NORMA Group has been awarded a EUR 30 million (US$32.7 million) contract to equip a new platform for small to medium electric passenger cars with lightweight tubes for the battery thermal management system. The customer’s vehicle platform encompasses several car models and targets to enable efficient city mobility.

Starting in December 2026, NORMA Group will deliver around 1.4 million tubes to the customer per year.

“Large-scale production and availability of small and medium electric vehicles will be a main driver for the transition towards a low-emission, more climate-friendly mobility,” stated CEO Guido Grandi. “This contract proves that with our engineering expertise, our standardized quality management and our global manufacturing footprint we are the right partner for leading car manufacturers as they broaden and scale up their portfolio of battery-electric vehicles.”

The tubes are made of thermoplastic elastomer, a light and flexible material. With its material and design quality, a TP Flex tube significantly reduces the pressure drop of the fluid that flows through it, making the tube well suited for use in the thermal management systems of EVs where it is particularly challenging to keep the pressure in the cooling circuit evenly high.

“Our joining technology can be used in all kinds of vehicles,” added Carolin Wolfsdörfer, President Mobility & New Energy at NORMA Group. “With our engineering capacities, we are able to offer tailor-made solutions according to the customers’ requirements.

“Specifically in electric vehicles, car manufacturers focus on lightweight components as the total weight of a vehicle influences the amount of energy needed to move it. A lighter electric vehicle requires a less powerful drive or offers a higher range.”

The tubes will be manufactured at NORMA Group’s plant in Subotica, Serbia. For the contract, the company will invest in new ergonomic assembly lines and in modernizing existing thermoforming equipment.

NORMA Group was formed in 2006 from the merger of Rasmussen GmbH of Germany, founded in 1949, and ABA Group of Sweden, founded in 1896. Maintal, Germany-based NORMA reports 8,900 employees in 100+ countries and 27 plants, including 11 U.S. facilities. Web: normagroup.com