Innovative solutions at a global scale

• Net cash inflow from the sale amounts to approximately EUR 650 million
• Use of proceeds confirmed: debt reduction, investments to strengthen the core business, share buyback and preparation of a capital reduction through the redemption of own shares to be proposed to the Annual General Meeting – shareholders to participate in the proceeds with a total amount of up to EUR 260 million
• Preliminary operating figures expected to be in line with forecast
• NORMA Group is steadily advancing its strategic repositioning into an Industrial Powerhouse for connecting solutions

NORMA Group has reached an agreement with the Group Works Council on a voluntary redundancy program in Germany. The purpose of the agreement is to generate savings in personnel costs in a manner that is as socially acceptable as possible. The voluntary program gets underway in January 2026. NORMA Group intends to reduce at least 61 and up to 70 jobs with the program.

• Q3 2025 sales down 4.3 percent to EUR 197.5 million
• Subdued demand from automotive industry in Europe and America
• Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) at EUR 3.8 million
• Adjusted EBIT margin at 1.9 percent
• New CEO Birgit Seeger since November 1

NORMA Group supports environmental and social projects around its sites through voluntary work on NORMA Help Day. Employees spend a day working for local organizations or making other concrete contributions to the community.

• Significant milestone in NORMA Group’s transformation into a focused industrial supplier
• The enterprise value of the transaction is one billion USD
• Proceeds will be used to repay debt, for value-accretive acquisitions, and returns to shareholders
• The buyer is Advanced Drainage Systems in Ohio (USA), a leading manufacturer of stormwater and wastewater management solutions
• NORMA Group specifies forecast for remaining company for financial year 2025

NORMA Group is welcoming eight apprentices and two dual students to its headquarters in Maintal today at the start of the new apprenticeship year. These young adults are embarking on their professional careers in various technical, administrative, and academic fields.

NORMA Group has secured a new contract to supply eM Safe quick connectors for a new platform of electric vehicles by a large US-based car maker. Starting in 2027, NORMA Group will deliver quick connectors for the battery thermal management of the vehicles. Up to 90,000 electric cars are to be equipped every year until 2034. The contract has a volume of around EUR 14 million. The new BEV platform consists of cost-efficient electric vehicles, aiming to support expansion of electric mobility among a wide range of customers. 

• Challenging market environment: Q2 2025 sales down 5.2 percent from prior-year quarter to EUR 290.4 million

• Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) at EUR 23.4 million;

adjusted EBIT margin at 8.1 percent

• Full-year forecast confirmed

• Transformation to a focused industrial supplier by 2028