The sale of Tetrag to Swenex, a total solution provider for energy controlling, marks another step in the realisation of Implenia’s strategy of focusing on core business.

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed to acquire DandA Heavy Industries, a South Korean manufacturer of hydraulic breakers.

SNC-Lavalin announced that it has completed the previously announced agreement to sell its South African Resources business to local management. The sale forms part of the Company’s strategy to focus on becoming a leading professional services and project management company, and generate consistent earnings and cash flow.

• Implenia finalized strategy implementation reviews for all Divisions, including a re-evaluation of opportuni­ties and risks for all projects. This reinforced the need to sharpen and accelerate strategy execution

In recent months, the Bauer Group has been working hard on a strategic realignment in the area of deep drilling. The equipment business in the USA has also been expanded suitably.

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Six young companies beat more than 50 applicants in the "Startup Speed Pitch". VDMA Startup-Machine awards young companies with the greatest potential for the mechanical and plant engineering industry

Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has been appointed onto Anglian Water's over £350 million new Strategic Pipeline Alliance.

With climate change recognised as one of the most significant issues facing Australian businesses and vulnerable people, KPMG Australia has unveiled a new Climate Action Plan outlining new targets and programs to improve education and accountability.

Parsons Corporation announced Lysa Scully, an aviation industry expert with more than 30 years of experience, has joined the company’s Critical Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Board. Scully is the former chief executive officer of LaGuardia Airport, the 20th largest commercial service airport in the United States.

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.

• Focus on the fast-growing, high-margin Sealing business.
• Divesting Distrelec and Nedis at a loss of some CHF 670 million with no impact on liquidity.
• Datwyler is evaluating value-optimising options for the sale of Reichelt.

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• Outlook for 2019 updated in light of deteriorating market environment
• Global sales activities improve conditions for further growth
• Assessment of the acquisition of assets of the Mühlhäuser Group completed

• 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

• Stronger focus on electrified drive systems and e-mobility
• Powertrain CEO Andreas Wolf: “Our customers are increasingly turning to the electrification of drive systems, so we are concentrating systematically on this area.”
• Decreasing investment in hydraulic components such as injectors and high-pressure pumps
• No market entrance into the production of solid-state battery cells

Taoufiq Boussaid joined Bekaert as Chief Financial Officer on 15 July 2019. He succeeded Frank Vromant who took on the role of CFO ad interim in November last year. Taoufiq Boussaid will be a member of the Bekaert Group Executive.

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.

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• Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel expect European Commission to block planned steel joint venture
• Executive Board proposes fundamental strategic realignment to Supervisory Board with IPO of elevator business instead of separation
• antitrust proceedings expected to end
• earnings forecast adjusted