Erfurt - X-FAB Group, an international manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal process technologies, opened a new micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) factory in south-east Erfurt in February. These switchgear systems combine electronics with slender mechanical systems and are in hot demand all over the world for use in very small devices. Of the EUR 40 m that flowed into the 1,350 m2 factory, EUR 11 m came from the Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs. X-Fab Group has leased the hall complex from LEG Thüringen; it plans to create 94 new jobs there by the end of this year.
Arnstadt - Local food manufacturer Born Senf & Feinkost GmbH is to expand production and employ 70 more people after building a new company complex at the Erfurter Kreuz industrial estate, in addition to the existing site in Bad Langensalza. The company bought the 5.6-hectare plot of land in the industrial estate from LEG – the State Development Corporation of Thuringia. Born mustard, ketchup and barbecue sauce are mainstays of Thuringian cuisine and popular in the rest of Germany as well.
Gera - Austrian textiles manufacturer Getzner is extending its site in Gera. It is planning to invest EUR 74 m in a new production facility with space for 180 power looms. A hundred new workers will join the staff of 70 at Getzner Textil Weberei GmbH to assist as the capacity to produce high-quality damask from Jacquard fabric is tripled. The Thuringian Ministry of Economic Affairs has provided EUR 12 m towards the venture.
