“Marine Systems is a jewel – but it has been undervalued at thyssenkrupp so far,” said Burkhard in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS). Order books and production halls are well filled.
According to him, different scenarios are conceivable when Marine Systems aims to become independent. Burkhard cited a spin-off as an example. In that case, thyssenkrupp shareholders would get shares in a new, valuable company. The green transformation of the steel division requires immense resources, Burkhard explained. At the same time, Marine Systems needs growth investments. Everything at the same time is not possible.
“We are most likely to get investments when we can act independently,” says Burkhard. “I am convinced that if you let our marine business go free, it will have real added value.”
To do this, take a very close look at all the options. “We need a valuable solution for Germany, for the workforce, for the customers and also for the shareholders of thyssenkrupp,” Burkhard explained in an interview with FAS. “When the radar technology manufacturer Hensoldt split off from Airbus, the federal government even got involved. I don’t think that’s necessary for us. And even when an American financial investor was allowed to join Hensoldt, there were no concerns about this. Such concerns I don’t see it with us either.”
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