Trade press release
New Beiersdorf cosmetics production site in Germany to operate on GEA technology
22 Jul 2021
In June 2021, Beiersdorf AG – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of skin and body care products – contracted GEA to deliver the process technology for a new plant in Leipzig, Germany.
Beiersdorf AG is investing around EUR 220 million in the construction of a new state-of-the-art production center in Saxony. Production is scheduled to start at the end of 2022.
Around 200 employees will then work in the Leipzig-Seehausen plant.
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GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services.
With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2023 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customer’s production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: ”Engineering for a better world“. GEA is listed on the German MDAX the European STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG, MSCI Global Sustainability as well as Dow Jones Sustainability World and Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Indices.
