On a Large Scale and on a Small Scale
Volkswagen, TUI, Continental, Rossmann and many other corporations that enjoy a worldwide reputation are based in Niedersachsen. Along with traditional industry sectors such as shipbuilding and the food-processing industry there are major services and biotechnology enterprises.
Niedersachsen is the home of approx. 290,000 businesses. 99.8 percent of these are small and medium-sized enterprises which also represent success abroad.
Niedersachsen Top 100 Businesses 2009
| Rang* |
Unternehmen |
Sitz | Wert- schöpfung (€ Mio) |
Beschäftigte 2009 |
| 1 (1) | Volkswagen AG (K) Straßenfahrzeugbau |
Wolfsburg |
22.019,0 |
366.769 |
| Volkswagen AG Straßenfahrzeugbau |
Wolfsburg | 9.123,4 | 99.161 | |
| Volkswagen Financial Services AG (K) Finanzdienstleistungen |
Braunschweig | 1.372,4 | 6.684 | |
| Volkswagen Bank GmbH Finanzdienstleistungen |
Braunschweig | 267,7 | 636 | |
| 2 (2) | Continental AG (K) Automobilzulieferer-Industrie |
Hannover | 3.460,8 | 135.540 |
| ContiTech Holding GmbH (K) Automobilzulieferer-Industrie |
Hannover |
1.249,2 |
22.079 |
|
| 3 (5) | Talanx (K) Versicherungen (Komposit u. Leben) |
Hannover | 2.159,9 | 17.260 |
| Hannover Rückvers. AG (K) Rückversicherung |
Hannover | 1.222,6 | 2.069 | |
| 4 (3) | TUI AG (K) Touristik |
Hannover | 2.073,7 | 73.299 |
| 5 (4) | Salzgitter AG (K) Eisen- und Stahlerzeugung |
Salzgitter | 1.040,0 | 23.769 |
| 6 (7) | TÜV NORD Gruppe (K) Techn. Dienstleistungen |
Hannover | 580,9 | 8.236 |
| 7 (9) | EWE AG (K) Energieversorgung |
Oldenburg | 542,2 | 6.446 |
| EWE Netz GmbH Energieversorgung |
Oldenburg | 362,7 | 1.503 | |
| 8 (6) | Georgsmarienhütte Holding (K) Eisen- und Stahlerzeugung |
Georgs- marienhütte |
518,1 | 9.812 |
| 9 (8) | NORD/LB (K) Finanzdienstleistungen |
Hannover | 493,7 | 6,000 |
| NORD/LB Finanzdienstleistungen |
Hannover | 413,1 | 3,791 | |
| 10 (11) | Dirk Rossmann GmbH Groß- und Einzelhandel (Drogerieartikel) |
Burgwedel | 435,5 | 16.977 |
| 11 (10) | NEW YORKER (K) Groß- und Einzelhandel (Textilien) |
Braunschweig | 435,0 | 13.000 |
| 12 (16) | E.ON Avacon AG (K) Energieversorgung |
Helmstedt | 428,6 | 2.750 |
| 13 (14) | Solvay in Deutschland (Gruppe) Chemische Industrie |
Hannover | 427.9 | 4.183 |
| 14 (12) | Med. Hochschule Hannover Gesundheitswesen |
Hannover | 391,6 | 7.040 |
| 15 (17) | Stadtwerke Hannover AG Energieversorgung, Energiedienstleistungen |
Hannover | 379,5 | 2.441 |
| Stadtwerke Hannover AG (K) Energieversorgung, Energiedienstleistungen |
Hannover | 378,9 | 2.559 | |
| 16 (22) | Mars GmbH Herstellung und Vertrieb von Futter- und Lebensmitteln |
Verden (Aller) | 372,0 | 1.682 |
| 17 (-) | Faurecia Automotive GmbH (K) Automobilzuliefer-Industrie |
Stadthagen | 363,1 | 7.217 |
| 18 (15) | Symrise AG (K) v |
Holzminden | 349,4 | 5.116 |
| 19 (19) | Johnson Controls Power Solutions Europe (K) Herstellung von Akkumulatoren, Batterien |
Hannover | 300,8 | 2.855 |
| 20 (-) | Klinikum Region Hannover GmbH Gesundheitswesen |
Hannover | 289,1 | 6.976 |
* Vorjahresrang in Klammern, (K) konsolidierte Konzern- (bzw. Gruppen-) Angabe
Quelle: Broschüre "Wirtschaft Niedersachsen NORD/LB", Stand 2009
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The 100 largest companies in Niedersachsen (analyses and comments by Nord/LB December 2010)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the business scene in Niedersachsen. SMEs employing less than 500 people, are often very innovative. They are the economy's driving force and determine the economic structure of the state. Statistically speaking, 99.6 % of the state's enterprises fall into this category. Around 71.5 % of Niedersachsens employees subject to social-security contributions work in smaller enterprises. SMEs are the training provider par excellence: over 78 % of those undergoing traineeships do so within the small-business community.
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