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COMPANY UPDATE
Company update

HEYE

INTERNATIONAL

technology, people

and complete service

lass Machinery Plants & larger projects coming up for us, are working on improvements on
Accessories (GMP&A): as well as in Africa. But as we their productivity, mainly replac-
GWhat can you tell me all know, business is not as fast ing outdated equipment by mod-
about the Heye International and moving there as in other areas, ern machines., while there are
its markets right now? and it is not a very easy market other big companies taking over
Jens Langer, Heye International to work with. But in Europe there smaller ones. The concentration
(Heye): If we consider markets, are only few new big projects of plants and integration into one
we can say that Asia is becom- as companies tend to carry out bigger company is still going on.
ing a strong market for us, along restructuring and renovation.
with China in particular, espe- GMP&A: Does that mean that in
cially in the last few years. We GMP&A: Why is this? Is it because the future we will have about four
are also seeing growth in Central Europe is now a market that has or five big companies controlling
and South America as well as reached ‘the top’ …? all the industry?
Australia and Thailand, which are Langer: The European situa- Langer: Perhaps more than five,
strong markets for us. And going tion is quite different as there are as some local or regional players
back to Asia, there are some glassworks and companies that will keep their strong position,

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