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The acquisition of Uponor (today: GF Building Flow Solutions) in November 2023, has positioned GF as one of the global leaders in sustainable Water and Flow Solutions, addressing mission-critical solutions for industrial flow processes, sustainable water management in urban areas and energy efficiency in buildings.

GEA recently unveiled its Mission 30 Group strategy at a Capital Markets Day. The comprehensive plan details how GEA will continue to drive profitable growth and significantly expand the company’s share of sustainable solutions until 2030. AI-supported processes and new business models will play an increasingly important role in achieving this.

Specialty chemicals company Evonik is driving forward the green transformation of industry. With its new innovation strategy, it is stepping up its focus on sustainability. To this end, it is bundling a large proportion of its R&D activities in three new innovation growth areas. These should generate additional sales of €1.5 billion by 2032, compared with 2023.

Xylem (XYL) is expanding its corporate venture investing plans with $50 million committed to support emerging companies and water services providers that solve critical climate challenges such as water scarcity, quality, and decarbonization. Xylem aims to accelerate the availability of water solutions to address these challenges by directly investing in startups developing disruptive water technologies, and by investing in specialty venture capital funds.

Xylem Inc. will unveil its multi-year growth strategy and set out its long-term financial framework at its Investor Day. Xylem President and CEO Matthew Pine and other senior leaders will provide an update on the Company’s plans to drive above-market growth, accelerate margins through business simplification, and provide an update on capital allocation priorities.

Hoyer Group is pleased to announce the best results in the history of the company, with an increasing profitability and an EBITDA of 216 % compared to last year. The net profit also saw a significant increase of 435 % compared to previous years.

In 2023, the Frankenthal-based pump and valve manufacturer KSB achieved its highest ever order intake and sales revenue. At 7.9 %, the EBIT margin exceeded its expectations for the financial year. At the Annual General Meeting on 8 May, Dr Bernd Flohr, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, expressed his satisfaction in view of the persistently difficult economic conditions.

In the face of an expected market downturn for ballast water management systems, DESMI has not only sustained its robust growth direction can also announce a record-breaking revenue for 2023, nearing 2 billion DKK.

Xylem Inc. reported first-quarter results. The Company’s total revenue of $2.0 billion surpassed prior guidance, on strong execution and demand. First-quarter earnings also exceeded Xylem’s previous guidance.

The Frankenthal-based pump and valve manufacturer KSB is continuing the positive development of the 2023 financial year in the first quarter of 2024. The key performance indicators order intake, sales revenue, earnings before finance income / expense and income tax (EBIT) and EBIT margin are all up on the comparative prior-year quarter.