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Oerlikon Saurer Textile

In the financial year 2006, this segment, with its five Business Units, achieved new orders of CHF 2.3 billion. This is 37 percent higher than the prior year total of CHF 1.7 billion (adjusted for acquisitions and currency effects plus 25 percent). At CHF 2 billion, sales were 13 percent (adjusted 3 percent) over the prior year. At the end of the year, orders on hand stood at CHF 825 million, the highest level ever achieved.

Oerlikon Saurer Textile is a worldwide total solutions provider in the field of textile machines and equipment
Applications & products
Fibers & Nonwoven
  • Staple fiber plants
  • Non woven plants
  • Carpet yarn plants
Filaments
  • Filament yarn plants
  • Texturing systems
Staple Yarn
  • Spinning preparation systems
  • Rotor spinning systems
  • Ring spinning systems
  • Winding systems
Twisting & Embroidery
  • Twisting systems
  • Embroidery systems
Special Parts
  • Components for the textile industry
 
Key figures of Oerlikon Saurer Textile
in CHF million 2006 2005 Change 11-12/2006 1
Order intake 2 257 1 651 37% 398
Orders on hand 825 611 35% 825
Sales 2 044 1 815 13% 438
EBIT 76 97 -22% 24

1 The data for November/December 2006 is consolidated in the figures of the Oerlikon Group.

 

«The high level of orders on hand, the consistently good state of the most important textile markets and the increasing effects of the Oerlikon Saurer Textile growth program, all mean that we can expect to see a higher sales in 2007. By continued integration in the Oerlikon Organization, technological and economic synergies will continue to exploit the potential of the Oerlikon Saurer Textile business segment.»

Dr. Carsten Voigtländer
Head of Oerlikon Saurer Textile
Executive Vice President

A rapidly developing market in China

New premises in China
In Suzhou, southern China, Oerlikon Saurer Textile has opened its largest site in the world. At more than 120 000 square meters in size, it employs around 1 000 people to produce machines from the whole product range. Suzhou also provides a base for sales, service and administration for the whole of the region, with over 1 800 employees in China. With the opening of four further sales offices, Oerlikon Saurer Textile is making swift progress with market development in China.

Oerlikon Saurer Textile's customers benefit from a life-cycle partnership along the entire value-added chain, from plant design, via start-up, to a comprehensive after-sales service. The high number of orders on hand, the consistently good state of the most important textile markets with the announced extension of the State program of support for investments in India and Turkey, and the increasing effects of the Oerlikon Saurer Textile growth program, all mean that we can expect to see a higher sales in 2007. By continued integration in the Oerlikon Organization, technological and economic synergies will continue to exploit the potential of the Oerlikon Saurer Textile business segment.