Invest in Thuringia – One-Stop Agency for Investment Promotion & Economic Development
As One-Stop Agency we support you in all matters related to setting up and promoting your business in Thuringia.
Global players such as Daimler, Opel/Stellantis, Magna, Bosch, BMW or Borg Warner have set up production in Thuringia. Auto manufacturing has deep roots in the state, dating back to early 20th century.
Nanolithography, LTCC multilayer technology and ultrashort pulse laser technologies – these innovations represent a mere cross-section of the kind of advanced electrical engineering produced inThuringia.
What do Thuringian bratwurst and Brandt zwieback have in common? They are both made in Thuringia. With good reason, too: the region offers a unique combination of tradition, cus-tomer intimacy and cost-efficient production.
The plastics industry in Thuringia is a success story with over 100 years of tradition. Known for their technical expertise and innovativeness, the local companies are among the biggest revenue generators in the Free State.
Thuringia is home to famous innovations and discoveries, from the patented mercury-free thermometer and the X-ray tube to the microscope. Scientists from Jena were involved in decoding the human chromosomes 8, 21 and X.
The central location in both Germany and Europe plus a highly efficient infrastructure make the state a top location for logistics. All of Europe‘s major economic centers can be reached from Thuringia within a very short time.
World-renowned companies such as Carl Zeiss, Schott or Jenoptics began in Thuringia and today they set international standards in the field of optical technologies.
We will support you in all phases of your location decision and the implementation of your investment project.
Subsidy consulting
We will be glad to advise you on available investment subsidies, participations and guarantees.
Our track record
1800
new investment and expansion projects
86500
new jobs created
13800
investment volume in EUR million
LEG Track Record (Source: LEG)
Various success stories from businesses in Thuringia
Jena-Optronik
Optical instruments for space applications are developed and manufactured by the specialists at Jena-Optronik.
These include star sensors, attitude control sensors and instruments for Earth observation and space exploration.
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MDC Power
MDC Power, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG, not only builds the best engines, but also sees itself as an engine for the region and the people who live and work here.
Almost every second Mercedes-Benz engine is built by MDC Power GmbH in Kölleda.
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Borbet Thüringen
The BORBET Group designs, develops, produces and markets light alloy wheels with the highest quality standards for the international automotive industry and the specialist trade. For decades, we have been meeting this demand with state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, patented and innovative production technologies, an efficiently organised integrated management system and, last but not least, competent and motivated employees (m/f/d).
A welcome expansion in the Erfurter Kreuz industrial district: mechatronics specialist Marquardt having been located in Thuringia since 2019, has inaugurated its second plant south of the Thuringian state capital. This 3-digit million euro…
Thuringia stands out as a region of successful inventors and innovators: last year, it ranked first among eastern German states in terms of patent applications per capita. As reported by the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich,…
An extraordinary meeting of champions took place in Jena at the end of May. Entitled “ChampionsMEET Thuringia: Business meets Soccer”, LEG organized the second meeting of global market and technology leaders from Thuringia. In the run-up to…
