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    About us

KWS facts, figures and certification at a glance

Figures

  • Founded: 1856 in Klein Wanzleben
  • Headquarters: Einbeck, Lower Saxony, Germany
  • Revenue: € 1,678 million ( 2023/2024 )
  • EBIT: € 302 million ( 2023/2024 )
  • Employees: 4,937 - including approx. 1,866 in research and development
    *excluding seasonal workers
  • Research & Development: € 326 million ( 2023/2024 )

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.

Seed for

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

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