Portrait
KHS GmbH – leader in filling and packaging systems
KHS GmbH is a global company with over 150 years of experience and one of the leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for beverages and liquid food. The German company was established in 1993 through a merger of Holstein & Kappert AG, founded in Dortmund in 1868, and Seitz-Werke GmbH, founded in Bad Kreuznach in 1887 (later SEN AG). With 5,400 employees, in 2023 KHS realized sales totaling €1.517 billion. KHS GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH.
Core areas of expertise and production sites
KHS develops and manufactures single machines and turnkey lines for the filling and packaging of plastic (PET) and glass containers, beverage cans and kegs. It is headquartered in Dortmund, where its center for sanitizing, pasteurizing, labeling, inspection and conveying technology is also situated. Further specialized plants are found in the following German cities:
- Bad Kreuznach: process and filling technology and kegging systems
- Kleve: secondary packaging systems
- Worms: high-performance palletizers and packers and unpackers
- Hamburg: consultancy services for and production of machines for the manufacture and/or coating of plastic containers.
KHS also operates production facilities in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, India and China and provides local services at over 70 locations. A 24/7 Service HelpDesk and a range of digital services complete the portfolio.
Innovation and sustainability
Under the motto of “your reliable partner”, KHS is at its customers’ side throughout the entire productive life cycle of their machinery, providing innovative and resource-conserving plant engineering. This includes sustainable packaging systems such as plastic containers made of 100% recycled PET. The company's broad portfolio of services includes its Bottles & Shapes program, a future-oriented consultancy service for your PET and glass containers or beverage cans.
Read more about sustainability at KHS.
Mission
KHS aims to provide sustainable and profitable added value on the global market, especially with respect to the beverage and liquid food industries. KHS supports its customers worldwide with intelligent filling and packaging systems and maximum product quality. The commitment of over 5,000 employees from more than 80 nations forms the basis for a trusting, long-term cooperation with all of our business partners.
KHS Group: key figures
- Founded: 1868
- Headquarters: Dortmund, Germany
- Employees*: 5,400 (2023)
- Turnover*: €1.517 billion (2023)
* Salzgitter consolidation
Timeline
- 1868: Holstein & Kappert (H&K) is founded in Dortmund, Germany
- 1879: L.A. Enzinger (later SEN) is founded in Worms, Germany
- 1887: Seitz-Werke (later SEN), is founded in Bad Kreuznach, Germany
- 1977–1982: H&K (100%) and SEN (90%) are taken over by Klöckner-Werke AG from Duisburg, Germany
- 1993: H&K and SEN merge to form KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG, Dortmund
- 2007: Salzgitter AG acquires the majority share in Klöckner-Werke AG
- 2010: KHS AG becomes KHS GmbH
- 2011: KHS GmbH becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH
Read the full company history here.
Executive Management Board
CEO: Kai Acker
Board members: Martin Resch, Tobias Wetzel
Read more about the KHS Executive Management Board.
Responsibility and certification
KHS assumes clear corporate responsibility and has had practically all of its production sites* audited by the EcoVadis CSR rating system every year since 2015. Its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility is mirrored in its day-to-day activities and the company’s long-term mission statement.
With its extensive expertise, innovative strength and commitment to sustainability, KHS GmbH stands for future-proof filling and packaging systems that shape the global market in the long term.
* Currently all sites except China, as here a new production site is in the process of being built.