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Delignit AG: Market entry in Italy – Founding of Delignit Technologies Italia S.r.l. and operational takeover of business unit Rail and Marine from Bellotti S.p.A. as part of a lease agreement

27.01.2026 / 07:28 CET/CEST
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Blomberg, January 27, 2026. Delignit AG (ISIN DE000A0MZ4B0), a leading manufacturer of ecological hardwood-based products and system solutions, has taken a strategically significant step toward expanding its international market presence. The long-established Italian company Bellotti S.p.A., Cermenate, is currently undergoing restructuring proceedings under Italian law. In this context, Delignit AG has concluded an initially fixed-term lease agreement for parts of Bellotti S.p.A.'s business operations through its newly founded Italian subsidiary Delignit Technologies Italia S.r.l. The lease agreement exclusively covers the Rail and Marine business unit, which most recently generated annual sales in the mid-single-digit € million range, and is effective for the period from February 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026. The aim of the agreement is to ensure the continued operations of this business unit during the restructuring phase and, at the same time, to establish the Delignit Group's market entry in Italy. During the lease term, Delignit AG will review the complete and permanent acquisition of the Rail and Marine business unit. However, no decision has been made yet.

With the founding of Delignit Technologies Italia S.r.l. Delignit AG is pursuing several strategic objectives: In addition to expanding its geographical presence, it aims to further strengthen its core competence in the rail transport industry. In the long term, Delignit plans to develop Italy as a center of excellence for rail within the group. Furthermore, Bellotti's high-tech solutions are to be used to tap into the yacht building market segment.

Valentina and Pietro Bellotti, representatives of the fourth generation of the family business, will continue to hold key management positions within the business unit in order to ensure continuity and expertise.

Markus Büscher, CEO of the Delignit AG:         
„We are delighted that two companies with such a long and proud tradition and outstanding market attributes in terms of quality and technology for environmentally sustainable system solutions are coming together. This step represents an important milestone on the way to achieving our strategic target of €20 million in sales in the Technological Applications segment.”

Pietro Bellotti, Bellotti S.p.A.:    
„We are grateful and happy that the lease agreement has created the opportunity to continue the Bellotti tradition under the strong umbrella of the Delignit Group.“

The guidance for the 2026 fiscal year will be published with the 2025 annual report by the end of April 2026.

About the Delignit Group:

The Delignit Group develops, produces and sells ecological materials and system solutions made from renewable raw materials under the Delignit brand name. As a valued partner for development as well as project and series supplier to leading automotive groups, the Delignit Group is the global market leader in supplying the automotive industry with load compartment protection and load securing systems for equipping light commercial vehicles. With an application diversity and vertical range of manufacture that is unique in the industry, the Delignit Group serves numerous other technology sectors, e.g. as a global system supplier to well-known rail vehicle groups. Delignit solutions have exceptional technical properties and are also used, for example, as luggage compartment floors in cars, interior fittings for motorhomes, special floors for production and logistics halls and to improve the safety standards of buildings.

Made from European hardwood, the Delignit material is CO2 -neutral throughout its entire life cycle, making it an environmentally friendly alternative to non-regenerative materials. Its use not only improves the ecological footprint of customers' products, but also enables them to meet increasingly stringent environmental sustainability requirements. With the "Boost Your Sustainability" initiative, the Delignit Group demonstrates its long-standing commitment to promoting environmental sustainability and responsibility. Discover more about this commitment at www.delignit-sustainability.de/ The company, which is listed in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has been in existence for over 200 years.

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Further information is available online at www.delignit.com.

Contact:
Delignit AG
Königswinkel 2-6
32825 Blomberg
Tel. +49 5235 966-145
Fax +49 5235 966-351
eMail: ir@delignit.com

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