Caterpillar, US manufacturer of construction machines, acquired Bucyrus Intl., a producer of mining machinery with a subsidiary in Lünen for $8.8 B.
The worldwide leading company, Global Crop Diversity Trust, will settle in Bonn. Geneva will possibly become home to their future headquarters.
Michigan-based automotive company Ford will create new jobs at its Cologne plant as part of a plan that will see small cars manufactured in Cologne.
Continental, a major manufacturer of tires, will invest 40 M € in its production plant in Aachen Rothe Erde by 2013.
Cyberdyne Inc., a Japanese firm, has established a subsidiary in Bochum to prepare the introduction of its Robot Suit named HAL.
The German machine tool producer, RSA Cutting Systems, relocates its subsidiary to Schwerte. Up to 40 new jobs will be created.
The Irish packaging company, Smurfit Kappa, one of the largest producers of corrugated paper, launches a new 50M € power plant in Zülpich.
GYS, a French producer of welding equipment and charger devices, expands to create a new service, logistics and training center in Aachen.
DHL establishes a 5,000m² sized warehouse in Rheinberg directly next to the Amazon’s logistics facility and will create 60 new jobs.
The Brasilian company, Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas, purchased two polypropylene plants in Wesseling near Cologne.
Prospex, a joint public utility institution, has established a sheltered workshop for people with mental disabilities, creating 50 new jobs.
Confirmit, the leading global software provider, has opened its first German subsidiary in Cologne.
Seepex, manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps expands its activities in Bottrop by building another wing for its customer service, sales as well as
The German building company, msBau GmbH, invests in its new head office in Hamm-Uentrop. On its new 2.800 m² sized estate, a two story building will
North Rhine-Westphalia’s economic structure is characterized by a well-balanced mix of ‘classic’ and future-oriented sectors. The represented sectors range from advertising to yarn production, with products that stretch from abrasives to zoom lenses.
