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ELANTAS Announces Major Investment to Transform Von Roll Site in Breitenbach into the World’s Leading Sustainable Technology Hub for High Voltage Insulation Materials
Comprehensive Renovation and Innovation Plan Unveiled for High Voltage Laboratory and Facilities with CHF 12.5 Million Investment
SIX Exchange Regulation approves delisting of Von Roll bearer shares and grants exemption from specific disclosure requirements
ALTANA AG announces completion of the tender offer and initiates squeeze-out procedure under takeover law
ALTANA AG publishes the preliminary final results of the public tender offer for all shares of Von Roll Holding AG – shareholding of 98.5 percent
ALTANA AG has released the preliminary interim results for the public tender offer targeting all shares of Von Roll Holding AG – shareholding of 96.6 percent
ALTANA AG has acquired a majority stake in Von Roll Holding AG
ALTANA AG publishes prospectus of the public tender offer for all publicly held shares of Von Roll Holding AG
Half-year results: ALTANA bolsters business with acquisitions and innovation investments, sales below previous year’s level due to general economic conditions
• Sales decrease by 11 percent, amounting to 1,393 million euros
• Half-year EBITDA margin at 14 percent
• Research and development expenditure grows by 5 percent
• Continued expansion through agreed acquisitions
ALTANA AG acquires majority stake in Von Roll Holding AG from the von Finck family and announces public tender offer
• ALTANA has entered into agreements with the major shareholders and management of Von Roll Holding AG to acquire 84.3 percent of the outstanding shares at a price of 0.86 Swiss francs per share
• ALTANA has announced a public tender offer for all shares of Von Roll Holding at the same price
• Combined innovative strength for the expansion of electromobility and renewable energies
ALTANA AG acquires stake in technology startup SARALON GmbH
• ALTANA’s ELANTAS division and SARALON have entered into an innovation partnership in the growth market of printed electronics
• Products are already successfully in use
Half-year results: ALTANA again posts double-digit growth
• Sales 18 percent above previous year’s level
• EBITDA margin 17 percent in the first half year
• Further milestones achieved in innovation and climate protection
Leadership Change in ALTANA’s ELANTAS division
• At the end of the year, Dr. Guido Forstbach will hand over the worldwide leadership of the ELANTAS division to Ravindra Kumar
• Jan Behnke will become managing director of the U.S. company ELANTAS PDG
Half-year results: ALTANA posts double-digit growth
ALTANA achieved double-digit growth in the first half of 2021. In the first six months of the year, the specialty chemicals group’s sales rose by 24 percent to 1,334 million euros compared to the same period of the previous year (1,078 million euros), which was significantly influenced by the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 Results: ALTANA’s sales down only slightly, EBITDA exceeds previous year’s level
• Sales of 2,178 million euros, 3 percent below the previous year’s level
• ACTEGA division grows by 9 percent
• EBITDA increases by 2 percent to 426 million euros
• Research and development spending remains at a high level
• CO2 footprint reduced by 50 percent
• Forecast for 2021: growth in the course of economic recovery