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4M drops into the red

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The technology group, based in Yverdon, revealed a net loss for last year of SFr72.5 million ($41.98 million), after suffering a charge of SFr39.5 million for stock write-downs and restructuring. The 13-year-old company first forecast it would make a loss after feeling the effects of a downturn in the compact disc and computer disc market.…

Sulzer rejects InCentive bid

This content was published on Mar 30, 2001 The bid from InCentive, which says it controls around 15 per cent of Sulzer, calls for Sulzer shareholders to get two shares in medical technology unit Sulzer Medica plus SFr410 in cash or 0.9 InCentive shares per Sulzer share. InCentive, which formally launched the bid on Friday, is also proposing that former ABB vice-chairman Eberhard…

Swiss Development and Co-operation Office recovers funds

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 The financial institution ceased the distribution of funds in February 1999, after going bankrupt. It was one of six banks through which the Swiss aid funds transited. Switzerland’s Development and Cooperation Office (SDC) said on Thursday the bank’s move increased the chances of recovering the whole amount. The money was to finance reconstruction, humanitarian aid…

Bio Suisse plans huge rise in organic meat production

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 At a press conference in Bern on Tuesday, Bio Suisse said the sale of organic meat was lagging far behind that of other organic products and that it wished to corner ten per cent of market share by 2005. The current level is two per cent. Christof Dietler, the director of Bio Suisse, said the…

Swiss seek reassurance that Russian reform is on course

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 Trade deals between Switzerland and Russia have risen markedly over the past year, but Swiss companies are still far less likely than their overseas competitors to invest directly in Russia. The risk of not being paid is the most decisive factor in keeping Swiss business away, says Leo Ribeli of the Swiss State Secretariat for…

Swiss among hardest workers in western Europe

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 The report says the average Swiss worker toils for 42 hours a week, putting them just behind their British counterparts. The average Swiss works almost two hours longer than a German colleague and three-and-a-half hours longer than an Italian. Forty per cent of the workforce works overtime and more people are working evenings and weekends.…

Crisis deepens at Gretag Imaging

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 The company made a net loss in 2000 of SFr46 million ($26.68 million) as product problems and extraordinary warranty payments weighed on second-half earnings. Gretag Imaging also said that it expected a decline in sales this year and warned that new orders were well below expectations due to the uncertain economic environment in the United…

What’s in a name?

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 Unaxis (formerly Oerlikon-Bührle), Swisscom, the SAirGroup, Atraxis, Novartis, Syngenta, Clariant, Unique Zurich Airport and Ruag are just a few examples of new or recent names on the scene. Only this week, cement manufacturer Holderbank announced it was changing its name to Holcim and Air Engiadina rebaptised itself Swisswings. There a number of good reasons for…

Holderbank reports solid growth

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 Presenting the results in Zurich, Holderbank said this year had started well and it predicted higher margins as new plants in the United States came into operation and costs were cut in Latin America, Asia and Oceania. Net sales were up by 14.9 per cent last year to SFr14.012 billion, while cash flow from operations…

Geneva welcomes masters of invention

This content was published on Mar 29, 2001 The organisers boast that about 1,000 inventions will be presented to the public for the first time at the Geneva fair. Most of the exhibitors are members of research departments of high-tech companies, institutes or state organisations. Based on previous years’ experience, about half of the inventions will find a buyer willing to market them.…

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