Keliber announced that through a review of its production plans, the company will be able to increase its annual lithium hydroxide production from 12,500 tonnes to 15,000 tonnes in its future mine and lithium concentration plant. In addition, the company has chosen to locate the future concentration plant to the Päiväneva area, which is located in the mining area approximately 10 km northeast from the nearest municipality, Kaustinen in Finland.

• Sales increase of 15.4% in local currencies to CHF 1,813.6 million (+10.3% in CHF)
• Negative currency effect of –5.1%
• Acquisition of Adeplast (Romania) concluded, new production facility in Sarnen (Switzerland) comes on stream
• Outlook for 2020: forecast for 2020 not yet possible due to ongoing developments related to Covid-19
• Confirmation of 2023 strategic targets for sustainable, profitable growth

Canada’s metals & mining industry saw a rise of 19.4% in overall deal activity during February 2020, when compared with the last 12-month average, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

• Consolidated revenue of EUR 75.4 million well above previous year
• Operating profit (EBIT) grows significantly to EUR 6.8 million
• Strong business in China delivers strong revenue and earnings surge in Q4/2019
• Progress of business in China in 2020 still dependent on China III approval

Orica announced that it is to acquire Exsa, Peru’s leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial explosives.

Sika has invested in the production of concrete admixtures, acrylic liquid applied membranes, and mortars in Barranquilla, the fourth-largest city in Colombia, and has relocated and expanded the activities of an existing factory to the new state-of-the-art plant. The factory supplies the attractive Caribbean market and the northern part of Colombia and enables further growth.

Against the general trend, German mining equipment manufacturers expect a record year for the current year. The VDMA expects sales to rise by 38 percent to around 5 billion euros. In 2020, revenues should at least be maintained.

• All four divisions contribute to and profit from an integrated business model
• New Real Estate Investment Vehicle to be launched leveraging real estate development platform
• Operational Excellence Program for future growth well advanced
• Implenia committed to delivering against its goals

• Group revenue registers significant increase to EUR 33.1 million
• Operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 3.2 million up year-on-year
• Year-on-year higher new order intake of EUR 33.0 million
• FY 2019 forecast confirmed

Salini Impregilo is ready to expand further in the United States, its biggest market by revenue, with a new commercial strategy. With an order backlog at the end of June exceeding $4 billion and new orders totalling more than $800 million including contracts that are new or in the process of being finalised, as well as best offers, the Group aims to increase its market share with new projects in the transport, water and tunnelling sectors.

Sika is starting operations at a plant in Doha, Qatar, for the production of concrete admixtures. The country on the east coast of the Arabian peninsula is an attractive market thanks to large-scale infrastructure investment and a number of mega projects, both ongoing and planned.

• Group revenue registers significant increase to EUR 14.9 million
• Operating profit (EBIT) rises to EUR 1.6 million
• Acquisition of ser elektronik expands SMT Scharf's own competency portfolio
• Positive outlook for 2019 confirmed

• Strong profit and dividend growth
• solid outlook enhanced by strategic Abertis investment

Normet posted a very strong fiscal year 2018. Turnover grew by 21% to 315 Million Euro and earnings before depreciations and amortizations (EBITDA) reached 38 Million Euros almost doubling from 2017.

Sika is developing its mortar plant in Alexandria, Egypt, and investing in additional production lines. This expansion will bring its capacities into line with the rising demand from the booming construction market. Egypt has one of the largest populations of all the countries in the region, with some 100 million inhabitants and a thriving construction industry.

Sika is expanding production capacity in Senegal, West Africa, by opening a mortar production facility at its existing factory in Dakar. The plant will initially manufacture tile adhesives, grouts, concrete repair and waterproofing mortars and at a later stage cementitious flooring solutions.

Normet’s board of directors has nominated Aaro Cantell as the interim CEO starting April 1st, 2019.

• 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

Greg Hallett has been appointed Senior Vice President, Sales Area North America. He will start in his new role March 1st, 2019. Greg is currently heading Sales Unit USA and will continue to be responsible for that role as well.

• Sales growth of 13.7% in local currencies to CHF 7.09 billion in 2018
• Strong growth in all regions
• Continued investment in supply chain expansion with opening of 11 factories, 1 national subsidiary, and 4 acquisitions
• Outlook 2019: in line with the strategic targets, sales growth of 6-8% and over-proportional profit increase are expected