KION Group Company Profile
The KION Group sells forklift trucks, warehouse technology and associated services from its seven brand companies around the world. It is the European market leader, number two in the world and a leading international supplier in China. The Linde and STILL brands serve the premium segment worldwide, while Baoli focuses on the economy segment. Fenwick is the material-handling market leader in France, OM STILL is a market leader in Italy and Voltas is one of the two market leaders in India. Egemin Automation is a leading Belgian logistics automation specialist. Building on these strong foundations, the KION Group and its approximately 23,500 employees generated revenue of €5.1 billion in 2015, never losing sight of what is most important: our customers, innovation and quality.
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KION Group
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Summerville, South Carolina, 29483
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(843) 875-8000
KION Group News & Resources
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Michael Larsson appointed president of Dematic and member of KION Group’s board
January 9, 2024
Larsson, a 35-year veteran of industrial automation and robotics, succeeds Hasan Dandashly, who has retired from the company.
Kion Group partners with Li-Cycle to recycle lithium lift truck batteries in Europe
September 27, 2023
Intralogistics Group’s batteries now being recycled by strategic partner Li-Cycle in Magdeburg, Germany, via a process which recovers up to 95 percent of the battery’s valuable minerals and materials.
Dematic announces 2023 STEM scholarship winners
August 31, 2023
Dematic FIRST Scholarships support students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math educations.
KION commits to net zero and to the Science Based Targets initiative
July 6, 2023
Strategic sustainability goal of net zero before 2050 for KION, a major global provider of industrial trucks, automation systems, and supply chain solutions
Top 20 materials handling systems suppliers 2023
May 15, 2023
Our list got a shakeup this year with new entrants involved with warehouse robotics and high-density storage. The bottom-line revenue tally, based on 2022 revenue figures, is a bit down from our previous Top 20, which came off a high growth year for most suppliers.
KION Group to develop and produce its own fuel cell systems for lift trucks
January 11, 2023
The intralogistics group plans to invest more than €11 million in hydrogen fuel cell technology and is planning the launch of a 24 V fuel cell system for Spring 2023, with other systems to follow.
KION Group to expand production site in Germany
November 28, 2022
In explaining the rationale for a 60% production capacity gain for the site in Reutlingen, KION leadership notes "sustainable market growth" in the field of narrow aisle trucks and vertical order pickers.
KION Group appoints new CFO and new Chief People and Sustainability officer
October 20, 2022
Marcus A. Wassenberg appointed CFO, while Valeria Gargiulo to assume newly created role of Chief People and Sustainability Officer
KION North America opens new aftermarket distribution and training center
May 3, 2022
New South Carolina facility, just 5 miles from KION North America's production facility, triples the warehouse space for high-demand spare parts.
CFO Anke Groth to leave KION Group AG
February 25, 2022
Rob Smith, Chairman of the Executive Board of KION Group AG, will lead the finance department on an interim basis and take on the role of Labor Director.
KION Group to build new warehouse technology plant in China
November 3, 2021
Almost €40 million investment for plant which will manufacture Dematic Multishuttle racks, welded components for automated guided vehicle systems, and conveyor belts and systems.
KION Group invests in AI-based energy management platform for greater sustainability
October 4, 2021
KION acquires a stake of just under 20 percent in ifesca GmbH; positions technology as enabling customers to plan the optimum operating times for their fleets of industrial trucks
KION and Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics join forces
September 7, 2021
Teams to develop LoadRunner, a distributed-AI-assisted vehicle that can operate as a swarm, from prototype to market-readiness and work together on its ongoing technical refinement.
Rob Smith to succeed Gordon Riske as CEO of KION Group AG
August 9, 2021
Smith, who is currently president and CEO and Konecranes, will join KION Group as CEO effective January 1, 2022
KION Group starts research project ARIBIC focused on digital twins of warehouses
August 4, 2021
Project partners KION Group, LeddarTech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the STARS Lab at the University of Toronto develop intelligent indoor cartography