Facts and Figures

Development and production of high-quality aluminum profiles for the aerospace industry and other industrial sectors

Place of business: Switzerland, USA, Romania

Number of employees 2008: 1,082

http://www.alu-menziken.com
http://www.universalalloy.com

Special machinery for product identification in the metallurgical area

Place of business: Austria, Denmark, sales representations in UK and USA

Number of employees in 2008: 225

http://www.mni-group.com

Niche player on the market of button cells and rechargeable and  primarey batteries for OEMs

Place of business: Germany, production facilities in Germany, Indonesia and China, worldwide representations

Number of employees 2008: 1,497

http://www.varta-microbattery.com
Short Profile

The companies Alu Menziken Holding AG, UAC and UAC Europe S.R.L.  operate world-wide in the core areas of aluminum aerospace and extrusion. In selected industrial segments the group is a competent partner for innovative custom-designed semi-finished aluminum products and ready-to-install components.

MNI Holding GmbH carries on a totally independent and closed cycle for sales and distribution, development, production and service of special machinery for product identification in the metallurgical industry. MNI Holding GmbH is the only company world-wide which offers all prevalent technologies. Especially in sectors where high quality and traceability standards are required, e.g. industrial steel, automotive and aerospace, the traceability up to the finished product is mandatory.

Thanks to its high ability for innovation, VARTA Microbattery GmbH is the only European player which managed to establish itself in the market of microbatteries.

VARTA is known as the global technology leader of the fast-growing market of batteries for hearing devices.

USP
  • Experience of many years and extensive know-how in aluminum processing
  • Excellent position in the growing aerospace market
  • Certification as a supplier for the aircraft industry
  • High potentials as a result of restructuring and expansion in the extrusion industry
  • Increase in productivity by means of modernizing the plants
  • Diversification of the industry through and within the extrusion industry
  • Global market leader in the niche market steel identification
  • Entry in the aluminum industry with a high additional potential to extend the customer base
  • Establishment as a full-scale provider with expertise in logistics
  • Increased demand for metal – increased production volumes – growing demand for marking machines
  • VARTA is a global brand
  • Independent player in the global market for batteries
  • Strong market growth in the core areas
  • R&D as a driving force for the future
  • Positioning as niche player with advanced technologies
Product

The product range of the Aerospace division comprises important components for wings, body and engine of an aircraft.

The Extrusion division offers a wide range of products and services. The following higlights provide an overview of the business activities of the Extrusion division:

The products of MNI Holding GmbH are highly technological machines and applications which are partly used under extreme conditions and therefore have to be highly functional and reliable. Thus the temperature of the material to be marked exceeds 1,000 ºC (1,832 ºF) in most cases. Still, the machining speed and the legibility of the mark need to be assured for a long time.

The company structure of VARTA Microbattery GmbH is based on three areas: "Micro batteries" with VARTA as innovation leader, "Solution Providing" with the development of products with very specific profiles and "New Generation Lithium" with rechargeable Lithium products for strong growing segments (e.g. automotive).

Highlights
  • Market leader (world market share of 40 %) in the field of small and medium-sized aluminum profiles for the aerospace industry
  • Number 2 on the world market for heavy aluminum profiles for the aerospace industry
  • Significant supplier for pre-finished aluminum components for the aerospace and machine industries
  • Ongoing optimization of the production process
  • Global growth market "aerospace" and "aluminum components"
  • Well defined expansion strategy (broadening of the product portfolio, acquisition)
  • Construction of new plant in Romania and partly transition of Aerospace production to Romania
  • 1st tier of Boeing and Airbus
  • High growth company (world market leader in the field of steel marking)
  • Market growth (product identification)
  • Expansion of the product portfolio: aluminum identification
  • Focused expansion in the BRIC region*)
  • Ongoing screening of the market for acquisition targets

*) Brazil, Russia, India and China
  • VARTA stands for energy assurance, quality and reliability
  • Market leader in the area of button cells for hearing aids
  • Expansion of the customized Lithium Polymer engineering and packaging business (purchase of the cells)
  • Increasing added valu of plants in Indonesia and China
  • Innovation leader ("rechargeable hearing aid")