About Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall – an international integrated technology group

Rheinmetall was founded in 1889 as "Rheinische Metallwaaren- und Maschinenbaufabrik Aktiengesellschaft". Today, as an integrated technology group, Rheinmetall AG, which is listed on the stock exchange, stands for a solid company that operates successfully internationally and is active in various markets with an innovative range of products and services.

As a renowned development partner and direct supplier to the global automotive industry and a leading international systems provider for security technology, Rheinmetall draws on its high level of expertise in its basic technologies to address long-term megatrends, identify viable new markets with high growth potential and develop innovative solutions for a safe and liveable future. The focus on sustainability is an integral part of Rheinmetall's strategy. The company aims to achieve CO2 neutrality by 2035.

With about 25,000 employees at 133 locations and production sites worldwide, Rheinmetall generated sales of €5.7 billion in 2021.

Armin Papperger, Chief Executive Officer of Rheinmetall AG:

Structure of the Rheinmetall Group

Management holding company

Rheinmetall AG is the parent company of the Rheinmetall Group and has its registered office in Düsseldorf, Germany, at the Group headquarters. As the management holding company, it defines long-term strategic orientation and corporate policy of the Rheinmetall Group. It also performs control and governance functions and provides services to the Group companies. Its most important tasks include specifying targets and guidelines, optimizing the investment portfolio, central financing, risk management and filling management positions in the Group. Support and service functions, such as finances, HR, corporate communications, law, taxation, information technology, internal auditing, compliance, corporate social responsibility and mergers & acquisitions, are performed at Group level. Rheinmetall AG ensures that there is a Group-wide, standardized planning, control and management process in place, and within the context of the compliance management system it monitors the Group-wide implementation of laws, guidelines and regulations in accordance with a set of uniform criteria.

As a result of the strategic realignment of the company and its positioning as an integrated technology group, Rheinmetall adjusted the Group structure in February 2021. In this context, the previous organizational separation into the Automotive and Defence sectors was discontinued.

Five divisions – one goal

Rheinmetall’s structure comprises the five divisions of Vehicle Systems, Weapon and Ammunition, Electronic Solutions, Sensors and Actuators, and Materials and Trade. It aims in particular to promote the transfer of technology between the individual parts of the Group and encourage the focus on future-driven technologies and business areas with large potential for a sustained increase in value.

Our focus: Security technology and mobility

Rheinmetall is an international group, active in various markets with technologically leading products and services. The sales focus is on the security technology and mobility segments. Globalization, protectionism, digitalization as well as disruption and transformation in various sectors and industries – particularly in the automotive sector – as well as the increasing frequency and intensity of conflicts and military disputes are leading to a growing need for mobility and security. But with its technologies Rheinmetall also wants to expand into other application areas like, for example, hydrogen technology and digitalization.

With the five divisions, whose portfolios of products and services are essentially active in the areas of security and mobility, Rheinmetall fulfills these basic key needs of modern society.