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In September 2011 Siemen's chief executive [[Peter Loescher]] announced the firm would withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry. The move was a response to the Fukushima disaster and "the clear positioning of German society and politics for a pullout from nuclear energy". "The chapter for us is closed," he said, announcing that the firm will no longer build nuclear power stations. Siemens was responsible for building all 17 of Germany's existing nuclear power plants, which the German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] announced would be shut down by 2022.<ref> BBC News, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14963575 Siemens to quit nuclear industry], 18 September 2011 </ref>
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In September 2011 Siemen's chief executive [[Peter Loescher]] announced the firm would withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry. The move was a response to the Fukushima disaster and "the clear positioning of German society and politics for a pullout from nuclear energy".  
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"The chapter for us is closed," he said, announcing that the firm will no longer be involved in managing the building or financing of nuclear plants." Siemens was responsible for building all 17 of Germany's existing nuclear power plants, which the German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] announced would be shut down by 2022.<ref> BBC News, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14963575 Siemens to quit nuclear industry], 18 September 2011 </ref>
  
 
==External lobbyists==
 
==External lobbyists==

Revision as of 10:11, 17 July 2012

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Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company.

Nuclear industry pull out

In September 2011 Siemen's chief executive Peter Loescher announced the firm would withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry. The move was a response to the Fukushima disaster and "the clear positioning of German society and politics for a pullout from nuclear energy".

"The chapter for us is closed," he said, announcing that the firm will no longer be involved in managing the building or financing of nuclear plants." Siemens was responsible for building all 17 of Germany's existing nuclear power plants, which the German chancellor Angela Merkel announced would be shut down by 2022.[1]

External lobbyists

In the UK:

Resources

Website:http://www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/

Notes

  1. BBC News, Siemens to quit nuclear industry, 18 September 2011
  2. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Dec 2011 - 29 Feb 2012 and APPC Register Entry, 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2011
  3. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2011
  4. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010