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Royal Ten Cate installs International Advisory Board

Royal Ten Cate (multinational producer of functional materials) is to install an International Advisory Board as a strategic and advisory body to the Executive Board.

The International Advisory Board of TenCate will comprise:

  • Prof. J.G. de Hoop Scheffer, among other positions, Professor at University of Leiden, Co-President of the Security and Defense Agenda (Brussels), former Secretary-General of NATO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (the Netherlands); 
  • General (retd.) D.L. Berlijn, among other positions, Senior Board Advisor, Deloitte, former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and former Chief of Defence;
  • K. Blekxtoon, among other positions, Aerospace Industry Advisor TATA TCS (India), former President of the board of Stork/Fokker International and former President of the Boeing Corporation (Northern and Western Europe).

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Xennia to launch next generation ceramic inkjet printing system at Tecnargilla

Xennia announces today that it will launch a digital ceramic tile printing system based on its proprietary next generation recirculating inkjet technology, together with its partner Tecno Italia, at Tecnargilla in September.

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TenCate doubles net profit in first half of 2010

Highlights of first half of 2010

  • Sales up 5% to €454.6 million (4% organic; 1% currency effect)
  • EBITA €38.2 million (+83%; organic 89%; +7% currency effect; -13% acquisitions/divestments)
  • EBITA margin 8.4% (first half of 2009: 4.8%)
  • Net profit €19.6 million (2009: €10.0 million, after adjustment for non-recurring items)
  • Strong profit recovery in the Geosynthetics & Grass sector due to cost control and efficiency measures
  • Debt/EBITDA ratio 2.7 
  • Sales of TenCate Defender™ M expected to return to original level in second half of 2010

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