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Year 2023
DateTitle
2023/03/02Gurit Reports Net Sales of CHF 499.5 million and an Operating Profit Margin of 4.5% for 2022
2023/02/09Gurit nominated finalist in JEC Innovation Awards
2023/01/30Gurit reports net sales of CHF 499.5 million for the calendar year 2022
2023/01/26Gurit receives silver award for sustainability performance
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Year 2022
DateTitle
2022/11/24Gurit Financial Calendar 2023
2022/10/21Gurit reports net sales of CHF 362.8 million in the first nine months of 2022
2022/08/17Gurit reports net sales of CHF 234.8 million in the first half of 2022
2022/05/05Gurit reports successful closing of acquisition of majority share in Fiberline Composites A/S
2022/04/28Gurit acquires majority share in Fiberline Composites A/S
2022/04/20Gurit reports net sales of CHF 107.7 million in the first  quarter of 2022
2022/04/14Gurit sells Aerospace business to Isovolta
2022/03/01Gurit Reports Net Sales of CHF 467.9 million and an adjusted Operating Profit Margin of 7.0% for Calendar Year 2021
2022/01/31Gurit reports net sales 2021. A single share structure and share-split are proposed to the AGM.
2022/01/24Gurit nominates Andreas Evertz as candidate for its Board of Directors
Year 2021
DateTitle
2021/11/25Gurit Financial Calendar 2022
2021/10/15Gurit reports net sales of CHF 360.9 million in the first nine months of 2021
2021/08/17Gurit reports net sales of CHF 258.6 million in the first half of 2021
2021/06/25Gurit updates the financial outlook for 2021 and announces organizational changes to strengthen its positioning as solution provider to the wind turbine industry
2021/05/31Gurit extends contract with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd for five years
2021/04/14Gurit reports net sales of 127.7 million CHF in Q1/2021
2021/03/02Gurit Reports Net Sales Growth for Continued Operations of 3.3% in CHF and 8.9% at constant exchange rates and an Operating Profit Margin of 11.2% for Fiscal Year 2020
2021/03/01Gurit extends major wind core kit supply contract for three years
2021/01/29Gurit Reports Net Sales Growth for Continued Operations of 3.3% in CHF or 8.9% at constant exchange rates
Year 2020
DateTitle
2020/12/10Gurit Financial Calendar 2021
2020/10/14Gurit’s continued business grows 4.1% in CHF or 10.2% at constant exchange rates in the first nine months of 2020
2020/09/28Gurit Kitting extends major wind core kit supply contract for three years
2020/08/20Disclosure of shareholdings
2020/08/20Disclosure of shareholdings
2020/08/17Gurit’s continued business grows 2.3% in CHF or 8.7% at constant exchange rates with an operating profit margin of 11.2%
2020/08/17Gurit appoints new Chief Executive Officer
2020/08/11Update to Gurit Financial Calendar: August 17 Analyst & Media Conference held as online event only
2020/08/03Gurit appoints new General Manager of Business Unit Wind Materials
2020/07/24Gurit to support Indian Wind Energy Industry with major investments
2020/06/08Gurit advances closure of Zullwil Aerospace plant in Switzerland
2020/04/23Changes in the Board of Directors and the Executive Board of Gurit Holding AG
2020/04/17Kitting supply agreement with Chinese blade manufacturer
2020/04/15Gurit reports net sales of 136.1 million CHF in Q1/2020
2020/04/08Organisational and Management change in the Business Unit Composite Materials
2020/02/27Gurit Reports Strong Net Sales Growth of 35.5% and an Operating Profit Margin of 9.0% for Fiscal Year 2019
2020/02/26Management change in Gurit Executive Committee
2020/02/11Gurit sells Automotive Business to Carbopress
2020/01/31Gurit Reports Strong Net Sales Growth of 35.5% for 2019
Year 2019
DateTitle
2019/12/20Change in Gurit Executive Committee
2019/12/18Gurit signs further core material supply contract with Chinese OEM
2019/11/06Gurit Financial Calendar 2020
2019/10/29Gurit to close its automotive production site in Hungary mid-2020
2019/10/15Gurit reports 45.1% Net Sales growth for the first nine months of 2019
2019/10/01Gurit invests further in its aerospace prepreg capacities at the German site in Kassel and will close the Zullwil plant, Switzerland in H2 2021
2019/08/21Gurit signs materials supply contracts with globally leading Wind OEMs
2019/08/15Gurit reports strong Net Sales growth of 45.8% and an Operating Profit Margin of 9.7%
2019/07/02Gurit secures two-year kit supply contract with a globally leading Wind OEM
2019/07/01Gurit reports successful closing of acquisition of PET recycling operation in Italy
2019/06/20Gurit appoints new Chief Financial Officer
2019/04/17Gurit acquires PET recycling operation in Italy
2019/04/16Gurit announces sponsorship of the EPFLoop team in the 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition
2019/04/09Gurit reports strong growth to 142.7 million CHF in Q1/2019
2019/03/14Gurit CFO Angelo Quabba to leave Gurit by September 2019
2019/02/28Gurit Reports Net Sales Growth of 18.0% and an Operating Profit Margin of 6.7% for Fiscal Year 2018
2019/02/26Gurit nominates candidates for its Board of Directors
2019/01/31Gurit Reports Strong Net Sales Growth of 18% for 2018
2019/01/28Gurit Enlarges Group Executive Committee
Year 2018
DateTitle
2018/12/21Gurit Reports Closing of PVC Production Site Divestment
2018/12/19Gurit Adjusts Operating Profit Guidance for FY 2018 and Announces both Restructuring and Divestment of Composite Components business in 2019
2018/11/26Gurit Financial Calendar 2019
2018/11/19Peter Pauli to resign from the Gurit Board of Directors
2018/11/13Gurit Expands Award-Winning Line of Ampreg™ Wet Laminating Products
2018/10/23Gurit Reports 9.8% Net Sales Growth for the First Nine Months of 2018
2018/10/15Gurit Reports Successful Closing of JSB Group Acquisition
2018/10/01Gurit Signs Agreement to Acquire JSB Group A/S
2018/09/18Gurit Appoints Michael Muser as new Business Unit Head Aero
2018/08/27Emirates Team New Zealand Appoints Gurit as Official Supplier for the 36 th America`s Cup Defence Campaign
2018/08/17First Half-Year 2018: Gurit Reports Strong Net Sales Growth of +11.5% and Operating Profit Margin of 8.2%
2018/08/03Gurit Divests PVC Production Site in China
2018/07/24Disclosure of Shareholdings
2018/04/17Gurit reports overall single digit growth in Q1-2018
2018/04/06Gurit Wins Three-Year Balsa Wood Supply Contract
2018/03/13Gurit Reports Net Sales Growth of 3.1% and an Operating Profit Margin of 10% for Fiscal Year 2017
2018/03/12Gurit and Elbe Flugzeugwerke Extend Partnership
2018/03/05Gurit Launches Next Generation Balsa and PET Core Materials & New Low Toxicity Epoxy Laminating System
2018/02/06Gurit Appoints Dr. Emiliano Frulloni as Group CTO and Strengthens Innovation Organization · Dr. Emiliano Frulloni to join Gurit as new CTO · Dr. Damian Bannister, current CTO, to take on the position of Director Innovation Composite Materials
2018/01/31Gurit reports moderate net sales growth for 2017
Year 2017
DateTitle
2017/10/23Gurit achieves slight net sales growth for the first nine months of 2017
2017/10/16Gurit Wins Car Body Panel Contract
2017/10/03Gurit Transfers UK Prepreg Business to Gurit Spain by 2018
2017/09/01Gurit Completes Acquisition of PH Windsolutions
2017/08/18Gurit reports strategic progress and further profitability improvements for the first half-year 2017
2017/08/11Gurit Successfully Completes Aerospace Qualification
2017/07/06Gurit to License Green PET Technology from Armacell
2017/06/23Gurit Enters into Balsa Wood Joint Venture in Java, Indonesia
2017/06/06Gurit Renews Distribution Agreement for Maricell PVC
2017/06/01Gurit Wins New Wind Turbine OEM as Customer
2017/05/31Italian Car Maker Awards Gurit with New Exterior Body Panels Contract
2017/04/26Gurit Acquires PH Windsolutions
2017/04/12First Quarter 2017 Sales and Annual General Meeting
2017/03/08Gurit Reports Significantly Improved Profitability and Stable Net Sales in 2016
2017/02/09Gurit Appoints Barracuda Advanced Composites as Distributor for Brazil
2017/01/27Gurit reports stable 2016 net sales and a 14% increase in operating profit margin
Year 2016
DateTitle
2016/12/01Gurit Acquires BASF PET Business
2016/11/30Gurit Enlarges Automotive Product Range
2016/11/21Gurit Reports Aerospace Contract Renewal
2016/11/08Laurent Michaux leaves Gurit by mutual consent
2016/10/21Gurit reports net sales growth of 3% to CHF 273 million for the first nine months of 2016
2016/09/28Futuristic, All-Composite 53m Trimaran “Galaxy of Happiness” On Display at 26 th Monaco Yacht Show
2016/09/08Gurit Wins Four-Year Automotive Components Supply Contract
2016/08/25Gurit achieves net sales growth of 3% and a strong operating profit margin of 10.5% in the first half of 2016
2016/08/16Gurit-Engineered ARES HERCULES Series Fast Patrol Boats on Sea Trials
2016/08/10Gurit to present half-year results on August 25, 2016 07:00 a.m. CEST: Distribution of media release; online publication of half-year report 2016 09:00 a.m. CEST: Joint Media and Analyst Conference
2016/07/04Gurit Supports Foiling Community
2016/06/13Gurit Opens Wind Blade Mould Production Facility in Europe
2016/04/19Gurit Tooling and Barracuda Advanced Composites Cooperate to Service the Brazilian Wind Energy Tooling Market
2016/04/14Gurit reports solid start into the 2016 fiscal year
2016/03/15Gurit Reports Double-digit Growth and Significant Profit Improvement in 2015
2016/01/29Gurit with double-digit growth in 2015
2016/01/25Gurit Cosmetic Carbon Prepregs Qualified By Major Car Manufacturers
Year 2015
DateTitle
2015/11/20Gurit Expands its Global Balsa Wood Production Capacity
2015/10/20Gurit increases 9-month sales to CHF 269.2 million
2015/08/24Gurit: Half-year 2015 results Net Sales Grow by 6.5% to CHF 178 million and Operating Result Reaches 8.9% in 1HY 2015
2015/08/03Gurit to present half-year results on August 24, 2015
2015/06/30Gulf Craft Majesty 155 – Breakthrough into a new dimension supported by Gurit
2015/06/23Yacht Racing Forum announces two years partnership with Gurit
2015/06/16Gurit raises financial results outlook for 1HY 2015
2015/04/17Zurich, April 17, 2015 – Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) today announced the appointment of Laurent Michaux as General Manager Composite Components and member of the Executive Committee, effective May 1, 2015.
2015/04/09Gurit reports sales growth of 13.3% for the first quarter 2015
2015/03/27Gurit Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
2015/03/17Gurit 2014 result based on gratifying growth level across all market segments and regions
2015/02/23Gurit reinforces its long-standing commitment to High Performance Yacht Design Conference
2015/02/12Gurit shapes Composite Components business
2015/01/30Gurit reports strong sales growth for the full year 2014 Group result: Net sales of CHF 335.8 million up 19.4% from CHF 281.1 million full year sales in 2013; operating profit expected to come in between 4 and 4.5% of net sales Composite Materials: Full year sales of CHF 256.7 million increase by 13% from CHF 227.3 million full year sales in 2013 Composite Systems and Engineering: 46.9% increase in sales to CHF 79.1 million compared with full year sales of CHF 53.8 million in 2013
2015/01/15Gurit wins multi-annual automotive supply contract
Year 2014
DateTitle
2014/11/10Gurit CFO Markus Knüsli Amacker to leave Gurit by May 2015
2014/10/20Gurit’s 9-month sales up 21.9% to CHF 250.7 million
2014/10/08Gurit applaudes Marenco Swisshelicopter AG on the successful maiden flight of their high-performance composite SKYe SH09 helicopter
2014/10/07When Performance Counts: Gurit Presents Advanced Composite Materials for the Automotive and Defence Industry at Composites Europe 2014
2014/09/23Gurit Presents Expanded Range of Composite Materials for Lightweight Rail Component Manufacture at InnoTrans 2014, Messe Berlin, Germany
2014/08/28Hannes Haueis is appointed new Head of Group HR at Gurit
2014/08/27Successfully Achieving Weight Reduction Using Gurit Composites Gurit to Showcase Composite Materials at China Composites Expo 2014
2014/08/22Gurit: Half-year 2014 results: 28.8% sales growth to CHF 167 million in 1HY 2014
2014/08/07Gurit congratulates Frers Naval Architecture and Persico Marine on the launch of the new Frers 60
2014/08/05Gurit to present half-year results on August 22, 2014
2014/08/01Gurit to present its expanded automotive materials range and ballistic protection prepreg for the defence industry at Composites Europe 2014
2014/05/15Boat Builds Made Faster and Lighter Using Gurit Composite Solutions
2014/05/07Gurit congratulates customer Baltic Yachts on a remarkable series of successes in early May 2014
2014/05/02Gurit Increases Customer Support in Response to Growing Composites Demand in South East Asia
2014/04/30Gurit sells operationally redundant real estate in Wattwil for some CHF 2 million
2014/04/10Strong start for Gurit into 2014 Q1 2014 sales up 29.6% over Q1 2013 to CHF 78.8 million and progressing 4.5% versus Q4 2013 Annual General Meeting approves all proposals Stefan Breitenstein elected new member of the Board of Directors
2014/04/08Gurit to Highlight Aerospace Product Portfolio and Experience at Aircraft Interiors 2014, Hamburg
2014/03/142013 result overshadowed by weak wind energy market but progressing strongly in other target markets and activities
2014/03/14SHAPE – The Gurit Magazine, Issue 14, is now available online
2014/03/11Gurit Delivers the Future of Composite Solutions at JEC Europe 2014
2014/03/02Gurit Appoints New Australian Distributor
2014/02/03Dr. Stefan Breitenstein nominated as candidate up for election to the Board of Directors of Gurit Holding AG
2014/01/31Gurit with strong growth in Systems and Engineering and gradual recovery from lows in the Materials business
Year 2013
DateTitle
2013/12/12Gurit showcases new Automotive Composite Materials Range at PRI 2013, Performance Racing Indianapolis, IN
2013/12/06Gurit sponsors the World Yacht Racing Forum and Yacht Racing Design and Technology Symposium 2013, Sweden
2013/11/22Gurit opens new company in Hungary
2013/11/12Gurit to present its product offering for superior FST behaviour and excellent surface finishing for parts and panels at Railway and Mass Transit Interiors Expo 2013, Germany
2013/11/11Gurit presents: ‘Sailrocket – Pushing the Boundaries of Speed and Innovation’ at the Construction Materials Pavilion, METS 2013, Amsterdam
2013/11/08Gurit to showcase new automotive composite materials at Composites Engineering 2013, United Kingdom
2013/11/05Gurit to distribute PVC structural foam from Maricell as of January 2014
2013/10/25Gurit back to growth from the lows of the first half of 2013
2013/10/23Gurit (India) expands its team of composite experts. Meet the team at the India Composites Show 2013, Stand F4.
2013/10/17Gurit showcases composite sections of the new London bus at Busworld 2013, Belgium
2013/09/26Gurit showcases composite solutions for small jobs and one-off boat builds at Auckland On Water Boat Show
2013/09/17Gurit launches Automotive Composite Materials Range at Composites Europe 2013, Germany
2013/09/09See full-size composite sections of the brand new London double-decker bus on Gurit’s stand (E29) at China Composites Expo 2013
2013/08/23Gurit’s 1HY results impacted by weak wind energy demand
2013/08/13Gurit to present half-year results on August 23, 2013
2013/07/12Gurit Q2 2013 sales recover gradually from Q1 2013 level
2013/06/13Gurit to present its expertise in composite materials and design for architectural applications at the AIA, Denver, CO
2013/06/05Gurit’s SE 70 reaches new heights: The first prepreg to be cured in the stratosphere
2013/05/20Gurit Congratulates Aston Martin on its Centenary Year
2013/05/15Gurit (USA) Inc. announces new partnership with composite kit manufacturer Mahogany Company
2013/05/13Gurit showcases reliable and easy-to-use composite solutions for small jobs and one-off boat builds at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
2013/04/29Gurit introduces for the first time in America a series of cost-saving material concepts at AWEA 2013, Chicago
2013/04/09Gurit grew sales in new businesses and markets in Q1 2013 but could not yet offset the slowly recovering wind energy demand
2013/04/05Gurit to Showcase Product Portfolio at Aircraft Interiors 2013, Hamburg
2013/03/27Gurit introduces its latest composite innovations at ICERP 2013, Mumbai, India
2013/03/12Gurit Delivers the Future of Composite Solutions at JEC Europe 2013, Paris
2013/03/12Gurit grows sales 1.8% to CHF 351.0 million and achieves operational EBIT margin of 7.7% excl. one-time charges in 2012
2013/02/05Gurit, Delivering the Future of Composites at JEC 2013
2013/01/31justify,Gurit grows 1.8% in FY 2012 despite weakening of Wind Energy demand towards year-end
2013/01/31Gurit success at the Vendée Globe
2013/01/24Gurit to Exhibit at Composites 2013, USA
2013/01/22justify,Gurit doubles automotive composite parts manufacturing capacity and announces further supply contract in 2013
2013/01/15justify,Gurit introduces new Group Organisation
2013/01/07justify,Gurit to implement a globally unified brand
2013/01/07SP-High Modulus rebrands as Gurit
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