GEA Group AG

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GEA Group AG
Founded 1881
Headquarters Düsseldorf, Germany
Number of employees
17,000
Website www.gea.com

Company Profile

The GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany and comprises more than 250 operating subsidiaries worldwide, which supply process technology and components for various production processes, particularly in the food and beverage industry.

GEA operates with 17,000 employees worldwide as of 31 December 2016. The company is listed on the German MDAX index and included in the STOXX ® Europe 600 Index. In addition, the company is listed in selected MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes.

Since June 2015, the GEA Group is operated under a integrated group structure, that unifies country organizations and brings together the operational sales and service activities into one organization at a country level.

GEA focuses on:

  • Beverage
  • Chemical
  • Dairy Farming
  • Food
  • Home & Personal Care
  • Leisure & Sport
  • Marine
  • Pharma
  • Transportation
  • Utilities

Products / Technology

  • Automation & Control Systems
  • Brewing Systems
  • Centrifuges & Separation Equipment
  • Chillers & Heat Pumps
  • Cleaners & Sterilizers
  • Compressors
  • Distillation & Fermentation Systems
  • Dryers & Particle Processing Plants
  • Emission Control Systems
  • Evaporators & Crystallizers
  • Farm Equipment
  • Filling Equipment
  • Filling & Packaging Systems
  • Food Processing Systems
  • Freezers
  • Granulators
  • Homogenizers
  • Liquid Processing Systems
  • Membrane Filtration Systems
  • Milking Systems
  • Mixers & Blenders
  • Product Handling Systems
  • Pumps & Valves
  • Tablet Presses
  • Vacuum Systems

History

  • 1881 – founded as Metallgesellschaft AG
  • 1920 – foundation of Gesellschaft für Entsttaubungsanlagen (GEA) by Otto Happel
  • 1991 – 1995 – Metallgesellschaft AG executed several acquisitions including Grasso, Niro, Westfalia Separator and Tuchenhagen
  • 1999 – GEA AG acquired by Metallgesellschaft AG
  • 2005 – company renamed to GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft

References

PETplanet Insider Articles

Issue 08 / 2017: Foil closure for dairies
Issue 04 / 2017: Simplifying the handling of difficult packages
Issue 01 / 2017: One machine fills all
Issue 11 / 2016: Solutions, components and services for greater efficiency
Issue 11 / 2016: Bottling/Filling: From beverages to liquid food
Issue 11 / 2015: GEA expands hygienic pumps portfolio
Issue 09 / 2015: ABF technology to Amul Dairy in India
Issue 04 / 2015: Gea Procomac at Anuga FoodTec, jointly with GEA Group
Issue 01 / 2015: GEA Procomac ABF is first low acid plant in Asia
Issue 04 / 2015: Bottling sensitive dairy products
Issue 11 / 2014: Chips & Grapes 2014 PET in the vineyards
Issue 10 / 2014: PET bottles extend milk shelf life and offer greater freedom in dairy packing
Issue 09 / 2013: Sensitive handling
Issue 06 / 2013: Low Acid validation for ABF
Issue 11 / 2012: Blocked or stand-alone
Issue 06 / 2012: Aseptic technology
Issue 04 / 2012: The whole fruit inside
Issue 10 / 2011: Brau Bievale 2011 – Aseptic blow-moulding and filling
Issue 04 / 2011: Aseptic blow fill system
Issue 05 / 2010: Sterilization and aseptic filling systems
Issue 11 / 2010: Brau beviale 2010 – New aseptic filler for low/medium speed lines
Issue 02 / 2009: Fruit juice pasteurizer for cold aseptic

External links

GEA Group Website