Press releases

Harsewinkel, 02.05.2012. Since 28 April, CLAAS and Horsch have jointly held the world record in the precision drilling of maize. Inside 24 hours, a total area of 448.29 hectares was tilled and fertilised simultaneously by means of a XERION 5000 and a Maestro 24.70 SW single-grain seed drill.

Higher capacity, better quality, greater flexibility and even more ecofriendly – these are the four main attributes of the new paint installation at the CLAAS plant in Metz, the foundation for which was laid at the end of February in the presence of Helmut and Reinhold Claas.

Berlin/Beelen, 9 March 2012. MBB Industries AG (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm), Berlin, acquires 100% oft the shares of CLAAS Fertigungstechnik GmbH, Beelen, a subsiduary of CLAAS KGaA mbH. A respective purchase agreement – subject to conditions precedent – has been signed by the parties today. It has been agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The final closing is expected to take place before the end of the second quarter of 2012.

"We come from an agricultural society, we live in an industrial society and we are evolving into a scientific society", said Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz-Josef Radermacher from the Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW/n), one of the keynote speakers at the 2nd International CLAAS Biogas Symposium held at TECHNOPARC in Harsewinkel on January 16th and 17th. Indeed, CLAAS's motive for staging this international symposium was to impart knowledge and share information and ideas.