Kitron ASA: Kitron signs supply agreement with Dentsply Sirona

(2016-07-20) Kitron has been selected as a new supplier for Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies.

Michael Geil, Managing Director of the Bensheim facility of Dentsply Sirona said:

"We are happy to expand our portfolio of key suppliers to continue driving innovation and further advance dentistry. Kitron will strengthen our supply chain in terms of quality, delivery and competitive pricing as well as further development of our electronics capabilities. We are looking forward to a successful partnership."

Tommy P. Storstein, Corporate sales director of Kitron, said:
"I am very pleased that Dentsply Sirona has chosen us as a preferred supplier. Operating in the medical device sector, they have set extremely high demands on the manufacturing processes. The fact that we have now passed all their extensive requirements and audits shows that our long-term investments in the German market is starting to yield results. Thanks to our long history and our experience we are proud to offer our customers high quality products in line with customer specifications."

The headquarters of the company is based in Billingstad, Norway.

For further information, please contact:
Peter Nilsson, CEO of Kitron ASA, tel. [phone]
Tommy P. Storstein, Corporate sales director Kitron ASA, tel. [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] (mailto:[e-mail])

Kitron is one of Scandinavia's leading electronics manufacturing services companies for the Defence, Energy/Telecoms, Industry, Medical devices and Offshore/Marine sectors. The company is located in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, China and the United States. Kitron had revenues of about NOK 1.95 billion in 2015 and has about 1 250 employees. www.kitron.com (http://www.kitron.com)

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

 

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Source: Kitron ASA via Globenewswire

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