Conti in Northeim: Large location changes and future plans!

The Conti plant in Northeim faces significant changes. In the course of 2025, hose production will be discontinued, which turns a location into two separate locations. To enable this adjustment, a fence for separation is built. In addition, the independence of the Contitech business field Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) should be completed by the middle of 2025.

Organizational, legal and structural changes are required for the implementation of these measures. This includes building your own entrance, a new parking space and a canteen. The OESL area summarizes the automotive business of the Contitech division and currently employs 540 people in Northeim. A total of around 1460 employees work in the various ContiTech business areas at this location.

measures to secure employment

already prevailed cancellations have been avoided, and the company is doing everything possible to maintain this goal even while the hose production is stopped. The agreed measures to avoid dismissals include partial retirement, the use of the group internal labor market and mediation via Conti Motion GmbH. In addition, further training measures are offered by the Continental Institute for Technology and Transformation.

at the same time, Continental prepares for the spin-off of the automotive division. Philipp von Hirschheydt emphasized the high motivation of the team for this step and informed that the capital Market Day was planned for the independent automotive division for the summer of 2025. Wolfgang Reitzle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Continental, described the decision of the board as an important milestone to increase the value of the company. The entire Supervisory Board supports the plan to strengthen the independence of the remaining business areas.

For the original equipment solutions that provide rubber products to automobile manufacturers, a sales process is planned in the first quarter of 2025. OESL employs over 16,000 people in 16 countries and intends to focus on industrial customers, as reported on the Continental--wepchen. You can also find more about the changes in the work in Northeim on hna .