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Press release | 29.07.2021 | Ad hoc
First half-year 2021: Strong result in a dynamic environment

Demand for Bucher Industries’ products and services was strong in the first half of 2021. Order intake increased by 50% compared to the prior-year period. Despite difficulties in the supply chain, in logistics and in personnel recruitment, sales rose markedly, almost reaching the record level of 2019. The operating profit margin rose substantially. Operating profit and profit for the period practically doubled.

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Change in group management
Michel Siebert, member of group management and division president of Kuhn Group, will retire at the end of September 2014. The board of directors of Bucher Industries has nominated Thierry Krier, the long-term president and CEO of Kuhn North America, as his successor. Thierry Krier will become a member of group management and assume the role of division president of Kuhn Group effective 1 October 2014.
Changes to the board of directors and group management
The board of directors of Bucher Industries will submit a proposal to the annual general meeting on 10 April 2014 to elect Valentin Vogt to the board. Stefan Düring is to replace Jean-Pierre Bernheim as a member of group management and president of the Bucher Specials segment with effect from 1 January 2014.
Order intake rises by 11%
In the first nine months of the current business year, Bucher Industries increased its order intake to CHF 1 961 million, a rise of 11%. All the divisions contributed to this positive development. Sales reached CHF 2 001 million, 4% higher than for the same period last year. For the 2013 business year as a whole, the Group is expecting a slight increase in sales and a further improvement in operating profit and profit for the year.
Bucher Industries announces a voluntary tender offer for the purchase of all the shares in Jetter AG, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Bucher Industries plans to present Jetter AG shareholders with a voluntary public tender offer at a price of 7.00 euros per share. Bucher Industries has held a stake in Jetter AG since 2005, recently amounting to nearly 30% of the equity. In the last two years, Jetter has generated around 50% of its sales with Bucher Group companies. Bucher Industries is planning to reinforce Jetter’s know-how in the area of automation systems. The aim of the tender offer is to purchase all the shares in Jetter AG. Jetter’s Supervisory and Executive Boards support the takeover offer.
Solid first half
In a generally friendly market environment, Bucher Industries increased order intake by 14% to CHF 1 227 million in the first half of 2013. Sales were up 2% to CHF 1 410 million, while operating profit improved by 5% to CHF 141 million. Group profit for the period amounted to CHF 95 million, surpassing the figure for the same period of last year by 4%. For 2013 as a whole, the Group expects a modest increase in sales and a further improvement in operating profit and profit for the year.
Bucher Industries increases order intake by 15% in first quarter of 2013
On the basis of solid demand in all divisions, Bucher Industries increased order intake by 15% to CHF 672 million in the first quarter of 2013. Sales reached CHF 658 million, a 4% decline compared with the high level recorded for the same period of the previous year. The acquisition effect was just under 3%.

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