Hannover Messe is getting a new organizational structure within Deutsche Messe: since March 2026, a separate business division has been bundling all activities related to the world's leading industrial trade fair. With this organizational realignment, Deutsche Messe aims to drive forward the strategic development of Hannover Messe in a targeted manner and further strengthen its international...
The pharmaceutical company Bayer achieved sales of €45.6 billion in the financial year 2025, meeting its forecast. Despite difficult market conditions and currency effects, business developed steadily. Bayer expects sales and earnings to remain largely stable in 2026 and is continuing its strategic transformation process.
Today, food packaging is much more than just a product wrapper. It must ensure maximum product safety, reduce material usage, be recyclable, and at the same time meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. Against the backdrop of global food losses and increasing sustainability requirements, innovative packaging concepts are increasingly becoming the focus of the food industry. From...
BASF looks back on a challenging financial year 2025. Despite a volatile market environment and negative currency effects, the chemical company pushed ahead with key strategic projects, accelerated its cost-saving programs and further strengthened its balance sheet. While operating income came under pressure, BASF is focusing on efficiency gains, portfolio adjustments and growth in selected...
Nestlé achieved solid organic growth in fiscal year 2025 despite a challenging economic environment and is accelerating its strategic transformation. Targeted price adjustments, positive real internal growth, and improved market share performance supported the results. At the same time, currency headwinds weighed on reported figures. The company is now sharpening its strategic focus and...
Industrial cyber security is becoming a key strategic issue for industry amid geopolitical tensions, new regulations, and generative AI. Manufacturing companies need to realign their security architectures both technically and organizationally. At Hannover Messe, experts and solution providers will demonstrate how current threats can be assessed and which concepts are suitable for making...
Krones confirms profitable growth trajectory for 2025 and meets its own forecast despite geopolitical uncertainties and currency effects. Order intake, sales, and earnings developed positively, with a noticeable improvement in the EBITDA margin. The manufacturer also expects further growth in 2026. A look at the current preliminary figures reveals which key figures stand out in particular and how...
After 15 years at Merck, Belén Garijo is leaving the company and will take over as CEO of Sanofi at the end of April 2026. Her term as chair of Merck's Executive Board will end as planned, and Kai Beckmann from within the company will take over as her successor. This means that changes are in store at the top of both Merck and Sanofi. Paul Hudson will leave Sanofi in mid-February 2026.
Autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, and modular platforms are increasingly shaping intralogistics. At Logimat 2026, manufacturers and system providers will demonstrate how driverless transport vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, and intelligent forklift solutions are making internal material flows more flexible and scalable. The focus will be on adaptable systems for small parts, container, and...
Novartis has broken ground on a new global Biomedical Research Center in San Diego, California. The state-of-the-art research facility is scheduled to open in early 2029, providing jobs for around 1,000 employees and accelerating early drug discovery in key therapeutic areas. The center complements the global Novartis research sites in Cambridge (USA) and Basel (Switzerland) and strengthens the...
