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Germany: Claudius Peters has launched its Eta 5.0 clinker cooler. According to the company, Eta 5.0 offers energy savings, lower maintenance downtime and reduced environmental impact. It also features efficiency improvements, such as a new low-pressure-drop system and reduced friction in the transport system. The new cooler can be retrofitted to existing installations with minimal intervention.

UK: Langley Holdings, owner of Claudius Peters, recorded consolidated sales of Euro1.17bn during 2022, up by 40% year-on-year from Euro815m in 2021. The group ended the year with an order backlog worth Euro900m. Its Other Industrials division, which includes Germany-based Claudius Peters, recorded sales of Euro277m, up by 11% from Euro250m. Langley Holdings said that, due to the length of its lead times, Claudius Peters’ profitability was especially impacted by costs rises in its delivery on existing contracts in 2022.

Chair Anthony Langley said “Hopefully management will make progress with tangible improvements to the plant machinery business: restructuring is not the preferred option, but, either way, I do expect a better result this year.”

Indonesia: Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) has ordered two EC22 cement silos from Germany-based Claudius Peters. The silos have a volume of approx. 17,200m³ and will be installed by contractor PT Hutama Karaya (Persero). The scope of supply includes all process equipment for the silos from conveyors to filters.

SBI is a subsidiary of Semen Indonesia Group. It is expanding the export capacity of its integrated cement plant at Tuban by building a new terminal. The group has a cement production capacity of 65Mt/yr.

Austria: Germany-based Claudius Peters has supplied a conveyor and silos for Schretter & Cie’s integrated Vils Cement plant in Tirol. In the first part of the project Claudius Peters Projects delivered an aeroslide conveying system from the cement mill to the existing silos, including silo bottom aeration systems. For the second part, it built a silo group consisting of three 3500m³ units with expansion chamber technology equipped with truck loading facilities. Each of the silos can be operated at a loading capacity of 250t/hr by a mobile loader with a travelling range of 10m.

Germany: Claudius Peters has reported strong order intake for the first half of 2021. Parent company Langley Holdings said that, “if the forecast to year end is met, [it] will be the highest since 2008.” It added that Claudius Peters’ France-based subsidiary was reorganised during the reporting period. Langley Holdings’ revenue fell by 2% year-on-year to Euro363m in the first half of 2021 from Euro370m in the same period in 2020. However, its operating profit increased significantly and it has forecast revenue growth of 15% for the year as a whole.

Germany: Claudius Peters’ 2020 sales were Euro80.2m, down by 19% year-on-year from Euro98.8m in 2019. The company recorded a ‘small profit’ compared to a loss in 2019. It said that it started the year with a historically low order book. This was compounded by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite this, the supplier exceeded targets in China, Romania and the US.

The company said, “Order intake is currently looking much more promising than a year ago with several major projects, delayed due to the pandemic, coming into the decision phase during the first quarter of 2021. With an operational overhaul now well under way, the future for Claudius Peters is looking more positive.”

Germany/UK: Langley Holdings says that the order intake for its subsidiary Claudius Peters was behind target for the first half of 2020 and expected to remain so for the rest of the year due to the associated lead time. Due to market disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic the group has implemented short-time working and agreed “tariff reductions with the workforce” to reduce costs.

Overall, the group’s revenue rose by 3.4% year-on-year to Euro411m in the first half of 2020 from Euro397m in the same period in 2019. However, this was attributed to its acquisition of Marelli Motori in mid-2019. Its operating profit dropped by 81% to Euro3.84m from Euro20.5m.

“Although the 2020 result is not yet secure at this point, we do have reasonable visibility on the second half and my principal concern now is for 2021, although the extent to which Coronavirus impacts our businesses next year will not start to become apparent until the autumn. Currently all divisions are reporting delays to capital equipment order placements and I expect these delays to continue into next year. I hope to be proven wrong but any notion of a rapid recovery from the economic fallout from Coronavirus would in my view, be wishful thinking,” said Anthony J Langley, the chairman of Langley Holdings.

Germany: Frank Siefert has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of Claudius Peters Group. He also takes the role of managing director of Claudius Peters Projects. Siefert was previously with the Liebherr Group, a manufacturer of construction machinery, and brings with him a wealth of experience in the capital equipment sector. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering and has also held various senior positions in sales, technology and production during his career.

Kurt Herrmann has also been appointed as Managing Director - Global Sales, Claudius Peters Group and Managing Director Sales, Claudius Peters Projects. He joined the Claudius Peters group in 1991 and has held the position of Managing Director of Claudius Peters (China).

Bolivia: Sacyr Industrial and Imasa Ingenieria y Proyectos have awarded a contract to Claudius Peters for a packing and palletising system for the Potosí cement plant. The scope of delivery consists of a 12 spout Pacpal Roto Fill with a capacity of 3600bags/hr, an automatic bag applicator with cassette magazine as well as a palletizing system Pacpal Palletiser 5000. The palletiser is designed for 50kg bags and suitable for a five-bag layer type on slip sheets. The plant is operated by the state-run cement producer Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL). No value for the order has been disclosed.

Germany: Claudius Peters’ revenue rose by 7.5% year-on-year to Euro103m in 2018 from Euro95.6m in 2017. Its orders in hand fell by 31% to Euro56.8m from Euro81.8m. The company said that it remained profitable despite low volumes, with only China exceeding expectations. It also reported that a number of major projects were delayed, mainly in Russia and one in Germany. Overall, company owner Langley Holdings said that despite falling revenue and profit, it had experienced a ‘satisfactory’ year following a record year in 2017.