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The manufacturing industry in Bavaria: dates, facts, figures
 

There are a total of 7,600 industrial companies in Bavaria. This includes around 1.3 million innovative jobs in Bavaria. Measured by the number of people in employment, the manufacturing industry was the third largest economic sector in Bavaria with 20.5 percent in 2019. Together, these companies generated 382 billion euros in 2019, according to the Industry Report Bavaria 2020 published by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy. 1.5 percent growth is documented by this report for manufacturing companies and firms in Bavaria for 2019 compared to the year before.
 

Innovation and production go hand in hand in Bavaria
 

Industry 4.0, that is the keyword for innovative manufacturing companies in Bavaria. Networking, digital infrastructures and a lively exchange with start-ups as well as research institutions sustainably strengthen the manufacturing industry in Bavaria. Bavarian technology and start-up centres with different focal points also promote the development of cross-industry innovation.
 

The most important industries in Bavaria
 

The large firms and companies in Bavaria in the manufacturing industry focus on the following sectors, measured by the employment rate:
 

The front runners are therefore manufacturing companies in Bavaria, most of which can be assigned to the mechanical engineering and automotive sectors. Continuous increases are particularly visible in the data processing sector – an indication of the advancing development in Industry 4.0.
 

Global players as driving forces
 

Global players are clearly among the most important companies and firms in the manufacturing sector in Bavaria. This also results in the good export ratio of 54.3 percent, which also increased in 2019. A few examples:
 

Linde from Munich
 

Industry: Energy industry with focus on gas plants

Employees: 65,000 worldwide

Company head office: Munich (Upper Bavaria)
 

The history of the Linde Group goes back to the 19th century. At that time, the company’s focus was on refrigeration systems used particularly in breweries. The founding name was “Gesellschaft für Linde’s Eismaschinen Aktiengesellschaft”. Today, the company from Bavaria focuses on gas extraction plants.