Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

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When it comes to making a decision about fi nancing large projects such as lines for the production
of wood-based materials, banks focus mainly on the question ‘Who is responsible?’. Our building
and installation concept makes us an attractive contractor for each customer. We believe in the
bundling of complete subsections. In the context of fi nancing, this makes us a more transparent and
comprehensively responsible partner. Our local installation centers support this strategy and supply
local markets with all needed competences. In Malaysia we have been present with our own
installation center since 2009, which is assigned to our team in Singapore.
What technical innovations have we placed on the market in 2009? Without a doubt, our competences
regarding our new modular glue blending system for chips and fi bers with integrated glue
kitchen for the accurate preparation and dosing of the glue mixture are an important milestone.
These glue kitchens are equipped with the latest fl ow meters and have been tested in Siempelkamp’s
laboratory. The advantage for the customers include: The innovative software and high-tech components
save tremendous amounts of glue! Here too, Siempelkamp develops and manufactures this
product in-house; our new glue blending systems are supplied complete with software and switchgear
from one source. The results include a quicker and clearly arranged installation, higher availability
of the line, and fi rst-class board quality.
We have also demonstrated our technological leadership in the area of thin board production in
2009. Here, we can present two clear convincing factors: groundbreaking procedures and the
undisputed best machine which achieves a stable output at very high production speeds. Four lines
installed in 2009 are fi rst-class references confi rming that we meet the requirements of our customers
precisely. Here, we continue to push the limits while maintaining high quality. While in the past we
achieved boards with a thickness of 1.5 mm, our process can meanwhile produce boards at 1.2 mm
with optimal results. Siempelkamp-made components have also proven themselves, such as our
compactor. High reliability is the corresponding quality mark which we ensure!
In 2009 we have achieved the objective to supply our customers with the comprehensive know-how
for complete wood-processing plants from one source. Beyond our optimized partial concepts, we
have succeeded in supplying integrated concepts which do not only captivate as a strategy but also
economically. The ‘all from one source’ concept decreases production costs tremendously! Our
consistently fi ne-tuned wood-processing technology, used in the areas of biomass-fi red power
plants and pellet processing, also makes an impact here. This too will open up sustainable concepts
for the future wood-based materials industry for us and our customers.
Outlook
Due to a high order backlog of 628 million Euros, the machinery and plants business unit has an
excellent starting position for 2010 and the following years. Contributing to this position is the
expectation that the investment activities in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former CIS countries
will recover and grow stronger respectively in the second half of 2010. Furthermore, the strengthening
of our modifi cation and service business will remain one of our company’s most important strategies.
The consistent expansion of our production capacities combined with the complement of our investment
portfolio will fully utilize our production locations into 2010.