European Textile Machinery Manufacturers have started to announce their 2014 first quarter result with the public. As per these reports the European Textile Machinery Manufacturers have obtained great profits again thanks to their associations conducting promotion studies as wells as the technology and quality they have.
Associations like ACIMIT, VDMA, SwissMem are paying great importance to the promotion of their members. One of the best examples of this was ITMA ASIA + CITME 2014. Associations being in an intense effort to promote and introduce their members have achieved and held huge promotion campaigns. These associations, who have adopted sustainable production and economic growth as main principal, presented a wide solution spectrum to their visitors in Shanghai. As it was this case, no institution or association supposed to represent the Turkish Textile Machinery industry was present from Turkey in Shanghai. When we have a look at Andritz and Picanol’s first quarter figures, it can be seen that the marketing and sales success of manufacturers association is quite obvious.Andritz Group
The leading manufacturer of Nonwoven technologies Andritz Group has shared their 2014 first quarter reports with the public. As per the report announced, the sales of Andritz have reached 1.219,5 million euros from 1.138,8 million euros compared to the same period of the previous year (2013 first quarter).
As per the report the increasing order placements increased by 35,2% compared to the first quarter of 2013. The cumulated orders reached to 7.734,7 million euros as of 31 March 2014. The interest tax and profit before amortization reached by 48,6 million euros while the net income excluding non-controlling interest shares reached 20.7 million euros, which is above the previous year’s lowest interest rates.Picanol Group
Picanol Group, who is one of the strongest players of the global market with the machineries it develops, realized a consolidated turnover of 111.79 million euros in the first quarter of 2014, compared to 146.00 million euros in the exceptionally strong first quarter of 2013 and in line with the 107.05 million euros in the first quarter of 2012. Picanol having realized a turnover parallel to 2012 in the first quarter of 2014 decided to increase its activities dedicated to export within the variable world economy. Picanol accelerated its investments in the international market where tight cost control is crucial due to today’s textile market nature. Due to the cyclical nature of the textile market, strict cost-control remains of the essence.
Despite the global slowdown in the first quarter of 2014 in the field of weaving machineries, Picanol established its production policy on productivity and quality and decided to continue the investments targeted. Picanol having launched an investment project at Ypres for an amount of 17.5 million euros in 2013 plans to complete its new plant in the second half of 2014.Picanol Outscores
Mr.Chris Dewulf, CEO of Picanol informed that they are after innovation constantly as Picanol Group. Dewulf, who informed that they are having important studies about especially energy, time, and material quality, machine function and market fields, underlined that as a result of being successful in these fields, it is inevitable that the company is preferable and continued as follows: “All countries performing activity in the global arena continues to prefer these five steps in every technology. However the issue most paid attention are of course the ones dedicated to reduce energy costs. We continue to make difference in that sense. We increase the profitability rates of companies due to less energy use. On the other hand, the problem-free use of the machinery is among the most important aspects contributing positively to the companies’ production process. The fact that all the components in the machine are electronic prevents individual time losses.”
Although there is a global slowdown in weaving machineries at the moment, Dewulf states that the demand for environmentally-friendly, cost effective and productive machineries constantly increases and concluded his words by noting that in that sense Picanol’s weaving machineries included new technologies providing energy saving.
