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The announcement of Glaston’s

acquisition of Bystronic glass COMPANY UPDATE

shows how this company is

continuing along its route to

become a leading player in Glaston

heat treatment technologies

and insulating glass as well

as in cutting and grinding STRATEGY REVIEW

technologies. This article

takes us through the steps that AND FINANCIAL

Glaston will now be making to

ensure this goal is reached. TARGETS UPDATES

Bystronic glass & Glaston teams in Russia
celebrating day one at MirStekla

ton as well as leveraging the
know-how Bystronic glass
adds will allow Glaston to
build a strong machinery
and services offering as
well as the ability to capture
new growth opportunities.
Implementing a joint op-
erating model will support
the company in reaching
its strategic goals and in
realizing the full potential
of combining Glaston and
Bystronic glass.
Glaston’s overall strategic
goal remains unchanged:
their ambition is to be the
industry’s innovative tech-
laston has re- as a result of its acquisition seek growth in their core nology leader, realizing its
viewed its strat- of Bystronic glass. business and to proﬁt in the customers’ highest ambi-
G egy and updated The foundation of the strat- services ﬁeld through digi- tions in glass.
its ﬁnancial targets for the egy remains unchanged; talization. The strengths of Glaston’s purpose is to
strategy period 2018–2021 Glaston will continue to Bystronic glass and Glas- build a better tomorrow

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