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Corporate | 9 March 2011 15:35

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: GEA receives 40m order for dairy plant

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Miscellaneous

09.03.2011 / 15:35

Düsseldorf, March 9, 2011 - Fonterra, a world leading exporter of dairy
products, has ordered a new milk powder plant in New Zealand, worth more
than EUR 40 million. GEA Process Engineering will be the lead segment for
this order. 90 percent of New Zealand's milk is processed by this long term
customer who is also a major player in the international dairy trade. The
plant will be operational in August 2012.

'The demand for dairy processing equipment, one of our core competencies,
has been quite dynamic recently. Already in December 2010 we saw dairy
orders worth more than EUR 50 million from large customers such as French
Danone, Japanese Yotsuba and Chinese Mengniu,' observed Jürg Oleas, CEO of
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is one of the largest suppliers of process
technology and components for the food and energy industries. As an
international technology group, the Company focuses on sophisticated
production processes. In 2010, GEA generated consolidated revenues in
excess of EUR 4.4 billion, 70 percent of which came from the food and
energy sectors, which are long-term growth industries. The group employed
over 20,000 people worldwide as of December 31, 2010. GEA Group is a market
and technology leader in its business areas. It is listed in Germany's MDAX
stock index (G1A, WKN 660 200).

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Company: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
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