FDI
Top investments of the year 2023 in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is Germany's No. 1 investment location. Around 22,000 foreign companies have already invested here – a few recent highlights to be named here:
Dec 21, 2023
Levi Strauss – innovative green logistics solutions
The U.S. clothing manufacturer from San Francisco is building its European distribution center in Dorsten on an area of around 70,000 square meters. The innovative, green logistics facility is being constructed and operated on a former coal mine site in keeping with the principles of recycling, resource conservation and zero waste. The aim is to make the ecological footprint as positive as possible and to ensure a continuous circular economy employing the “cradle to cradle” approach. Using state-of-the-art materials handling technology, the company, which is primarily known for denim products, is expected to distribute up to 55 million items per year for the European market here in full operation from May 2024.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – future technologies made easy
The Indian IT group has been active in Germany since 1991 and, as a provider of IT services and consulting, is advancing the digitization of companies. Its services range from application development and systems integration to digital business transformation. Among other things, TCS has more than 200 sustainability solutions that support companies in implementing ESG priorities. TCS has operated a regional delivery center in Düsseldorf since 2008, and in 2023 added another in Bonn. The company is also active elsewhere in North Rhine-Westphalia in Leverkusen, Aachen and Wuppertal. The IT specialist has recorded significant growth in the state: A total of 1,300 people are employed at the five NRW locations, and 265 new jobs have been created.
GiZil – digital twins for more safety and efficiency
The young Turkish technology company provides software solutions for industrial companies and energy suppliers, opening its first foreign branch in Düsseldorf in 2022. Gizil's specialty is the creation of digital twins of complex power generation and industrial plants. This allows the status of a plant to be tracked in real time and all processes to be reproduced digitally – for example, by simulating production, planning maintenance or training for incidents. The company's range of services covers the entire life cycle of such plants, enabling process optimization and the reduction of costs and CO2 emissions. Technologies such as laser scanning, smart modeling, virtual and augmented reality, and gamification are used for this purpose.
