About International Development of Sulzer Company

Sulzer company was founded in 1834 and almost in two centuries of its development it successfully strengthened its market position, expanded its sphere of influence by introducing new developments and successfully proved itself at the international level. Let's talk in more detail about the production of Sulzer in different countries.

Sulzer is a global industrial leader specializing in the production and servicing of factory machines and equipment. The headquarters is in Winterthur (Switzerland).

Today Sulzen factories can be found in many countries of the world:

• In Brazil, as a result of significant capital investments, industrial sites have been built in the cities of Jundiaí and Curitiba. Today it is one of the main centers of production and wholesale trade of the company. Sulzer has been operating in Brazil for more than 65 years and is the largest supplier of pumping systems in the marketplace.
• The manufacturing plant in Leeds, England is one of the leading manufacturers of powerful pumps used in the oil and gas industries.
• Two plants in Germany, in the cities of Bruchsal and Lomar, offer a full range of specialized pumps from prefabricated units.
• In India, the company is represented by an enterprise located in Thane (the vicinity of Mumbai).
• Plant in Wexford (Ireland) produces products for urban sewers and sewage treatment plants.
• The company, founded in 1966 in the city of Burgos (Spain) and acquired by Sulzer in early 2012, today provides timely communication with the supply system, in particular with foundries and production shops.
• The leading position in China is provided by three factories in Dalian, Suzhou, and Kunshan. And the last enterprise is quite young, it was opened in 2012.
• In Korea (Busan city) there is an assembly plant of the firm Sulzer.
• Naturally, we can not do without the "New World". Three large factories for the production of specialized pumps are located in the most developed cities of the USA - Houston, Portland and Islay.
• In Finland, the company has two modern factories. Production in the city of Karhula specializes in equipment for the pulp and paper industry, in Lappeenranta - on compressors and aeration equipment.
• The plant in Mantes (France) is an exemplary multiphase pump manufacturing center and is equipped with one of the largest test benches in Europe.
• Another EU country, where Sulzer is located, is Sweden (the cities of Vadstena and Normaling).
• Development in the African market is due to the enlargement of production in the city of Ålandsfontein (South Africa). Now there is the largest test stand in Africa.
• In Russia, Sulzer has been operating not so long ago. In 2012, the company acquires OOO "Protective Coatings" - a Russian company known earlier under the name of LLC "SP Technical Chord". Also there is a cooperation with VneshTorgServis.

This year the company Sulzer celebrates its 180th anniversary. Here are the "modest" figures, indicative of successful international activity:

• Now the company is a huge industrial corporation and consists of four main divisions: Sulzer Pumps - development and supply of centrifugal pumps around the world, Sulzer Metco - development of surface treatment technology, Sulzer Chemtech - design and production of equipment for various chemical processes, Sulzer Turbo Services - Maintenance and repair of turbines, generators, engines for oil and gas production and processing, energy, transport, mining and other industrial markets.
• The company is represented in 15 countries of the world, not to mention the planned expansion.
• The concern Sulzer employs more than 15 thousand people, and it's only engineers, not to mention the handymen and workers in the maintenance of buildings and premises.