Creators, makers, pioneers

More than 12,000 employees, globally active and passionate about innovation — that is the way to achieve both market and technological leadership. We are Körber. Presenting our Group.

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We are Körber

Körber is a leading international technology group that has more than 12,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide. We are the home for entrepreneurs — we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customers success. Körber AG manages the Group and its four Business Areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain and Technologies.

Insights

The Körber Insights shows the entire spectrum of the Körber world: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We develop innovative products, solutions and services for a more sustainable tomorrow and introduce the people who make them possible. Find out more in our Sustainability Report 2023.

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Körber pursues ambitious climate targets

In October 2023, we had the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verify our commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂e emissions throughout the entire value chain by 2040. We would like to introduce you to some of the measures that will help us achieve this ambitious goal.

Group-wide standards for Ecodesign

We were able to advance our Ecodesign initiative decisively in 2023 after creating a group-wide standard for life cycle assessments (LCAs). Find out more about the first LCAs we implemented and the challenges we overcame.

Data and infrastructure protection

We aim to transform information security into a strategic objective and make it a shared concern for all employees. We provide an overview of the corresponding measures and projects in 2023.

Career

Career

Wanted: team players. The know-how, creativity, and dedication of our employees have made us a successful technology company in Germany and worldwide. Now we want to shape the future — with you! We offer exciting positions for experts, young professionals, university students, and high school students.

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"Modern leadership culture has a performance-enhancing effect"

A working climate that promotes innovation, diversity, and the courage to tell uncomfortable truths is more central than ever to a company's success today. In an interview, Gabriele Fanta, Head of Group Human Resources, explains how the new leadership principles at Körber specifically strengthen fruitful collaboration in everyday working life.

What comes after traineeship, Max?

Experience report: After graduating in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, Max Döring became a trainee at Körber. Today, he is Technical Product Manager at our Körber Business Area Pharma.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Joint future-proof activities are the foundation of sustainable procurement. Körber, as a globally leading technology group, therefore places great value on the optimal purchasing of materials and services.

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Körber Group achieves strong growth

The Körber Group grew strongly in the 2010 financial year. The international technology group saw incoming orders rise 16 percent to reach €1.75 billion. Sales increased 4 percent to €1.68 billion.

Net operating income nearly doubled to reach €181 million. Net income for the Group amounted to €114 million, resulting in a return on sales of 8.8 percent. In this conjunction, the negative effects of the German Accounting Law Modernization Act (BilMoG) also had to be absorbed. This reduced the results by around €30 million. Without this one-off effect, the return on sales would have been 10.8 percent.

The Paper and Machine Tool Divisions, which in the previous year were hit hard by the economic crisis, were able to post marked improvements. The less cyclically-dependent Tobacco and Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems Divisions continued to post stable positive growth. “We quickly and successfully overcame the effects of the economic crisis,” said Körber AG’s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Bauer, at the Annual Results Press Conference in Hamburg.

Despite difficult conditions, the Tobacco Division, which operates in a relatively restrictive market environment, was able to maintain its incoming orders at the high level of €770 million (previous year: €793 million). Sales totaled €798 million (previous year: €808 million). This means the Tobacco Division almost matched the very high level of the previous year, which was characterized by particularly favorable economic circumstances.
The Paper Division, which was hit hard last year by the economic crisis, saw a sharp rise in incoming orders to €426 million (previous year: €356 million). The division also recorded a rise in sales, which improved to €382 million (previous year: €362 million).
The Machine Tool Division posted an even stronger improvement. Incoming orders were lifted from €215 million to reach €375 million – a rise of 75 percent. Sales rose to €333 million (previous year: €291 million).
The Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems Division remains on course for growth. Incoming orders rose to €158 million (previous year: €125 million). Sales increased to €146 million (previous year: €132 million).

“The Körber Group is in the process of transforming itself from a traditional mechanical engineering business into modern technology group,” continued Bauer. The extensive technical know-how within the Group is increasingly being used to open up and develop new markets outside the established business fields. In addition, growth projects have been defined in all divisions within the framework of the strategy, and these projects are now being successively implemented.

At the same time, however Körber is not letting up in its determination to boost growth through innovations in the Group’s traditional markets. “To no small extent, our success is attributable to the fact that we are continuing to extend our already-leading technology positions in all divisions,” stressed Bauer. In the 2010 financial year, Körber Group companies launched numerous innovative machines, technical solutions and services on the market. “Our timing was fortuitous; the economy has begun to pick up once again. This is also reflected by the volume of incoming orders,” said Körber’s CEO. In overall terms, expenditure on research and development hit €94 million last year. This corresponds to a R&D ratio of 5.6 percent.

Following a very good 1st quarter, Körber is anticipating further profitable growth for the year 2011. Incoming orders and sales are now expected to exceed €1.8 billion. The number of employees is likely to increase slightly.
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