KION Group

Kion Group AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
FWBKGX
ISINDE000KGX8881 Edit this on Wikidata
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Productsintralogistics, industrial trucks and warehouse solutions
Revenue11.43 billion (2023)[1]
€660.6 million (2023)[1]
€314.4 million (2023)[1]
Total assets€17.388 billion (2023)[1]
Total equity€5.772 billion (2023)[1]
Number of employees
42,325 (full-time equivalents at 31 December 2023)[1]
Websitewww.kiongroup.com

Kion Group AG (styled as KION Group) is a German multinational manufacturer of materials handling equipment, with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[2] Its principal products are intralogistics, warehouse automation equipment, and industrial (forklift) trucks.[3] Kion Group was founded in 2006 by the demerger of Linde's materials handling equipment operations.[4] It is the world's second-largest manufacturer of forklifts measured by revenues (after Toyota Industries).[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kion Group 2023: Annual Report" (PDF). Annual Report. 29 February 2024. p. 2 – via Kion Group AG.
  2. ^ Rothbart, Karolin (28 April 2022). "Intralogistik: Kion wagt noch keinen neuen Ausblick". Börsen-Zeitung. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Kion überrascht positiv". Börsen-Zeitung. 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Zwei Traditionsbetriebe feiern". Schwäbisches Tagblatt. 15 September 2018.
  5. ^ Smolka, Klaus Max (13 May 2015). "Gabelstaplerkonzern plant Großübernahme". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 27 May 2024.