At the Annual General Meeting on July 4, 2014 the Board of Directors will propose the election of Dr. Stephan Bross as a director and a member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee to fill the empty seat left by the passing of Urs Fankhauser in February 2014. Dr. Bross (1962) studied mechanical engineering at…
Urs Fankhauser had served on the Board of Directors of Burckhardt Compression since 2006. We mourn the loss of a dedicated and competent colleague who has made many contributions to the company’s positive development over the years. The knowledge and experience Urs Fankhauser possessed in both the capital goods industry and in Burckhardt Compression’s key…
The highly corrosive and extremely toxic gases handled in this application require highest quality standards in material and equipment design as well as extensive engineering know-how. Burckhardt Compression has thorough in-house expertise in the field of material design and plant engineering due to many references of demanding applications. The Process Gas Compressor of Burckhardt Compression…
With this order, Burckhardt Compression underlines its position as the global technology leader for Hyper Compressors and supplier of largest Process Gas Compressors API 618 with a maximum rod load of 1’500 kN (335’000 lbs). Burckhardt Compression’s good reputation as a supplier of high quality and highly reliable reciprocating compressors and various references of similar…
The orders for two additional Laby®-GI Compressors as fuel gas compressors show the increasing demand of new propulsion solutions in the LNG (liquefied natural gas) carrier market. Regarding stricter environmental regulations and increasing fuel oil prices, the energy-efficient and environmentally friendly propulsion system for gas-operated marine diesel engines means the perfect solution. With this order…
Burckhardt Compression secured the order thanks to its good reputation in the after sales market in China and a large number of references in low density polyethylene (LDPE) plants with similar or larger capacities. These Hyper Compressors have been in operation since decades and have proven their high reliability and safety. Thanks to its extensive…
Order intake well above prior-year level Order intake of CHF 236.8 million for the first half of fiscal year 2013 was 23.1% above the prior-year figure of CHF 192.4 million. In the Compressor Systems (CS) business area order intake soared 60.6% to CHF 169.9 million. Order intake of CHF 66.9 million in the Components, Services…
As predicted in the 2012 annual report, most of the markets addressed by Burckhardt Compression continue to display positive momentum. The company expects sales for fiscal year 2013 nearly 20% above the previous year. Order intake is expected to exceed the sales for the same reporting period. Due to two major compressor system projects that…
One of the four industrial gas production leaders worldwide and Burckhardt Compression signed a field service & valves maintenance framework supply agreement for the European territory. Under the agreement, Burckhardt Compression will provide on-site field service and valve service on all types of reciprocating compressors for more than 40 industrial gas plants in Europe. The…
After the welcome address by Chairman Valentin Vogt and a review of the company’s 2012 fiscal year by CEO Marcel Pawlicek and CFO Rolf Brändli, the shareholders approved the annual report, the financial statements, the consolidated financial statements and the compensation report for the fiscal year 2012. They also approved the motion to pay a…