Oberkochen (dpa/lsw) – The electronics and optics group Carl Zeiss has particularly benefited from good business with the semiconductor industry. The turnover of the foundation company rose by 16 percent to 8.8 billion euros in the 2021/22 financial year (September 30), as CEO Karl Lamprecht announced on Wednesday in Oberkochen (Ostalbkreis). The high demand for semiconductor manufacturing machines continued. However, revenues in the industrial measurement technology, medical technology and glasses and binoculars business also increased. The consolidated result climbed by 108 million euros to 1.15 billion euros.
The group is expanding at its founding location in Jena. CFO Christian Müller said that the construction of a new high-tech center in Thuringia is making good progress. He is confident that the first moves could take place in 2026. According to earlier information, more than 2,000 Zeiss employees will work in the new building.
On November 17, 1846, at the age of 30, the mechanic Carl Zeiss opened a workshop for optical equipment in Jena. Zeiss is considered a pioneer of the optical industry in Germany, which still has one of its centers in Jena. During the division of Germany, the Zeiss company was also divided – today the headquarters are in Oberkochen in Baden-Württemberg.
