Biogas Nord GmbH, Werningshof 2-4 33719 Bielefeld, Germany www.biogas.de
Biogas Nord – back into the black
Biogas Nord (BGN), announces the annual financial statements for 2010
2010 was a very successful year for BGN. For the first time since 2006, and following 3 consecutive years of losses, BGN entered well into profit, with an EBITDA of TEUR 2,069 compared to a negative EBITDA of TEUR (389) in 2009 – an increase of almost TEUR 2,500 during 2010.
During 2010, the second year in a row since the takeover by EBP (European Business Partners), headed Alexander Rechter, who is also the CEO of Biogas Nord AG, BGN showed a major improvement. The annual turnover from projects reached almost Euro 56M, compared to Euro 37M in 2009, an increase of 53%, which followed an increase of 104% during 2009. The net earnings after taxes and minority interests were 957 TEUR, following a net loss of 642 TEUR during the previous year.
Alexander Rechter, CEO of BGN: '2010 has been another year of consolidation and growth for our company. We have shown that the results achieved in 2009 were not temporary or incidental. In 2010 we achieved an increase of over 53% in turnover, and a return to profitability'.
The management attributes the results to several factors. Streamlined internal procedures enabled the group to achieve the 53% increased turnover with only a modest increase in the number of employees, from 105 in 2009 to 131 at the end of 2010. Another factor is the continued strength of the German domestic market. The implementation of the EEG (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, i.e. Renewable Energy Sources Act) has increased the domestic demand for biogas plants. The total output, divided by the average number of workers, increased by 43.6% to TEUR 462 in 2010.
At the end of 2010 BGN succeeded in hitting the milestone of 300 completed plants in 11 different countries. As of June 2011, 68 plants have been completed or are under construction, compared to only 39 plants as of June 2010.
Outlook:
Alexander Rechter: 'Our goal is to become a truly global turnkey biogas plant provider. We have already started activities in this direction. As a technology leader we strive to remain ahead of all the technological innovations in order to continue to upgrade our biogas plants into the most modern, state-of-the-art installations. And, last but not least, we have to adapt our products to suit new application possibilities. More and more sectors, especially those handling waste, see biogas plants as the right answer to their needs. We are adapting our products to answer these changing demands.'
General amendments: Unless otherwise stated, all data as of 31st of December 2010. No liability assumed. For the complete financial statements and more information please visit www.biogas.de
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About Biogas Nord:
Biogas Nord is a global company building turnkey biogas plants all over the world. Established in 2000 and headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany, Biogas Nord has constructed to date more than 300 biogas plants worldwide, in Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Italy, the UK, Belarus, Ireland, Thailand, Cuba, Romania and Latvia. The company provides solutions in all areas of biogas technology starting with concept development, operation and feasibility analysis, detailed design and planning, provision of approvals and licenses, construction and commissioning, and finally operation, management, and service and maintenance. Biogas Nord is a public company, traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since November 2006. It is operating in Germany through its subsidiary Biogas Nord Anlagenbau GmbH, in Spain through Biogas Nord España S.L., in Italy through Biogas Nord Italia S.R.L., in Poland through Biogas Nord Polska Sp. z o. o., and in the UK through Biogas Nord UK Ltd. and in Korea through Biogas Nord Korea Ltd
Contact:
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BIOGAS NORD AG
Werningshof 2-4
D-33719 Bielefeld
Tel. +49 (0)521 – 96 33 – 0
info@biogas-nord.de
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