DGAP-News: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Incoming Orders GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft: GEA to equip Danone's new Early Life Nutrition production plant 19.01.2016 / 10:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEA to equip Danone's new Early Life Nutrition production plant Düsseldorf, January 19, 2016 - At the end of 2015, GEA received a major order from Danone to equip a new state-of-the-art facility for its international Early Life Nutrition brands with several production lines. The Nutricia facility will be constructed in Cuijk, the Netherlands. In particular, GEA will supply and install its Evaporation and Spray Drying Technologies. GEA's scope of supply has a value of around EUR 50 million. "The new GEA lines will become the core technologies in Danone's new production facility. The new plants are designed for continuous operation. They will also be highly energy-efficient, thus meeting Danone's ambitious targets for sustainability", commented Niels Erik Olsen, Member of the Executive Board of GEA and responsible for the Solutions Business Area. The plant will start the production of their infant formulas towards the end of 2017. About GEA GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food processing industry and a wide range of process industries that generated consolidated revenues of approximately EUR 4.5 billion in 2014. As an international technology group, the Company focuses on process technology and components for sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets. The Group generates more than 70 percent of its revenue in the food sector that enjoys long-term sustainable growth. As of September 30, 2015, the Company employed around 18,000 people worldwide. GEA is a market and technology leader in its business areas. The Company is listed in Germany's MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200). In addition, GEA's share is a constituent of the MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes. Further information is available on the Internet at www.gea.com. If you do not want to receive any further information from GEA, please send an email to [email protected]. Contact: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft Phone +49 (0)211 9136 1492 Fax +49 (0)211 9136 31087 www.gea.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.01.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft Peter-Müller-Straße 12 40468 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)211 9136-0 Fax: +49 (0)211 9136-31087 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.gea.com ISIN: DE0006602006 WKN: 660200 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Hanover, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 430609 19.01.2016