Shanghai airport expanded with nora® floorcoverings:
Endurance test passed with 200 million passengers

Shanghai/Weinheim. Pudong International Airport in Shanghai relies again on nora® rubber floorcoverings from Weinheim in its Terminal 2 which was recently opened at the end of March. The wear-resistant floorcovering, which has been in use in the airport since 1998, passed the endurance test with more than 200 million passengers.

Pudong International Airport belongs to the many airports worldwide which experienced major growth. From this airport, more than 50 Chinese and international airlines link the booming region of Shanghai to the worldwide air routes. With the second expansion stage now complete, the operators have consistently used sustainable and environmentally friendly produced construction materials such as nora® rubber floorcoverings. In this respect, priority was given to the highest possible comfort of the passengers and a unique design as competition characteristics. The floorcoverings do not contain any plasticizers or halogens which might be emitted. Thanks to their excellent abrasion and wear resistance and resistance to cigarette burns, the floorcoverings did not lose their attractive look even after a decade of permanent use in daily airport operation.

For the 45,000 m2 of floorcoverings installed in Terminal 2, the Chinese architects combined two norament® colour shades as well as the matching steptreads. A total of more than 300 different types of design were available for selection. Pudong International Airport thus belongs to the more than 150 airports worldwide which welcome their passengers on resilient nora® rubber floorcoverings. Including Terminal 1, more than 115,000 m2 of norament® floorcoverings are now installed in the airport.

nora systems GmbH develops, produces and markets high-quality, resilient floorcoverings as well as shoe components under the brand name nora®. The company headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, was founded in 2007 (formerly Freudenberg Bausysteme KG) and has been shaping the development of rubber floorcoverings for years as worldwide leading manufacturer. More than 1,000 employees achieved a turnover of approximately Euro 165 million in 2007.

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Pudong International Airport, Shanghai: Auch im zweiten Bauabschnitt kommen die seit einem Jahrzehnt bewährten nora® Kautschuk-Bodenbeläge zum Einsatz.