GERMANY –  Siempelkamp’s reported a good business year despite a difficult market environment. With a sales turnover of 710 million euro the Group achieved the third best figure in the history of the company. 

New orders reached almost 590 million euro in 2013, of which 405 million euro were from the machine and plant engineering business unit, exceeding its targeted figures.

The determining factor for this result was 10 primarily orders for plants for wood-based panel placed in the year, six (6) for MDF production and four (4) production plants for particleboard. In the area of short-cycle presses Siempelkamp recorded four (4) new orders.

As of December 31, 2013 the machine and plant engineering business unit had 1,897 employees and 74 trainees. Including the nuclear technology and casting technology business units, the Group employs 3,014 employees and 107 trainees worldwide.