Annual Report 2011 (5.07 MB, PDF-File) - Oerlikon

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Infrastructure
Urbanization spurs construction
The number of people living in cities, which stood at about
1 billion in 1960, is expected to reach 5 billion by 2030. This
rural exodus is rapidly advancing, especially in emerging countries
where cities offer better employment opportunities and a
higher standard of living. The urban population in China alone
is forecast to exceed 1 billion by mid-century.
Urbanization has caused structural economic change: a new
population segment with considerable purchasing power is
Energy
quickly emerging. This demographic shift will continue to yield
new and expanded business opportunities. In China, just 8 million
Chinese households earned more than USD 5 000 a year in
2000. By 2015, this figure is expected to be nearly 400 million
– a 50-fold increase in just 15 years.
The housing and infrastructure needs of this new segment
have stimulated construction activity. According to market
research firm IHS, annual global construction spending will
grow at a constant 4.7 %. Once again, China will play a key role
in this growth as the government turns its attention to the lesser-developed
interior and western parts of the country.
How Oerlikon participates
The increase in construction activity has boosted demand for
machinery such as excavators, wheeled loaders, dump trucks
and graders. Oerlikon Drive Systems provides tailored solutions
to a who’s who list of manufacturers in this segment, supplying
highly specialized, co-developed power-train systems, transmissions
and transmission components.
Infrastructure
Segment split
Textile Drive Systems Vacuum Solar Coating Advanced
Technologies
End usage of Oerlikon innovations
Earth moving Construction Arial lifts Glass Textile
equipment
coating construction
Clothes
materials
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Geotextiles are increasingly used for road construction and
erosion protection. Woven and nonwoven materials, and various
compounds, are produced for this growing niche with the
help of Oerlikon Textile’s proven equipment.
New residential areas fuel demand for home, decorative and
technical textiles including rugs and upholstery materials for
furniture, drapes, bedding, terry-cloth products, blankets and
cleaning cloths. Oerlikon Textile supplies the producers in
these key emerging markets with plants and processes to
manufacture such products.
Coated architectural glass provides effective protection against
the sun’s rays and minimizes interior heat gain/loss. Oerlikon
Vacuum supplies robust, high-performance vacuum systems
to glassmakers and operators of large-scale coating plants that
produce these products.
The expansion of urban centers around the world is leading to
the establishment of industry clusters in which closely interconnected
businesses such as metallurgy, chemicals and semiconductors
are grouped for efficiency. This benefits Oerlikon
Vacuum thanks to its vacuum systems, Oerlikon Coating with
its coating services and Oerlikon Advanced Technology as a
supplier of machinery for manufacturing and processing semiconductors.
Oerlikon is present at different points in the value
creation chain and can profit from the formation of industrial
clusters. The company serves a number of suppliers, i.e. in the
automotive industry.
Geo textiles