Media Release Archive

Order intake of CHF 975.3 million / Sales of CHF 400.5 million / EBIT of CHF 9.0 million and net profit of CHF 5.3 million / Strategy implementation and crisis management / Outlook

Order intake in the first half of 2021 of around CHF 975 million

Order intake of around CHF 300 million received in the month of April 2021 / Order intake in the first half of 2021 expected to be around CHF 800 million / Start of implementation of the Rieter CAMPUS…

SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG, a subsidiary of the Rieter Group, has appointed Per Olofsson as Managing Director and member of the SSM Group’s management team effective April 1, 2021.

All motions approved / Outlook updated

Michael Pieper is not standing for re-election / Stefaan Haspeslagh will be proposed for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting / The change is related to the transfer of the…

Sharp decline in demand in the 2020 financial year due to the COVID-19 pandemic / Market recovery in the second half of 2020 / Order intake of CHF 640.2 million, sales of CHF 573.0 million, EBIT…

Order intake increased to CHF 215.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and reached a total of CHF 640.2 million in the 2020 financial year / As expected, sales of CHF 573.0 million in the 2020…

In course of the succession planning, Christian Straubhaar will take on the position as Senior Vice President Sales at Rieter Machines & Systems in Winterthur on January 1, 2021. Straubhaar will…

License agreement concluded for promising technology / Integration into the digital spinning suite ESSENTIAL / Implementation of digital strategy further advanced

Significant recovery in order intake in third quarter 2020 / Order intake of CHF 425.1 million after nine months / COVID crisis management in place / Continuous implementation of the strategy /…

Rieter has today placed a bond of CHF 75 million with a term of four years and a coupon of 1.55%. This serves to partially refinance the existing bond of CHF 100 million, which is due on September 29,…

Rieter protects its innovations and products with patents and registered designs. The company takes consistent action against patent and design infringements. In mid-July 2020, in a legal dispute, the…

Order intake of CHF 250.7 million down 34% on previous year / Sales of CHF 254.9 million 39% below first half of 2019 / EBIT of CHF -55.0 million, before restructuring charges of CHF -46.9 million /…

Section of a Rieter building with flag in front

Since the end of March 2020, COVID-19 has led to very low demand in all Business Groups / Comprehensive crisis management implemented / Loss in the mid double-digit million range expected in the first…

All motions approved / Dividend of CHF 4.50 agreed / COVID-19

Discontinuation of assembly at the Winterthur location confirmed / Reduction of 87 jobs / Comprehensive social plan in place

Order intake up 7% on previous year; orders amounting to CHF 401.6 million booked in fourth quarter 2019 (4th quarter 2018: CHF 119.0 million) / As expected, sales significantly down on previous year,…

Contracts for additional projects signed in Cairo / Order volume is around 30 million Swiss francs / Order intake in the first half year of 2020 expected

As expected, sales were significantly down on the previous year, falling by 29% to CHF 760 million / EBIT margin of around 11% and net profit of around 7% of sales anticipated...

Order intake of CHF 524.5 million after nine months / Order intake for a major project from Egypt booked in October 2019 / Market situation remains challenging / Real estate sale in Ingolstadt…

Sales expected to be realized in financial years 2020/2021

Transaction completed in Ingolstadt / Extraordinary profit contribution after tax of EUR 60 million expected / Board of Directors approves submission of building application for Rieter CAMPUS in…

Order intake in the first half of 2019 amounted to CHF 378.3 million, 26% below the previous year period / At CHF 416.1 million, sales were 19% down on the previous year period / EBIT of CHF -1.2…

Contracts signed for seven projects / Contract comprises delivery of compact- and ring-spinning systems / Total amounts to roughly CHF 180 million / Order intakes are anticipated to be realized in…

News from the inventors of compacting / The most economical rotor direct process / Production of innovative yarns using the air-jet spinning process / ESSENTIAL: New modules of the Rieter Digital…

All motions approved / Dividend of CHF 5.00 agreed

Weak market environment leads to 17% decline in order intake / Sales increase by 11% to CHF 1 075 million / EBIT margin of 4% and net profit of 3% of sales / Free cash flow of CHF 63.6 million /…

Weak market environment leads to decline in order intake of 17% / Sales increase by 11% to CHF 1 075 million / Order backlog on December 31, 2018, of CHF 325 million / EBIT margin of around 4% and net…

Sale of real estate to GERCHGROUP AG / Completion of the transaction in the third quarter of 2019 / Extraordinary profit contribution of around 60 million euros expected in 2019