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Press Release15 June 2023Siemens AGMunich/Singapore
Siemens presents €2 billion investment strategy to boost future growth, innovation and resilience
New high-tech factory in Singapore
“Our
technologies address secular growth trends where our customers need our support
to become more competitive, resilient and sustainable. Siemens is experiencing
significantly above-market growth. Today we announce an investment strategy to
boost future growth, drive innovation and increase resilience,” said Roland
Busch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG.
“The
investments underpin our strategy of combining the real and the digital worlds
– as well as our focus on diversification and local-for-local business. We are
clearly doubling down on our strong global presence to support growth in the
most relevant markets in the world.”
In addition,
there is an expected increase of around €0.5 billion in research and
development (R&D), such as artificial intelligence and the industrial
metaverse, in fiscal year 2023 versus prior year. This R&D is focused on strengthening
Siemens’ leading position in core technologies including simulation, digital
twins, artificial intelligence or power electronics, as well as supporting the
development of the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform. The
company recently announced a partnership with Microsoft to speed up code
generation for industry automation by using ChatGPT. With NVIDIA, Siemens is
working to build the industrial metaverse to improve design, planning, production
and operation of factories and infrastructures.
New and
additional capacities in Southeast Asia
To meet growing demand in Southeast Asia, Siemens today announced an entirely new high-tech factory in Singapore, which will be developed using Siemens' own leading digital twin and innovative, intelligent hardware technologies. Investment in the factory will be around €200 million. The plant will set a new standard for connectivity to showcase the possibilities of digitalization, as well as incorporating highly-automated manufacturing processes. The investment will create over 400 jobs.
To meet growing demand in Southeast Asia, Siemens today announced an entirely new high-tech factory in Singapore, which will be developed using Siemens' own leading digital twin and innovative, intelligent hardware technologies. Investment in the factory will be around €200 million. The plant will set a new standard for connectivity to showcase the possibilities of digitalization, as well as incorporating highly-automated manufacturing processes. The investment will create over 400 jobs.
All-regions strategy
with wave of global investments
As part of its investment strategy and fast-growing business in China, Siemens will also expand its digital factory in Chengdu to serve the local growth opportunities in China for China, investing €140 million (RMB 1.1bn) and creating 400 new jobs. Many of Siemens’ Chinese customers are early adopters of new technologies especially in digitalization and high-tech manufacturing. This is why Siemens also announced the investment in a new digital R&D Innovation Center in Shenzhen to speed up development of motion control systems with digitalization and power electronics technology. The Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform was launched in China in November 2022.
As part of its investment strategy and fast-growing business in China, Siemens will also expand its digital factory in Chengdu to serve the local growth opportunities in China for China, investing €140 million (RMB 1.1bn) and creating 400 new jobs. Many of Siemens’ Chinese customers are early adopters of new technologies especially in digitalization and high-tech manufacturing. This is why Siemens also announced the investment in a new digital R&D Innovation Center in Shenzhen to speed up development of motion control systems with digitalization and power electronics technology. The Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform was launched in China in November 2022.
Series of
announcements
Earlier this year, Siemens committed to expand production in Trutnov, Czech Republic, to enhance capacity at its WEF Global Lighthouse Factory in Amberg, Germany. Moreover, Siemens invests €30 million to expand its switchgear plant in Frankfurt-Fechenheim, Germany, while Siemens Mobility recently announced spending $220 million to build a new rolling stock factory in Lexington, North Carolina, to meet growing demand for passenger trains in the United States. The plant will create more than 500 jobs by 2028.
Earlier this year, Siemens committed to expand production in Trutnov, Czech Republic, to enhance capacity at its WEF Global Lighthouse Factory in Amberg, Germany. Moreover, Siemens invests €30 million to expand its switchgear plant in Frankfurt-Fechenheim, Germany, while Siemens Mobility recently announced spending $220 million to build a new rolling stock factory in Lexington, North Carolina, to meet growing demand for passenger trains in the United States. The plant will create more than 500 jobs by 2028.
The planned €2 billion investments and expected
increase of around €0.5 billion in research and development include Siemens
Healthineers.
Note to editors
Siemens has focused
on developing its business in all regions for many years, with the goal to
establish value chains as close to customers as possible and establishing an
ecosystem of partners. This successful global expansion is reflected in the company’s
regional sales: In fiscal 2022, 47 percent of sales of Siemens are attributable
to Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 29 percent to North and South
America, and 25 percent to Asia/Australia. Earlier this fiscal year, Siemens
reported a record order backlog of €105 billion and raised its guidance for the
second time this year. Siemens expects additional growth potential for Digital
Industries, Smart Infrastructure and Mobility in their addressable markets of
around €175 billion over the next five years.
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In fiscal 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €72.0 billion and net income of €4.4 billion. As of September 30, 2022, the company had around 311,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
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