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	Chiron Werke G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G.					Country:	Germany
	Kreuzstrasse 75, D - 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany. Phone 49-7461-940-0.
	www.chiron.de				Brands:	Chiron, STAMA
	Privately held, by Hoberg & Driesch Group
	High-speed vertical-spindle machining centers, automated production cells. Company traces to 1898; started machine-tool production in 1960. 930 employees. Name derives from a centaur famed in Greek mythology for craftsmanship. Chiron U.S. subsidiary in Charlotte, North Carolina; STAMA Amer. in Itasca, Illinois. Other outlets in France, Italy, Australia, China.
	Values in Millions
	Fiscal Year Ended	Dec. 2008	Change	Dec. 2007	Change	Dec. 2005
	Total Revenue,€	407.0		na		343.0
	M-T Revenue, €	407.0		na		343.0
	Net Profit (Loss), €	not stated		not stated		not stated
	U.S. $ Conversion Factor	1.47134		-		1.24539
	Total Revenue, U.S. $	598.8		na		427.2
	M-T Revenue, U.S. $	598.8		na		427.2
	Net Profit (Loss), U.S. $	not stated		not stated		not stated
	Financial Notes:
	STAMA Maschinenfabrik G.m.b.H. (vertical machining centers, mill/turn centers, Schlierbach, Germany) became 100% owned subsidiary of Chiron-Werke in 1997. Turnover of STAMA in 2007 is 100-million euros. Primary business of owner Hoberg & Driesch Group is seamless metal tubing.