Outotec, a global leader in minerals and metals processing technology, has started employee negotiations to outsource part of its German-based project engineering activities to Citec. The target is to transfer approximately 70-80 Outotec employees to Citec.

“By outsourcing part of our engineering activities we will create more flexibility to our organization and decrease Outotec’s fixed costs in the long run. Citec is a suitable partner for us as they have already presence and an existing customer base in Germany and Finland and excellent references”, says Kalle Härkki, Head of Outotec’s Metals, Energy & Water business unit.

For Citec, the outsourcing supports a fast growth in Germany, as well as a further strengthened engineering competence for equipment and plant industry. In addition to the German operations, Citec’s global units provide Outotec engineering and project management services, as well as technical documentation services, for their projects worldwide as needed.

“Citec’s Outsourcing and Partnership Concept meets companies’ extensive requirements. We are committed to deliver Outotec the highest level of engineering services with flexibility, through our global operations model via Europe and India, and our local presence close to our customer”, says Martin Strand, CEO, Citec. 

Citec Germany targets to double its number of employees to approximately 140 through the outsourcing. Citec is in the process of establishing a new office in Frankfurt.

For more information, please contact:

Martin Strand, CEO, Citec Oy Ab
Mobile:  +358 40 5714463
E-mail: martin.strand@citec.com

Christian Henssler, Managing Director, Citec Germany
Mobile: +49 151 21 52 02 86
E-mail: christian.henssler@citec.com

About Outotec
Outotec provides leading technologies and services for the sustainable use of Earth’s natural resources. As the global leader in minerals and metals processing technology, we have developed many breakthrough technologies over the decades for our customers in metals and mining industry. We also provide innovative solutions for industrial water treatment, the utilization of alternative energy sources and the chemical industry. With a global network of sales and service centers, research facilities and 4,200 experts, Outotec generated annual sales of approximately EUR 1 billion in 2016. Outotec shares are listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.

www.outotec.com

About Citec
Citec provides multi-discipline engineering, technical documentation and project management services to the energy industry and other technology-dependent industries. Our mission is to help our customers deliver sustainable solutions. The number of Citec employees amounts to approximately 1300 and the turnover for 2016 was about 72 million euro. Citec is headquartered in Vaasa, Finland, and has offices in Finland, Sweden, Norway, the UK, France, Germany, Russia, India, Singapore, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.