Oerlikon’s customers operate primarily in the markets for food, functional wear, transportation, infrastructure and energy. For example, the Group’s customers include 22 of the 25 largest polyester manufacturers. Oerlikon also supplies globally operating manufacturers of agricultural vehicles and construction machinery, leading microchip producers and almost all major car manufacturers and their suppliers. End products produced or processed with Oerlikon plants or processes can be found at every turn in people’s everyday lives: functional sportswear keeps people warm, rugs make homes cozier, nonwoven materials insulate structures, hybrid vehicles and city buses improve mobility, vacuum packaging keeps food fresh.