Outsourcing of Logistics Processes
Cost pressures reduce logistics budgets worldwide, with an average of 11 percent of company sales revenues devoted to logistics. 42 percent of that are directed to the outsourcing of logistics services, which is a decrease of 10 to 15 percentage points from recent years. Read more
New Panalpina Cargo Airfreight Services
The forwarding and logistics group Panalpina will commence additional own controlled regular airfreight services connecting Luxembourg with destinations such as South Africa, Dubai and Hong Kong. It will also cover the transpacific route to Huntsville, Alabama in the USA, complementing Panalpina’s existing transatlantic airfreight service, Dixie Jet. Read more
High Profit Margins for Auto Suppliers
Revenues in the global automotive supplier industry have been recovering and are almost back to pre-crisis levels. EBIT margins will even reach an all-time high of approx. 6% in 2010. According to a new study of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Lazard, profit recovery is particularly strong at European and North American suppliers. Read more
Low-Emission Foam Gaskets in BMW 7 Series
Rampf Giessharze has been issued with a series release by Bavarian auto maker BMW for its Raku-Pur 32-3250-26 two-component sealing gaskets across all of its vehicle types. The thixotropic system provides impressive mechanical strength and low emission values, and is simple to apply even on components with the most complex geometries. Read more
Grohe AG Outsources IT Infrastructure
Grohe, the manufacturer of sanitary fittings, and Capgemini, the providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, have signed an agreement for IT infrastructure outsourcing. The multi-million Euro contract between Grohe AG and Capgemini Outsourcing Services GmbH spans a period of five years, and means that some 20 employees of Grohe will transfer to Capgemini. The future services will cover Grohe sites in Brazil, Canada, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Portugal, Singapore and Thailand, for which Capgemini will leverage its global Rightshore network consisting of onshore, nearshore and offshore centres. Read more
Structural Oversupply on the Newsprint Market
Stora Enso to permanently close down 195 000 tonnes per year newsprint machine at Maxau by the end of November 2010. Read more
Purchasing Managers’ Index Three Points Down
Output and new order growth in the German manufacturing sector eased markedly in August. As a result, the purchasing volume dropped to 58.2, from 61.2 in July. Read more
Aluminium Industry in Full Swing
Countdown for ALUMINIUM 2010, which is being held from 14-16 September in Essen. Compared with the first six months of the previous year, overall German primary aluminium smelters and semis plants experienced a marked recovery in production in the first half of 2010. Ahead of the ALUMINIUM 2010 trade fair, GDA – Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V. (Association of Aluminium Industry) – Düsseldorf, has announced that German aluminium companies remain optimistic that they will be able to maintain this good level during the second half of 2010. Read more
