List of companies of Germany

A

A. Lange & Söhne, watches

Aareal Bank, financials

Adidas, apparel and accessories

Air Berlin, airlines

Airbus Group, aerospace, defence (part German)

Aldi, retail

Alfred Ritter, chocolates

Allianz, financials

Alpina, automotive

Altana, chemicals

Audi, automotive

Auto Union, automotive

Arburg, machinery and injection molding

Arcor, telecommunications

Armedangels, fashion

Aurubis, copper manufacturing

Axel Springer AG, media

B

Bahlsen, food

BASF, chemicals

Wintershall

Bauhaus, retail

Bavaria Film Studios, film

Bayer, chemicals and pharmaceuticals

Covestro

BayWa, agribusiness conglomerate

BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG, automotive parts

Bechtle, information technology services

Beck's Brewery, alcoholic beverages

Behringer, audio systems

Beiersdorf, cosmetics

Benecke-Kaliko, automotive parts

Bericap, screw caps

Bertelsmann, media

BMG Rights Management

Random House

RTL Group (majority ownership)

Beyerdynamic, audio electronics

Bilfinger, construction, engineering and services

Birkenstock, shoe manufacturer

Bitburger Brewery, brewery

Boehringer Ingelheim, pharmaceuticals

BOMAG, mechanical engineering

BMW, automotive

Brabus, automotive

Brenntag, chemical distribution

C

C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik, musical instruments

C. & E. Fein, automation

Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

Carl Zeiss AG, optical systems

Schott AG, industrial glass

Celesio, pharmaceuticals

Ceresana, market research and consultancy

Circus Krone, entertainment

Claas, agricultural machinery

Commerzbank, banking

Continental AG, tires and automotive

D

Daimler AG

Mercedes-AMG, automobile and engine manufacturing

Mercedes-Benz, automotive

Degussa

Delton, management holding

Deutsche Annington Immobilien, real estate

Deutsche Bahn, transport

Deutsche Bank, banking

Deutsche Börse, financial services

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, financials

Deutsche Post, postal services

DHL

Deutsche Telekom, telecommunications

T-Mobile

T-Systems

Deutsche Vermögensberatung, financial services

Deutz AG, mechanical engineering

Dieffenbacher, mechanical engineering

Diehl Aerospace, aerospace

Diehl BGT Defence, defence

Diehl Metall, metals

Diezel, guitar amplifiers

Djshop, online dance music retail store

Douglas Holding, retail

DOVO Solingen, scissors and razors

Dräger, medical technology

Dürr AG, plant and machinery construction

DVB Bank, financials

E

E.ON, electric power

E-Plus, telecommunications (owned by Telefónica Germany)

ebmpapst, electric motors and fans

edding AG, writing instruments

Edeka, retail

Netto Marken-Discount

Plus

Spar Deutschland

ElringKlinger, automotive parts

EnBW, electric power

EnOcean, electronics

Epcos, electronics

F

Faber-Castell, writing instruments

Fein, tools

Ferrostaal, industrial services, machinery

Festo, automation

Filmstudio Babelsberg, film

Fischerwerke, construction sets

Fissler, cookware manufacturer

Fond of Bags, texile industry

Ford of Europe, automotive

Ford-Werke

Franz Haniel & Cie., holding company

Fraport, airports

Freenet.de, telecommunications

Fresenius, health care

Fresenius Medical Care

Freudenberg Group, conglomerate

Fuchs Petrolub, lubricants

G

Gardena AG, garden tools

GEA Group, machinery and technology for refrigeration and livestock farming

Gebrüder Thonet, furniture manufacturer

Gerolsteiner Brunnen, mineral water

Gerresheimer, packaging products

Getrag, automotive parts

GfK AG, market research

GPC Biotech, biotechnology

Grundig, electronics

Gruner + Jahr, media

H

Hama GmbH & Co KG, electronics

Hamburg Süd, shipping

Hannover Re, insurance

Hapag-Lloyd, shipping

Haribo, confectionery

Heckler & Koch, defense

Heidelberg Cement, building materials

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, printing machines

Hella, automotive parts

Henckels, kitchenware

Henkel, consumer goods, industrial goods

Heraeus, engineering

Herrenknecht, tunnel boring machines

Hochtief, construction

Horváth & Partners, management consulting

Howaldtswerke, shipbuilding

Hubert Burda Media, media

Hugo Boss, luxury fashion

HypoVereinsbank, finance and insurance

I

Infineon Technologies, semiconductor

InnoTek, software

J

J. Schmalz GmbH, vacuum technology

Jenoptik, optoelectronics engineering

Jil Sander, fashion

Jägermeister, digestif

Junghans, watches

K

Kali+Salz, fertilisers

Kärcher, cleaning equipment

Keimfarben, paints

KfW, financial services

Klöckner, distribution of engineered steel and other metals

Knorr, food

Knorr-Bremse, braking systems

Koenig & Bauer, printing machines

Körber, mechanical engineering

Krauss-Maffei, mechanical engineering

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, defense

Krones, mechanical engineering

KSB, mechanical engineering

KTB mechatronics, mechatronic

KUKA, automation

L

Lamy, writing instruments

Lanxess, chemicals

Leica Camera, optical imaging

Leoni AG, cable and harnessing manufacturing

Liebherr Group, mechanical engineering

Lindauer DORNIER GmbH, textile machinery

Linde AG, industrial gas production and plant engineering

Linhof, camera manufacturer

Loewe, consumer electronics

Löwenbräu, brewery

LPKF, electronics manufacturing

Lufthansa, airlines

LSG Sky Chefs

Austrian Airlines

Swiss International Air Lines

M

MAGIX, investment holding

Mahle GmbH, automotive parts

Behr GmbH & Co. KG

Mann+Hummel, automotive parts

Mast-Jägermeister, beverages

Meindl, shoe manufacturer

Meinl Percussion, musical instruments

Meinl-Weston, musical instruments

Meissen porcelain, porcelain

Melitta, consumer goods

Mennekes Elektrotechnik, industrial plugs and connectors

Merck, pharmaceuticals

METRO, retail

Meyer Werft, shipbuilding

Miele, domestic appliances

Montblanc, luxury goods

Munich Re (Münchener Rück), insurance

N

Nero AG, software

Nogrid points software

Nordzucker, sugar

O

Oetker-Gruppe, food

Radeberger, brewery

Opel, automotive (owned by General Motors)

Osram, lighting

Otto GmbH, mail order company

P

Paulaner Brewery

Phoenix Contact, automation

ProSiebenSat.1, media

PTV AG, software

PUMA, apparel and accessories

Putzmeister, concrete pumps

R

Recaro, vehicle seating

Reemtsma, tobacco

REWE Group, retail

Penny

Rheinmetall, defense

KSPG, automotive parts

Robert Bosch GmbH, automotive parts, home appliance

Blaupunkt

Rohde & Schwarz, electronics

ROSE Bikes, bicycles

RRI Rhein Ruhr International GmbH, engineering

RUF Automobile, automotive

RWE, electric power

S

Salzgitter AG, steel

SAP, software

Sauer Flugmotorenbau, aviation engines

Schaeffler, automotive parts

Continental

Schaller Guitarenparts, musical instruments

Schwarz Gruppe, retail

Kaufland

Lidl

Schwind eye-tech-solutions, medical technology

Sebamed, consumer goods

Seca, medical scales and measuring instruments

Selters, beverages

Sennheiser, audio electronics

Severin, household appliances

SEW Eurodrive, electric motors

SGL Carbon, chemicals

Siemens, conglomerate

SIG Sauer, firearms

SimScale, engineering simulation software

SkySails, marine propulsion by wind energy

Software AG, software

SolarWorld, photovoltaics

Sonor, musical instruments

Sortimo, in-vehicle equipment

Spiegel-Verlag, media

Stabilo, writing instruments

Staedtler, writing instruments

Eberhard Faber

Steinway & Sons, musical instruments

Stiefel Labs, pharmaceuticals

Stihl, forestry equipment, garden tools

Storck, confectionery

Südzucker, sugar

T

Talanx, fianncials

Tchibo, consumer goods, retail

Tengelmann, retail

Tente International, wheels and castors

Tetra, fishkeeping

ThyssenKrupp, conglomerate

trivago, travel, hotel

Trumpf, machine tools

TUI AG, hospitality, tourism

U

Ulla Popken, clothing

Ultrasone, audio electronics

Underberg, bitters

United Internet, telecommunications

V

Vaude, clothing, mountain sports equipment

Vector Informatik, software

Viessmann, heating systems

Villeroy & Boch, ceramics

Voith, mechanical engineering

Volkswagen Group, automotive

Audi

MAN, automotive, mechanical engineering

Porsche

Porsche Design, industrial design

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Trucks and Buses

Vonovia, real estate

Vossloh, railway systems engineering

W

Wacker Chemie, chemicals

Wacker Neuson, construction equipment

Walther, firearms

Warsteiner Brewery, brewery

Wella, hair care and cosmetics

Wera Werk Hermann Werner, tools

Wilkhahn (Wilkening+Hahne GmbH+Co.KG), office furniture

Wirecard, payment solutions

Wittenstein, mechanical engineering

Wolff & Müller, construction

Wortmann, computers

Würth, fasteners

Wüsthof Dreizack, kitchen knives

Z

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, automotive parts

Ziehl-Abegg SE, fans and air conditioning applications; electric drives for lifts and city buses

Former companies

AEG, now fractioned into parts of Electrolux, General Electric, Alcatel, AdTranz, Thomson SA

Aral AG, now part of BP

Arcandor (KarstadtQuelle AG)

Aventis, now part of Sanofi-Aventis

BenQ-Siemens

Blohm + Voss

Bodan-Werft

Bremer Vulkan

Büssing AG

Condor, now part of Thomas Cook Group

Dba

Dornier GmbH

Dresdner Bank, now part of Commerzbank

Entwicklungsring Nord

Focke Achgelis

Focke-Wulf

Hamburger Flugzeugbau

Heinkel

Hoechst

IG Farben

Intershop

Jack Wolfskin

Junkers

Leidolf

LTU International, now part of Air Berlin

Magirus

Mannesmann, now partly part of Vodafone, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Salzgitter AG, Valorex

Messerschmitt

Metz

NSU Motorenwerke AG, now part of Audi

Orenstein and Koppel GmbH

Philipp Holzmann

Preussag, now part of TUI Group

SABA

Schering, now part of Bayer AG

Schwarz Pharma, now part of UCB

Telefunken

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