Mar 20, 2006 Unaxis expands service activities of Coating Services (Balzers) business unit through acquisition of coating operations of America’s Star Cutter Company
Feb 10, 2006 Fourth quarter 2005: Unaxis EBIT increases versus previous quarter by 155 percent to CHF 56 million – All business units recorded positive operating results on a 21 percent quarter-on-quarter rise in sales
Jan 19, 2006 Dr. Axel Deich takes over as head of Space Technology – Pluto mission with payload fairing from Contraves Space starts successfully
Nov 17, 2005 Unaxis to expand solar activities Global market leader in thin film silicon solar-cell technology
Oct 26, 2005 Unaxis business segment Coating Services (Balzers) acquires Coating Operations of Italian Samputensili
Oct 21, 2005 Third quarter 2004: Cyclical downturn in semiconductor market and overcapacity in market for writeable data storage devices significantly impact Semiconductor Equipment and Data Storage Solutions segments – above-average sales growth in Coating Services,
Oct 20, 2005 Third quarter 2005: Unaxis returns to profit with an operating result (EBIT) of CHF 22 million (CHF 47 million before restructuring costs) – sales rise by 12 percent versus the previous quarter
Oct 03, 2005 Contraves Space to acquire precision space mechanisms business from France’s Snecma Moteurs
