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or region because it creates a lot of spinoff effects ,” Grubbe explains .
“ The governments support this business model , because it creates jobs and it improves the local economies . From a sustainability point of view , this business model ensures that we take responsibility for developing countries . Another aspect that we are continuously striving to improve is , of course , to minimise our environmental impact by developing products and solutions that use less energy . We limit the exhaust coming out of the cement plant by using our best-in-class filters . We have a unique water filter technology . We are industry leading in minimising water consumption and we are sending cleaner water out into the environment than our competitors .”
Unique products
Although FLSmidth is currently celebrating a milestone year , the company certainly shows no signs of slowing down . “ We are seeing a huge growth in our service business , but also , FLSmidth has a lot of unique product companies , where we are selling products , not only to cement and mining sites , but also to other industries . We actually see a huge growth potential in these product companies , because these products are very unique and actually market leaders within their product niche . We are very much focusing on gearing up our entire organisation to be more focused on product deliveries , fast service , and really unique products ,” Grubbe details . “ That ’ s where we are building our growth .”
158 January 2018