Press releases

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…

Duisburg, 2 June 2023. Haniel extends its growth capital portfolio by committing to climate tech fund Pale blue dot II, which recently closed at 93M EUR.

Duisburg, 31 March 2023. Haniel looks back on a successful financial year 2022, despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, and achieves further milestones on its way to becoming Europe's…

Duisburg, 22 Dezember 2022. Haniel CFO Florian Funck has informed the Supervisory Board that he will not extend his contract, which runs until August 2024. This way, he early wants to set the course…

Duisburg, 9 May 2022. Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH (“Haniel”) has agreed with Pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital and management on the acquisition of a majority stake in STAXS®…

Duisburg, Hamburg, 16 June 2021. Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH ("Haniel") has agreed on a long-term partnership with Karina and Melf Kruse, the founders and shareholders of KMK Kinderzimmer GmbH ("das…

Duisburg, May 6, 2021 – Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH (“Haniel”) continues with its portfolio transformation and has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Luxembourg-based Aperam S.A. (“Aperam”) to sell…

Duisburg, February 22, 2021. Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH ("Haniel") acquires 100% of the shares of the European market leader for temporary outdoor security solutions BauWatch from Nordian Capital.…