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Thuringia continues to entrench its position as a leading battery location in Germany: At the end of June, LION Smart Production GmbH opened its factory for the series production of battery packs in Hildburghausen. It will be manufacturing…

Packaging specialist Papacks Sales GmbH is setting a breathtaking pace in Arnstadt, Thuringia: In 2020, the company put its first gigafactory into operation at the site; at the end of June, it ceremoniously opened its second building – and…

Thuringia is a great location for stable, sustainable corporate growth – just consider these two companies: South African dump truck manufacturer Bell Equipment celebrated its 20th anniversary in Eisenach-Kindel in western Thuringia. Cookie…

The Thuringia International team has been incredibly busy in 2023 – it has carried out projects such as delegation and company trips and organized network meetings and trade fair visits for countries on five continents, making lots of new…

The company, recently named a "Hidden Champion", has achieved considerable growth in recent years. Following investments in the acquisition of divisions of the H.C. Starck Group, QSIL, which specializes among other things in…

Southwest Thuringia is a sought-after location for investors from a wide range of industries; its industrial and business parks have high occupancy rates. This fact set the scene this past June for the official groundbreaking ceremony for…

Nissha – Schuster Kunststofftechnik recently had several reasons to celebrate in Waltershausen in western Thuringia: After only 15 months of construction, the specialized manufacturer of sophisticated plastic parts inaugurated a new factory…

Thuringia already holds considerable potential in battery research and production – now another innovative “building block” is being added: The new “Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications” (HIPOLE) is being established at…

Innovative start-ups from Thuringia won first and second place in the latest cluster innovation competition: The gold and silver medals went to Healyan GmbH from Barchfeld-Immelborn and mi2-factory GmbH from Jena as part of the IQ…

Friedrich Schiller University in Jena is receiving more than 10 million euros in funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The plan is to acquire research-relevant equipment infrastructure to be used in cooperation with…