The mixing and dispersing technology specialist ystral, which has been on the market since 1959, plans, designs and manufactures mixing, dispersing and powder wetting machines as well as process systems for the chemicals, paints and coatings, food, pharmaceuticals, household and cosmetics industries as well as for battery production. In 2021, ystral recorded a 19% increase in incoming orders compared to the previous year. Growth was driven by the company's three Asian subsidiaries in Singapore (since 2011), India (since 2013) and China (since 2018). In the 2021 financial year, the mechanical and plant engineering company generated around a third of its order volume in Asia. ystral also performed well in its German home market in 2021.
Supply chain situation remains tense
With regard to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the picture at ystral is currently mixed: on the one hand, on-site commissioning at customers' premises - which had to be largely carried out online in 2020 due to the coronavirus - is currently increasing again, while the company has successfully limited absences due to illness with regulations on working from home and health protection on site. In contrast, bottlenecks continue to occur in the machine and plant manufacturer's supply chain - especially for electronic components required for control and automation systems. "The supply situation is currently very unclear overall and we expect restrictions to continue in the coming months," says Dominik Seeger, Director Strategic Sales at ystral. "However, we are in constant communication with dealers and manufacturers in order to minimize delays for our customers."
Dynamic start to 2022
The current financial year also got off to a promising start for ystral: the order intake expected for the first quarter was already achieved at the end of February. "We have made a very dynamic start to 2022 and are therefore optimistic that we will be able to build on last year's good results this year," says ystral Managing Director Karl Prem.
