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Körber AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
Industrymachines, software, technology
FoundedJuly 14, 1946[1]
FounderKurt A. Körber
Headquarters
Hamburg
,
Germany
Key people
Stephan Seifert
(Chairman of the Group Executive Board)[2]
RevenueEuro 1.76 billion (2020)[3]
Number of employees
10,584 (2020)[3]
Websitewww.koerber.com

Körber AG, which is based in Hamburg, is a strategic management holding that oversees the group and its five business areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain, Tissue, and Tobacco. In 2020, the group had approximately 10,000 employees at more than 100 locations[4] worldwide and generated sales of €1.76 billion in 2020.[3]

History

1946 to 1992

On July 14, 1946, Kurt A. Körber paved the way for the first business deals in Hamburg. On February 1, 1947, he established Hauni Maschinenfabrik Körber & Co. KG (from 1958: Hauni-Werke Körber & Co. KG).[5] The company originally only produced machines for the tobacco industry. In 1953, it moved to a new location within Hamburg's Bergedorf district. One year later, it had more than 1,000 employees.[6] The group's international expansion began in 1948, when Eric M. Warburg, who had been living in exile, helped Kurt A. Körber establish contacts to American cigarette manufacturers.[7] In 1951, Körber's machines were successful at a tobacco trade show in Amsterdam.[8] By 1953 his company exported 80 percent of its products, and machines from Hauni plants were used in 48 countries.[9] In 1955, the company established a plant in Richmond, Virginia, which was followed by additional facilities through the mid-1960s.[10]

The diversification of the company began in 1970, when it purchased E. C. H. Will, a manufacturer of paper-processing machines that was based in Hamburg-Lokstedt. The new business area was strengthened in 1976 through the acquisition of Womako Maschinenkonstruktion GmbH (Stuttgart).[11] At the request of German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Körber purchased the grinding machine manufacturer Blohm in Bergedorf in 1978.[12] It served as the nucleus for the company's third business area.[13] The acquisition of Schaudt Maschinenbau GmbH (Stuttgart and Ellwangen) in 1983 broadened its foundation.[14] In the mid-1980s, the group generated sales of over one billion DM for the first time.[14] On June 17, 1987, the group was transformed into Körber AG, which absorbed Hauni-Werke Körber & Co. KG.[15]

1992 – present

Following the decease of the company's founder, Kurt A. Körber, on August 10, 1992, the assets of Körber AG were transferred to the Körber Foundation. Until then, the foundation had held 34.9 percent of the shares. The foundation was created on January 1, 1981, through the merger of the Kurt A. Körber Stiftung (established in 1959) and the Hauni Stiftung (established in 1969).[16] Since then, the group's annual dividend has been paid out completely to the Körber Foundation.[17]

In 1995, Körber AG was turned into a management holding, which supervised the group's three business areas at the time.[18] In the 1990s, the group's grinding machine segment, Schleifring, was under pressure due to restructuring costs, exchange rates, fluctuating commodity prices, and a tough price war within the sector.[19] The business area for paper processing expanded during these years. Among other things, this was due to the acquisition of two Italian companies for the production and packaging of tissue products[20] and the gradual[21] purchase of a majority holding in a machine manufacturer for the production of envelopes and other paper products.[22] In 2012, Körber divested itself of several subsidiaries for paper processing machines, including E. C. H. Will.[23]

In 2002, the company entered a new market: packaging for pharmaceutical products.[24] In the following years, this segment was expanded further through acquisitions.[25] It has been a separate business area since 2009.[18]

As a result of a number of restructuring measures, Körber was divided into seven Business Areas in 2015: Automation, Logistics Systems, Machine Tools, Pharma Systems, Tissue, Tobacco, and Corporate Ventures.[26] In 2017, the business area Körber Digital was added. It manages the digitization of the group and the development of new digital business models.[27] One year later, the group sold the business areas Machine Tools and Automation.[28] Since 2020, the group and its business areas and companies have appeared as a single, unified brand: Körber. The only exception is the business area Tobacco, which operates on the market as the Hauni Group.[29]

Group structure

The group is active in five business areas:[30][31]

  • The business area Digital manages the digital advancement of the entire group and develops new digital business models and ventures.
  • The business area Pharma offers solutions for processes for the manufacturing, inspection, and packaging of medications and for the traceability of these products.
  • The business area Supply Chain focuses on technologies for production logistics. Its product range includes software, automation solutions, voice applications, robotics, and transportation systems.
  • The business area Tissue offers processing and packaging machines for hygienic tissue paper (toilet paper, kitchen towels, folded paper napkins, and paper towels).
  • The business area Tobacco supports manufacturers that process tobacco, produce filters and cigarettes, offer measuring and analysis equipment, and produce flavoring—it also does this for new tobacco products in the heat-not-burn[32][33] and vaping categories.[34] Additionally, they offer machines for the production of drinking straws.[35]

Further reading

  • Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L.: Körber AG. In: International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, Farmington Hills: St. James Press, Farmington Hills, San Francisco, New York, 2016, pp. 351–356.
  • Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter. Mit einem Vorwort von Helmut Schmidt. Hamburg: Edition Körber-Stiftung, 2002. ISBN 978-3-89684-020-2.

References

References

  1. ^ Josef Schmid, Dirk Wegner: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 48.
  2. ^ Imprint at koerber.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Körber AG. "Konzern-Kennzahlen der Körber AG" (PDF). koerber.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ^ Ariane Rüdiger, Nico Litzel (2021-04-12). "KI erhöht die Produktionseffizienz". bigdata-insider.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ^ Cf. Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk (2002). Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 48 and p. 54. See also Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L. (2016). Körber AG. In: International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, p. 352.
  6. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 65.
  7. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 74.
  8. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 62.
  9. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 69.
  10. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 75–76.
  11. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 84–85.
  12. ^ Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L.: Körber AG. In: International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, p. 354.
  13. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 85–87.
  14. ^ a b Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 88.
  15. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 89.
  16. ^ Schmid, Josef; Wegner, Dirk: Kurt A. Körber. Annäherungen an einen Stifter, p. 85, p. 91, p. 123, p. 172, and p. 179.
  17. ^ Kurt A. Körber und seine Stiftung. In: Bergedorfer Zeitung, 16 December 2014.
  18. ^ a b Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L.: Körber AG. In: International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, p. 353.
  19. ^ Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L.: Körber AG. In: International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, p. 355.
  20. ^ Körber AG: Korsettstangen für die ostdeutschen Werkzeugmaschinen. Programme und Firmen gekauft. In: Handelsblatt, 8 July 1994.
  21. ^ Körber AG steigt bei Winkler ein. In: Handelsblatt, 3 January 2001.
  22. ^ Maschinenbauer Körber wächst durch Zukäufe. In: Wirtschaftswoche (online), 2 June 2005.
  23. ^ Körber AG verkauft Paper Systems an Investorengruppe". In: Deutscher Drucker, No. 7, 1 March 2012.
  24. ^ Körber steigt in neues Segment ein. In: Handelsblatt, 19 December 2001.
  25. ^ Herbst, André (1 February 2013). Innovativ, aber ohne Erfolg: Aus für den MediFalter. In: Bergedorfer Zeitung, 1 February 2013. Körber geht nach Tschechien und lässt falten. In: Hamburger Morgenpost, 31 May 2006. Maschinenbauer Körber nutzt Krise für Zukäufe. In: Handelsblatt, 6 May 2009. Seidenader übernommen. In: Packreport, 1 February 2011. Erwerb von Werum. In: Packreport, 28 April 2014. Oliver Lange (2017-01-04). "Erwerb der Fargo Automation durch Körber abgeschlossen". neue-verpackung.de. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  26. ^ Hauser, Evelyn, updated by Cohen, M. L.: Körber AG. International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 173, p. 353 and p. 356.
  27. ^ Niklas Wirminghaus (2020-06-29). "Körber macht aus seiner Digitaleinheit eine Start-up-Fabrik". Capital (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  28. ^ "Körber-Konzern verkauft Sparten: Gewinn fast verfünffacht". Die Welt (in German). 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-16. Stefan Weinzierl (2018-07-03). "Verkauft: United Grinding hat neue Eigentümer". produktion.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  29. ^ "Körber – eine Marke, ein Versprechen". Retrieved 2021-01-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |kommentar= ignored (help).
  30. ^ Overview in Körber AG, Geschäftsbericht 2018 (PDF) (in German), Hamburg, p. 80
  31. ^ Information about the structure is also provided by Kopp, Martin (3 December 2020). Körber-Maschinen derzeit gefragt. Hamburger Konzern liefert Lösungen für Verpackungen von Corona-Impfstoff. In: Bergedorfer Zeitung, 3 December 2020.
  32. ^ The tobacco is heated by a heating system but not burned, as is the case with conventional cigarettes, for example. Cf. Katrin Schaller, Sarah Kahnert, Silke Kropp, Ute Mons (2018). "Tabakerhitzer" (PDF). Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (online) (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ Voigt, Thomas (15 June 2018). Fast wie vor der Krise: Hauni hat sich erholt. In: Bergedorfer Zeitung, 15 June 2018.
  34. ^ An example of such activities can be found at Chris Burt (2019-10-15). "Facial biometrics from Authenteq integrated with vaping products to cut underage use". biometricupdate.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  35. ^ Anni Schleicher (2021-04-13). "Safety first: 360° Foodservice establishes EU paper straw charter amid "unfair and fraudulent" competition". packaginginsights.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.


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