Press Releases

Oerlikon successfully completes refinancing

Oerlikon congratulates CERN on its success in identifying the Higgs particle

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum supplied key vacuum components to CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and ATLAS/CMS detectors.

Oerlikon divests Melco business

Further portfolio adjustment in Textile Segment

Oerlikon Drive Systems optimizes operations

Porretta operations of Oerlikon Graziano sold to Paritel S.p.A.

Oerlikon officially opens Chinese headquarters in Shanghai

Regional Expansion

Oerlikon successfully issues a 4 year CHF 300 million domestic bond

Oerlikon signs new CHF 800 million Syndicated Credit Facility

First refinancing milestone reached to improve conditions and increase flexibility

Oerlikon reports profitability increase in Q1 2012

7th consecutive profitable quarter for the Oerlikon Group

Oerlikon sells its stake in Pilatus

Further focussing of the portfolio

Shareholders approve dividend for 2011

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2012

Oerlikon Drive Systems optimizes operations

Strategic streamlining of manufacturing footprint in Italy from 7 to 5 sites

Oerlikon sells property in Arbon

Oerlikon takes a further step in its strategic focussing of the Group

Oerlikon proposes change in the composition of its Board of Directors

Oerlikon’s Board of Directors nominates Reyad Fezzani as new Board member

Annual Results 2011

New profitability level with 10 % EBIT margin

Oerlikon to divest Solar Segment to Tokyo Electron

Sauber F1 Team and Oerlikon expand partnership

Oerlikon Solar’s 2nd generation ThinFabTM presented in Abu Dhabi today delivers 23 % investment cost reduction and 17 % higher capacity

Investment costs down to $ 1/Wp, production costs down to $ 0.5/Wp – New record cell achieving 12.5 % efficiency

2nd generation ThinFabTM sets industry record: Capex reduced to $ 1/Wp with lowest Cost of Production at $ 0.5/Wp

Oerlikon Solar announces 2nd generation of ThinFabTM for the production of thin film silicon modules

Oerlikon Solar signs Memorandum of Understanding with International Cooperation Center for China Renewable Energy Society (CRES)

Oerlikon Solar announces strategic solar partnership in China

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum expands production in China

Third expansion of Tianjin facility

Oerlikon Textile simplifies Organization and moves Management to Shanghai

Nine-month Results 2011

Oerlikon continues strong profitable sales growth

Oerlikon Textile launches 7 new machines at ITMA 2011

New products focus on energy savings, efficiency and flexibility

Oerlikon Solar launches its new record-breaking module

EU PVSEC 2011: New record of 154 (peak) watts module output and 10.8% efficiency