• Around 3,700 exhibitors from 63 countries
• Sharp jump in overseas visitors
• Exhibitors: Good business and full order books

On the 1st April 2019 Mr Ralf Petzold, current member of the management of Komatsu Germany GmbH, will take on the overall management of all three business areas, namely the Mining, Construction and Industries Divisions, as Chairman of the Board.

• Group revenue registers marked increase to EUR 70.8 million
• Operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 5.3 million at upper end of forecast range
• Corporate strategy successfully continued, not least through RDH acquisition
• Positive FY 2019 outlook in light of increased investment in underground mining

Industry-leading wet processing equipment designer and manufacturer CDE has announced plans to introduce its new Combo all-in-one wet processing plant to the global market.

E-Power Pipe^® is a trenchless method for the economic and environmentally friendly installation of underground cables. The new development from Herrenknecht has been nominated for the bauma Innovation Award 2019 in the "Machine” category. Trenchless technology offers significant advantages over the conventional open-cut method. The innovative procedure closes a technical gap because it allows small diameter drives with ten times greater lengths, shallower depths as well as high precision and speed.

• Reinhard Klant is the new Earthmoving product line manager at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST)
• Klant has been with Continental for 30 years, most recently occupying the role of sales manager for the Benelux markets
• He succeeds Christian Luther, who has taken over responsibility as head of the technical customer services at CST

The Ministry of Transport of Schleswig-Holstein announced today that the plan approval of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel is ready to be signed. In accordance with German regulations, Femern A/S now has 14 days to review the approval before it is signed. During this process, only minor editorial changes may be made.
"I am delighted and proud that we have today reached this crucial milestone. This is the result of several years of cooperation between the parties involved in Denmark and Germany. The approval means that agreement has now been reached between the German authorities and Femern A/S on how to construct the tunnel", says Claus Dynesen, Project Director at Femern A/S.

For the first time since the crisis years after 2013, there will be an increase in the turnover generated by the mining equipment manufacturers producing in Germany this year. VDMA expects an increase of 12 per cent to nearly EUR 3.1 billion in 2018, with further growth expected for the coming year.

• A new record: More than 3,500 exhibitors from 55 countries
• New opportunities: Virtual reality and bauma Plus
• Klaus Dittrich, head of the fair: “We continue to surpass ourselves—also digitally.”

More than 500 exhibitors and more than 7,000 expected visitors: On 7 and 8 November 2018, experts and interested parties will come together at Messe Dortmund for the most important international trade fair for granulate, powder and bulk solids technologies – Solids Dortmund, formerly SCHÜTTGUT, then opens its doors for the ninth time.

• Grand opening of Intergeo 2018
• Central. Digital. Real.

At the Capital Markets Day in the new Bethune Mine in Canada, the K+S Board of Executive Directors presented the business to analysts and investors.

In late July the moment has come: tunnel boring machine "SUSE" (Ø 10,820 mm) has completely excavated the western tube of the Filder Tunnel. Now, in a specially built cavern, the approximately 120 meter long Multi-mode TBM from Herrenknecht is disassembled into individual parts and turned around underground. From the fall of 2018 it is due to commence excavation work in the remaining 3.4 kilometer section of the eastern tube.

• Total Group revenues are 12.2% less than the previous year with EUR 792.3 million; sales revenues decreased by 13.6% to EUR 717.1 million
• EBIT amounts to EUR 34.1 million (previous year: EUR 38.6 million); Earnings after tax improve to EUR 1.6 million (previous year: EUR 0.1 million)
• Order backlog with EUR 1,000.3 million at high level (previous year: EUR 1,044.7 million)
• Full-year forecast confirmed

The Executive Board of the technology company Continental decided to undertake one of the largest organizational realignments in the company’s history. In doing so, the Dax-listed company will continue to grow faster than its relevant markets and take full advantage of new potential for expansion in the key future areas of mobility.

The site crew working with tunnel boring machine »Käthchen« (»Katie«) has completed the second tube of the Bossler tunnel. The breakthrough near Mühlhausen im Tale in Baden-Württemberg is another milestone in the construction of the Stuttgart-Wendlingen-Ulm railway line. The Bossler Tunnel is part of the Stuttgart-Ulm railway project and is expected to go into operation in 2022.
Construction of the two tubes was carried out differently than initially planned. The TBM (Ø 11,340 mm) was able to excavate almost the entire route. At up to 38 meters per day, the work progressed extremely quickly.

Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger had asked the Supervisory Board to end his mandate as the CEO of Thyssenkrupp AG in mutual agreement. This is what Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger and the Supervisory Board agreed.

• All proposed resolutions passed by large majorities
• Dividend of EUR 0.10 per share resolved

With the completely redesigned Bauer BG 15 H, Bauer Maschinen GmbH is breaking new ground in the ValueLine. This state-of-the-art innovation specifically fulfills the requirements of a highly functional and cost-effective machine in the small drilling rig segment and also scores with extremely compact transport dimensions. Increased efficiency, increased mobility, increased flexibility, increased comfort – the Bauer BG 15 H is a clear statement of functionality and, at the same time, offers all the advantages needed to face the challenges of small construction sites.

• FY 2017: EUR 421 million nominal net profit (+31% year on year)
• Sales up 14% accompanied by strong cash flow
• EUR 30.4 billion new orders (+23%)
• Hochtief is well positioned in attractive and growing markets
• Strong tender pipeline in our core markets USA, Canada, Asia-Pacific and Europe of close to EUR 500 billion in project work for 2018 and beyond
• Guidance for 2018 confirmed: Operational net profit of EUR 470–520 million (+4% to 15%)
• Annual General Meeting in Essen to vote on 30% dividend increase to EUR 3.38 per share
• Next transformation of the Group is focused on using digital environments
• Innovation centers planned in North America, Australia and Europe
• Close cooperation with leading universities