SMS group takes over majority share in Paul Wurth
The SMS group took over 59.1
percent of the shares in Paul Wurth S.A., Luxembourg, that were previously
owned by ArcelorMittal (48.1% ) and the Luxembourg fund Luxempart (11.0% ) 40.8
percent of the shares remain with the Luxembourg shareholders controlled by the
state.
The purchase is still subject
to review and approval by the anti-trust authorities.
Paul Wurth will continue to
operate as selfstanding corporation within the SMS group. With more than 1,600 employee and 27 subsidiaries, it ranks
among the world’s leading suppliers of blast furnaces, coking plants, and green
technology for metallurgical plants. Sales in 2011 totaled EUR 491 million.
With more than 11,000
employees ,the SMS group generated sales of around EUR 3 billion in 2011. Led
by the SMS Holding GmbH it is a group of global players in plant and machinery
construction for steel and nonferrous metals processing. It consists of the two
Business Areas SMS Siemag and SMS Meer as well as other industrial interests.
The product ranges of Paul
Wurth and SMS group are perfectly complementary. While the new member is a
leader in blast furnace construction and holds a strong market position in
upstream equipment for processing raw materials, the Business Areas SMS Meer
and SMS Siemag supply the downstream installations in the process chain.
Included here are steelmaking plants,
continuous casters, rolling mills, and strip processing lines. There will be
further synergy effects in the fields of eco-technology and service.
This merger between both
entities creates potential for futher
growth.
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