Page 14 - KWH Group – Annual Review 2016

Mirka’s mission is to offer world-leading solutions for surface nishing – through blue- sky thinking, expert knowledge and a full range of technically superior abrasives and polishes, as well as new and innovative tool design.Mirka’s total solutions create customer bene ts and genuine advantages in the form of ef - ciency and high quality surface nishing, even for the most demanding challenges. This gives Mirka a unique position in the market.To facilitate customers’ day-to-day operations, Mirka continuously develops new services and solutions in close collaboration with them.Mirka has a strong global presence, with subsidiaries in 16 countries. The products are ex- ported to around 100 countries, and over 96% of sales are outside Finland’s borders.Mirka has four factories in Finland. The Jepua and Oravainen units manufacture and convert Mirka’s abrasive paper, cloth, net and non-woven abrasives. At Karjaa, the textile-based ma- terial for net products is produced, and a totally new production unit came on stream dur- ing the year. The new factory in Pietarsaari produces micro- nishing products and polish- ing compounds. Electric sanders are also assembled at this facility. Wide and narrow belts are converted to meet central European requirements at the distribution centre in Belgium.Top-quality and unique productsConstant improvement focusing on customers’ needsStrong global presence and efficient logistics chainMIRKA20162015201420132012Turnover. EUR million239.7233.3206.2190.2176Change, %313889Exports and foreign operations, %9696969696Share of group turnover, %6164575656Investments, EUR million16.820.112.321.89.7Personnel1,1081,0961,07299595712