Investments

Investments in property, plant and equipment, and in intangible assets in the first nine months amounted to € 47.2 million (previous year’s figure: € 25.5 million). In Germany, we took over the MORI SEIKI technology centre near Chemnitz. In addition, at our production site in Seebach we have started extension work on our assembly areas as well as the construction of a “Technical Innovation Centre”, our new development centre. This will allow us to optimise logistics procedures, further improve efficiency in the development process and increase assembly capacity by more than 40%. At the present time, the final construction phase is being carried out on the DMG / MORI SEIKI technology centre in Singapore. It should be completed within the fourth quarter of 2011.

Through increasing the shares held in Mori Seiki Co. Ltd. to 5.10%, additions to financial assets amounted to € 14.8 million (previous year’s value: € 11.1 million). In the first nine months, investments totalled € 62.0 million (previous year’s value: € 36.6 million).

chart: contribution of each segment / division to investments in fixed assets and intangible assets To top image: DMG / MORI SEIKI Singapore

DMG / MORI SEIKI:
Through the joint technology centre in Singapore, our presence in the markets of south-east Asia will be strengthened.

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