Dürr AG sells environmental technology: 250 million euros for debt reduction!

Dürr AG sells environmental technology: 250 million euros for debt reduction!

Dürr AG has announced today that it sells its environmental technology business, the Division Clean Technology Systems Environmental, to a subsidiary of Stortex Capital Management LLC. The sales contract was signed on June 29, 2025, whereby the execution of the transaction for the fourth quarter of 2025 is expected, but it is still subject to the usual approval obligations. According to the information from Boerse.de Dürr remains involved in the environmental technology business.

In 2024, the environmental technology business generated sales of 407 million euros, and the company value of the division is around 385 million euros. After deducting the costs for the return participation and other transaction -related costs, Dürr expects a net sales proceeds of around 250 million euros. These funds should be used to reduce debt and strengthen the group. Centralcharts adds that the transaction is an important step to simplify what is Dürr will enable yourself to focus on the core business of sustainable automation of production processes.

financial adjustments and corporate structure

After the sale of the environmental technology division and the sale of the Agramkow Group completed in 2024, the total turnover of Dürr will decrease by around 10 %. The forecast for net debt on December 31, 2025 is now adapted to -250 to -300 million euros, which is a significant improvement compared to the prior estimate of -500 to -550 million euros.

In order to make the administrative area more efficient, Dürr is currently checking its administrative structures to adapt them to the new company size. In 2024, a total proceeds of 4.7 billion euros were achieved, supported by around 18,400 employees at 139 locations worldwide. In addition, the Divisions Paint and Final Assembly Systems and Application Technology were merged in the new Division Automotive on January 1, 2025.