Strabag: No Early Comeback in Libya

IndustrialsConstruction ♦ Published: June 10, 2011; 12:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian construction company had to stop projects worth € 350m, which resulted in a decrease in business backlog by 3% to € 15.2bn.

Strabag: No Early Comeback in Libya / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Strabag is not planning to reopen its business in Lybia soon. “We expect not to be able to serve the Libyan market for a long time”, stated deputy CEO Fritz Oberlerchner at the shareholders’ meeting.

However, he explained that the construction company would be able to compensate for the losses in North Africa with a strong business development in other regions – e.g. in…