Andritz AG signed an agreement to acquire NAF AB from Flowserve Corporation.

ANDRITZ AG specializes in the development and production of industrial production equipment and systems. Net sales break down by market as follows: - paper industry (47.3%): production equipment for paper and chemical pulp and for textile production; - metal working (21.3%): production equipment for stainless steel, rolled steel, etc.; - hydraulic (17.3%): hydraulic systems (turbines, pumps, etc.) and components for the aerospace industry; - environment (13.9%): waste-water processing systems. The group also provides food production, grinding, pressing systems, etc. for the animal feed sector. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (27.7%), China (12.8%), Asia (17.3%), North America (24.3%), South America (14.1%) and other (3.8%).