Hoisting Equipment by Pfaff-silberblau and Yale
The Columbus McKinnon Group’s (CMCO) two German subsidiaries present their products together. In a new brochure, the two companies are now showcasing their joint range of hoisting equipment that is approved for use in areas with potentially explosive atmospheres.
For the first time since it was acquired by the U.S.-based Columbus McKinnon Group (CMCO) in 2008, Pfaff-silberblau Hebezeugfabrik GmbH of Kissing, Germany, is presenting its products together with its German sister company, Yale Industrial Products, Velbert. Read more
France as Partner Country at Hannover Messe 2011
France will be the official Partner Country at Hannover Messe 2011. Reflecting the keynote theme “Innovation for sustainable growth”, the French exhibits will put the focus on the energy sector, sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. Read more
Self-Service Supplier Portal
With Business Catalog 6.0 and Catalog Manager 3.0, Heiler Software has presented its new product suite in e-procurement. The solution helps large companies to reduce both process costs and the effort required for incorporating supplier catalogs in procurement. Read more
Dachser Expands in Poland
The internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser, is continuing to expand its global logistics network. The Dachser Air & Sea Logistics business segment is setting up its own team in the Polish air and sea freight market. Read more
Third Suppliers’ Day at Carl Zeiss SMT
AGC Ltd. was awarded the Supplier Award 2009 on the 3rd Suppliers’ Day of Carl Zeiss SMT. The event’s theme was “Realizing Market Opportunities through Flexibility”. 42 suppliers from all over the globe accepted the invitation to Oberkochen in June. Read more
PMI Reflects Robust Economic Growth
The current debt crisis, public savings packages and the continued fall of the euro have not slowed down the German economy. Robust growth in June is reflected by the seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the manufacturing economy – which was unchanged at 58.4 in June. Read more
580,000 Enterprises in Intra-Community Trade
Slightly more than 580,000 enterprises in Germany received goods from other EU member states or delivered goods to other EU member states in 2009. This means that the number of enterprises engaged in intra-Community trade was slightly down from the previous year (585,000). Just under 486,000 enterprises imported goods from other EU member states, while some 239,000 enterprises acted as exporters.
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), only 31 enterprises had a turnover in intra-Community trading of more than one billion euros. Last year, 42 companies were above this threshold. The share of these enterprises in total exports amounted to 25.3%, against 28.4 percent last year. As to imported goods, 37 enterprises reached a turnover of more than one billion euros, and a 22 percent share of total imports from other EU member countries. This share corresponded to last year’s level.
Regarding shipments to other EU countries, just under 168,000 enterprises achieved a turnover of less than 100,000 euros in 2009. So 70 percent of all companies engaged in EU export trading achieved a total share of under 1 percent in terms of value. Compared to this figure, more than 400,000 (83%) of all German enterprises, which import goods from the EU, had imports amounting to less than 100,000 euros. The share of these enterprises in total imports from the EU was 1.4 percent.
Destatis, exports, exporters, imports, intra-Community trade, Statistical Office
Purchasing Managers‘ Index Drops 3.2 Points
May data indicated that output and new order growth both slowed markedly in the German manufacturing sector. As a result, the seasonally adjusted Markit/BME Germany Purchasing Managers’ Index(PMI) – a composite indicator designed to give a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in the manufacturing economy – dropped to 58.4, from a survey-record high of 61.6 in April. Read more
German Exports to China Unaffected by Crisis
As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the occasion of the visit of the Federal President, Horst Köhler, to China from 17 to 20 May 2010, German exports to the People’s Republic of China increased – in contrast to the general trend – by 7.0% to Euro 36.5 billion in 2009 from a year earlier. For comparison: Over the same period, total German exports decreased by 17.9% to Euro 808.2 billion. Read more
Spring Upswing: Highest in 10 Years
April data indicated that the German manufacturing sector started the second quarter with the strongest improvement in overall operating conditions since the survey began in April 1996. Read more
German Economy has Shifted into Higher Gear
The Ifo Business Climate for industry and trade in Germany improved again strongly in April. Firms are considerably more satisfied with their current business situation than before. Read more
German Export Performance: 2000 – 2009
The German Export Performance Index relating to the trade with the country’s 25 major trading partners increased nearly 11% between 2000 and 2009. In relation to the base year 2005 the index rose from 92 to 102 points between 2000 and 2009. Read more
Purchasing Managers’ Index at 10-Year High
Business conditions in the German manufacturing sector improved sharply in March, with rising levels of global demand contributing to substantial output and new order growth. Read more
Extra Shifts and New Job Hires at Opel
Opel/Vauxhall will be hiring up to 250 engineers for its International Technical Development Center in Ruesselsheim to help with the extra work. The Ruesselsheim Plant plans five extra shifts for May and June. Read more
Business Climate Continues to Improve
The Ifo Business Climate for industry and trade in Germany has strongly improved in March. Spring has now arrived in the German economy, announces Ifo today. Read more
Free Tickets for Hannover Messe 2010
Hannover Messe is taking place from 19 to 23 April 2010. For the readers of All about Sourcing the tickets for the industrial trade fair are free of charge . Read more
Foreign Investors Appreciate Germany
Germany has proven itself internationally as an investment location, even in the crisis year 2009. Compared to the previous year, investment project inquiries increased slightly. Read more
LogiMAT Winners Lanfer, Gebhardt and gaxsys
Alfred Lanfer, Managing Director Lanfer Cargo Technik
A system for the Internet of Things, a hoisting aid for order pickers and a software package for the online trade – the winners of the ‘Best Product’ competition at LogiMAT. The winning companies are: Lanfer CARGO-TECHNIK, Gebhardt Transport- und Lagersysteme and gaxsys. Read more
CeBIT: Free Tickets for our Readers
CeBIT is taking place in Hannover from 2 to 6 March 2010. The hightech association Bitkom will again present quite a few large telecommunications companies at the show. Read more
Intralogistics Fair CeMAT 2011 in Brazil
Deutsche Messe is organizing for 2011 an intralogistics fair, for the first time in South America. It is scheduled to debut 4-7 April 2011 at Centro de Exposições Imigrantes in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more
