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Business Update of the Elma Group related to the Covid-19 Pandemic
CH-Wetzikon, June 19, 2020 - The Elma Group held up well in the midst of the economic turmoil associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. Secured liquidity and a solid balance sheet enable Elma to manage this unprecedented time.
The current corona pandemic is obviously affecting Elma's global
business. Some customers have already reduced their capacities. As a
consequence, Elma also had to adjust its production capacities and
introduced partially short-time work. Elma reacted quickly to the
development with a package of measures and thus prevented interruption
of production over a longer period of time.
The corona pandemic has caused delays in various projects and, in some
cases, postponed customer orders. Nevertheless, both order income and
net sales were kept at a solid level in the first five months of 2020,
albeit slightly below the previous year. The continuation of essential
business areas approved by the various country governments has led to
constant demand and a solid order income, especially in the defense
industry in the US and the UK. The individual product lines were also
able to benefit from increased demand in the medical sector, especially
in Europe, which led to a good load for a short period of time.
Production was largely maintained with strict protective measures during
the time of the "lockdown" enforced in different countries. Order
income and sales developed well in the Asia region. Elma was already
faced with weaker demand, especially in China, at the beginning of 2020.
However, business activity in China picked up earlier after the
limitations of the corona pandemic than in other regions.
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Contacts:
Elma Electronic AG
Hofstrasse 93
8620 Wetzikon
Thomas Herrmann Edwin Wild
CEO Elma Group CFO Elma Group
Tel. +41 44 933 43 04 Tel. +41 44 933 42 45
[email protected] [email protected]
Elma Electronic is a global manufacturer of electronic packaging products for the embedded systems market – from components, backplanes, power supply solutions, storage boards and chassis platforms to fully integrated systems. To ensure our integrated solutions are optimized to our customers’ needs, Elma partners with leading board manufacturers in the industry. Elma also provides enclosure solutions and rotary switches for demanding applications for electronic companies. The company has a broad base of proven standard products which can be tailored to individual applications: Elma offers services from the initial concept to volume production. Elma’s reliable solutions, flexibility, and design expertise are key reasons why the leading companies in the world choose Elma time and again.
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