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ng from cement and lime to glass and energy among others grew by a more moderate rate 7 2 to 577 6 million almost 669 million sales to the cement sector were particularly strong for the year in october 2017 rhi magnesita acquired 100 of the shares of agellis group ab located in lund sweden agellis group specializes in advanced electromagnetic detection systems as well as infrared ir technology according to rhi magnesita its purchase of agellis is a part of its ladle to mould strategy to extend its product range with advanced measurement technology for both steel and non ferrous plants agellis products reportedly help optimize molten metal production processes thus increasing yield improving quality reducing maintenance and assisting safety in production plants the acquisition of agellis group fits perfectly into our strategic pillar of being the top solution provider with an extensive portfolio based on innovative technologies and digitalization said stefan borgas ceo in june rhi magnesita announced it would create a new technical advisory committee tac that would play an essential role in supporting business growth with the help of new technologies and would make better use of the current technologies available in the group the new technical advisory committee brings together external scientists and researchers with our internal specialists from r d business development and technical marketing said luis bittencourt chief technology officer the keyword is open innovation our objective is to open up the innovation process by actively and strategically using the outside world in order to increase the innovation potential through knowledge transfer and thought provoking impulses from outside rhi magnesita announced in july that it plans to increase investment in the strategically important chinese market by investing more than 20 million 23 4 million in its dolomite plant in chizhou anhui province in china this move is part of a response to address global pressures in the supply of raw materials to the refractories industry and provide additional volumes to the company s customers worldwide the chizhou site includes a dolomite mine and raw material production as well as facilities for the production of high quality dolomite based finished products the brick plant in chizhou is expected to start production by the beginning of 2019 while the raw dolomite mine is planned to resume operation by the end of 2019 according to rhi magnesita the investment in chizhou ensures long term production cost security the increased availability of our own raw materials is crucial and enables us to guarantee not only the security of supply but also consistently high product quality said marco olszewsky president china for rhi magnesita we are confident that our chinese and asian customers will benefit from even shorter supply routes and better customer service sources annual report company website press releases vitro s a b de c v nuevo leon mexico ceo adrián sada cueva vitro operates in two main business segments glass containers sales of 240 million in 2016 and flat glass flat glass sales jumped 19 3 to reach 802 million in 2016 up from 672 million in 2015 driven by growth in the construction and automotive industry as well as the integration of acquired flat glass and coatings businesses at the end of 2016 vitro employed about 11 400 people representing a 6 2 increase compared to 2015 in october vitro announced that it had successfully concluded its acquisition of ppg industries flat glass business the acquisition included ppg s entire flat glass manufacturing and glass coatings operations in the u s and canada including production sites located in fresno calif salem ore carlisle pa and wichita falls texas four distribution fabrication facilities located across canada and a research and development center located in harmar pa this transaction represents the end of an historic era for ppg as a manufacturer of flat glass and it is another major step in our portfolio transformation to focus on paints coatings and specialty materials said michael h mcgarry ppg s president and ceo upon completion of this transaction the flat glass operations will become part of a company that is focused on growing its core glass business vitro announced in march that it had completed its acquisition of pittsburgh glass works pgw automotive original equipment manufacturer oem glass business from lkq corp headquartered in pittsburgh pa pgw had seven manufacturing plants two satellite facilities and two float glass furnaces in the u s it also had one manufacturing plant in poland and owned an equity participation in two joint ventures one each in mexico and china the experience and state of the art technology pgw brings to our business will enhance our technical research and development capabilities said adrián sada cueva ceo of vitro it will further strengthen our company and create a business staffed by talented employees and strategically positioned for growth vitro broke ground in may on construction of a 55 million jumbo magnetron sputtered vacuum deposition msvd coater at its wichita falls texas plant the new coater will reportedly enable the company to produce high performing energy efficient low emissivity low e glasses in standard sizes of 130 x 240 in with larger sizes available for special orders the unit will apply vitro glass s highest performing solar control coatings on large area glass while providing precision color control and aesthetics according to the company it also will be energy efficient producing more glass per energy unit than most msvd coaters currently in operation the coater will create at least 50 new jobs at the facility which currently employs 360 workers and staff and provides regular work for another 100 to 150 local contractors said bill haley manager of the wichita falls plant the development of this project shows how investments in research and technology can help create secure and expand jobs in traditional manufacturing this is a positive development not just for our glass plant but for the entire community source company website annual report press releases vesuvius plc london england ceo patrick andré vesuvius operates in two main business sectors steel including steel flow control advanced refractories and digital services and foundry over 11 000 people work for vesuvius at 66 production sites 88 sales offices and 17 r d centers in 37 countries around the world the company spent 33 2 million 43 2 million on r d in 2017 total 2017 revenue for vesuvius jumped 20 to nearly 1 7 billion 2 2 billion steel grew almost 22 to reach 1 1 billion 1 5 billion and foundry was up 16 5 to 535 2 million 695 7 million in the advanced refractories business which produces specialized refractory materials revenue grew over 25 to 499 1 million 648 8 million the growth was reportedly attributed to strong demand from the steel sector coupled with successful new product launches in the year last fall vesuvius announced that it had been awarded a turnkey project from brazil based thyssenkrupp companhia siderúrgica do atlântico csa for the installation of robotic casting technology rct on both of its slab caster ladle platforms according to vesuvius the rct offers a solution that automatically carries out all tasks and supervision necessary on the casting platform it reportedly improves safety as the operators can be reassigned to process supervision tasks in a safer remote working place in addition the vesuvius rct provides enhanced operations traceability increased productivity better reliability and consistency for all casting operations in may vesuvius announced that it had taken a strategic stake in sapotech oy a finland based technology company sapotech developed a suite of vision products around its reveal platform which reportedly allows for data to be captured viewed analyzed stored and shared between different processes and users across a metallurgical production line as such it complements vesuvius role in adding value to customer processes in the same end markets in parallel with this direct participation in the future of sapotech vesuvius is distributing under an exclusive arrangement sapotech s reveal product range through the vesuvius network in central europe asia and the americas helping sapotech to expand and accelerate its market development in addition collaboration between experts from vesuvius and sapotech is expected to contribute to the development of vesuvius offering of expert services around the continuous casting process to its steel customers sapotech s reveal cast system fits perfectly into vesuvius strategy to develop an expert service for our steel customers said roel van der sluis president of flow control for vesuvius we also see many interesting new opportunities for the rest of the reveal product range developed by this very innovative team at sapotech sources annual report company website press releases ceramtec holding gmbh plochingen germany ceo henri steinmetz with over 3 500 employees ceram tec manufactures technical ceramics for the medical and industrial sectors the company reduced its r d investment by 10 6 to 20 4 million 23 6 million reportedly due to streamlined initiatives for the medical business as well as other initiatives total revenue reached 556 3 million 643 4 million in 2017 an increase of over 12 the medical products division which focuses primarily on ceramic components such as ball heads and cup inserts for hip implants was responsible for 36 2 of total revenue for the year revenue for the division grew 8 4 to reach 201 2 million 237 7 million ceramtec s industrial division comprising 63 8 of total revenue meets the high performance ceramic needs of end users in industries such as automotive defense and electronics among others revenue for the business jumped 15 4 to 355 2 million 410 8 million ceramtec equipped the ski jumping hills for the xxiii winter olympic games which took place during february in pyeongchang south korea with its aloslide ice ceramic inrun track system the system was developed and produced by subsidiary ceramtec etec in lohmar germany tracks at both the normal hill 90 m and the large hill 120 m at the alpensia jumping park were equipped with the technology the one track inrun system is made out of ceramic nubs that are arranged in a scientifically tested design a cooling unit integrated into the system creates a stable layer of ice that is 20 mm thick throughout the ski jumping season no layer of ice is formed in the summer jumpers glide down the take off ramp right on the ceramic nubs ceramtec s acquisition by a consortium of investors led by funds advised by bc partners and including the public sector pension investment board and ontario teachers pension plan was completed in march we are delighted to welcome the bc partners led consortium as our new owners said henri steinmetz ceo of ceramtec at the time of the acquisition over the past four years we have invested substantially in our operations and our people we have doubled our ceramic implant capacity in marktredwitz we have simplified the organizational setup and we have created a leading platform in piezo ceramics with the uk acquisition in partnership with cinven we have started our journey from a german centric technology leader toward a true global market leader we are looking forward to continuing on this journey together with our new owners following the acquisition hadi saleh ph d formerly president of the company s medical division was named ceo the appointment came after steinmetz ceramtec s ceo since 2016 left the company with the full mutual agreement of the supervisory board as the group s president medical dr hadi saleh has demonstrated his professional expertise and outstanding leadership qualities said günter von au ph d chairman of ceramtec s supervisory board we are confident that under his guidance the ceramtec group will continue its growth trajectory at the same time we thank henri steinmetz for his successful tenure at the company s helm and wish him all the very best for the future both professionally and personally i would like to maintain and build on the successful growth strategy that we have adopted and further strengthen ceramtec s competitive position as a global leader in the technical ceramics sector said saleh looking forward to the coming years we want the group to continue growing both organically and through acquisitions our strategic goal is to turn the company from a german technology leader into a global market leader for innovative materials sources annual report press releases materion corp mayfield heights oh 44124 president and ceo jugal k vijayvargiya with over 2 500 employees and more than 30 locations worldwide materion s total sales increased 18 in 2017 to reach 1 1 billion the company has three main business units performance alloys and composites advanced materials and precision coatings the performance alloys and composites sector is divided into three segments performance alloys primarily beryllium and non beryllium alloy products beryllium composites beryllium beryllium aluminum aluminum metal matrix composites beryllia ceramics and bulk metallic glass materials and technical materials strip metal products overall the performance alloys and composites business achieved 2017 sales of 429 5 million an increase of almost 11 compared to 2016 the advanced materials business produces products such as ceramic packaging lids for microelectronics packaging and ceramic sputtering targets among many others as a whole the business saw sales jump over 35 in 2017 reaching 590 8 million primarily due to materion s acquisition of the target materials business from heraeus precision coatings is organized into precision optics sputter coated precision thin film coatings and optical filter materials and large area coatings high performance sputter coated precision flexible thin film materials lower sales volume in the medical marked led sales for the unit to drop 17 5 to 119 2 million in july materion announced that it had received as9100d certification from national quality assurance nqa for its facilities in elmore ohio lorain ohio elmhurst ill reading pa and warren mich prepared by the international aerospace quality group iaqg the as9100d standard incorporates the iso 9001 quality management system and adds additional requirements specific to the aviation space and defense industries to achieve the certification materion reorganized some of its business processes to ensure efficient risk management improve customer focus and enhance supply chain stability certifications are issued by third party organizations and are maintained with regularly scheduled compliance audits we worked rigorously to meet this quality standard because we know how important the as9100d certification is for our aerospace space and defense customers said clive grannum president of materion pe...