Nobel Prize Winners and Inventors from Hessen - invest-in-hessen
Nobel Prize Winners and Inventors from Hessen - invest-in-hessen
Nobel Prize Winners and Inventors from Hessen - invest-in-hessen
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Automotive Industry<br />
Signifi cance: based on sales, the secondstrongest<br />
economic force <strong>in</strong> <strong>Hessen</strong> with<br />
nearly 70,000 employees<br />
Renowned companies such as: Bombardier,<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Teves, DaimlerChrysler, Goodyear<br />
Dunlop Tires, Honda, Hübner, Hyundai,<br />
Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Opel, Pirelli, Siemens,<br />
Siemens VDO, VW<br />
Special features: the most modern automobile<br />
plant <strong>in</strong> the world <strong>from</strong> General Motors<br />
(Opel); <strong>in</strong>ternal development departments<br />
of Honda, Mitsubishi, <strong>and</strong> Hyundai; the<br />
central spare parts <strong>and</strong> logistics center<br />
of Volkswagen.<br />
Energy <strong>and</strong> Environmental Technology<br />
Signifi cance: one of the fastest-grow<strong>in</strong>g sectors <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Hessen</strong><br />
Renowned companies such as: Degussa, Heraeus, Lahmeyer,<br />
Lurgi, SMA, Thyssen-Krupp<br />
Special feature: extensive research <strong>in</strong> the areas of water,<br />
waste water, refuse, <strong>and</strong> recycl<strong>in</strong>g energy <strong>and</strong> climate<br />
protection by universities <strong>and</strong> scientifi c <strong>in</strong>stitutes<br />
Medical Technology<br />
Signifi cance: over 850 companies <strong>in</strong> <strong>Hessen</strong><br />
Renowned companies such as: B. Braun<br />
Melsungen, Fresenius, Leica Microsystems,<br />
Sirona<br />
Special feature: companies <strong>from</strong> <strong>Hessen</strong><br />
serve one of the greatest exp<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g markets<br />
<strong>in</strong> the world.
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