Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focussing on the fields of industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare. The company's mission is to develop technology that improves everyday life for everyone. By connecting the real world with the digital world, it enables customers to accelerate their digital and sustainable transformation. This makes factories more efficient, cities more liveable and transport more sustainable. Siemens is the majority owner of the listed company Siemens Healthineers, a global leader in medical technology that is shaping the future of healthcare.
With around 1,500 employees, Siemens Chemnitz is the largest Siemens site in eastern Germany and concentrates everything from development, engineering and production to sales, service, qualification and training at a single location. The plant for combination technology (WKC) primarily manufactures electrical equipment for the global market.
Michael Schmidt, spokesman for the Siemens Chemnitz branch:
"Siemens' support for Chemnitz as European Capital of Culture 2025 sends out significant signals that go beyond our long-standing regional ties. It emphasises the common values that Siemens and Chemnitz share in the heart of Europe: Understanding, diversity, participation, tolerance and respect. I am convinced that Chemnitz, as European Capital of Culture 2025, will make a very significant contribution to strengthening the European community."
