Two-and-a-half years after a fire broke out at market-leading chemical etching manufacturer Precision Micro’s Birmingham site in Autumn 2019, the company has reached the end of a major £5.1 million refurbishment

Güdel, a global manufacturer of linear motion modules, robot track motion units, and gantry robots and components, is pleased to announce the formation of Güdel Americas, which brings together Güdel’s existing entities in the United States and Mexico to better serve customers. This alignment, and a new regional strategy for growth, will provide customers in the Americas with improved responsiveness, access to spare parts, and local service and support.

Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) today announced it has acquired Powerland, a leading IT services provider in Canada, for cash. The acquisition strengthens Xerox’s IT services offerings in North America, which include cloud, cyber security, end user computing and managed services.

Group invests 55 million euros - completion in 2023

tesa is growing: The company has now laid the foundation stone for a new plant in the Vietnamese port city of Haiphong. On around 70,000 square metres, tesa will create new production capacities for Asia, one of the fastest growing markets. Around 40 million square metres of adhesive tape will be produced here each year. The company will thus increase its local presence and shorten the distance to customers and suppliers.

Razorleaf Corporation, a leading PLM consulting and systems integrator, today announced the opening of Razorleaf BV, a new division representing the Benelux territory. The Dutch office is part of Razorleaf’s expansion plans to have a broader reach in Europe including the Nordics, Germany, Belgium, and Luxemburg.

AR Metallizing, a subsidiary of Nissha Co. Ltd (“Nissha”), listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE Code: 7915), announced today that it will change its name to Nissha Metallizing Solutions from today onwards. There are no changes to AR Metallizing’s operations, management, services and/or products. AR Metallizing has manufacturing sites in five countries (Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Italy and the US) and the name change will see all locations rebranded to Nissha Metallizing Solutions.

With Nick Parsons, a long-standing leader is taking over the management of the Sales Division at Minebea Intec. He has identified some ambitious goals for the company, the achievement of which will require the joint efforts of all divisions. Despite the current difficult situation, the new Chief Sales Officer also sees many opportunities to stand out from the competition.

Stora Enso will invest EUR 40 million in new technology and restructuring of its fluff pulp production site in Skutskär, Sweden. The objective is to increase cost efficiencies and further improve the site’s climate footprint, thereby aligning with Stora Enso’s goal to provide regenerative solutions.

Proposals by the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting 2022

Creating one multi-category platform for growth with around 10 billion euros sales

Continued optimization of consumer portfolio: clear focus on core brands and businesses with attractive growth and margin potential and a stronger basis for M&A across consumer space
Significant synergies and efficiency gains expected through the combination
Launch of share buyback program of up to 1 billion euros: leverage strong balance sheet and cashflow, optimize the capital structure and signal strong confidence in the future potential for profitable growth
Preliminary results for 2021 published: Organic sales growth (OSG) of +7.8 percent, EBIT margin* of 13.4 percent and earnings per preferred share* (EPS) growth of +9.2 percent (at constant exchange rates)
Outlook for 2022: OSG: 2 to 4 percent, EBIT margin*: 11.5 to 13.5 percent, EPS* development: -15 to +5 percent (at constant exchange rates), reflecting high level of market uncertainty and volatility
New mid- to long-term financial ambition for Henkel: OSG of 3 to 4 percent, EBIT margin* of around 16 percent and mid- to high-single-digit percentage EPS* growth (at constant exchange rates, incl. M&A)

Competition based on scientific selection process / Honoured by Ranga Yogeshwar in June

The last two years have been dominated by the global Corona crisis, an extremely challenging time for many companies. Despite supply chain issues and international logistical challenges brought on by the crisis in 2020, Image Access was able to exceed the turnover of previous years, reporting record-breaking sales of scanners in 2021.