Sulzer

Founded in 1834 and delivering $3.0 billion in sales in 2017, Sulzer is one of the world's leading pump manufacturers. The company is focused on the main markets in the oil, gas, energy and water use industries and is well known for the quality of its products, the reliability of their characteristics and energy efficient solutions. Sulzer specializes in pumping solutions, maintenance of rotating equipment, as well as separation, mixing and applied technologies. The company has a network of service centers and sales departments around the world, and its production facilities as of April 2019 include 180 production and maintenance facilities. In total, the company employs approximately 400,000 people.

As of April 2019, Sulzer consists of four main divisions:

• Pumps Equipment - develops and supplies centrifugal pumps and associated equipment for oil and gas production and processing, energy, chemical and pulp and paper, food industry, as well as for water supply, drainage and wastewater treatment.
• Sulzer Chemtech - equipment and solutions for separation processes - rectification, absorption, extraction, crystallization, film evaporation, polymerization, membrane processes, as well as mixing and dispersion.
• Rotating Equipment Services - repair and maintenance of rotating equipment: turbines, generators and engines for oil and gas production and processing, energy, transport, mining and other industrial markets.
• Applicator Systems is a division offering solutions for the industrial adhesives, dental, medical and cosmetic markets. Created in 2017.

History

2022: Poland imposes sanctions on company

In July 2022, it became known that the Swiss Embassy in Warsaw unsuccessfully lobbied for the lifting of sanctions by Poland against the Swiss engineering company Sulzer AG, which is 48.8% owned by Viktor Vekselberg, WSJ reports. The decision was made against the background of the conflict in Ukraine.   Sulzer said Poland's decision was wrong, as Vekselberg is only a minority shareholder and does not own or control the company. Sulzer is nowhere else under sanctions, according to a Swiss embassy official in Poland. As a result of such sanctions, the Swiss government cannot provide assistance to national companies in Poland. Because of this, Suzler's jobs are at risk, as well as damage to the company's Polish customers.