tesa SE is one of the worldÕs leading manufacturers of self-adhesive product and system solutions for industry, trade, and consumers. The companyÕs 125 years of experience in coating technology and its development of adhesives and innovative product solutions have taken tesa, headquartered in Hamburg, to the top of the world market in many fields of application. The more than 6000 products developed and produced by tesa are marketed in over 100 countries. The company achieves more than three-quarters of its overall revenue with special system solutions for industrial clients, and ensures, in many industries, that costs are cut, processes optimized, and end products thereby improved. Slightly less than one-quarter of the companyÕs revenue comes from consumer product solutions that are intended for daily use in the office, the home, and the garden. In this area, tesa helps people to arrange their surroundings according to their own tastes, thereby improving quality of life for many.