Shw AGSWX Shw Stock Report

SHW AG is a holding company, which engages in the production of vehicle components for the automotive sector. The company is headquartered in Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg and currently employs 1,685 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2011-07-14. The firm operates two business segments: Pumps and Engine Components, and Brake Discs. The Pumps and Engine Components segment produces pumps for different application sectors including oil pumps for combustion engines, pumps for automatic gearboxes, vacuum pumps, water pumps, camshaft phases, balancer shafts, diesel fuel pumps and electric motor pumps for the applications in passenger vehicles, as well as manufactures various pumps for trucks, agricultural and construction vehicles, as well as stationary engines and wind power stations for the Truck & Off-Highway applications. The Brake Discs segment develops and produces monobloc ventilated brake disc made from cast iron, as well as lightweight brake discs made from a combination of an iron friction ring and aluminum plot. The firm is also involved in the Research and Development with aim to reduce the carbon dioxide reduction, among others.