, DPF and NOx abatement
technology for optimum efficiency.
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
Tenneco’s fully-integrated emission control system,
the ELIM-NOxTM SCR System, is designed to reduce
NOx emissions by 70 to 90 percent using
SCR technology. The injector system
provides rapid, uniform dispersion
of urea without using steam or
compressed air, reducing overall
system lifecycle cost. The “self-learn”
monitoring device significantly reduces vehicle
development time and costs through unique sensors.
Active Burner Diesel Particulate Filter
Diesel Particulate Filter
Acoustical Capability
The Tenneco diesel particulate filter
system technology has been successfully
adapted to the commercial vehicle
and specialty markets. These highly
effective filters are temperature
resistant and eliminate more than
95 percent of particulate matter
from diesel emissions.
Tenneco optimizes the acoustical performance
of its muffler/resonator products to provide
customers with desired vehicle sound quality,
while meeting noise reduction regulations.
A variety of solutions are available to meet
packaging constraints including technologically
advanced and versatile products that facilitate
flow control and acoustic attenuation.
Tenneco’s active burner diesel particulate filter,
engineered for low temperature applications like
non-road or urban stop-and-go, regenerates the
filter when exhaust temperatures are low. The
technology also provides faster aftertreatment
warmup for improved cold start performance. The
proprietary ignition and fuel system provides
performance advantages versus competing products.
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Growing Globally
Tenneco is well-positioned to grow globally.
Tenneco is capturing opportunities in rapidly expanding markets like China, India, Russia and Brazil.
Tenneco is the #1 exhaust supplier in China, where we
entered the market in 1995. In 2006, we opened our
first wholly-owned Tenneco facility in Suzhou,
China – improving our global position for elastomer
operations. We then opened the Shanghai Tenneco
Research and Development Center in mid 2007.
Our growing operations in Central and Eastern Europe
include plants in Poland, Czech Republic and Russia
(where Tenneco opened its second emission control
facility — St. Petersburg in 2007). These efficient,
cost-effective facilities handle an increasing number
of our new vehicle launches in Europe as our
customers shift more of their operations eastward.
Tenneco develops
the right emission
control technologies
to meet tightening
environmental
regulations worldwide.
Tenneco's majority-owned joint venture
manufacturing operations in Shanghai,
China, serve domestic and global
original equipment manufacturers.
Strategies Aligned for Growth
Tenneco Facilities
in BRIC Markets
Tenneco’s three main strategic imperatives make up the backbone of who we are.
First, we invest in growing markets with proprietary technologies through our
six key strategic growth areas:
• Emission control technologies to meet tightening environmental mandates.
• Advanced technology for ride control performance and safety.
• Adjacent markets for new revenue opportunities.
• BRIC markets for rapid growth.
• Expanding business with growth OEMs, enhancing our customer mix.
• Aftermarket service products to drive incremental sales.
In addition, we continuously advance our operational excellence. Through low cost country
(LCC) strategies and improving on our Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma processes, we
can better optimize our global footprint.
Finally, we are committed to improving our financial strength by lowering our net debt to
adjusted EBITDA ratio and capitalizing on our EVA (economic value added) discipline.
In short, Tenneco has the right technologies, at the right time and in the right places — making
the world cleaner, quieter, smoother and safer.
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Original Equipment
Operations
2007 Sales
Applications
Emission Control
$3,961 million
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Passenger cars
Light trucks
Commercial vehicles
Industrial
Motorbikes
Buses
Products
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Brands
Primary Competitors
Complete emission control systems
Fabricated manifolds
Manifold-converter modules
Catalytic converters
Mufflers and resonators
Diesel particulate filter systems
SCR, NOx abatement systems
Exhaust heat exchangers
Exhaust isolators and hanging systems
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Shocks and struts
Suspension bushings
Coil, air and leaf springs
Torque rods
Engine and body mounts
Suspension modules and systems
Control arms, bars and links
Cabin dampers
Computerized electronic
suspension systems
Anti-roll systems
Seat dampers
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EMCON Technologies
Faurecia
Eberspächer
Bosal
Nelson (Cummins Inc.)
Key Advantages
Top Five Customers
Emission & Ride Control
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Ride Control
$1,119 million
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Passenger cars
Light trucks
Commercial vehicles
Golf carts
Off-road recreational
Rail cars
Buses
Motorbikes
n
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n
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n
n
n
n
n
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ZF Sachs
Delphi
ArvinMeritor
KYB
Magneti Marelli
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n
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Advanced technologies
Experienced team
Product/process quality
Global program management
Japanese alliances
Joint ventures in China,
Thailand and U.K.
Customer relationships
Broad product range
Broad and diverse customer
base
Full-service supplier
Just-In-Time (JIT) assembly
Test and validation systems
Knowledge-based
engineering
Global manufacturing
footprint
Global engineering
capabilities
Lean manufacturing expertise
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General Motors Corp.
Ford Motor Co.
Daimler AG
Volkswagen AG
Toyota Motor Co.
Top Five Platforms 2007
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General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co.
Volkswagen AG
Renault
Nissan Motor Co.
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Market Opportunities
Ford Super Duty Gas/Diesel
GM Silverado/Sierra HD
Gas/Diesel
Toyota Tundra
Volkswagen Audi Golf, Jetta A3
GM Opel Vectra, Chevrolet Malibu,
Pontiac G6
n
GM Silverado, Tahoe, Yukon,
Suburban, Avalanche, Sierra
Ford Focus, Mazda 3, Volvo S40
Volkswagen Transporter
Ford Fiesta
Volkswagen Golf, New Caddy
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Additional content due to
emission regulations
Diesel aftertreatment
Customized sound attenuation
Emerging markets
Commercial vehicle segment
Adjacent markets
Vehicle stability/safety
requirements
Modular assembly
New technologies
Adjacent markets
Electronic technologies
Emerging markets
Seat damping systems
Cabin damping systems
Commercial vehicle segment
Aftermarket
Operations
2007 Sales
Applications
Emission Control
$370 million
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Passenger cars
Light trucks
Commercial vehicles
Performance vehicles
Products
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n
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n
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Mufflers
Pipes
Tubing
Mounting components
Catalytic converters
Performance mufflers
Headers
Brands
Primary Competitors
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OE Service
Bosal
AP Exhaust Products
International Muffler
Company
Klarius Group
Key Advantages
Top Five Customers
Emission & Ride Control
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Ride Control
$734 million
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Passenger cars
Light trucks
Commercial vehicles
Performance vehicles
Trailers
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Shock absorbers
Struts and strut assemblies
Cartridges
Mounting kits
Performance shocks and struts
Torque rods
Suspension bushings
Engine mounts
Coil springs
Suspension lift kits
Brake pads
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n
n
n
ArvinMeritor
KYB
OE Service
ZF Sachs
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Brand leadership
Relationships with all
major wholesale
distributors/retailers
Global presence
Leading market shares
Product innovation
Product quality
Extensive product and
vehicle coverage
Targeted marketing
programs
Distribution channels
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Leading Products
TEMOT International
NAPA
Automotive Distribution
International (ADI)
Uni-Select
Advance Auto Parts
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Advance Auto Parts
NAPA
TEMOT International
O’Reilly Automotive
Uni-Select
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
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n
Market Opportunities
Quiet-Flow3®
mufflers/assemblies
Dynomax® Ultra-Flo Stainless/
Welded Mufflers/Systems
SoundFX™ mufflers
Clean Air™ catalytic converters
n
Reflex® shocks and struts
Sensa-Trac® shocks and struts
Rancho shocks, struts and
suspension lift kits
Quick Strut™
Gas-Magnum® shocks
Monro-Matic Plus® shocks
Monroe springs
Monroe brake pads
Monro-Magnum® shocks
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Growing number of vehicles
on the road
OE Service
New technologies
Emission regulations
Performance-product demand
Growing number of vehicles
on the road
OE service
New technologies
Unperformed maintenance
Premium mix expansion
Broader product coverage
Heavy-duty truck penetration
Safety/installer education
Testing/diagnostic equipment