Siegfried begins construction of new large-scale production plant in Minden (DE)

Total investment of up to CHF 100 million

26-Aug-2022 - Siegfried broke ground and celebrated the start of the construction of its new large-scale production plant in Minden, Germany. The planned production plant, for which Siegfried will invest up to CHF 100 million, is the largest building project in the company's history. The new facility, which is ...

Siegfried restarts production after cyber attack

31-May-2021 - The Siegfried Group has largely overcome the consequences of the cyber attack that occurred shortly before Pentecost and has begun to ramp up production again. Some sites had continued or resumed operations to a certain extent last week. Other sites will follow in the next days, including the ...

Siegfried affected by attack on its IT systems

Production interruption with the exception of the two sites in Spain

25-May-2021 - The Siegfried Group's IT network has become the target of a malware attack. The company immediately initiated extensive measures to ensure the safety of its employees and facilities at all times and to avert further damage. The root cause has been identified and the recovery of the systems has ...

Siegfried Group: Change in the Executive Committee

05-Jun-2018 - Rudolf Hanko will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Siegfried Group on 31 December 2018. The Board of Directors appointed Wolfgang Wienand as new CEO of Siegfried Group with effect from 1 January 2019 The Board has decided to propose the election of Rudolf Hanko as a member of Siegfried ...

Siegfried: Management Changes

21-Mar-2017 - Siegfried Group (Zofingen) has announced two management changes. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Hüsler will be leaving the company at the end of April 2017 to take up a new professional challenge. Michael Hüsler has been CFO and a member of thefirm’s Executive Committee since 2009. The ...

Siegfried with Jump in Sales

Order backlog reached an all-time high

15-Mar-2017 - Following distinctive growth in the preceding years, the Siegfried Group reports a gratifying result for 2016. With sales of 717.7 million Swiss francs, the company set a new record in its history of more than 140 years. The growth of 49.3% is high because in 2016, for the first time, all of the ...

Siegfried with Jump in Sales

Integration of the BASF sites acquired in the 2015 financial year is well on track

18-Aug-2016 - Siegfried CEO Rudolf Hanko: "Siegfried has achieved an impressive sales result. For the entire 2016 financial year, we expect to report sales of over CHF 700 million. As anticipated, the operating result reflects the high expenses for the integration of the new sites. However, corresponding ...

Siegfried: Closing conditions for acquisition of three BASF sites satisfied

22-Sep-2015 - All closing conditions on the path toward Siegfried‘s acquisition of BASF’s pharmaceutical supply business have been fulfilled. They include regulatory assurance issued by Swissmedic that the necessary approval for the Evionnaz production site will be provided in time for the closing. Siegfried ...

Siegfried: German Kartellamt greenlights acquisition of three BASF sites

14-Jul-2015 - As announced earlier, Siegfried Group has signed an agreement with BASF of Germany concerning the acquisition of significant segments of that company’s pharmaceutical supply business and connected chemical-pharmaceutical production units in France, Germany and Switzerland. The German antitrust ...

Siegfried: Acquisition of three BASF sites on track

Consultation procedure in France successfully completed

24-Jun-2015 - As announced at the beginning of May, Siegfried Group (SIX: SFZN) has signed an agreement with BASF of Germany concerning the acquisition of BASF’s custom synthesis and significant parts of the active pharmaceutical ingredients business including related chemical-pharmaceutical production sites ...