Editorial Artec – Innovative Recycling Plant for Ishizaka Group Japan
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www.gawgroup.com NEWS FROM THE GROUP ARTEC – Innovative recycling plant for Ishizaka Group Japan Issue 2 | 2010 limited edition Shortcuts Editorial Company report Leading article Competences Projects Focus on People Shortcuts Curtain coater working stations permitted – especially at year-end. In this re- flair and sustainable growth and it is these peo- spect, we can look back on a consistently posi- ple in particular whom I wish to thank here for Paper manufacturers are increasingly deploy- Editorial tive assessment for all our companies in 2010. their contributions over the past year, wishing ing the non-contact curtain coating process I am particularly pleased to be able to report them the energy and good health to continue also for applications other than in the field that ARTEC already has twenty plastic recycling into the future and its challenges! of special paper. Since there is no longer con- What will happen if the present crisis in the machines in its order books since our entrance tact between the application nozzle and paper Euro zone is not resolved? What happens if the into the market, both the traditional type as web, curtain coating technology is able to im- 750 billion euro umbrella should fail? These are well as new product lines, and the current new part entirely new functionalities to paper and topical questions impacting over 300 million acquisitions in the KRESTA Group were success- is already being used in the production of foils, people. The crisis ruthlessly exposed the fact fully integrated as well. In this editorial, how- adhesive strips, flexible packaging and labels. that we have all lived beyond our means for ever, I do not necessarily wish to highlight the Mayr-Melnhof in Frohnleiten, Austria, is operat- many years and all Euro countries are now tack- companies but rather the people themselves ing the first carton machine in the world, de- ling their indebtedness with strictly trimmed – staff and managers who identify with their ploying the curtain coating process online for budgets. It is doubtful, however, whether the company and its basic value systems and whom the application of a graphic coating. GAW is recent savings measures introduced by the we have been counting on for decades. They supplying the highly complex working stations Federal government will improve Austria’s are the driving force behind quality, innovative Mag. Jochen Pildner-Steinburg prospects for a healthy future because the easy for the curtain coater and a new challenge is route was once again followed and long overdue imminent: Conventional curtain coater plants structural reforms in administration, health, come in widths up to five metres – a Chinese pensions and education were postponed, as paper producer has now ordered working sta- they were before. Although the budget will re- Editorialteam: f.l.t.r. standing Andreas Mühle/GAW, Sigrid Tertinegg/GAW, Alexandra Pichler-Jessenko/PJ, Nina Pildner-Stein- tions for a curtain coater which will be a world duce new indebtedness faster than expected, burg/GAW, Josef Mohl/GAW E-Abteilung, Oliver Koroschetz/GAW; f.l.t.r. sitting Günther Neuwirt/ARTEC, Silke Thamerl/KRESTA, first and unique in terms of its width. short-term comfort was again given preference Christian Stine/GAW. In assistance by: Jürgen Müller/OSMO, Andreas Steinhöfler/GAW over long-term wisdom – the responsible politi- KRESTA records double cians are obviously lacking long-term perspec- success in Switzerland tive and they especially do not have the cour- KRESTA was able to secure not one, but two age to make decisive structural changes sorely new orders in Switzerland: Kresta is busy with needed to ensure the future of generations to a multi-million project near Winterthur, in the come! energy sector, which is scheduled for comple- The world after the crisis is not the same and tion in April 2011 and includes 375 tons of steel what is needed in particular after this sober construction, with fabric filters and flue gas realisation is the corresponding determination ducting. Another project assignment is carried to act. Austria’s businessmen are demonstrat- out near Zurich for the pulp and paper industry, ing on a daily basis what can be done. They involving the reconstruction of a paper machine simply cannot afford to ignore future scenarios and installation of equipment. and keep on postponing decisions. An example: Competitive innovation will increase even more Banknote paper on GAW plants in future and good positioning in the global GAW coating colour processing systems are competitive market and clearly conceived in- also used for special paper such as banknotes, novative performance in all sectors are defining for instance. Such special paper must comply parameters for the competitive strength of a with very special demands: It must be impos- company. If, in view of this, the sales philoso- sible to counterfeit and remain stable even un- phy should be completely revamped as from 2012, the key decisions must be made right der extreme stress. The surface of the notes now and transformation must begin, otherwise is coated with a dirt-repellent layer which is time will run out. applied directly to the substrate as a thin layer of varnish. Paper thickness and structure re- It is the responsibility of every GAW Group MD main unchanged. The working widths of the to have a clear view of the future and to identi- banknote paper machines are up to 2 800 mm, fy and define future challenges for his particu- with speeds of 20 – 90 m/min. lar company, but retrospection is of course also 2 COMPANY In autumn, KRESTA industries took over the German industrial plant REPORT KRESTA industries – construction company EICKHOFF GmbH in Mülheim – a further step in the expansion strategy which successful takeover of the KRESTA has been consistently following for many years. 1 Eickhoff Team at KRESTA German Eickhoff GmbH 1 ith effect from 1 September, KRESTA in- Wdustries took over 100% of the company shares of EICKHOFF Industrie-Anlagenbau und Montagen GmbH, in the German city of Mül- heim, from the German GMH Holding. EICKHOFF GmbH is active in the field of industrial repairs for the chemical and steel industries, where it supplies high quality components for compen- sators. With a staff complement of more than 140, EICKHOFF generates an annual turnover of 20 million euro. Successful expansion of the market position KRESTA industries has a broad base in the stra- tegic business areas of pulp and paper, the pet- rochemical and chemical industries, the timber industry and environmental technology, where it focuses on large industrial plants. The acqui- sition of EICKHOFF GmbH enables extension and sustainable strengthening of the existing mar- ket position in industrial engineering and power station technology as well as in the chemical industry and in steelworks. “Complementing KRESTA industries with EICK- HOFF GmbH is a further step in our company development, serving to sustainably position KRESTA industries in all sectors of industry”, says Franz Kreuzer, managing partner of the KRESTA Group LEADING Austria is a country of early pen- sioners – and the politicians are article Pensioner’s paradise doing their best to intensify the problem. Austria – or the great pension lie? ays the London Economist in one of its col- are expected to make ever increasing contri- pension system in the longer term and its mem- Working at an older age Sumns: “A pensionable age of 60 in an age- butions to the standard of living of those no bers with voting rights comprise three from the ing society is not a sign of a particularly highly longer working. Today already, only 70 percent senior citizens organisations against one from Working people between 55-66 years in % developed civilisation, but a cruel joke at the of pension payments are covered by contribu- the youth – giving the younger generation the cost of the next generation”. But what does a tions and especially the post-1970 generations voting powers they deserve in terms of the Iceland 84,9 country do, faced with an average retirement are increasingly confronted by the reality that structuring of this system is a matter of solidar- age of 58 and where the number of so-called they will have to finance not only the pension Newzealand 70,4 ity and generational fairness. “hackler” [long-term pension insurant] is ex- of their parents, but also their own. Sweden 69,8 ploding? It is not worried. Why should it be?! As Matching the actual to the Generational fairness? Norway 67,4 long as the increasing number of pensioners are legal pensionable age! happy - and there is always that thing called Anyone who still insists today that the past suc- Swiss 65,7 We are spending more time of our life not work- hope – not so? cess of the contributory system guarantees its ing than working. This increase in the effective Japan 64,7 success into the future shuns reality and denies The youth loses confidence pension drawing period is a serious challenge to China 64,5 the generational contract. The high demands on Even if the politicians never tire of telling us the pension system due to constantly increas- the financing base of the pension system. The USA 61,8 that financing of our pension system will remain ing life expectancy, the progressively delayed government would save 1.2 billion euro simply Denmark 60,9 sound and our pensions are assured – Hackler entry into gainful employment due to longer by raising the pensionable age by one year. arrangements and early pensions are manoeu- periods of training and the low birth rates are Greatbritain 57,4 vring us into a hazardous imbalance and you do self-evident and, as a result, 12 billion euro Automation of the pension calculations! Finland 54,5 not need an expert to show you that the sys- must now already be budgeted for annually to The Pensions Commission is responsible for de- Ireland 53,4 tem is bound to collapse in the medium term make up for pension shortfalls.