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Georg Fischer Ltd
 PROFILE
Georg Fischer casts a wide net: The company not only engineers industrial plants but also makes the systems and tools that enable them to operate. The company is divided into four segments: automotive products (iron and aluminum castings), manufacturing technology (electrical discharge machining for mass production of metal and plastic products), piping systems (components and systems for controlling liquids and gases), and -- through Coperion -- plant engineering (plastics processing and foundry systems). Founded in 1802 by Johann Conrad Fischer, Georg Fischer has more than 160 independent companies that maintain 45 production plants around the world.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,421.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 19.0%
Employees: 14,656
Revenue per employee: $165,242.90

 KEY PEOPLE
• Martin Huber
    CEO
• Friedrich Rufer
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9
CH-8201 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Phone: 41-52-631-1111
Fax: 41-52-631-2837
Online: Web Site

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