Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb 2023 | Andreas Schneider Cabinet member | Discussion at the "Forum Landwirtschaft im Wandel" | — |
| 02 Feb 2023 | Andreas Schneider Cabinet member | Discussion at the "Forum Landwirtschaft im Wandel" | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The company strategy has been oriented towards innovation from the very start. Company founder August Claas, who first registered the company in 1913, originally produced powerful straw binders together with his brothers Franz and Theo. An improved knotter enabled a secure knot to be tied even with the poor quality baling twine that was available at the time. The first combine harvester suitable for European harvest conditions then went into series production in 1936. Since then, the combine harvester has been inseparably linked to the CLAAS name. It is mainly this machine which has allowed CLAAS to reach its present international size and significance. Overall, the CLAAS Group has experienced an extraordinary growth phase in the last two decades. Turnover has increased from approximately €500 million at the start of the 1990s to the current level of approximately €5,0 billion (2025) and CLAAS employs over 11,500 (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Collaboration on strategic topics of the EU through association contacts, at the same time the topics are also discussed in talks with members of the Parliament or the responsible persons in the responsible Directorates-General. The key topics are Agriculture and AI & Robotik,
Communication Activities
Internationale Green Week, CEMA Summit, AGRITECHNICA, EIMA
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CEMA BDI VDMA DLG BDA Ostausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft
Organisation Members
https://www.cema-agri.org/ https://bdi.eu/ https://www.vdma.org/ https://www.dlg.org/de/ https://arbeitgeber.de/ https://www.ost-ausschuss.de/