Dürr Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Strategic Company DecisionApr 12, 2016
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Dürr is reviewing strategic options for further developing cleaning andsurface processing technologyDürr AG - WKN 556520 / ISIN DE0005565204Bietigheim-Bissingen, April 12, 2016 - Dürr AG is currently reviewingvarious strategic options for the future focus and further growth of theDürr Ecoclean Group, a leading company in the field of cleaning and surfaceprocessing technology. The objective is to enter into a strategicpartnership, though a minority position for Dürr through to selling theoperations off are possible, too.The business unit was successfully refocused over the past few years,enabling it to lastingly turn its profitability around. In 2015 it recordedsales of around EUR 200 million and an EBIT margin of around 6 %. DürrCleaning and Surface Processing operates in a growing, though fragmentedmarket characterized by a high number of competitors. Almost two-thirds ofsales are transacted with the automotive industry and its suppliers, withDürr Ecoclean also servicing the precision engineering, optical and medicaltechnology industries.12.04.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
Language: EnglishCompany: Dürr Aktiengesellschaft Carl-Benz-Str. 34 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen GermanyPhone: 07142 78-1785Fax: 07142 78-1716E-mail: investor.relations@durr.comInternet: www.durr.comISIN: DE0005565204, XS1048589458WKN: 556520, A1YC44Indices: MDAXListed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service