Peter Altmaier is the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy. Markets Germany talks to him about prospects for the automobile and energy industries, the
“Made in Germany” brand, and what is attracting foreign investors.
The industrial park in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Saxony-Anhalt), one of Europe’s largest production sites for chemicals, is enjoying a wave of new investments.
Bell Equipment, a South African manufacturer of dump trucks and other construction and agricultural machinery, held the groundbreaking ceremony this summer for a new building at its plant near Eisenach, Thuringia.
Isanys Lifecare Ltd., a British company specializing in digital healthcare solutions, has established a European subsidiary in Potsdam.
This summer, the state-owned economic development agency NRW.INVEST honored four foreign companies for their outstanding investments in, and clear commitment to, North Rhine-Westphalia as a business location.
It is the largest-ever Chinese greenfield investment project in Germany and, according to Wolfgang Tiefensee, minister of economic affairs for Thuringia, the most important investment in the eastern German state in a decade.
Magna Steyr Fuel Systems, a subsidiary of Canada-based Magna International, is investing EUR 1 million to expand its plant in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg.
Shell, GE and Envision invest in Bavarian battery maker sonnen.
Two new locations of Amazon in Germany.
Asahi Kasei Europe has opened a demonstration plant in Herten (NRW) that simulates the production of hydrogen with electricity generated from wind energy using a novel alkaline-water electrolysis system.
