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Around 13,000 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 around 13,000 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Development at a glance: Key figures of the Körber Group

Facts, figures and data: The key figures provide an overview of the development of the Körber Group in recent years.

Group key figures

In millions of euros
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Operating business
Incoming orders
1,922
2,210
2,872
3,235
3,049
Sales
1,763
2,033
2,531
2,898
2,766
EBITA1
43
156
178
232
232
Return on sales (EBITA)
2.4 %
7.7 %
7.0 %
8.0 %
8.0 %
Payments for investment in
intangible fixed assets and tangible
fixed assets
30
28
44
66
59
Research and development expenses
128
124
169
188
192
Research and development ratio
7.3 %
6.1 %
6.7 %
6.5 %
7.0 %
Balance sheet indicators as of December 31 (reporting date)
Equity
1,656
1,628
2,257
2,416
2,427
Balance sheet total
3,928
4,042
5,529
5,561
5,749
Equity ratio
42.2 %
40.3 %
40.8 %
43.4 %
42.2 %
Employees as of December 31 (reporting date)
Employees2
10,562
10,654
12,798
12,109
12,817
1 Earnings before interest, taxes, amortization of intangible fixed assets from acquisitions, contributions to earnings from divestments and from current securities.
2 Including unconsolidated companies.

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The Multi Segment Maker (MSM) – A Machine for All Needs

As a long-standing innovative partner to the tobacco industry, Körber develops outstanding solutions that set new standards. Körber is playing a key role in shaping the industry's transformation, which is increasingly focused on alternative products to traditional cigarettes. A technological highlight in this transformation is the Multi Segment Maker. Why the MSM is perfectly suited to the transformation of the tobacco industry is explained by our experts Kai Karstens and Carsten Wulf.

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A unique pick: behind Körber’s Layer Picker technology

Do you need to assemble a customer-specific mix of different types of goods on a single pallet? Consistently, efficiently, and quickly? Then Körber's Layer Picker solutions are the way to go. Supply chain experts René Kahr and Jan Kristensen explain why its automated pallet-to-pallet handling is one of a kind, what it can do for sustainability, and why it is a game changer for warehouse operations.

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"Our customers know: We can not only handle end-of-line, we can manage ecosystems"

With the PA15, Körber has developed a layer palletizer that meets the requirements of our industrial customers in an energy-efficient and flexible way. In this interview, manufacturing logistics experts Dominik Griefahn and Peter Lambeck provide insights into why the PA15 can serve as the centerpiece of operational pallet logistics.

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Why complex when it can be simple?!

Many provide individual solutions; only a few provide ecosystems. As experts in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, we at Körber rely on strategic ecosystem partnerships and offer our customers holistic solutions from a single source: everything, effortlessly, in one place.

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Ecodesign – building tomorrow's green production sites

The concept of Ecodesign entails developing a product or service that is both appealing to customers and environmentally friendly while considering its entire life cycle and implementing circular strategies. That's precisely what we at Körber are striving for.

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