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About us

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Founded: 1856 in Klein Wanzleben
Headquarters: Einbeck, Lower Saxony, Germany
Revenue: € 1,676 million ( 2024/2025 )
EBITDA: € 351 million ( 2024/2025 )
Employees: 5,102 - including approx. 1.944 in research and development
^{*excluding seasonal workers}
Research & Development: € 349 million ( 2024/2025 )

KWS facts, figures and certification at a glance

Seed for

Sugarbeet
Corn
Cereals
Oilseeds and Protein Plants
Special Crops and Organic Seed
Vegetables

Organization

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is the parent company of the KWS Group. It is a strategic leader and manages the propagation and distribution of sugarbeet and corn seed, along with other crops. It finances basic research and the breeding of the variety portfolio of the KWS Group, and annually provides its subsidiaries with new varieties for propagation and distribution.

Our certifications and quality standards at a glance

Quality Management System Certification ISO 9001:2015

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001:2015

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Energy Management System Certification ISO 50001:2018

Breeding, production, distribution, and marketing of seeds, as well as administrative services of all German locations of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS LOCHOW GMBH, KWS LANDWIRTSCHAFT GMBH, KWS BERLIN, AGROMAIS GMBH and BETASEED GMBH.

Excellence through Stewardship (ETS)

Certificate of membership of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in the ETS program (responsible handling of genetically modified organisms throughout the entire product life cycle).

Laboratory accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17025:2018

Laboratory accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN.

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Certificate- Accreditation of Seed Testing Laboratory

Laboratory Accreditation to the ISTA Seed Testing Laboratory Seed Testing Accreditation Standard by ISTA in accordance with Article 15 (c) of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). The scope of accreditation includes 1) Purity and identification of other seeds, 2) Germination, 3) Thousand-seed weight (TSW).

Heubach CoP Standard Version 4.0

Laboratory certification, compliance with the Heubach-CoP Standards, Version 4.0 of the STISSC Group, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, EINBECK site.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for sugarbeet at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, location EINBECK.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for rapeseed of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BIERBERGEN.

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, BS-Storage.

SeedGuard

Certification of professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, location WETZE.

Certificate on organic products, KWS LOCHOW GMBH

Certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products of KWS LOCHOW GmbH,organic seeds.

Certificate on organic products, sugarbeet, corn and legume products, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Certificate pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA for sugarbeet, corn and legume products.

IFS Broker Certification

Trade in pulses and pulse products with the following IFS Broker Product Scopes: 1.5, 1.10

VorsprungPLUS - The fast way to breeding progress

Seed Standard QualityPLUS - Highest seed grain quality grain by grain.

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