BDI - BioDiesel International AG / Acquisition
31.03.2008
Release of an Ad hoc announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
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BDI - BioDiesel International AG, which is based in Graz/Austria, is taking
over all the shares in UIC GmbH in Alzenau/Germany, one of the leading
specialists for vacuum distillation plant engineering and supply with
effect from 1. April 2008. The purchase price is an upper single-digit
million amount.
By taking over UIC and with the skills available thanks to the
strategically acquired interests in other companies, BDI is expanding its
portfolio from being a manufacturer of special plants for the biodiesel
industry to being a comprehensive supplier of industrial solutions to the
pharmaceutical, food processing and energy markets. UIC will continue to
exist as an independent company within the BDI corporate group.
Heinrich Sigmund
Corporate Communications
BDI - BioDiesel International AG
Parkring 18
A-8074 Grambach
Graz, Austria
Tel: +43 / 316 / 4009-1528
Fax: +43 / 316 / 4009-110
www.bdi-biodiesel.com
heinrich.sigmund@bdi-biodiesel.com