"Made in Germany" - Features on Economy

High-class articles about Germany as a business location in the year of the football World Cup: Portraits and Interviews with key figures in German economy, reportages about Germany's most innovative products, and reports on the biggest exports.

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Photovoltaics to go! Pack your bags full of sunshine!

It is regrettable that the sun does not shine every day. However, you can always have the sun with you – and that is particularly pleasant in the seasons when the days are shorter - through hip lifestyle products that provide electricity from solar power even while you travel. The Odersun AG is investing in this newest trend. more...

Innovation brings success to German sensor maker Sick

The company started in 1946 as a one-man business. Today Sick is a hi-tech concern with a global presence, thanks to the ideas of the pioneer among sensor makers. more...

Actuators from southern Germany set industry in motion

Without this know-how from the Black Forest, power stations would emit no steam and sewage plants and pipelines would not work properly. It all started in a small garage. more...

Sales expert uses building blocks instead of brochures

Karl-Werner Schmitz designs building blocks and models which can be used by sales people to win over customers. more...

Through thick and thin: Herrenknecht's huge drills tunnel their way around the world

Martin Herrenknecht's products go by the names of Gabi, Sissi, Heidi, Marion and Inken. What makes these «ladies» so special? They are huge and they can tunnel their way through the toughest rock. more...

World's largest scanning electron microscope thrills researchers

Even bulky aircraft components can be scrutinized by the world's largest scanning electron microscope (SEM), a patented «super eye» which opens up new possibilities for researchers. more...

A South American disciple of Germany's beer purity laws

Gustavo Moller-Hergt has made his career in beer in Germany and Argentina and is now making inroads into the wine business with Bodegas y Vinedos Orfila. more...

Russians adore Saxony pastries and Bavarian sausage

Muscovites have taken to the specialities of Dresden masterbaker Johannes Scholze - his customers include diplomats, business people and members of the government. more...

A device made in Germany is helping to ensure discipline on American roads

The Lübeck-based company Draeger is making an alcohol breathalyser which is being used in the U.S. to prevent accidents. more...

Spruce from the Harz Mountains can be found on many U.S. construction sites

Timber exports from the Harz mountain range in Germany are booming. The wood from this region is particularly popular in the U.S. where it is used to build homes. more...

Reputation of wines from southwestern Germany on the rise

The winegrowers of southwestern Germany focus on quality. In an indication they are serious about it, the region of Baden- Wuerttemberg is the first to institute a purity law for wine similar to the one that exists for German beer. more...

More than «Ostalgie» - East German-era goods also a hit in the West

Groceries and consumer goods from the former East Germany are undergoing a renaissance, and not only in the formerly communist part of Germany. Now West Germans are also reaching for Radeburger beer and Bautzner mustard. more...

Nuremberg area becoming hotbed of open-source software

U.S.-based Novell's takeover of Linux distributor SuSE is the strongest indication yet that Germany's Franconia is turning into Europe's «Linux Valley.» more...

Doner kebab is fast-food success in Berlin

Fast-food outlets selling doner kebabs were introduced to Berlin by the city's many Turks. The Turkish specialties are still made today at the original location according to a recipe that hasn't changed. more...

From the provinces to the top of the world - SAP is a German success story

SAP is a world market leader in business management software for large firms. Now it is also increasingly winning customers in the small and medium business sector. more...

Germany's fischer group helps hold the world together

Their products help to hold the world together: The Black Forest-based fischer company exports its patented construction systems to over 100 countries worldwide. more...

The trend comes from Germany - but other countries also like organic food

Organic products are not just for eco-freaks nowadays. Supermarkets have discovered the trend too. Germany is a world leader in the organic food movement. more...

A French designer has achieved star status as a watchmaker in Saxony

Ever since he invented a special mechanism, watchmaker Thierry Albert has enjoyed an exalted position at the company he works for in Glashuette. more...

A German invention is worth pure gold in South Africa

There is real treasure in those South African slagheaps - discarded materials worth their weight in gold. A German invention is helping to reveal them. more...