About us
GEA is one of the largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries. The global group specializes in machinery, plants, as well as process technology and components. GEA provides sustainable solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets and offers a comprehensive service portfolio.
GEA in numbers
Fiscal year 2018
Order intake
4,918 million
Employees
18,642
Revenue
4,828 million
Operating EBITDA
518 million
Operating EBITDA margin
10.7%
Dividend Proposal
0.85
Our applications – in touch with GEA every day
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we build strong partnerships with them. We provide individual and sustainable solutions for a wide range of customer-specific applications.
Dairy
Approx. one quarter of processed milk comes from GEA production systems
Food
Every third chicken nugget is produced using GEA technology.
Food
Approx. every third process line for instant coffee was installed by GEA.
Beverage
Approx. every second liter of beer is brewed with the aid of systems and process solutions from GEA.
Pharma
Every fourth liter of human blood for making plasma-derived products is processed using GEA equipment.
Chemical
More than one third of all polymer producers are using GEA drying technology.
Utilities
Each industry we serve utilizes industrial refrigeration technology from GEA.
Marine
Every second container ship in the world sails with GEA marine equipment on board.
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