Group structure - BWT Group

Alliance with the Japanese
Nomura Micro Science
Purchase of 1% in
Wiener Börse AG
Majority participation in
Van der Molen Group
BWT was able to continue to
expand its international network of
cooperation partners with the
purchase of 5% of the shares of
Nomura Micro Science Co. Ltd.
Nomura is one of the leading ultrapure
water treatment companies
for the semiconductor industry and
has leading market positions in
Korea, Taiwan and significant market
shares in the domestic
Japanese market.
In order to signify its commitment
to Vienna as a finance and stock
market centre, BWT AG purchased
1% of the shares in Wiener Börse
In July 1999, BWT Wassertechnik
GmbH, a subsidiary of BWT AG,
purchased 75% of the shares in
Van der Molen Group. Van der
Molen Group is located in
Augsburg in Germany, has subsidiaries
in the Netherlands,
Singapore, Brazil and South Africa.
It has been a competent partner
for the beverages and food industries
for decades.
Customers of Van der Molen
GmbH include well-known soft
drinks manufacturers, such as
Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, as well
as leading fruit juice manufacturers.
As a result of this bundling of
core competencies, BWT now
offers a comprehensive range of
total solutions for water treatment,
sirup and drinks manufacture, as
well as for waste water neutralisa-
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AG (the Vienna stock exchange) in
its role as a member of the placement
syndicate for its privatisation.
tion and recycling. The Van der
Molen subsidiaries outside Europe
are expected to support the BWT
Group’s continued internationalisation
efforts.