About us
GEA is one of the largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries. The global group focuses on technologies, components and sustainable solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets. The group generates around 70 percent of its revenue in the food and beverage sector, which enjoys long-term sustainable growth.
GEA in numbers
Fiscal year 2017
Order intake
4,751 million
Employees
17,863
Revenue
4,605 million
Operating EBITDA
564 million
Operating EBITDA margin
12.2%
Earnings per share
1.31
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.
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
Every second container ship in the world sails with GEA marine equipment on board.
Marine
Each industry we serve utilizes industrial refrigeration technology from GEA.
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