Heat pump maker Stiebel Eltron plans to invest up to EUR 72 million in its Holzminden plant to expand production of air-to-water heat pumps, receiving a grant of up to EUR 10.8 million; the grant notice was handed over on 8 January 2025.

TD Deutsche Klimakompressor (TDDK) held a topping-out ceremony for the sixth construction phase of its Bernsdorf, Saxony plant, adding 17,500 sq m of building area for electric refrigerant compressors, with the shell due to be completed by end 2024.

TDDK announced on April 8, 2024 that it will expand its Straßgräbchen plant near Kamenz into the largest electric automotive climate compressor production site in Europe. Mass production is due to start in 2025, and capacity will rise from six to eight million compressors a year. Investment size has not been disclosed.

Viessmann Climate Solutions has started series production of the Vitocal 200-A PRO air/water heat pump for commercial use on a new production line at its Landsberg am Lech site, with capacity for four-figure annual volumes.

GEA Group will invest about €5.5 million by 2026 to modernize production at its GEA AWP valve plant in Prenzlau, Germany, replacing seven older machines and adding about 20 production jobs.

ait-group is acquiring and converting the neighbouring Maja-Werke site in Kasendorf, Germany, doubling its heat pump production capacity by up to 150,000 units. Production start is planned for early 2024 and the company aims to take over Maja employees.

TD Deutsche Klimakompressor broke ground on its sixth construction phase in Straßgräbchen, Saxony, adding about 20,000 square metres and a high-bay warehouse, with completion planned for late 2024 and annual shipments rising from 6 to 8 million units.

Stiebel Eltron plans to invest 450 million euros in its Holzminden main plant to quadruple heat pump production capacity and roughly triple industrial jobs to about 1,200 by 2027.

Ziehl-Abegg SE is investing 16 million euros to expand its production buildings at Kupferzell, adding about 8,400 square metres for energy-efficient electric motors and composite fan production. The official groundbreaking took place with Baden-Württemberg's economics minister present.

BITZER has begun producing condensers at its Rottenburg-Hailfingen, Germany factory, which it set up after acquiring Alfa Laval's shell and tube evaporator and condenser portfolio in 2018. The first new condenser was made in July 2019 and shipped to a customer, with production moved from Alonte, Italy.

Kaeser Kompressoren is building a 2,300 square metre extension in Gera for refrigerant dryer production, with a total investment of about nine million euros; production could start in June 2019 after topping out on January 20, 2019.