Facts and Figures

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

Place of business: Menziken, Switzerland

World-wide branches: Switzerland, USA

Number of employees 2007: 1,040

Turnover in 2007: EUR 181.07 million

Special machinery for product identification in the metallurgical area

Place of business: Regau, Austria

World-wide branches: China, Denmark, Austria, UK, USA

Number of employees in 2007: 200

Turnover in 2007e: EUR 38.35 million

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

Place of business: Ellwangen, Germany

World-wide branches: plants in Germany, Indonesia, China and other countries

Number of employees 2007: 1,500

Turnover in 2007e: EUR 131.23 million

Short Profile

As an established company with a long tradition in the aluminum industry Alu Menziken Holding AG operates world-wide in the core areas of aluminum aerospace and extrusion. In selected industrial segments Alu Menziken 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, the company 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. It is also leading in the field of memory back-up solutions for OEMs.
USP
  • Experience of many years and extensive know-how in aluminum processing
  • Management with industry-specific experience of many years
  • 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
  • VARTA has the advanced lithium polymer technology
  • 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:

Montana Metal Tech´s products 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 (1832 ºF) in most cases. Still, the machining speed and the legibility of the mark need to be assured for a long time.

The product portfolio of VARTA Microbattery can be characterized by a division in primary batteries (non-rechargeable) and secondary batteries (rechargeable) on the one hand, and on the other hand, depending on the type of technology used, in standard business und new business. While standard business covers the segments of conventional battery production, the main focus of new business lies on rechargeable NiMH and lithium polymer applications.
Highlights
  • Market leader (world market share of 40 %) in the field of small and medium-sized aluminum profiles for the aerospace industry
  • Second market leader in the production of heavy aluminum profiles for the aerospace industry
  • Important supplier for ready-to-install aluminum components for the aerospace and machine industries
  • Continuous production optimization
  • Globally growing market for aerospace industry and aluminum components
  • Acquisition strategy
  • First tier-supplier to Boeing
  • Growing business (global market leader in the field of steel marking)
  • Market growth in the area of product identification
  • Reinforced expansion in the BRIC region*)
  • Acquisitions of competing and complementing companies
  • New target: aluminum industry

*) Region of Brazil, Russia, India and China
  • VARTA stands for energy assurance, quality and reliability
  • Niche player (Number 2 world-wide in the field of button batteries for hearing devices)
  • Growth sector (lithium polymer technology: computers, cellular phones, video cameras and new applications)
  • Expansion of the plants in Indonesia and China
  • Acquisitions
  • Use of the European quality image