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Quiet weekend with no new plants – most July insolvencies in 13 years
No new investments or closures were announced since Saturday. Catch-ups: GSK plans to close its Dresden vaccine plant (641 jobs) and Nidec its production in Bietigheim-Bissingen (116).
Total listed investments2.40EUR bn
Company insolvencies, July 2026 (vs year earlier)2,373 +8.00 %
New entries since 10 Oct morning (catch-ups only)3
Announced job cuts with a number (table)5,670
Over the weekend, companies and media in Germany reported no new plants, groundbreakings or closures with figures. The latest data remain the insolvency figures of 9 October: 2,373 company insolvencies in July, 8.0% more than a year earlier and, according to dpa, the highest figure for a July in 13 years.
Catch-ups from the week: GSK plans to close its vaccine plant in Dresden; according to Berliner Zeitung, 641 jobs are at stake. This was first announced on 10 September – flu vaccine production is to move to Canada, with the plant closing by summer 2028. This week staff protested and Saxony's premier Michael Kretschmer pledged them his support.
According to the IG Metall union (6 October), motor maker Nidec plans to close production in Bietigheim-Bissingen (Baden-Württemberg) by the end of 2027, affecting 116 employees. Carl Zeiss Meditec is cutting 'a mid-double-digit number' of jobs in Jena, according to the company (Schwäbische Post, 8 October).
After re-checking our sources we removed three entries reported by only a single online magazine (Siemens Erlangen, Semikron Danfoss Flensburg, LR Ahlen) and dropped the unconfirmed amount for Covenant in Leipzig. The investment total in the table is therefore EUR 2.40bn, and announced job cuts with a firm number total 5,670 (including GSK and Nidec). Zeiss is not counted as there is no firm figure.
| State / region | Company / project | Sector | Amount (EUR m) | Jobs (− = cuts) | Status / date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony (Dresden) | GSK – closure of vaccine plant (641 jobs per Berliner Zeitung) | Pharma / vaccines | – | −641 | ADDED: announced 10 Sep 2026; flu vaccine production moves to Canada, closure by summer 2028; staff protest, support pledged by state premier Kretschmer (8–9 Oct) |
| Baden-Württemberg (Bietigheim-Bissingen) | Nidec Motors & Actuators – planned closure of production | Auto supplier / electric motors | – | −116 | ADDED: per IG Metall union (6 Oct 2026); by end-2027; sales office to move to Stuttgart area; company gave no reasons |
| Thuringia (Jena) | Carl Zeiss Meditec – job cuts (c. 640 staff in Jena; 600–700 worldwide) | Medical technology | – | – | ADDED: 8 Oct 2026 (Schwäbische Post); in Jena 'a mid-double-digit number'; final only after negotiations |
| Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, NRW, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Hamburg | EU – 8 German raw-material projects named 'strategic' (incl. Zinnwald Lithium, Neptune Energy – lithium; Aurubis – recycling) | Raw materials / recycling | – | – | 9 Oct 2026: faster permits (max 27 months), easier access to capital; amounts and jobs not stated; 46 projects EU-wide |
| Thuringia (Kahla) | Porzellanmanufaktur Kahla – end of porcelain production in insolvency | Porcelain / ceramics | – | −98 | announced 7 Oct 2026 (administrator Rolf Rombach); 98 staff lose their jobs (t-online); production until end-Oct 2026, decoration until year-end |
| Thuringia (Woffleben) and Brandenburg (Brandenburg an der Havel) | INVEHO – closure of two freight-wagon workshops (220 + about 80 jobs) | Rail / maintenance | – | −300 | Brandenburg: known since 24 Sep 2026 (city of Brandenburg, about 80); Woffleben: reported 5 Oct 2026 (nnz, about 220); closure by end-2026; Altenburg site stays |
| Mecklenburg-W. Pomerania (Rostock) | EEW SPC – cuts at offshore-wind monopile plant (of about 1,000) | Wind power / steel | – | −100 | reported 6 Oct 2026 (Nordkurier, citing media reports); low utilisation expected through 2028 |
| Baden-Württemberg (Neckarsulm) | Audi – 'bad-weather clause' triggered, new savings talks (plant with over 15,000 staff) | Cars | – | – | 8 Oct 2026: further cuts not quantified; up to 7,500 jobs in Germany by 2029 already agreed; dismissal protection until end-2033 |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Leuna) | Aurora – new medical cannabis production hall, capacity doubled | Pharma | – | 10 | Opened 8 Oct 2026; investment in the mid single-digit millions (not in total); now 55 staff |
| Hesse (Sterbfritz, Sinntal municipality) | OPmobility – considering moving production of exterior body parts | Car parts supplier | – | −460 | Announced 7 Oct 2026; about 460 jobs in Sterbfritz by end-2027 (+ about 310 in France per media); not final, talks with employee representatives planned |
| Bavaria (Taufkirchen an der Vils) | Himolla – job cuts in self-administered insolvency (previously 714 jobs) | Furniture | – | −175 | Reported 6 Oct 2026; notices served end-Sep; about 540 jobs remain |
| Baden-Württemberg (Zuffenhausen, Weissach) and Saxony (Leipzig) | Porsche – 'Sportwagenschmiede ’35' strategy: workforce −25% in the medium term | Cars | – | – | 7 Oct 2026: −40% management posts; about 9,000 jobs go in total in Porsche's home region (dpa); no absolute figure for new target |
| Thuringia (Erfurt) | Zalando – logistics centre closed (previously about 2,700 staff) | E-commerce / logistics | – | – | 7 Oct 2026: closed end-Sep 2026; about 1,700 registered as job seekers, job agency starts placement |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Cologne) | Deutz – planned job cuts at main plant (according to insiders) | Engines / engineering | – | – | 6/7 Oct 2026: 130–200 jobs by end-2028, up to 300 in a worse case (Handelsblatt: up to 400); no comment |
| Saxony (Leipzig) | Covenant (US) – plant for 'Anthem' cruise missiles | Defence | – | – | Opened 5 Oct 2026 in a rented hall; production from 2027; up to 250 staff at first, later 'several hundred' (dpa); investment amount not stated |
| Lower Saxony (Mehrum, Peine district) | McCain – fries plant halted (about EUR 1bn project; up to 650 planned jobs) | Food | – | – | Halted 29 Sep 2026; not in the total; about EUR 60m aid pledged (federal 50, state 10) |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Rogätz) and Saxony (Leppersdorf) | Theo Müller – closure of Homann sauce plant and Sachsenmilch cheese dairy | Food / dairy | – | −320 | Announced 6 Oct 2026; Leppersdorf by 31 Dec 2026, Rogätz end-Sep 2027 (about 160 jobs each) |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Bitterfeld-Wolfen) | Verbio – chemical plant for rapeseed-based feedstocks (just under EUR 100m) | Chemicals / bio-based | 100 | 50 | Started 6 Oct 2026; up to 60,000 t a year; about 130 staff at the site |
| Hesse (Kassel) | Rheinmetall takes over Alstom locomotive plant (about 750 staff) | Defence / rail | – | – | Key terms agreed in principle 6 Oct 2026; details still open; price not disclosed; wheeled vehicles |
| Nationwide | VW/Cariad – restructuring of software unit (about 4,300 staff) | Cars / software | – | – | 6 Oct 2026: media report about 1,000 jobs to go; IG Metall and works council fear up to 1,600 affected |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Zerbst) | KmB Technologie – insolvency filing (185 staff according to IG Metall) | Car supplier | – | – | Filed early Oct 2026, Dessau-Roßlau court; IG Metall demands a future plan (6 Oct) |
| Thuringia (Erfurt) | X-Fab – 'Fab4Micro' chip fab (EUR 300–400m) | Semiconductors | 300 | 100 | Groundbreaking 5 Oct 2026; aid EUR 127.4m (federal 80.3 + state 47.1); production from end-2028 |
| Nationwide (HQ Düsseldorf, NRW) | Galeria – 4th insolvency filing (about 12,000 staff, 83 stores) | Retail | – | – | 5 Oct 2026: Düsseldorf court opens preliminary proceedings, administrator Frank Kebekus; stores open for now |
| Mecklenburg-W. Pomerania (Ueckermünde) | Breyden – iron foundry closure | Car supplier | – | −320 | Announced 3 Oct 2026; closure end-2026 |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Leuna) | Leuna-Polyamid – insolvency and shutdown | Chemicals | – | −440 | Proceedings opened 1 Oct 2026; most jobs end 31 Jan 2027 |
| Bavaria (Irlbach-Straßkirchen) | BMW – battery plant (Gen6) | Cars / batteries | 1,000 | 1,600 | Opened, series production reported 2 Oct 2026; jobs at full capacity |
| Bavaria (Munich, Dingolfing) | BMW – new 3 Series / i3 production (about half of EUR 2bn) | Cars | 1,000 | – | Announced 30 Sep 2026 |
| Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate | Biontech – closure of Tübingen, Marburg, Idar-Oberstein | Pharma | – | −1,800 | Announced 28 Sep 2026; closures 2027–2028 |
| Bavaria (Nuremberg) | Bosch Mobility – half of jobs cut | Car supplier | – | −900 | Announced 28 Sep 2026; by end-2029 |
| Indicator | vs prior month (%) | vs year earlier (%) | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company insolvencies, July 2026 (2,373; highest July figure in 13 years) | – | +8.0 % | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Consumer insolvencies, July 2026 (7,111) | – | −5.9 % | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Exports, August 2026 (EUR 137.6bn) | −0.8 % | +6.2 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Imports, August 2026 (EUR 118.1bn) | +0.9 % | +5.5 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| – exports to the US (EUR 13.5bn) | −6.3 % | +22.6 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| – imports from China (EUR 16.8bn) | +11.0 % | – | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial production, total, August 2026 | +2.0 % | +2.3 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – construction, August 2026 | +9.3 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – car industry, August 2026 | −5.4 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – machinery, August 2026 | +5.3 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – energy-intensive industry, August 2026 | −0.5 % | −2.1 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial production, July 2026 (revised) | −1.2 % | −1.8 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial orders, August 2026 | −10.6 % | – | 6 Oct 2026 |
| State | September 2026 (%) | September 2025 (%) | Unemployed (thousand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2,994.0 |
| Bavaria | 4.2 | – | – |
| Baden-Württemberg | 4.7 | 4.7 | 306.1 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 7.9 | 7.8 | 792.7 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 8.0 | 7.8 | 88.0 |
| Berlin | 10.4 | 10.3 | 223.8 |
| Bremen | 11.2 | – | – |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
Sources
- Berliner Zeitung – GSK-Schließung in Dresden: Landesregierung und Gewerkschaften kämpfen um Werk, 641 Jobs (8.10.2026)
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt – GSK will Impfstoffwerk Dresden schließen (10.9.2026)
- Schwäbische Post – Zeiss Meditec gibt erste Details zum Stellenabbau bekannt (8.10.2026)
- t-online – Insolvenz: Deutsche Porzellanmanufaktur nach 182 Jahren vor dem Aus (Kahla, 7./8.10.2026)
- Berliner Zeitung – Keine Rettung für Kahla (7.10.2026)
- nnz-online – Waggon-Werkstatt in Woffleben wird dicht gemacht (5.10.2026)
- Brandenburg live / Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel – Schließung von INVEHO BRB zum 31.12.2026 (rund 80 Beschäftigte)
- Nordkurier – Offshore-Zulieferer streicht 100 Jobs (EEW Rostock, 6./7.10.2026)
- hessenschau – Automobil-Zulieferer OPmobility vor dem Aus in Sinntal (9.10.2026)
- Werra-Rundschau – OPmobility will hessischen Standort schließen: 460 Beschäftigte (11.10.2026)
- t-online/dpa – US-Waffenfirma Covenant eröffnet Werk in Leipzig (5./6.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Leipzig wird zum weltweit größten Standort einer US-Rüstungsfirma (6.10.2026)
- Lebensmittel Praxis – McCain stoppt Bau der Pommes-Fabrik in Niedersachsen (30.9.2026)
- EUWID – Himolla to cut 175 jobs and end final assembly in Taufkirchen (7.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa – Firmenpleiten steigen auch im Juli spürbar (9.10.2026)
- Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung – Kretschmer sichert GSK-Beschäftigten Unterstützung zu (9.10.2026)
- IG Metall Ludwigsburg – Nidec plant Produktionsschließung in Bietigheim-Bissingen (6.10.2026)
- Diebewertung – 116 Arbeitsplätze vor dem Aus (Nidec, 9.10.2026)
- Destatis – Unternehmensinsolvenzen im Juli 2026: +8,0 % gegenüber Juli 2025 (9.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 9.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 9.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- onvista/dpa-AFX – EU-Kommission unterstützt acht deutsche Rohstoffprojekte (9.10.2026)
- electrive – EU wählt 46 neue Rohstoffprojekte aus (9.10.2026)
- Münster Aktuell – Kahla gibt Porzellanproduktion auf (7.10.2026)
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – Stellenabbau in Neckarsulm? Audi zieht Schlechtwetterklausel (8.10.2026, 18.15 Uhr)
- Münster Aktuell – Audi stellt Beschäftigungsgarantie infrage (8.10.2026)
- Leuna-Echo – Aurora verdoppelt Produktion in Leuna (9.10.2026)
- Münster Aktuell – OPmobility plant Abbau von rund 770 Stellen (7.10.2026)
- Münster Aktuell – Himolla baut 175 Stellen ab (6.10.2026)
- Destatis – Exporte im August 2026: −0,8 % zum Juli 2026 (8.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 8.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr (Exporte, Wachstumsprognose 1,3 %)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 8.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Porsche Newsroom – Strategie bis 2035 / Capital Markets Day (7.10.2026)
- AUTOHAUS/dpa – Sportwagenschmiede ’35 (7.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Nach dem Zalando-Aus in Erfurt startet die Jobvermittlung (7.10.2026)
- Wirtschaft und Industrie – Deutz streicht bis zu 300 Stellen (7.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 7.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Nordbayerischer Kurier/dpa – US-Rüstungsunternehmen öffnet Standort in Leipzig (5.10.2026)
- top agrar – McCain stoppt Pommesfabrik Mehrum (6.10.2026)
- Destatis – Produktion im August 2026: +2,0 % zum Vormonat (7.10.2026)
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 7.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – Reiche: Wachstum steht auf wackligen Beinen (7.10.2026)
- finanznachrichten/dpa-AFX – Theo Müller schließt Werke in Sachsen-Anhalt und Sachsen (6.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Theo Müller schließt zwei Werke (6.10.2026)
- ms-aktuell – Müller schließt Homann-Werk und Käserei (6.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Verbio startet neue Chemieanlage (6.10.2026)
- 320grad – Verbio Bitterfeld (6.10.2026)
- ariva/dpa-AFX – Rheinmetall übernimmt Kasseler Lokomotiv-Werk von Alstom (6.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – ROUNDUP: Deutz möchte Personal am Stammwerk abbauen (7.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Deutz baut laut Insidern bis zu 400 Stellen ab (6.10.2026)
- Wetterauer Zeitung – Cariad-Umbau betrifft 1600 Mitarbeiter (6.10.2026)
- ms-aktuell – VW ordnet Cariad neu (7.10.2026)
- IG Metall Halle-Dessau – Insolvenz bei KmB Technologie (6.10.2026)
- ms-aktuell – KmB Zerbst Insolvenz (6.10.2026)
- Volksstimme – KmB Technologie stellt Insolvenzantrag (1.10.2026)
- Destatis – Auftragseingang August 2026: -10,6 % (6.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 6.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- ad-hoc-news – Fab4Micro: X-Fab investiert bis zu 400 Mio. Euro, Spatenstich (5.10.2026)
- Oiger – X-Fab baut Chipstandort Erfurt aus (5.10.2026)
- it-boltwise – X-Fab legt Grundstein in Erfurt (5.10.2026)
- ariva – Galeria-Insolvenzantrag vom Gericht zugelassen (5.10.2026)
- ms-aktuell – Galeria bekommt Insolvenzverwalter (5.10.2026)
- t-online – 320 Jobs weg: Autozulieferer macht Werk dicht (Breyden Ueckermünde, 5.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Galeria beantragt zum vierten Mal Insolvenz (2.10.2026)
- ZDFheute – Galeria Insolvenzantrag (2.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – WDH/ROUNDUP 6: Galeria stellt abermals Insolvenzantrag (4.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa – Neue Chipfabrik in Thüringen (X-Fab Erfurt, 5.10.2026)
- ariva/dpa – IW: Osten holt wirtschaftlich nicht mehr auf (4.10.2026)
- t-online/dpa – X-Fab Chipfabrik Erfurt (4.10.2026)
- RNZ/dpa – X-Fab Erfurt (4.10.2026)
- Nordkurier – Eisengießerei Ueckermünde schließt (3.10.2026)
- ms-aktuell – Gießerei Ueckermünde (3.10.2026)
- Berliner Kurier – Leuna-Polyamid insolvent (2.10.2026)
- t-online – Leuna-Polyamid, Kosten für das Land (2.10.2026)
- BIAJ – Ländervergleich Arbeitslose September 2026
- Land Baden-Württemberg – Arbeitsmarkt September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Supertipp/dpa – Arbeitslose NRW September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Volksstimme/dpa – Sachsen-Anhalt September 2026
- Volksstimme/dpa – Berlin September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- electrive – BMW Batteriewerk Irlbach-Straßkirchen (2.10.2026)
- BMW Group PressClub – rund 2 Mrd. Euro für neuen 3er (30.9.2026)
- BMWBlog – Aufteilung 2 Mrd. Euro (30.9.2026)
- ZDFheute – Biontech schließt drei Werke (28.9.2026)
- inFranken – Bosch Nürnberg (28.9.2026)
- ZDFheute – Arbeitslosenzahlen September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit – Arbeitsmarkt im September 2026
