Strong increase in orders in a challenging environment: ystral records significant growth in incoming orders

Ballrechten-Dottingen, Germany. The mixing technology specialist ystral has recorded a very good order trend in the current financial year despite continuing difficult market conditions. As things stand, the medium-sized company based in Ballrechten-Dottingen anticipates an increase in order volume of around 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year.

The ystral Group is an owner-managed family business with a total of almost 300 employees. The company plans, designs and manufactures highly efficient mixing, dispersing and powder wetting machines as well as process systems. ystral technologies are used worldwide in the chemical, pharmaceutical, paints and coatings, food, household and cosmetics industries as well as in battery production.

Largest single order in the company's history

In the current financial year, the machine and plant manufacturer will significantly exceed its target for incoming orders. ystral currently expects an increase of around 50% compared to the previous year. This significant increase is also due to the largest single order in the company's history to date, which ystral has received from a paint and colour manufacturer. Overall, in addition to the German domestic market, sales markets in the rest of Europe and the USA in particular have developed positively in 2024.

New dispersing machine developed, test operation with ystral mixing plant started at the Fraunhofer Research Centre for Battery Cell Production

In addition to the market launch of the continuously operating powder wetting and dispersing machine YSTRAL Coflow, the most important business events at ystral in the current financial year include the start of test operations at the Fraunhofer Research Facility for Battery Cell Production FFB in Münster, where ystral is represented with a mixing system. In the "FFB PreFab", which opened at the end of April, industrial companies along the entire battery cell production value chain have the opportunity to test selected process steps or complete production processes and optimise them for their purposes.

"Well positioned for 2025 and beyond"

With its order development in the current financial year, ystral is currently moving in the opposite direction to the industry trend in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector. In September, the industry association VDMA lowered its production forecast for 2024 to minus 8% in real terms. A turnaround is not expected until the course of the coming year. Against this backdrop, ystral is currently still cautiously optimistic about future business development. "In a global economy currently characterised by uncertainty, wars and trade disputes, it is difficult to make forecasts," says Dominik Seeger, Head of Strategic Sales at ystral. "However, we believe we are well positioned for 2025 and beyond."