As in previous years, Luthardt GmbH had invited more than 150 guests to its traditional New Year's reception at the China Club.

The reception was opened with a short speech by Sven Luthardt, one of the two managing directors. In his speech, he pointed out that after another successful business year, Luthardt Company has every reason to look to 2019 with great confidence. "It is important to grow cautiously and to accumulate even more expertise by recruiting skilled specialists. Competitiveness means sustainability," continued Sven Luthardt.

We were also very pleased to once again welcome Federal Minister Altmaier as a guest speaker at our traditional New Year’s reception. Already in 2013, we could win him as a speaker, at that time still in his function as Minister for the Environment. "Both then and now, we were all concerned about energy policy, with Luthardt GmbH continuing to play an exciting role," said Federal Minister Altmaier in his guest speech this year.