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Content Introduction
3 Introduction 44 05 International Economy in Germany Germany counts among the three largest economies in the world,
45 Bilateral Trade Associations along with the United States and Japan. For that reason alone,
4 01 Politics in Germany business developments in the Federal Republic are likely to be of
5 Facts 52 06 Economic Research Institutes in Germany interest to journalists on all five continents. To assist you in your
6 Federal Government research on Germany’s economic life, we have developed this
9 Parties in Parliament 56 07 Research and Technology in Germany brochure. It is designed to provide you with an overview of the
57 Facts German economy. Beyond the key facts and figures, you will find
12 02 Economy in Germany 58 Key Research Institutions the addresses of government ministries, industry associations,
13 Facts 59 Research Funding parties and businesses as well as economic research institutes,
15 Key Institutions 60 Exchange Programs the business press and leading scientific institutions. We have
15 Contacts for International 60 Research Information also included a listing of bilateral trade federations in Germany.
Investment 61 Social Research
16 The Federal States and Their Just in time for the 2006 Football World Cup the international media
Economic Development
Corporations 62 08 Business Press in Germany service operated by the initiative “Germany – Land of Ideas”
(www.mediaservice.land-of-ideas.org) offers a whole array of
22 03 Companies in Germany 66 09 Business Journalism in Germany compelling stories from the world of German business. There,
23 Facts 67 Associations and Clubs you will discover exclusive articles and royalty-free photos, charts
24 Dax 30-Listed Companies and graphs as well as reports on unusual business ideas, exciting
70 Imprint innovations and the international managers and industrialists
34 04 Trade Associations in Germany who have tasted success in Germany. The service is presented to
35 Umbrella Organizations journalists free of charge by the “Land of Ideas”-initiative together
36 Industry with “Invest in Germany,” the federal government’s official invest-
40 Trade ment promotion agency.
40 Banks/Insurers
42 Logistics We hope that this brochure proves a valuable resource for your
42 Utilities work and we look forward to seeing you soon in Germany, the
43 Social Partners land of ideas.
Gerhart Maier
Managing Director
Invest in Germany
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POLITICS IN GERMANY 01
Facts
Official name Federal Republic of Germany
Founded May 23rd, 1949
Reichstag Berlin
Government type Federal Republic
Government form Parliamentary Democracy
Constitution The Basic Law of 1949
Administrative divisions 16 states or Länder
Capital Berlin
Head of state Federal President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler
Head of government Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel
Political parties Alliance ’90/The Greens, Christian Democratic Union (CDU),
Christian Social Union (CSU), Free Democratic Party (FDP),
Left Party (PDS/WASG), Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Elections Based on a combination of direct and proportional
representation (for parliamentary elections)
Legislative branch A bicameral parliament consisting of the Federal Assembly or
Bundestag (614 seats) and the Federal Council or Bundesrat
(69 delegates of state governments) legislates on the federal level.
State parliaments legislate on the state level.
Judicial branch Federal Constitutional Court or
Bundesverfassungsgericht (highest court)
National holiday October 3rd, Unity Day
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Federal Government
Federal President Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler Federal President Bundestag President Dr. Norbert Lammert (CDU)
Press Martin Kothé Press Hans Hotter
The Federal President is Germany’s head The Bundestag, or federal assembly, is
Schloss Bellevue Platz der Republik 1
Spreeweg 1 of state, charged with representing the the German parliament. Since 1999, D-11011 Berlin
D-10557 Berlin nation at home and abroad. While his the body, whose members are elected
Phone +49 (0) 30 2273 7171
Phone +49 (0) 30 2000 2021 political powers are limited, he plays every four years, has met in the renovated Fax +49 (0) 30 2273 6152
Fax +49 (0) 30 2000 1999 the role of an integrative figure and moral Reichstag building in Berlin, with its I-Net www.bundestag.de (EN, FR)
I-Net www.bundespraesident.de leader who stands above party politics. distinctive glass dome designed by E-Mail pressereferat@bundestag.de
(EN, FR, ES) Norman Forster.
E-Mail poststelle@bpra.bund.de
Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel (CDU) Federal Chancellor Bundesrat President Peter Harry Carstensen (CDU)
Press Karl Schlich Press Dr. Michael Wisser
The Federal Chancellor is the executive The Bundesrat, or federal council,
Bundeskanzleramt Leipziger Strasse 3–4
Willy-Brandt-Strasse 1 head of government, charged with represents the interests of Germany’s D-10117 Berlin
D-10557 Berlin formulating government policy. For all 16 states in the federal legislative
Phone +49 (0) 1888 9100 170
Phone +49 (0) 1888 400 2522 intents and purposes, she is the most procedure. It has its seat at the former Fax +49 (0) 1888 9100 198
Fax +49 (0) 1888 400 2357 powerful person in the country. Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. I-Net www.bundesrat.de (EN, FR)
I-Net www.bundeskanzlerin.de E-Mail pressestelle@bundesrat.de
E-Mail bundeskanzler@bundeskanzler.de
Government Ulrich Wilhelm Federal Press and Information Office Federal Constitutional Court President Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Papier
spokesperson Press Dietlind Weinland
Press Marion Smith As the federal government’s information Germany’s highest court ensures that
Schlossbezirk 3
Dorotheenstrasse 84 hub, the office collects information actions taken by parliament, the govern- D-76131 Karlsruhe
D-10117 Berlin about the activities of government ment and the courts comply with the
Phone +49 (0) 721 9101 349
Phone +49 (0) 1888 272 1660 ministries. It is therefore the first port of requirements of the Basic Law. Half of Fax +49 (0) 721 9101 382
Fax +49 (0) 1888 272 1027 20 call for journalists seeking information its judges are chosen by the Bundestag I-Net www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de (EN)
I-Net www.bundesregierung.de (EN, FR) on government policies. and half by the Bundesrat. Judges on E-Mail bverfg@bundesverfassungsgericht.de
E-Mail internetpost@bundesregierung.de
the court serve terms of twelve years.
The court is based not in Berlin, but in
the south-western city of Karlsruhe.
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Federal Government Parties in Parliament
Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) Foreign Office Alliance ’90/The Greens Chair Reinhard Bütikofer, Claudia Roth
Press Martin Jäger Press Sigrid Wolff
The Foreign Office represents German The Greens were founded as a party at
Werderscher Markt 1 Platz vor dem Neuen Tor 1
D-10117 Berlin interests abroad and manages rela- the federal level in 1980, with their roots D-10115 Berlin
tions with foreign governments and in the ecological and peace movements.
Phone +49 (0) 30 5000 2059 Phone +49 (0) 30 284 420
Fax +49 (0) 30 5000 3030 international organizations. The Office In 1993, the party merged with the “Alli- Fax +49 (0) 30 284 422 10
I-Net www.auswaertiges-amt.de today maintains 226 embassies and ance ’90,” a group of civil rights activists I-Net www.gruene.de (EN)
(EN, FR, ES, AR) consulates worldwide, providing on-site in the former East Germany. The party E-Mail presse@gruene.de
E-Mail poststelle@auswaertiges-amt.de information about current political and joined a federal government for the first
economic developments in Germany. time in 1998, forming a coalition with
the SPD that ended in 2005.
Minister of Michael Glos (CSU) Ministry of Economics and Technology Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Chair Dr. Angela Merkel
Economics and Press Matthias Barner
Technology
Under the motto “prosperity for all,” The CDU is one of Germany’s two largest
Press Steffen Moritz Konrad-Adenauer-Haus
the ministry carries the legacy of its parties. Its chair, Angela Merkel, currently Klingelhöferstrasse 8
Scharnhorststrasse 34–37
former head, Ludwig Erhard, the archi- serves as Chancellor. The party has held D-10785 Berlin
D-10115 Berlin
tect of Germany’s 1950s-era “economic the reins of government before under Phone +49 (0) 30 220 70 140
Phone +49 (0) 30 2014 6121 miracle.” Its policies are designed former chancellors Konrad Adenauer, Fax +49 (0) 30 220 70 145
Fax +49 (0) 30 2014 7010
to lay the groundwork for a healthy Ludwig Erhard, Kurt-Georg Kiesinger I-Net www.cdu.de (EN)
I-Net www.bmwi.bund.de (EN)
economy. and Helmut Kohl. E-Mail pressestelle@cdu.de
E-Mail buero-p2@bmwi.bund.de
Did you know that … ? Christian Social Union (CSU) Chair Dr. Edmund Stoiber
Press Bernhard Schwab
The smaller sister party of the CDU, the
Franz-Josef-Strauss-Haus
… no other developed industrial economy has so comprehensively improved the ease CSU is represented only in Bavaria. On Nymphenburger Strasse 64
of doing business as Germany? That’s according to none other than the World Bank the federal level, the CDU and the CSU D-80335 Munich
in its report “Doing Business in 2006”. form a joint faction in the Bundestag. Phone +49 (0) 89 1243 226
The party has fielded two candidates Fax +49 (0) 89 1243 274
for chancellor, Franz Josef Strauss and I-Net www.csu.de (EN, FR, SP, IT, TR)
Edmund Stoiber, but both lost to SPD E-Mail presse@csu-bayern.de
incumbents.
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Parties in Parliament Agenda 2010
Chair Dr. Guido Westerwelle Free Democratic Party (FDP) “Agenda 2010” refers to a series of social and labor market reforms planned and
Press Robert von Rimscha executed by the center-left government of Social Democratic Chancellor Gerhard
The liberals were for decades regarded as
Thomas-Dehler-Haus Schröder and his Greens coalition partners until its ouster in late 2005. The measures
Reinhardtstrasse 14 the “kingmakers” of German politics for
were to a large extent supported and shaped by the then-opposition conservative
D-10117 Berlin their role as a junior coalition partner to
CDU/CSU.
Phone +49 (0) 30 2849 58 40 the two main parties. Since the emergence
Fax +49 (0) 30 2849 58 42 of “Alliance ’90/The Greens,” however,
I-Net www.fdp.de the FDP has run neck-and-neck with
Aufbau Ost
E-Mail rimscha@fdp.de the Greens for third place on Germany’s
“Aufbau Ost” — literally “rebuilding of the East” — refers to efforts aimed at equalizing
political landscape.
living standards in once communist eastern Germany and the more prosperous west.
Chair Prof. Dr. Lothar Bisky The Left Party/Party of Hartz I-IV
Press Alrun Nüsslein
Democratic Socialism (PDS)
Karl-Liebknecht-Haus Refers to the policy changes enacted on the recommendation of the so-called “Hartz
Kleine Alexanderstrasse 28 The PDS is the successor to the former Commission”, a blue ribbon panel that presented its findings on reforms to Germany‘s
D-10178 Berlin “Socialist Unity Party,” the ruling party in labor market in August, 2002.
Phone +49 (0) 30 240 09 543 communist East Germany until the fall
Fax +49 (0) 30 240 09 220 of the Berlin Wall in 1989. In July, 2005, Ich-AG
I-Net www.sozialisten.de the PDS and the western German “Elec-
E-Mail alrun.nuesslein@linkspartei.de
tion Alternative Social Justice” (WASG) The “Ich AG,” or “Me Inc.,” program provides small subsidies to unemployed people
agreed to form an alliance for the 2005 who want to start their own businesses. First proposed in August, 2002, as part of
Bundestag elections. Since then, the two the Hartz II plan to ease joblessness, the program aims to ease the transition from
parties have collectively been known as unemployment to self-employment while also encouraging people to leave the under-
the “Left Party.” ground economy.
Land of Ideas
Chair Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Press Lars Kühn
“Land of Ideas” is a joint initiative of the German government and German commerce
With roots reaching far back into the
Willy-Brandt-Haus and industry, as represented by the Federation of German Industries (BDI), under the
Wilhelmstrasse 141 19th century, the SPD is the German
patronage of Germany’s president, Horst Köhler. Its aim is to promote a positive im-
D-10963 Berlin party with the richest tradition. Since
age of Germany at home and abroad.
Phone +49 (0) 30 25991 300 the foundation of the Federal Republic
Fax +49 (0) 30 25991 507 in 1949, the second of Germany’s two Social Market Economy
I-Net www.spd.de main parties has held the reins of govern-
E-Mail pressestelle@spd.de ment under former chancellors Willy Germans often describe their economic system as a “social market economy.” Under
Brandt, Helmut Schmidt und Gerhard such a system, the government provides an array of social services to its citizens and
Schröder. subsidies to selected sectors while also promoting competition and free enterprise.
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ECONOMY IN GERMANY 02
Facts
Currency 1 Euro = 100 Cents Share of total EU GDP (2005)
Gross national 2,249bn Eur
income 2005
Skyline Frankfurt/Main
Gross domestic product 2,244bn Eur
(GDP) 2005 Remaining European Union
GDP growth 2005 +0.9%
GDP per capita 2005 26,800 Eur
German share of EU GDP 20.8%
Germany 20.8%
Source: Eurostat
Population 2006 82.5 Million Share of total EU population (2005)
Population density 2006 231 inhabitants per km2
Labor force 2006 (Feb.) 42.22 Million
Labor participation 67.3%
rate 2006 (Feb.) Remaining European Union
Labor force byagriculture: 2.2%
occupation 2005 industry: 25.9%
services: 71.9%
Unemployment 11.5% Germany 18%
2006 (April)
Source: Eurostat
Inflation rate 2006 (March) 1.8% Leading exporters and importers (2005)
Total world trade
Gold reserves 2006 (Feb.) 3,427.8 tons
Exports 2005 786.2bn Eur 729,4
USA 1347,5
Major export France 10.2%, United States 8.8%,
partners 2005 Germany 786,2
United Kingdom 7.9%, Italy 6.9%, 625,6
Netherlands 6.1%, Belgium 5.6%, China 614,5
532,3
Austria 5.4%, Spain 5.1% 479,6
Japan 415,5
Imports 2005 625.6bn Eur
354,9
Major import France 8.7%, Netherlands 8.5%, France 388,8
partners 2005 United States 6.6%, China 6.4%, 307,8
UK 404,1
United Kingdom 6.3%, Italy 5.7%, 289,9
Canada 252,7
Belgium 5.0%, Austria 4.0%
Italy 284,4
295,7
Belgium 268,3
275,3 Exportes
Importes
Source: Eurostat
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Facts Key Institutions
Countries with the highest volume of patent registrations Patent registrations 2005 48,367 (German Patent Office Munich) German Bundesbank President Prof. Dr. Axel A. Weber
in Europe (2004) Per cent of total Press Dr. Christian Burckhardt
Top 10 German patent 1. Automotive
USA 26 segments (2004) 2. Mechanical parts The Bundesbank is Germany’s cen-
Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14
3. Measurement devices tral bank, chartered in 1957 with the D-60431 Frankfurt/Main
Germany 19
4. Electronic components mission of ensuring the stability of
Phone +49 (0) 69 9566 3511
Japan 17 the deutschmark currency. With the
5. Medical and veterinary products Fax +49 (0) 69 9566 3077
France 7 6. Radio technology launch of the euro common currency I-Net www.bundesbank.de (EN)
in 1999, the “BuBa” transferred its sov- E-Mail presse-information@bundesbank.de
Netherlands 6 7. Combustion engines
8. Packaging and logistics ereignty in monetary policy questions
UK 4 to the European Central Bank (ECB).
9. Data analysis
Switzerland 4 10. Electrical supply Today, it implements the ECB’s deci-
sions at the national level.
Italy 3
Others 14
Source: European Patent Office (EPO)
Federal Statistics Office President Johann Hahlen
Press Angela Schaff
No one knows Germany better than
Statistisches Bundesamt
B2C and B2C Bn. Eur (2005) Internet country code .de the Federal Statistics Office. From birth Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11
IT revenues 2005 B2B 289 bn Euro rates to growth rates, the Wiesbaden- D-65189 Wiesbaden
Germany 289 B2C 32 bn Euro based office is an online port of call Phone +49 (0) 611 7520 89
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for the latest figures on just about Fax +49 (0) 611 7539 76
159
UK 29 anything. I-Net www.destatis.de (EN)
E-Mail presse@destatis.de
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France 18
Italy 102
13 Contacts for International Investment
Spain 54
6 B2B Road network (2005) 231,467 km
B2C
Autobahns 12,174 km The German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) President Ludwig Georg Braun
Source: BITKOM Press Dr. Michael Blank
Federal highways 40,969 km
The AHK operates around 120 offices c/o German Chambers of Industry
Ordinary roads 86,736 km
in more than 80 countries around the and Trade (DIHK)
District roads 91,588 km
world. They provide information about Breite Strasse 29
Railway network (2003) 43,800 km
Germany’s advantages as a business D-10178 Berlin
Inland navigation (2005) 7,476 km of waterway
location and advise German firms Phone +49 (0) 30 20308 2410
Major inland ports Duisburg, Magdeburg
on market conditions in their host Fax +49 (0) 30 20308 2444
Major seaports Hamburg, Bremen, Rostock,
countries. I-Net www.ahk.de (EN)
Lübeck, Wilhelmshaven E-Mail blank.michael@berlin.dihk.de
Air traffic 17 international airports
Largest airport Frankfurt/Main
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Contacts for International Investment
Managing director Gerhart Maier Invest in Germany Bavaria Invest in Bavaria. Bavarian Ministry of Economic
Press Eva Henkel Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology
Invest in Germany is the federal govern- Dominated by agriculture just a few
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Strasse 2 Head Dr. Markus Wittmann
D-10178 Berlin ment’s official investment promotion decades ago, Bavaria has grown into one Press Stefan Schell
agency. Headquartered in Berlin with of Europe’s most dynamic economic
Phone +49 (0) 30 20657 173 Prinzregentenstrasse 28
Fax +49 (0) 30 20657 111 offices in New York, Chicago, San regions. At once conscious of tradition D-80538 Munich
I-Net www.invest-in-germany.de (EN, FR, Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sao and open to innovation, Bavarians credit
Phone +49 (0) 89 2162 2642
ES, JA, CN, PO, PL, TR, AR etc.) Paulo, Invest in Germany promotes a combination of laptops and lederhosen
Fax +49 (0) 89 2162 2803
E-Mail henkel@invest-in-germany.com the country’s advantages as a business for their region’s success. For example, I-Net www.invest-in-bavaria.de (EN, FR, JA)
location and provides cost-free support Munich, home of the Oktoberfest, is E-Mail info@invest-in-bavaria.de
to companies wishing to establish a also one of the world’s leading centers
corporate presence in Germany. for information technology and bio-
technology.
President Dr. Horst Dietz Industrial Investment Council (IIC) Berlin Berlin Partner
Press Sven Zetzsche
The IIC is an independent investment Germany’s vibrant metropolis boasts a Managing director Roland Engels
Friedrichstrasse 60
development agency supporting inter- rich network of research and scientific Press Christina Hufeland
D-10117 Berlin
national firms in establishing and resources. Three renowned universities, Ludwig-Erhard-Haus
Phone +49 (0) 30 200 099 900
growing their businesses in eastern 14 technical colleges and over 250 public Fasanenstrasse 85
Fax +49 (0) 30 200 099 911
D-10623 Berlin
I-Net www.iic.de (EN, FR, IT, ES, JA) Germany. Since its inception, the IIC and private research institutes call the
E-Mail zetzsche@iic.de has helped 106 international companies city on the river Spree home. Phone +49 (0) 30 39980 0
establish a presence in the region. Fax +49 (0) 30 39980 239
I-Net www.wfbi.de (EN, FR, JA)
E-Mail christina.hufeland@berlin-partner.de
The Federal States and Their Economic Development Corporations
Baden-Württemberg Agency for International Baden-Württemberg Brandenburg Future Agency Brandenburg
Economic and Scientific Cooperation
The state familiarly called “BaWü” is Brandenburg is home to the economic Managing director Dr. Detlef Stronk
Managing directors Dr. Michael Hagenmeyer,
recognized as one of the most successful “fat belt” that has formed around the Press Dr. Klaus-Peter Heinrich
Dr. Herbert Neuland
Press Herbert Bossinger business locations in Germany. While German capital Berlin. In 2006, the Steinstrasse 104–106
just 0.17% of the world’s population state is due to kick off construction on D-14480 Potsdam
Willi-Bleicher-Strasse 19
D-70174 Stuttgart lives in the state, its share of world trade Berlin-Brandenburg International Air- Phone +49 (0) 331 660 3103
stands at 1.9%. At last count, the value port, the largest infrastructure project Fax +49 (0) 331 660 3222
Phone +49 (0) 711 22787 0
of goods and services exported by Baden- in eastern Germany. I-Net www.zab-brandenburg.de
Fax +49 (0) 711 22787 22
(EN, FR, PL, IT, ES, JA)
I-Net www.bw-i.de (EN) Württemberg to every corner of the world
E-Mail klaus-peter.heinrich@zab-brandenburg.de
E-Mail info@bw-i.de stood at 114bn Eur.
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The Federal States and Their Economic Development Corporations
Bremen Investment Society Bremen Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Investment Promotion Agency
Managing director Ulrich Keller Germany’s tenth-largest city is one of A popular meeting place and one of Managing director Thomas Kroemer
Press Juliane Lübker Europe’s leading hubs for manned space the world’s leading trade show centers, Press Wolfgang Harm
Kontorhaus am Markt flight. As such, Bremen has successfully Lower Saxony’s state capital Hanover Schiffgraben 30
Langenstrasse 2–4 managed to combine its status as a port hosts the CeBIT technology trade fair D-30175 Hanover
D-28195 Bremen
city and a high-tech center. and the Hanover Messe industry trade Phone +49 (0) 511 3434 66
Phone +49 (0) 421 9600 128 fair. In 2000, the city hosted the EXPO Fax +49 (0) 511 3615 909
Fax +49 (0) 421 9600 810 2000 world exhibition. I-Net www.ipa-niedersachsen.de (EN)
I-Net www.big-bremen.de (EN, JA) E-Mail wolfgang.harm@ipa-niedersachsen.de
E-Mail mail@big-bremen.de
Hamburg Business Development Hamburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Economic Development Cooperation
Corporation Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Managing director Dr. Dietmar Düdden As Germany’s “gateway to the world,” the There is hardly a state in Germany that Managing director Jürgen Michael Gahrau
Press Birgit Riege port city of Hamburg is one of Europe’s has undergone as comprehensive a Schlossgartenallee 15
Hamburger Strasse 11 leading centers for civil aviation, along makeover since 1989 as “Mc-Pom”. D-19061 Schwerin
D-22083 Hamburg with Toulouse in France. The Airbus 380, That process has recently included that Phone +49 (0) 385 59225 0
Phone +49 (0) 40 2270 1936 for example, is assembled there. installation of the world’s most modern Fax +49 (0) 385 59225 22
Fax +49 (0) 40 2270 1929 telecommunications infrastructure. But I-Net www.gfw-mv.de (EN)
I-Net www.hwf-hamburg.de (EN, JA, CH, RU) the state has much more to offer than E-Mail info@gfw-mv.de
E-Mail birgit.riege@hwf-hamburg.de
just fiber optics. With eight Baltic Sea
ports, it is a hub between Scandinavia
and Continental Europe.
Hesse Agency Hesse North Rhine-Westphalia Economic Development Corporation
North Rhine-Westphalia
Managing director Dr. Dieter Kreuziger, With an annual output of over 195bn Eur, With a high-speed rail network, inter- Managing director Peter Glaessel
Martin Herkströter Press Annette Peis
Hesse’s economy is about as large as national airports at Düsseldorf and
Press Sascha Schäfer
Denmark’s – and even larger than Cologne and Europe’s largest inland Kavalleriestrasse 8–10
Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 38–42 D-40213 Düsseldorf
Greece’s, Finland’s, Ireland’s and harbor at Duisburg, Germany’s most
D-65189 Wiesbaden
Portugal’s. As the home of Frankfurt, populous state is one of the country’s Phone +49 (0) 211 130 00 162
Phone +49 (0) 611 774 8655 the state boasts a key financial center best connected regions. That is one Fax +49 (0) 211 130 00 179
Fax +49 (0) 611 774 8385 I-Net www.gfw-nrw.de (EN)
and one of the world’s largest airports. reason why North Rhine-Westphalia
I-Net www.invest-in-hessen.de E-Mail peis@gfw-nrw.de
(EN, FR, IT, ES, JA, CN) attracts one-third of all foreign invest-
E-Mail info@hessen-agentur.de ment to Germany.
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The Federal States and Their Economic Development Corporations
Investment and Economic Development Rhineland-Palatinate Saxony-Anhalt Economic Development Company of
Bank of Rhineland-Palatinate Saxony-Anhalt
Managing director Hans-Joachim Metternich Rhineland-Palatinate exports more of Saxony-Anhalt attracts by far the largest Managing director Marcus Tolle
Press Dr. Hans-Peter Tietze its goods, 46%, than any other German volume of foreign direct investment of Press Arvid Friebe
Holzhofstrasse 4 state, with its industry earning nearly any eastern German state. One destina- Kantstrasse 4
D-55116 Mainz every other euro selling to customers tion is the tradition-rich Bitterfeld-Wolfen D-39104 Magdeburg
Phone +49 (0) 6131 985 100 abroad. In recent years, the state has chemical park, home to the facility where Phone +49 (0) 391 568 9935
Fax +49 (0) 6131 985 199 expanded its role as an air traffic hub Bayer has produced aspirin tablets since Fax +49 (0) 391 568 9950
I-Net www.isb.rlp.de (EN) amid the dramatic growth of the low- 1995. I-Net www.wisa.de (EN, FR, IT, ES, PL)
E-Mail isb@isb.rlp.de E-Mail arvid.friebe@wisa.de
cost Frankfurt-Hahn airport.
Saarland Economic Promotion Corporation Saarland Schleswig-Holstein Business Development and Technology
Transfer Corporation of Schleswig-Holstein
Managing director Thomas Schuck Small but quick – that’s how Saarland The “state between the seas” is seen as Managing director Dr. Bernd Bösche
Press Peter Hauptmann sees itself as a place to do business. With a bridge to the neighboring Baltic states Press Kerstin Merx
Franz-Josef-Röder-Strasse 17 its small size and lean management, the and a hub for trade with countries in Lorentzendamm 24
D-66119 Saarbrücken state delivers quick decisions to inves- Scandinavia as well as Eastern and D-24103 Kiel
Phone +49 (0) 681 9965 202 tors. The cost of labor in Saarland is Western Europe. That’s one reason Phone +49 (0) 431 666 66 0
Fax +49 (0) 681 9965 444 also small, averaging 7.5% less than why the state is seeking to position Fax +49 (0) 431 666 66 767
I-Net www.gwsaar.com (EN, JA) elsewhere in western Germany. itself as a model region for maritime I-Net www.wtsh.de (EN, CN)
E-Mail info@gwsaar.com E-Mail merx@wtsh.de
science and technology in Europe.
Saxony Economic Development Corporation Saxony Thuringia State Development Corporation Thuringia
Managing director Markus M. Lötzsch Rich in tradition but looking confidently Located right at the heart of Germany, Managing director Andreas Krey
Press Burkhard Zscheischler toward the future, Saxony is home to Thuringia is an ideal springboard to Press Dr. Holger Wiemers
Bertolt-Brecht-Allee 22 Europe’s most modern chip factories. far-flung markets, with outbound trucks Mainzerhofstrasse 12
D-01309 Dresden In the area around Dresden, a cluster reaching even the most distant German D-99084 Erfurt
Phone +49 (0) 351 2138 255 of over 750 semiconductor producers city in less than eight hours. Phone +49 (0) 361 5603 486
Fax +49 (0) 351 2138 109 and their suppliers has set up shop. Some 150 million consumers live within Fax +49 (0) 361 5603 329
I-Net www.wfs.sachsen.de a 500km radius of the state. I-Net www.leg-thueringen.de (EN, JA)
(EN, FR, ES, PL, CZ) E-Mail holger.wiemers@leg-thueringen.de
E-Mail burkhard.zscheischler@wfs.saxony.de
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Facts
BMW-Plant Leipzig
Total 2005 (excluding agriculture) 3,172,771
Companies with up to nine employees (2005) 2,881,948
Companies with up to 49 employees (2005) 231,297
Companies with up to 249 employees (2005) 48,866
Companies with up to 250 employees (2005) 10,660
Made in Germany
The “Made in Germany” trademark was introduced in England in 1887 with the
intention of protecting British business by discriminating against German goods. What
started as a punitive label soon became exactly the opposite, though — a sign of su-
perior quality that consumers the world over recognize to this day.
Did you know that … ?
… four of the world’s ten most innovative companies are German?
Did you know that … ?
… one-quarter of the world’s laser systems are built in Germany?
Did you know that … ?
… Germany leads the world in trade in research-intensive goods, along with the United
States?
Mittelstand
“Mittelstand” refers the small- and mid-sized business regarded as the backbone of the
German economy. Often family-owned, Mittelstand firms employ no more than 499
people and generate annual revenues no greater than 50 million Euro.
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DAX 30-Listed Companies
Turnover 2005 6.6bn Eur Adidas-Salomon AG BASF AG Turnover 2005 42.7bn Eur
Employees 2005 15,935 Employees 2005 80,945
The world’s second-largest sporting One of the world’s leading chemical
CEO Herbert Hainer CEO Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht
Press Kathrin Hönig goods manufacturer is named after its companies is BASF, short for “Badische Press Christian Schubert
founder Adolf Dassler – “Adi” from Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik.” It is a company
Adi-Dassler-Strasse 1 Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38
D-91074 Herzogenaurach Adolf and “Das” from Dassler. It was of superlatives, with the world’s largest D-67056 Ludwigshafen
Dassler who gave the German team single integrated chemical complex
Phone +49 (0) 9132 84 5276 Phone +49 (0) 621 60 99223
that won the 1954 Football World Cup housed at its Ludwigshafen headquarters.
Fax +49 (0) 9132 84 2138 Fax +49 (0) 621 60 20129
I-Net www.adidas-group.com (EN) a competitive advantage with the first- I-Net www.basf.com (EN)
E-Mail corporate.press@adidas.de ever boots to feature removable studs. E-Mail christian.schubert@basf.com
Turnover 2005 100.9bn Eur Allianz AG Bayer AG Turnover 2005 27.4bn Eur
Employees 2005 177,625 Employees 2005 93,700
Allianz is one of the world’s leading Bayer is a global pharmaceuticals, chemi-
CEO Michael Diekmann CEO Werner Wenning
Press Emilio Galli-Zugaro insurers and financial services providers. cals, and life sciences group. The company, Press Günter Forneck
Founded in 1890, the company with- famous for inventing aspirin more than
Königinstrasse 28 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee
D-80802 Munich stood several early tests, including the 100 years ago, retains a strong commitment D-51368 Leverkusen
catastrophic San Francisco earthquake to its tradition as an inventor company,
Phone +49 (0) 89 3800 3345 Phone +49 (0) 214 30 50446
of 1906 and the sinking of Titanic in investing nearly 1.9bn Eur in research
Fax +49 (0) 89 3800 2114 Fax +49 (0) 214 30 55156
I-Net www.allianz.com (EN) 1912, paying out high claims in both and development in 2005 alone. The I-Net www.bayer.com (EN)
E-Mail emilio.galli-zugaro@allianz.com cases. company was further strengthened in E-Mail guenter.forneck.gf@bayer-ag.de
2006 through its takeover of rival Schering.
Turnover 2005 3.3bn Eur Altana AG BMW AG Turnover 2005 46.7bn Eur
Employees 2005 13,300 Employees 2005 105,798
Altana is one of the most profitable Worldwide, BMW delivered 1,327,992
CEO Nikolaus Schweickart CEO Dr. Helmut Panke
Press Stefan Schmidt pharmaceuticals and chemicals compa- BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand cars Press Martina Hatzel
nies in Europe. A little more than half in 2005. The Munich-based group is
Herbert-Quandt-Haus Petuelring 130
Am Pilgerrain 15 of the company’s shares are held by the only manufacturer of automobiles D-80809 Munich
D-61352 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe Germany’s richest woman, Susanne and motorcycles worldwide that concen-
Phone +49 (0) 89 382 24544
Klatten, whose father, Herbert Quandt, trates entirely on the luxury segment.
Phone +49 (0) 6172 1712 160 Fax +49 (0) 89 382 24418
Fax +49 (0) 6172 1712 158 founded the company in 1977. I-Net www.bmwgroup.com (EN)
I-Net www.altana.com (EN) E-Mail martina.hatzel@bmw.de
E-Mail stefan.schmidt@altana.de
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DAX 30-Listed Companies
Assets 2005 444.9bn Eur Commerzbank AG Deutsche Bank AG Assets 2005 992bn Eur
Employees 2005 33,056 Employees 2005 63,427
Commerzbank is Germany’s second- Deutsche Bank is the largest commercial
CEO Klaus-Peter Müller CEO Dr. Josef Ackermann
Press Peter Pietsch largest commercial bank. Its spectacular bank in Germany. In 2005, it was chosen Press Alfredo Flores
headquarters are located in Europe’s as the bank of the year by banking pro-
Kaiserplatz Taunusanlage 12
D-60311 Frankfurt/Main tallest building, towering over Frank- fessionals. The institution’s history is D-60325 Frankfurt/Main
furt’s financial district at a height of tied closely to the broader course of
Phone +49 (0) 69 136 22379 Phone +49 (0) 69 910 43800
300m. German history. Bank chiefs such as
Fax +49 (0) 69 136 29955 Fax +49 (0) 69 910 33422
I-Net www.commerzbank.com (EN) Georg von Siemens, Hermann Josef I-Net www.db.com. (EN)
E-Mail peter.pietsch@commerzbank.com Abs and Alfred Herrhausen were, for E-Mail db.press@db.com
example, politically-minded and -acting
bankers.
Turnover 2005 13.8bn Eur Continental AG Deutsche Börse AG Turnover 2005 1.6bn Eur
Employees 2005 80,000 Employees 2005 2,921
“Conti” is the largest manufacturer of Deutsche Börse operates the Frankfurt
CEO Manfred Wennemer CEO Reto Francioni
Press Dr. Heimo Prokop tires in Germany, the second-largest exchange, Germany’s largest stock Press Walter Allwicher
in Europe and the fourth-largest world- exchange, and Eurex, the world’s largest
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9 Neue Börsenstrasse 1
D-30165 Hanover wide. In 2005, the company produced derivatives market. The company also D-60487 Frankfurt/Main
106.2 million car and 6.7 million truck has locations in Luxembourg, Switzer-
Phone +49 (0) 511 938 1485 Phone +49 (0) 69 211 11500
tires. land, Spain and the United States, as
Fax +49 (0) 511 938 1055 Fax +49 (0) 69 211 12005
I-Net www.conti.de (EN) well as representative offices in London, I-Net www.deutsche-boerse.com (EN)
E-Mail heimo.prokop@conti.de Paris, Chicago, New York, Hong Kong E-Mail info@deutsche-boerse.com
and Dubai.
Turnover 149.8bn Eur DaimlerChrysler AG Deutsche Post AG Turnover 2005 44.6bn Eur
Employees 2005 382,724 Employees 2005 502,545
In 1886, Karl Benz patented the world’s Every day, Deutsche Post moves 72 mill-
CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche CEO Dr. Klaus Zumwinkel
Press Tanja Nagel first automobile powered by an internal ion letters items, making the company’s Press Prof. Dr. Manfred Harnischfeger
combustion engine. In 1998, Daimler- men and women in yellow Europe’s
Türlen Strasse 2 Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 20
D-70191 Stuttgart Benz, the company he helped to found, leading letter carriers. The group also D-53113 Bonn
merged with U.S. car maker Chrysler to includes the successful Postbank and
Phone +49 (0) 711 17 93486 Phone +49 (0) 228 182 9988
form DaimlerChrysler. The combined DHL brands. The latter is the global
Fax +49 (0) 711 17 94403 Fax +49 (0) 228 182 9822
I-Net www.daimlerchrysler.com (EN) group sold over 4 million passenger cars market leader in the international I-Net www.deutschepost.de (EN)
E-Mail tanja.nagel@daimlerchrysler.de and 800,000 commercial vehicles in express and logistics industry, with E-Mail info@deutschepost.de
2005. expertise in air and ocean freight as
well as overland transport.
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DAX 30-Listed Companies
Turnover 2005 59.6bn Eur Deutsche Telekom AG Henkel KGaA Turnover 2005 12bn Eur
Employees 2005 244,000 Employees 2005 52,565
Since its privatization in the mid-1990’s, In Germany, Henkel is best known for
CEO Kai-Uwe Ricke CEO Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lehner
Press Ulrich Lissek the formerly state-owned company has promising to wash away stains with its Press Ernst Primosch
grown into one of the world’s leading flagship Persil laundry detergent. But the
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140 Henkelstrasse 67
D-53113 Bonn providers of telecommunications and company has also made a name for itself D-40589 Düsseldorf
information technology services. The outside its home market, selling its pro-
Phone +49 (0) 228 181 4949 Phone +49 (0) 211 797 0
company long ago outgrew its German ducts in 125 countries.
Fax +49 (0) 228 181 71914 Fax +49 (0) 211 798 4008
I-Net www.telekom.com (EN) home market and is now a truly global I-Net www.henkel.com (EN)
E-Mail presse@t-com.net player with a presence in about 50 coun- E-Mail corporate.communications@henkel.com
tries on six continents.
Turnover 2005 56.4bn Eur E.ON AG Hypo Real Estate AG Assets 2005 152.5bn Eur
Employees 2005 80,000 Employees 2005 1,233
Düsseldorf-based E.ON is the world’s The Hypo Real Estate Group was
CEO Dr. Wulf Bernotat CEO Dr. Georg Funke
Press Dr. Peter Blau largest investor-owned energy service born in 2003 when Munich-based Press Oliver Gruss
provider. Its core businesses are electricity HypoVereinsbank spun off its com-
E.ON-Platz 1 Unsöldstrasse 2
D-40479 Düsseldorf and gas. The young company was formed mercial real estate business. Today, the D-80538 Munich
in June, 2000, by the merger of VEBA group is one of the largest lenders to
Phone +49 (0) 211 4579 627 Phone +49 (0) 89 203 007 781
and VIAG, two of Germany’s largest commercial real estate customers in
Fax +49 (0) 211 4579 629 Fax +49 (0) 89 203 007 772
I-Net www.eon.com (EN) industrial groups, each with an impres- Germany and across Europe. I-Net www.hyporealestate.com (EN)
E-Mail info@eon.com sive history in its own right. E-Mail presse@hyporealestate.com
Turnover 2005 7.9bn Eur Fresenius AG Infineon AG Turnover 2005 6.8bn Eur
Employees 2005 91,971 Employees 2005 35,600
Fresenius boasts a history older than Infineon was founded in 1999, when
CEO Dr. Ulf M. Schneider CEO Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart
Press Joachim Weith America itself. The health care group the semiconductor operations of its Press Günter Gaugler
traces its roots back to the 1462 opening parent company Siemens were spun
Else-Kröner-Strasse 1 St.-Martin-Strasse 53
D-61352 Bad Homburg v.d.H.
of the Frankfurt-based Hirsch Pharmacy, off to form a separate entity. A year later, D-81669 Munich
which was acquired by the Fresenius the company went public. Today,
Phone +49 (0) 6172 608 2101 Phone +49 (0) 89 234 284 81
family in the 18th century. Today, the Infineon supplies the chips found in
Fax +49 (0) 6172 608 2294 Fax +49 (0) 89 234 955 4534
I-Net www.fresenius.de (EN) group’s medical care division treats one in five of the world’s servers and I-Net www.infineon.com (EN, JA, CN)
E-Mail joachim.weith@fresenius.de 120,000 patients and is the world’s lead- laptop computers. E-Mail media.relations@infineon.com
ing provider of dialysis products.
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DAX 30-Listed Companies
Turnover 2005 9.5bn Eur Linde AG Metro AG Turnover 2005 55.7bn Eur
Employees 2005 42,229 Employees 2005 246,875
With its 2006 takeover of UK-based The Metro Group was created in 1996
CEO Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle CEO Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber
Press Dr. Harry Roegner BOC, Linde grew to become the world’s through the merger of several leading Press Jürgen Homeyer
leading gas and engineering firm. The retailing companies, with roots in some
Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 21 Schlüterstrasse 1
D-65189 Wiesbaden company traces its history back to its cases dating back to the 19th century. D-40235 Düsseldorf
founder Carl von Linde, who invented a Today, the company is the third-largest
Phone +49 (0) 611 770 146 Phone +49 (0) 211 6886 2870
method for separating air into its com- retailer worldwide, employing staff in
Fax F+49 (0) 611 770 447 Fax +49 (0) 211 6886 2000
I-Net www.linde.com (EN) ponents in 1902 and obtained a patent 31 countries. I-Net www.metrogroup.de (EN)
E-Mail harry.roegner@linde.de for the world’s first modern refrigerator E-Mail presse@metro.de
several years earlier.
Turnover 2005 18.1bn Eur Lufthansa AG Munich Re AG Turnover 2005 38.2bn Eur
Employees 2005 92,303 Employees 2005 37,953
Last year, Lufthansa flew 51 million Munich Re is one of the world’s largest
CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber CEO Dr. Nikolaus von Bomhard
Press Klaus Walther passengers to destinations in every reinsurers and the second-largest Press Rainer Küppers
corner of the world. Together with Air primary insurer in Germany. Among other
Lufthansa Basis Königinstrasse 107
D-60546 Frankfurt/Main Canada, SAS, Thai Airways and United things, the group reinsures the risks D-80802 Munich
Airlines, Lufthansa is a founding mem- of oil rigs, satellites and natural disa-
Phone +49 (0) 69 696 3659 Phone +49 (0) 89 3891 2504
ber of the “Star Alliance,” which in sters, serving 5,000 insurance compa-
Fax +49 (0) 69 696 6198 Fax +49 (0) 89 3891 3599
I-Net www.lufthansa.com (EN) 1997 emerged as the first of the now- nies in around 160 countries. I-Net www.munichre.com (EN)
E-Mail konzernkommunikation@dlh.de familiar airline linkups. E-Mail rkueppers@munichre.com
Turnover 2005 14.7bn Eur MAN AG RWE AG Turnover 2005 41.8bn Eur
Employees 2005 59,203 Employees 2005 85,928
MAN, or Maschinenfabrik Augsburg- The Essen-based concern is Germany’s
CEO Håkan Samuelsson CEO Harry Roels
Press Wieland Schmitz Nürnberg (Machinery Factory Augsburg- second-largest utility. RWE was founded Press Bill McAndrews
Nuremberg), is one of Europe’s lead- in 1898 by a group that included one
Ungererstrasse 69 Kruppstrasse 5
D-80805 Munich ing manufacturers of engineering of the most colorful figures in the his- D-45128 Essen
equipment and vehicles. Fully 75% of tory of German business: Hugo Stinnes.
Phone +49 (0) 89 36098 380 Phone +49 (0) 201 12 15095
its sales are made outside Germany. The
Fax +49 (0) 89 36098 382 Fax +49 (0) 201 12 15094
I-Net www.man.de (EN) history of MAN dates back to the 1758 I-Net www.rwe.com (EN)
E-Mail wieland.schmitz@ag.man.de foundation of the “St. Anthony” iron- E-Mail bill.mcandrews@rwe.com
works, the first heavy-industry enter-
prise in the Ruhr area.
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DAX 30-Listed Companies
Turnover 2005 8.5bn Eur SAP AG Thyssen Krupp AG Turnover 2005 42.1bn Eur
Employees 2005 35,873 Employees 2005 184,000
SAP is the world’s largest business soft- In 1999, two historical giants of the
CEO Prof. Henning Kagermann CEO Dr. Ekkehard D. Schulz
Press Dr. Herbert Heitmann ware company and the third-largest German steel industry, Krupp and Press Dr. Jürgen Claassen
independent software provider overall. Thyssen, merged to form a joint com-
Neurottstrasse 15 a August-Thyssen-Strasse 1
D-69190 Walldorf Beyond its headquarters in Walldorf, pany. Today, the combined company is D-40211 Düsseldorf
SAP operates research and development one of the world’s biggest technology
Phone +49 (0) 6227 76 1137 Phone +49 (0) 211 824 360 01
facilities in the United States (Palo Alto), groups, with core businesses in steel,
Fax +49 (0) 6227 74 6331 Fax +49 (0) 211 824 360 05
I-Net www.sap.com (EN) Japan (Tokyo), India (Bangalore) and capital goods and services. I-Net www.thyssenkrupp.com (EN)
E-Mail info.germany@sap.com France (Sophia Antipolis) as well as in E-Mail juergen.claassen@thyssenkrupp.com
the German cities of Berlin, Karlsruhe
and Saarbrücken.
Turnover 2005 5.3bn Eur Schering AG TUI AG Turnover 2005 19.6bn Eur
Employees 2005 24,658 Employees 2005 62,947
Could Ernst Schering have even dreamed Josef Schumpeter would have had the
CEO Dr. Hubertus Erlen CEO Dr. Michael Frenzel
Press Dr. Christof Ehrhart that the modest drugstore he founded time of his life with TUI. In a process Press Uwe Kattwinkel
in 1851 would grow to become one of of “creative destruction,” the company,
Müllerstrasse 170 Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4
D-13353 Berlin the world’s leading pharmaceutical which has become the world’s leading D-30625 Hanover
concerns? Today, the Berlin-based firm tourism firm in less than a decade, was
Phone +49 (0) 30 4681 92484 Phone +49 (0) 511 566 1417
that rose to international fame by intro- carved out of the far-flung industrial
Fax +49 (0) 30 4681 8195 Fax +49 (0) 511 566 1166
I-Net www.schering.de(EN) ducing the birth control pill in 1961 has concern Preussag. I-Net www.tui-group.com (EN)
E-Mail christof.ehrhart@schering.de operations in 150 countries. In 2006, the E-Mail info@tui.com
company was acquired by Bayer AG and
will in the future be known as Bayer-
Schering-Pharma AG.
Turnover 2005 75.5bn Eur Siemens AG Volkswagen AG Turnover 2005 95.3bn Eur
Employees 2005 460,800 Employees 2005 344,902
Siemens is one of the world’s largest Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen is Europe’s
CEO Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld CEO Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder
Press Janos Gönczöl electrical engineering and electronics largest car maker – and the producer of the Press Dirk Grosse-Leege
companies. Founded as small work- legendary Beetle, an icon of Germany’s
Wittelsbacherplatz 2 D-38436 Wolfsburg
D-80333 Munich shop in Berlin in 1847, Siemens today postwar “economic miracle.” In 2005,
Phone +49 (0) 800 8655 792 436
provides innovative technologies to VW delivered some 5.2 million vehicles,
Phone +49 (0) 89 636 36740 Fax +49 (0) 1802 8655 792 436
customers in 190 countries. representing a 9.1% share of the world
Fax +49 (0) 89 636 32844 I-Net www.vw.com (EN)
I-Net www.siemens.com (EN) passenger car market. E-Mail vw@dialogservice.com
E-Mail janos.goenczoel@siemens.com
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TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN GERMANY 04
Umbrella Organizations
Federation of German Industries (BDI) President Jürgen R. Thumann
Press Albrecht von der Hagen
The BDI is an association of associations, Breite Strasse 29
representing 36 industrial sector D-10178 Berlin
federations. One of the most influential Phone +49 (0) 30 2028 1450
Airbus Fleet
lobbies for German business, BDI Fax +49 (0) 30 2028 2450
speaks for more than 100,000 com- I-Net www.bdi-online.de (EN)
panies employing around 8 million E-Mail presse@bdi-online.de
people.
German Chambers of Industry and President Ludwig Georg Braun
Press Dr. Achim Dercks
Trade (DIHK)
Breite Strasse 29
The DIHK is an umbrella organization D-10178 Berlin
representing Germany’s 81 chambers Phone +49 (0) 30 20308 1600
of commerce and trade. The influential Fax +49 (0) 30 20308 1666
group has over three million member I-Net www.dihk.de
companies – who are required by law E-Mail dercks.achim@berlin.dihk.de
to join one of its member chambers. The
DIHK represents the nation’s business
community as a whole rather than speak-
ing for any particular sector.
German Association for Small and President Mario Ohoven
Press Eberhard Vogt
Medium-Sized Business (BVMW)
Mosse-Palais
The BVMW represents the interests of Leipziger Platz 15
the small- and mid-sized Mittelstand D-10117 Berlin
firms that are the backbone of the Phone +49 (0) 30 533 20620
German economy, comprising over Fax +49 (0) 30 533 20650
99% of the companies in the Federal I-Net www.bvmwonline.de (EN)
E-Mail eberhard.vogt@bvmwonline.de
Republic.
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Umbrella Organizations
President Regina Seidel German Businesswomen’s Association (VDU) German Association of the Automotive President Prof. Dr. Bernd Gottschalk
Press Heike Vetter Press Eckehart Rotter
Industry (VDA)
The VDU is the only economic asso-
Breite Strasse 29 Breite Strasse 29
D-10178 Berlin ciation in Germany dedicated especially Worldwide, exactly 13,454,194 vehicles D-10178 Berlin
to serving the interests of the country’s rolled off German auto makers’ assembly
Phone +49 (0) 30 20308 4540 Phone +49 (0) 69 97507 264
Fax +49 (0) 30 20308 7545 40 female entrepreneurs. Since its inception lines in 2005. In Germany itself, one in Fax +49 (0) 69 97507 261
I-Net www.vdu.de (EN) in 1954, the association’s membership every seven jobs depends on the auto- I-Net www.vda.de (EN)
E-Mail heike.vetter@vdu.de has grown from 31 to around 1,500 motive industry. The VDA represents E-Mail rotter@vda.de
companies. the interests of this key sector.
President Otto Kentzler German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) German Association for Information Technology, President Willi Berchtold
Press Alexander Legowski Press Maurice Shahd
Telecommunications and New Media (Bitkom)
One particularity of the Germany
Mohrenstrasse 20/21 Albrechtstrasse 10
D-10117 Berlin economy is the skilled trades sector, a Bitkom represents 750 information D-10117 Berlin
traditional heart of economic life in technology and telecommunications
Phone +49 (0) 30 2061 9370 Phone +49 (0) 30 2757 6114
Fax +49 (0) 30 2061 9460 the country. Its umbrella organization, companies that together generate Fax +49 (0) 30 2757 6400
I-Net www.zdh.de (EN) the ZDH, represents around 920,000 annual revenues of 120bn Eur. I-Net www.bitkom.org (EN)
E-Mail legowski@zdh.de skilled trade businesses that together E-Mail m.shahd@bitkom.org
employ 4.8 million workers.
Industry
President Dr. Thomas Enders German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) German Construction Industry Federation (HDB) President Dr. Hans-Peter Keitel
Press Jens Krüger Press Dr. Heiko Stiepelmann
The BDLI represents a high-tech industry The construction industry is the largest
Friedrichstrasse 60 Kurfürstenstrasse 129
D-10117 Berlin that generates combined annual revenues single sector of the German economy, D-10785 Berlin
of 16bn Eur and provides some 70,000 employing some 2.3 million people in
Phone +49 (0) 30 2061 4014 Phone +49 (0) 30 212 860
Fax +49 (0) 30 2061 4016 highly-skilled jobs. 70,000 companies. The HDB represents Fax +49 (0) 30 212 86240
I-Net www.bdli.de (EN) and promotes their interests towards I-Net www.bauindustrie.de
E-Mail krueger@bdli.de policy makers and the public. E-Mail bauind@bauindustrie.de
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Industry
President Werner Wenning German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) German Industry Association for Optical, Medical Chair Dr. Michael Kaschke
Press Volker Kalisch Press Markus Saga
and Mechatronical Technologies (Spectaris)
The VCI represents the interests of over
Karlstrasse 21 Saarbrücker Strasse 38
D-60329 Frankfurt/Main 1,600 firms in Europe’s largest chemical- Spectaris represents the interests of D-10405 Berlin
producing nation, representing 25% of several rapidly developing high-tech
Phone +49 (0) 69 2556 1496 Phone +49 (0) 30 4140 2114
Fax +49 (0) 69 2556 1613 the continent’s total chemical market. industries, including consumer optics, Fax +49 (0) 30 4140 2133
I-Net www.vci.de (EN) The industry, which produces annual photonics, precision technology and I-Net www.spectaris.de (EN)
E-Mail presse@vci.de revenues of 140bn Eur, counts as the medical technology. E-Mail saga@spectaris.de
third-largest worldwide.
President Prof. Dr. Edward G. Krubasik German Electrical and Electronic German Shipbuilding and Ocean President Bernhard Meyer
Press Christian Mannigel Press Dr. Alexander Geisler
Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI) Industries Association (VSM)
Stresemannallee 19 Steinhöft 11
D-60596 Frankfurt/Main Germany’s electrical and electronics The VSM represents the political and D-20459 Hamburg
Phone +49 (0) 69 6302 285 firms manufacture more than 100,000 commercial interests of the German Phone +49 (0) 40 2801 520
Fax +49 (0) 69 6302 317 different products and systems and maritime industry and its suppliers. Fax +49 (0) 40 2801 5230
I-Net www.zvei.de (EN) employ over 810,000 people. The It has some 110 members, including I-Net www.vsm.de (EN)
E-Mail presse@zvei.org industry’s interests are represented by the large shipyards on Germany’s North E-Mail geisler@vsm.de
the ZVEI, which has a membership of and Baltic Sea coasts.
around 1,400 companies.
President Dr. Dieter Brucklacher German Engineering Federation (VDMA) German Steel Federation (WV Stahl) President Prof. Dr. Dieter Ameling
Press Marlies Schäfer Press Beate Brüninghaus
With its 3,000-strong membership in Steelworkers in the Rhine and Ruhr
Lyoner Strasse 18 Sohnstrasse 65
D-60528 Frankfurt/Main the engineering industry, the VDMA is regions are today more productive than D-40237 Düsseldorf
one of the largest and most important ever. Along with their colleagues else-
Phone +49 (0) 69 6603 1411 Phone +49 (0) 211 6707 115
Fax +49 (0) 69 6603 2411 industrial associations in Europe. The where, they make Germany the largest Fax +49 (0) 211 6707 676
I-Net www.vdma.org (EN, JA) group represents a key German branch producer of raw steel in Europe. The I-Net www.stahl-online.de (EN)
E-Mail marlies.schaefer@vdma.org that generates annual revenues of interests of their tradition-rich sector E-Mail beate.brueninghaus@wvstahl.de
roughly 143bn Eur and employs 865,000 have been represented for over 125 years
people. by the German Steel Federation.
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Trade
President Hermann Franzen Association of German Retailers (HDE) German Savings Bank Association (DSGV) President Heinrich Haasis
Press Hubertus Pellengahr Press Christian Achilles
For over 80 years, the HDE has been the The DSGV is an umbrella organization
Am Weidendamm 1 A Charlottenstrasse 47
D-10117 Berlin voice of Germany’s retailing industry. representing Germany’s Sparkassen D-10117 Berlin
Its membership includes 430,000 public-sector savings banks. Its member-
Phone +49 (0) 30 7262 5060 Phone +49 (0) 30 2022 55100
Fax +49 (0) 30 7262 5069 companies that together employ 2.8 ship includes 463 savings banks, 11 state Fax +49 (0) 30 2022 55106
I-Net www.einzelhandel.de million people and generate annual banks, 11 regional building societies I-Net www.dsgv.de (EN)
E-Mail pellengahr@hde.de revenues of over 500bn Eur. and 12 public insurance companies. E-Mail christian.achilles@dsgv.de
President Anton F. Börner Federation of German Wholesale German Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken President Dr. Christopher Pleister
Press André Schwarz Press Kirstin Bradtmöller
and Foreign Trade (BGA) Association (BVR)
Am Weidendamm 1 A Schellingstrasse 4
D-10117 Berlin Foreign trade is the linchpin of the Ger- Seen as the third pillar of Germany’s D-10785 Berlin
Phone +49 (0) 30 5900 99521 man economy. The influential BGA banking system, Volksbanken mutual Phone +49 (0) 30 2021 1310
Fax +49 (0) 30 5900 99529 speaks for 120,000 companies and 1.3 banks and Raiffeisenbanken coopera- Fax +49 (0) 30 2021 1905
I-Net www.bga.de (EN) million employees working the export tive banks were established in the 19th I-Net www.bvr.de (EN)
E-Mail andre.schwarz@bga.de sector, which generates annual sales century to serve small businesses and E-Mail presse@bvr.de
of over 650bn Eur. farms. The BVR speaks for the sector.
Banks/Insurers
President Klaus-Peter Müller Association of German Banks (BDB) German Insurance Association (GDV) President Dr. Bernhard Schareck
Press Heiner Herkenhoff Press Peter Schwark
The BDB represents the interests of The GDV is an umbrella association repre-
Burgstrasse 28 Friedrichstrasse 191
D-10178 Berlin Germany’s private commercial banks senting Germany’s insurance industry. D-10117 Berlin
(large banks, private banks and inter- Founded in Cologne in 1848, the GDV’s
Phone +49 (0) 30 1663 1201 Phone +49 (0) 30 2020 5118
Fax +49 (0) 30 1663 1298 national banks). The association’s membership includes around 450 Fax +49 (0) 30 2020 6000
I-Net www.bankenverband.de (EN) 230-strong membership accounts for companies in an industry sector that I-Net Iwww.gdv.de (EN)
E-Mail pressestelle@bdb.de around 40% of the German banking generated direct premiums of 154.4bn E-Mail p.schwark@gdv.org
market by business volume. Eur in 2005.
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Logistics Social Partners
President Wilhelm Bonse-Geuking German Transport Forum Confederation of German Employers‘ President Dr. Dieter Hundt
Press Jochen H. Eichen Press Dr. Uwe Mazura
Associations (BDA)
Germany’s transportation infrastructure
Klingelhöferstrasse 7 Breite Strasse 29
D-10785 Berlin is widely regarded as the best in the The main task of the BDA is to repre- D-10178 Berlin
world, and the German Transport sent the business community on issues
Phone +49 (0) 30 2639 540 Phone +49 (0) 30 203318 0003
Fax +49 (0) 30 2639 5422 Forum wants to ensure that it stays that concerning social policy and collective Fax +49 (0) 30 203318 05
I-Net www.verkehrsforum.de (EN) way. With around 160 member com- wage bargaining agreements. While I-Net www.bda-online.de (EN)
E-Mail info@verkehrsforum.de panies in a variety of industries, the it doesn’t sign off on collective wage E-Mail info@bda-online.de
forum sees itself as a platform for agreements itself, it represents the
informed debate on key transport issues. views of its members towards policy
makers and the public.
Utilities
President Dr. Werner Brinker German Electricity Association (VDEW) German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) President Michael Sommer
Press Frank Brachvogel Press Hilmar Höhn
The VDEW is the trade association repre- As Germany’s main umbrella organi-
Robert-Koch-Platz 4 Henriette-Herz-Platz 2
D-10115 Berlin senting the electricity supply industry zation for trade unions, the DGB sees D-10178 Berlin
in Germany. Its 740-strong member- itself as the voice of the country’s
Phone +49 (0) 30 7261 47330 Phone +49 (0) 30 24060 212
Fax +49 (0) 30 7261 47339 ship accounts for 90% of the German workers. Its eight member unions Fax +49 (0) 30 24060 324
I-Net www.strom.de (EN) power market. represent the interests of around 7 million I-Net www.dgb.de (EN, FR, ES)
E-Mail frank_brachvogel@vdew.net members. E-Mail hilmar.hoehn@dgb.de
President Michael G. Feist German Gas and Water Management Wirtschaftswunder
Press Marian Rappl
Association (BGW)
Reinhardtstrasse 14
“Economic miracle” (Wirtschaftswunder) refers to the rapid expansion of the German
D-10117 Berlin With over 1,300 member companies, the
economy following the end of World War II. The period was characterized by soar-
Phone +49 (0) 30 2804 1525 BGW is the largest association repre-
ing growth rates, full employment and widespread material prosperity. One icon of
Fax +49 (0) 30 2804 1425 senting Germany’s gas, water and
I-Net www.bgw.de
the period is Volkswagen’s “Beetle” model car.
sewage providers. It has offices in
E-Mail rappl@bgw.de Brussels and Berlin.
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