| Founded | 1917 (age 109) |
|---|---|
| Location | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Key people | Klaus Rinnerberger, CEO Andreas Krifka, CFO |
| Industry | Manufacturing, engineering |
| Products | Power, instrumentation and telecommunications cables, cable harnesses |
| Num employees | 101,372 (31 December 2021) |
| Revenue | €5,119 million (2021) |
| Net income | €48 million (2021) |
| Website | www.leoni.com |
Leoni AG, based in Nuremberg, Germany, is a cable and harnessing manufacturing firm with branches throughout the world.[1]
It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is a member of the mid-cap MDAX index, and is claimed as global leader of cable systems.[2]
Products
Leoni made all cables and powercords for Dell and Gateway 2000 during the dot-com boom of the 1990s in their plant in Birr, Offaly, Ireland, which was then moved to Slovakia.[citation needed]
In Stryi and Kolomyia, both in Ukraine, the company produces wiring systems for the automotive industry. In 2022, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, production at these sites was halted, causing widespread production stops at European automobile factories.[1][3]
Subsidiaries
Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast
Leoni AG owns Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast, established on 3 April 2009, with headquarters in Prokuplje, Serbia. It built its facility in Prokuplje on the foundations of bankrupted company "FIAZ Prokuplje" (asbestos manufacturing) in 2009.[4] In 2013 it was reported that the facility in Prokuplje employed 1,750 people.[5] In August 2013, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast started building its second facility in Malošište (near Doljevac), worth 21 million euros, that would employ 1,500 people by the end of 2014.[5][6] In July 2017, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast opened 6,000 square meter facility in the city of Niš[7][8] and the opening ceremony was attended by President Aleksandar Vučić.[7]
In 2016, gross revenues were €130.05 million and €6.65 million net income,[9] positioning it as Serbia's 65th largest company by revenue, and 62nd largest by profit.[9] The same year, the company was considered among the 15 largest exporter companies of Serbia, with 147.6 million euros worth of exports.[10]
In 2018, Leoni Wiring Systems Southeast reported that it employs around 6,000 people in three facilities in Prokuplje, Malošište and Niš.[11]
References
- ^ Ewing, Jack (1 March 2022). "European car plants hurt by supply problems linked to war.". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Hermann Simon notes the company in his correspondent book as an example of a "Hidden Champion" (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009.- ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5. P. 39f.)
- ^ Amann, Christina & Carey, Nick (2 March 2022). "Ukraine invasion hampers wire harness supplies for carmakers". Reuters. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ Borisavljević, Dragan (23 December 2011). "sr:'Леони' повећава производњу" (in Serbian). politika.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "sr:Počela izgradnja druge fabrike kompanije Leoni u Srbiji" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "sr:Otvorena fabrika Leoni u Nišu, posao za 1.700 radnika" (in Serbian). n1info.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "sr:Vučić: Leoni postao najveći poslodavac u Srbiji, Niš će u 2018. doživeti "bum"" (in Serbian). blic.rs. Tanjug. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Bjeletić, Gordana (1 August 2017). "sr:Fabrika Leoni zvanično otvorena, ali da li ima proizvodnje?" (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "sr:Сто Нај... Привредних Друштава У Републици Србији у 2016" (in Serbian). apr.gov.rs. Агенција за привредне регистре. Retrieved 16 March 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "sr:Ovo su najveći izvoznici u 2016. godini!" (in Serbian). plutonlogistics.com. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "sr:Leoni gradi fabriku u Kraljevu, posao za 5.000 radnika" (in Serbian). n1info.com. Beta. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.