Krones

Krones AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
FWBKRN
IndustryManufacturing, systems engineering
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
FounderHerman Kronseder
HeadquartersNeutraubling, Germany
Key people
Christoph Klenk (CEO and chairman of the executive board), Volker Kronseder (Chairman of the supervisory board)
ProductsMachinery and production lines for bottling, canning and other packaging
Revenue€ 3.95 billion (2019)[1]
Number of employees
17,353 (2019)
Websitewww.krones.com

Krones AG is a German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer. It produces lines for filling beverages in plastic and glass bottles or beverage cans.[2] The company manufactures stretch blow-moulding machines for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, plus fillers, labellers, bottle washers, pasteurisers, inspectors, packers and palletisers. This product portfolio is complemented by material flow systems and process technology for producing beverages for breweries, dairies and soft-drink companies.

  1. ^ "Krones Group Annual Report 2019" (PDF). www.krones.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexikon der deutschen Weltmarktführer. Die Königsklasse deutscher Unternehmen in Wort und Bild. Deutsche Standards Editionen, Köln 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2.