Corporate | 12 August 2008 09:00
PSI Aktiengesellschaft / Acquisition
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PSI Expands Offerings and Market Position in the Metals Industry
Integration of the aluminium and copper specialist 4Production
The PSI AG has acquired 100 percent of the shares of 4Production AG,
headquartered in Würselen near Aachen. 4Production is a specialized
provider of metals supply chain consulting and, with its production
management solutions, leading in the aluminium and copper industry. The
company has 40 employees and counts many international groups in the steel,
aluminium and copper industry amongst its customers.
4Production provides ground-breaking metals supply chain consulting and
system integration for the optimal utilisation of the value-added chain and
is, with its innovative product 4Production Suite, leading in the aluminium
and copper industry. The PSI subsidiary PSI BT holds, with its industry
standard PSImetals, a leading role as provider of production management
solutions in the steel industry. With the integration of 4Production, both
companies reinforce their offerings and strategically expand their strong
market positions.
With a total of 200 engineers and business administration specialists who
are specialized in the production processes in the metal industry, the PSI
Group will become one of the world’s most strongly focused solutions
providers in this market. Recently, PSI has greatly expanded the number of
new orders from the steel industry with major new contracts from North and
South America, Europe, Russia and China.
PSI AG develops and integrates individual solutions, on the basis of its
own software, for the management of energy networks (electricity, gas, oil,
heat, water), cross-company production management (steel, mechanical
engineering, automotive, logistics) and infrastructure management for
telecommunications, transport and safety. PSI was founded in 1969 and
currently employs 1,100 persons in the group. www.psi.de
PSI AG
Karsten Pierschke
Communications and Investor Relations
Dircksenstrasse 42-44
10178 Berlin
Germany
Tel. +49 30 2801-2727
Fax +49 30 2801-1000
E-mail: KPierschke@psi.de
12.08.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: PSI Aktiengesellschaft
Dircksenstraße 42-44
10178 Berlin
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)30 2801-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 2801-1000
E-mail: ir@psi.de
Internet: www.psi.de
ISIN: DE0006968225
WKN: 696822
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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