Strategy Corporation

Goal:
Provide sustainable quality for people's lives in terms of mobility, comfort and precision, and create wealth for all stakeholders on the basis of a profitable organic growth in a global context.

• Grow organically at five to six percent on average
• Sustain an average EBIT margin of eight percent (nine to ten percent in favourable economic conditions)
• Strengthen non-cyclical businesses
• Reduce portfolio imbalances (size, geography, industries)
• Grow through innovation
• Supplement organic growth by well-selected acquisitions
• Accelerate expansion in Asia, America and Eastern Europe
• Exploit joint assets (Finance, Human Resources/-management, technology, brand/reputation, sustainability)

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Strategy GF Automotive

Goal:
To be top developer and producer of high grade cast components for the automotive industry worldwide.

Thrusts:

• More cast parts per vehicle
• Substitute forged and sheet-metal parts with castings
• Maintain competitiveness in Europe, grow worldwide

Strategy GF Piping Systems

Goal:
To be one of the three leading global suppliers of piping systems for the transport of water and gas (for industrial, municipal and domestic applications).

Thrusts:

• Grow with worldwide demand for clean water
• Bundle product range to serve selected applications
• Gas and water distribution, water treatment, heating and plumbing and chemical process industry
• Additional applications: Food processing, life sciences, microelectronics, shipbuilding

Strategy GF AgieCharmilles

Goal:
To be global leader in machines and systems for manufacturing molds and dies and precision parts.

Thrusts:

• Strengthen and expand technology leadership
• Develop further into a system provider with simple, inexpensive automation solutions
• Expand in the market for manufacturing precision parts from high-quality materials
• Strengthen the service business
• Exploit the growth markets in Asia