Mintex is part of a Parts group called TMD friction. T is for Textar & they are a OE brake pad company. Other OE pad are Pagid & Jurid. Not all pads for MB made by these companies are OE. Mixtex doesn't make any OE compound but the pads are OK, I've used their race pads on my race car.

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