Press releases

Duisburg, 27 January 2026. The Haniel Museum, located on Franz-Haniel-Platz in Duisburg-Ruhrort, will once again be open to visitor groups from February. In the historic founding house, visitors gain…

Duisburg, September 3, 2025. Haniel is pleased to welcome Anabel Fall as its new Group Chief People Officer, effective September 24, 2025. The Duisburg-based family equity company gains a seasoned…

Duisburg, 3. April 2025. In 2024, Haniel defied a persistently volatile macroeconomic environment to stabilize the performance of the portfolio and increase both operating profit and cash flow.

Duisburg, August 1, 2024: The Supervisory Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH has appointed Joachim Drees as the new CEO of the company. The 59-year-old has extensive international experience in large…

Duisburg, April 12, 2024: In a challenging macroeconomic environment Haniel consistently continues its transformation in 2023 and is realigning its Supervisory Board and Management Board for the…

Duisburg, February 1, 2024. The Supervisory Board of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH has appointed Dr. Alexandra Albrecht-Baba to the Management Board with effect from February 1, 2024. In future, the…

Duisburg, December 14, 2023. Haniel expands its growth capital portfolio by investing in ecoworks, the global innovation leader for serial climate-neutral renovation. This follows a financing round…

Duisburg, September 26. CWS Fire Safety acquires Wellmann Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, a leading provider of safety technology with 130 employees at three locations in North Rhine-Westphalia, effective…

Duisburg, September 15, 2023. Thomas Schmidt and the Supervisory Board have come to the mutual agreement that Thomas Schmidt's contract will not be extended. Consequently, Thomas Schmidt will…

Duisburg, August 31, 2023. The Haniel Supervisory Board has appointed Henk Derksen as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Board. Henk Derksen will join Haniel on October 1, 2023, and…

Duisburg, August 9, 2023. On September 7 and 8, the Enkelfähig Summit will take place for the first time on the Haniel campus. The highlight meeting for top executives and decision-makers in business…

Duisburg, 23 June 2023. Haniel extends its Growth Capital investment in the cleantech start-up 1KOMMA5° as the company's largest external shareholder. The Series B funding round closed at €215…