Bulletin 1/2011 - Siempelkamp

SieMpelkaMp | EDItORIAL
Dear Readers:
Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner
Chairman of the Executive Board
G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG
this edition of Bulletin provides many perspectives which turn our projects into meaningful stories. However,
they all have one common thread.
On the one hand it would seem likely to put the focus on the markets and nations with an increased demand
for Siempelkamp products. the countries that are most willing to invest include Russia, the Republic of Belarus,
and the Ukraine (see pages 4–9). Our customers benefit from a growing relevance of the wood-based products
industry in these countries. In Russia, for example, the government has realized that a country’s economy cannot
be reduced to oil and gas production. In these days the buzz word here is ’diversification‘.
On the other hand the focus of this Bulletin could be directed toward our principle ’all from one source‘. the
machine and plant business unit increasingly supplies complete plants, for example to Metro in thailand (see
page 28). We have clearly expanded our vertical range of manufacture with this competence. the buzz word
here is ’vertical diversification‘.
thirdly, our articles illustrate from how many different industrial sectors all Siempelkamp competence areas are
requested. the sectors that use our products are far-ranging. they include, but are not limited to, the woodbased
panel industry, the metal forming industry, and other growth areas including aviation, energy generation,
transport, and drinking water supply (see pages 60–63). the buzz word here is ’lateral diversification‘.
Whoever concentrates on one core area of business, also commits himself to this core area’s life and business
cycle. We are concentrating on core competences instead. In close dialog with you, our customers, new application
areas become permanently visible for which we can offer the appropriate products and services!
With kind regards and best wishes from Krefeld
Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner
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