Top Investments of the Year 2024 in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's No. 1 investment location. More than 24,000 foreign companies have already invested here and control their German or European activities from North Rhine-Westphalia – a few recent highlights to be named here:
Jan 12, 2025
Fujifilm Europe – from analog pioneer to high-tech innovator
Having started out as a pioneer of analog photography, the Japanese Fujifilm Group has reinvented itself as a high-tech company in many areas following a successful turnaround: from medical imaging and medical IT to highly developed printing systems and materials for the electronics industry. Based in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1966, the Group moved into its new European headquarters in Ratingen in 2022, thereby declaring a clear commitment to the location. With around 300 employees, Fujifilm Europe also provides important stimuli for the company's five other locations in North Rhine-Westphalia. And for climate protection: Fujifilm plans to achieve complete decarbonization by 2040.
Coding Giants – inspiring the next generation of tech talent
Founded in 2015, the Polish startup Coding Giants has quickly developed into a leading provider in the EdTech sector. With an innovative e-learning platform and programming school, the company offers young people between the ages of 7 and 19 the opportunity to learn how to program computer games, mobile applications, websites and 3D graphics in a fun way. The aim is to get talented young people interested in new technologies at an early age and secure skilled workers in the long term. Coding Giants has also been on a strong expansion course in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2023: The company coordinates strategic alignment in Germany and Western Europe from its Düsseldorf base with up to 40 employees. Coding Giants is already working with a school in Mönchengladbach on a pilot project for the planned training network.
Rivian – driving the mobility revolution
The US company Rivian develops, produces and sells electric delivery vans and SUVs and is considered one of the most promising startups in the industry in the USA. With its Electric Delivery Van (EDV) specially developed for Amazon, Rivian intends to electrify the Amazon fleet with 100,000 vehicles by 2030 and make a significant contribution to the mobility revolution in the transportation sector. Around 400 of the futuristic-looking vehicles are already driving on roads across Germany in Düsseldorf, Berlin and Munich. Due to the numerous Amazon locations in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rivian has opened its first permanent service center in Germany for vehicle maintenance in Neuss.
