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Bulletin 2/2010 - Siempelkamp NIS

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SIEMPELKAMP | FOUNDRY<br />

Mill head with trunnion on its way to the mechanical machining<br />

task is to transport these huge parts (dimensions of up to 12 m x<br />

8 m) on time to the port and to coordinate the loading onto<br />

ships. Once a project is successfully completed, the next project<br />

either has already started or is about to begin.<br />

The investments in new machinery for the mechanical machining<br />

have made a quantum leap in terms of size and weight possible<br />

and offer our Group the opportunity of securing a number of<br />

unique selling points against a fi erce competition. These<br />

opportunities have to be exploited in order to gain further<br />

market shares. This fi eld remains exciting!<br />

Gold reserves of the world’s nations<br />

Countries Gold reserves<br />

in tons<br />

20<br />

% of the<br />

total currency<br />

reserves<br />

1. USA 8,134 72.8<br />

2. Germany 3,407 68.1<br />

3. International<br />

Monetary Fund 2,967 no data<br />

4. Italy 2,452 67.0<br />

5. France 2,435 65.6<br />

6. SPDR Gold Trust 1,300 no data<br />

7. China 1,054 1.6<br />

8. Switzerland 1,040 24.1<br />

9. Japan 765 2.8<br />

10. Russia 669 5.5<br />

11. Netherlands 613 55.2<br />

12. India 558 7.5<br />

13. European<br />

Central Bank 501 27.1<br />

14. Taiwan 424 4.3<br />

15. Portugal 383 82.2<br />

16. Venezuela 364 47.6<br />

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