Business · Companies · 11 hrs ago
Trumpf expands in Poland and the US as its German business weakens
Trumpf is expanding in Poland and the United States as it shifts investment toward markets where it is seeing stronger demand.
The German company supplies machines and technology to manufacturers, including businesses in metalworking and automation.
Its business is being helped by orders from semiconductor, data-centre and electronics producers, while weak investment by carmakers has reduced demand from the automotive sector.
US sales rose 17%, making the country Trumpf’s largest single market, while sales in Germany fell by more than 6%.
Poland is set to grow from 1,500 to 2,000 employees, supporting production of electronics components for a new generation of lasers.
For the first time, Trumpf now employs more people abroad than in Germany, and its chief executive said the company’s strong results came despite conditions in Germany.
Trumpf is shifting investment toward Poland, the United States and China as its German business weakens.
The company reported a profit of about half a billion euros and a pre-tax margin of 11 percent for its 2026 financial year.
Its revenue in Germany fell by more than 6 percent, while sales in the United States grew by 17 percent.
Trumpf plans to increase employment at its Warsaw site from 1,500 to 2,000.
The company says demand from semiconductors, data centres and electronics production is helping offset weakness in the car industry.
- Who
- Trumpf, a technology supplier for machinery and metalworking industries.
- What
- It is directing growth and investment toward Poland, the United States and China as its German business weakens.
- When
- The article was published on 15 October 2026. The reported financial year ended in June.
- Where
- Germany, Poland, the United States and China.
- Why
- Weakness in the German automotive industry has reduced orders, while demand from semiconductors, data centres and electronics production is growing.
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Trumpf's revenue in Germany fell by more than 6 percent and the number of employees at its German plants declined by more than 7 percent.
Trumpf reported a profit of about half a billion euros and a pre-tax margin of 11 percent.
WirtschaftsWoche reported that Trumpf planned to grow its Warsaw workforce from 1,500 to 2,000.
- Profit
- About half a billion euros in the 2026 financial year
- Pre-tax margin
- 11 percent in the 2026 financial year
- Germany revenue
- Fell by more than 6 percent
- United States sales
- Grew by 17 percent
- Warsaw workforce
- Planned increase from 1,500 to 2,000
What people are saying
The good result was not because of, but despite, conditions in Germany.
It was the first time in the company's history that Trumpf employed more people abroad than in Germany.
Suppliers in metalworking are now looking less at traditional areas such as automotive and more at other fields such as defence, aerospace or energy.