Monday, May 21st, 2012
21 May 2012, Isle of Wight, UK – Gurit, a leading global supplier of composite materials and technical solutions to the wind energy, transportation, tooling, marine markets and other selected application areas would like to congratulate ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest who has successfully achieved supply of power to the grid from their HS1000 device.
Monday, May 14th, 2012
14 May 2012, Isle of Wight, UK – SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is to exhibit at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show from 24th-27th May 2012 in Queensland, Australia. The boat show is regarded as the premier marine exhibition in Australia with over 400 exhibitors and an expected 40,000 visitors over the four-day event.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Beijing/PR China and Zürich/Switzerland, May 8, 2012. Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) and Sino Composite signed today a long-term agreement to immediately initiate supplies of balsa core materials for the Chinese market. Established in 1992, Sino-Composite Co. Ltd, Beijing, is a leading provider of composite materials and core material kits for the wind energy industry and other composite application markets in China.
Monday, April 30th, 2012
30 April 2012, Isle of Wight, UK – SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is pleased to be announced as a silver sponsor of the 2012 Superyacht Cup in Cowes, Isle of Wight. A number of the yachts participating in the event feature SP-High Modulus’ engineering and materials.
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Zurich and Pfäffikon/SZ, Switzerland, April 23, 2012. Gurit reports net sales of CHF 95.8 million for the first three months of 2012. This is an increase of 21% in reported CHF and 24% at constant March 2012 translation rates versus the first three months of 2011. Gurit also maintained the sales momentum compared with the strong last quarter of 2011. Gurit’s operational EBIT margin was well within the guidance range of 8-10% for the first three months of 2012. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held today at Pfäffikon/SZ approved all motions.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
3 April 2012, Isle of Wight, UK – SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, has recently signed a contract to provide engineering services for what is due to be the largest private sailing yacht ever built.
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Zürich/Switzerland, March 30, 2012. Gurit, a worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composites (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) has agreed the continuation of supplies of prepreg materials for all Airbus aircraft types for the years 2012 and 2013 with an existing customer.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
27th March 2012, Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) a leading global supplier of composite materials, engineering and technical solutions to the wind energy, transportation, tooling, marine and engineered structures markets, showcases its latest product innovations which again put customer needs on top. Gurit experts will demonstrate the attainable customer benefits of Gurit’s comprehensive ‘one-stop-shop’ product and service offering on stand K44, at JEC Europe 2012. The exhibition will run from Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 29th March 2012, in Pavilion 1, Porte de Versailles, Paris.
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
27th March 2012, Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) a leading global supplier of composite materials, engineering and technical solutions to the wind energy, transportation, tooling, marine and engineered structures markets, today announces a new supply contract in Automotive from a prestigious existing customer.
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Zurich/Switzerland, March 16, 2012. Gurit achieved net sales of CHF 344.7 million for the full year 2011. In reported Swiss francs this is an increase of 10.6%, at constant December 2011 translation rates a plus of 23.1%. On a currency and acquisition adjusted basis, net sales grew by 19.2%. The Group EBIT margin for the full year reached 9.0% and the operational EBIT margin excluding one-time effects 8.0%.