PRESS RELEASE
November 2017
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At a Glance 
We operate wherever there is controlled flow of oils, gases, vapors or chemical substances. Valves are our core business. Together with you, we are active in a market that has enormous po­tential for future innovations. We are expanding the valves‘ decentralized intelligence to achieve greater flexibility, safety and reliability in industrial processes. We preserve the heritage establis­hed by our company‘s founding father, Mr. Hermann Sandvoss, and ensure that his philosophy lives on by continuously developing product innovations and upgrades.
SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Founded in:
• 1907
Headquarters:
• Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Sales:
• 610 million euro (2016/2017)
Markets:
• Chemicals and petrochemicals
• Power and energy
• District heating and cooling, building automation
• General industry
• Industrial gases
• Food and beverages
• Metallurgy and mining
• Oil and gas
• Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
• Marine equipment
• Water and wastewater
• Pulp and paper
Products:
• Valves
• Self-operated regulators
• Actuators
• Valve accessories
• Signal converters
• Controllers and automation systems
• Sensors and thermostats
• Digital solutions
Executive Board:
• Dr. Andreas Widl (Chairman)
• Raul Fuchs
• Dr. Ingo Koch
• Dr. Thomas Steckenreiter
Staff:
• Worldwide 4,000
• Europe 3,300
• Asia 500
• Americas 200
• Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1,600
Production sites:
• SAMSON Frankfurt, established in 1916
Total plot and production area: 150,000 m²
• SAMSON France, Lyon, established in 1962
Total plot and production area: 23,400 m²
• SAMSON Turkey, Istanbul, established in 1984
Total plot and production area: 11,053 m²
• SAMSON USA, Baytown, TX, established in 1992
Total plot and production area: 9,200 m²
• SAMSON China, Beijing, established in 1998
Total plot and production area: 10,138 m²
• SAMSON India, Pune district, established in 1999
Total plot and production area: 18,000 m²
• SAMSON Russia, Rostov-on-Don, established in 2015
Total plot and production area: 5,000 m²
SAMSON subsidiaries with their own product range:
• SAMSON AIR TORQUE, S.p.A. – Bergamo, Italy
• SAMSON CERA SYSTEM, GmbH – Hermsdorf, Germany
• SAMSON KT-ELEKTRONIK, GmbH – Berlin, Germany
• SAMSON LEUSCH, GmbH – Neuss, Germany
• SAMSON PFEIFFER, GmbH – Kempen, Germany
• SAMSON RINGO, S.L. – Zaragoza, Spain
• SAMSON SAMSOMATIC, GMBH – Frankfurt, Germany
• SAMSON SED, GmbH – Bad Rappenau, Germany
• SAMSON STARLINE, S.p.A. – Bergamo, Italy
• SAMSON VETEC, GmbH – Speyer, Germany
Sales sites:
• More than 50 subsidiaries
• Over 200 representatives

SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Weismuellerstrasse 3 · 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Phone: +49 69 4009-0 · Fax: +49 69 4009-1507
E-mail: samson@samson.de · Internet: www.samson.de 
Press contact:
SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · Public Relations
Jürgen van Santen · Phone: +49 69 4009-1571
E-mail: presse@samson.de · Internet: www.samson.de