Translation of "Im konzernverbund" in English

Scouts from Austria and South Tyrol took part in this camp.

The results are an impressive reflection of the strength of the portfolio within the Group.

The Salzgitter Group is based on strong partners and close ties.

At the same time, we are aiming to make even better use of synergies within the Group.

For example we are tapping Group-wide synergies with modular assembly matrixes, platforms and common parts.

In addition, the Group is increasingly digitalizing its portfolio and making use of interaction within the Group.

Within the Group, we are excellently connected, from steel production and rolling expertise through to further processing.

We are thereby consistently pursuing our diversification strategy, and anti-cipate sales potential over the coming years within our corporate group.

This has made the sophisticated material-recycling system one of the most important factors helping the Group's largest site worldwide to thrive amid international competition.

Additional elements are the development of new products, strong international growth through continuing the Buy and Build strategy, and not least significant cost savings in the group, for example, in unprofitable subsidiaries.

For this reason there have been decades of material development and optimization concepts within the Group, in close cooperation with Salzgitter Mannesmann Forschung GmbH and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH.

Funkwerk Security Communications GmbH is the main company of the self-titled business division in the corporate network of Funkwerk AG, Kölleda.

For the management of smaller subsidiary companies that are often accorded comparatively little attention and meagre financial resources within the overall group, a spin-off can represent the opportunity to put their own ideas into practice.

Frank Rosenberger started his long-standing management career in 1994, holding various management functions for the Vodafone Group, the Group's largest operating company Vodafone Germany and the predecessor of the latter, Mannesmann Mobilfunk.

The focus of his new activity will be on the extension of the product range for the era “ Industry 4.0” and the intensive cooperation with the brands Pfaff and KSL in the SGE group of companies.

In the meantime, the shareholding in Holcim Apasco has risen to 99.9 percent, thereby creating the necessary platform to capitalize fully on the potential regional and financial integration with the rest of the Group in the future.

The Analytik Jena subsidiary was founded in 2005 with the aim of expanding and strengthening the Life Science division within the Group.

Besides the sales structures within the producing companies, our group has set up a close-knit European sales network as well as numerous trading companies and sales offices in all parts of the world.

Other operating expenses rose to EUR 17.9 million (prior year: EUR 15.2 million), which was mainly due to the operative growth within paragon Group.

Aurubis, Schwermetall and Aurubis Stolberg - these companies form the uninterrupted chain of quality within the Aurubis-group, which you can place your trust in.

On the other hand, the progress made in the merging of the subsidiaries Nittel and Tesseraux (part of the group since 1 July 2019) in the inliner segment deserves positive mention.

It has always been an entrepreneurial tradition in the Group to manage all resources as carefully as possible.

In this context, potential synergy effects within the KBA Group are to be utilised to the full, so as to enable the fastest possible return to profitable growth in metal decorating presses, as a specialist niche within the packaging segment.