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    Bühler Achieves Strong, Profitable Growth

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    Bühler Achieves Strong, Profitable Growth
    02.08.18
    2017 was a successful year for the Bühler Group, the company said.
     
    Bühler organically increased its order intake by 10 percent to CHF 2.8 billion, its turnover by 9 percent to CHF 2.7 billion, and its EBIT by 18 percent to CHF 205 million (EBIT margin: 7.7 percent). As of year-end, its order backlog amounted to CHF 1.7 billion (+9 percent).  
     
    “In 2017, this clear focus has enabled us to continue to expand our technology and market positions and to further increase our competitiveness,” said CEO Stefan Scheiber. The same also applies for the acquisition of the Austrian Haas Group, which now allows Bühler to also occupy a leading position in the consumer foods market. “We have increased our dynamism perceptibly and face the new fiscal year with confidence, not least thanks to our high order backlog.”

    Both Bühler businesses contributed to this strong growth. Grains & Food increased its order intake and turnover by seven percent to CHF 2.1 billion and CHF 2.0 billion, respectively. Advanced Materials boosted its order intake by 21 percent to CHF 672 million and its turnover by 19 percent to CHF 640 million. Growth was also strong in the service business and the business for single machines, which together now account for 32 percent of total turnover.

    Market share gains were achieved in particular by milling, feed, optical sorting, aluminum die casting, and optical coatings. In regional terms, order intake growth was especially pronounced in the Middle East & Africa (+48 percent) and Asia (+18 percent).

    This operating performance further strengthened the already very sound financial position of Bühler. Net profit surged by 22 percent to CHF 174 million, representing a net profit margin of 6.5 percent (previous year: 5.9 percent). Significantly higher capital investments of CHF 100 million (+41 percent) – among other things in the modernization and expansion of the global production network – lay the ground for Bühler's future profitable business development. Despite the issue of a corporate bond, the equity ratio remained at a high level of 45 percent (previous year: 47 percent), and the return on net operating assets (RONOA) rose to 21 percent (previous year: 19 percent).

    “In order to safeguard our entrepreneurial flexibility and to use the current beneficial conditions in the financial markets, we decided to launch a corporate bond on the capital market,” said CFO Andreas Herzog.

    Becoming the Number 1 in the consumer food market with Haas
    The acquisition of the Austrian Haas Group, announced in 2017, was a highlight in the past fiscal year. The closing of the transaction took place in early 2018. Haas is the global leader in the manufacturing of plants and equipment for making wafers, waffles, cakes, and cookies, with over 1,750 employees and turnover of around EUR 300 million. The machinery and solutions of the two companies supplement each other excellently. This step opens up great perspectives for Bühler and Haas alike. Both organizations together hold a leading position in the consumer foods market and can offer customers integrated, sustainable, single-source solutions along the entire value chain.

    Unique innovation model drives growth
    The starting point for these sustainable process solutions are the leading technologies that Bühler develops on the basis of a unique collaborative innovation model. In 2017, Bühler once again increased its investments in research and development (R&D) by 10 percent to CHF 119 million (about 4.5 percent of total turnover) and launched over 50 innovative technologies and products. One special focus was on the development of new digital services and business models, of which several have now been rolled out.

    The significance of innovative solutions is exemplified by the market launch of a new process for manufacturing battery slurry – a key component for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries. Bühler’s continuous mixing process is unique in the industry: raw materials dosing, premixing, kneading, fine dispersing, and degassing are accomplished in a single unit. This novel technology improves the quality and performance of batteries and allows a new battery generation to be rolled out which has a considerably higher energy density. After years of joint development efforts, the first ten industrial-scale production lines went on stream in 2017 at the Chinese battery manufacturer Lishen. Additional orders are in the pipeline.

    Expansion and modernization of the global production network
    Bühler also further expanded its global production network. The focus here was on the opening of the new factory in Changzhou, China, and the modernization of the Swiss manufacturing sites.
    The new factory in Changzhou went into service in September 2017 and serves as a global manufacturing and R&D center for animal feed production systems. The focus here is on process solutions and complete plants for processing livestock feeds, aqua feeds, and pet foods. In terms of manufacturing capacity, Changzhou is one of the three largest production sites that Bühler operates.
    The efforts announced in the past year for updating the Swiss locations are on track. The goal of this project, which is projected to be completed within roughly five years, is to transform Uzwil into a globally leading production site in which Industry 4.0 technologies are applied. This is to ensure the long-term competitiveness of Bühler’s Swiss sites. The first renewal phase in the production and supply chains of mass-produced parts has largely been completed.

    Kickoff of the CUBIC Innovation Campus
    Bühler celebrated the groundbreaking of its innovation campus in Uzwil (CUBIC) in September 2017. The innovation campus is made up of two elements: the updated technology labs and the new innovation building. The campus is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2019. This substantial capital investment is an expression of Bühler’s commitment to innovation, technology, and Switzerland’s standing as a manufacturing hub. The campus will strengthen the innovation power and market leadership of Bühler for the long-term. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of innovations for a better world together with partners from industry, academia, NGOs, and start-ups.

    Outlook
    Bühler faces the future with confidence. For the current fiscal year, the Group expects to continue its present profitable growth path.

    “Our market foundations are sound. With our leading technologies and solutions we intend to achieve above-average performance in 2018 as well,” said Scheiber.
    Read the entire Bühler Annual Report 2017 here: https://annualreport2017.buhlergroup.com
     
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