KION GROUP AG
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 2006 | KION Group AG was officially founded in 2006 as a spin-off from Linde AG's materials handling operations, to provide industrial trucks and supply chain solutions. |
| 2016 | KION Group acquired the U.S. firm Dematic to expand into the market for automated warehouses and supply chains. |
| 2020 | KION Group acquired the U.K. software company Digital Application International (DAI), to gain specialist knowledge of logistics automation and supply chain engineering. |
| 2023 | KION Group has partnered with Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (“Li-Cycle”), a company specializing in the recovery and recycling of lithium-ion batteries, to strengthen its sustainability position by recovering and recycling modern lithium-ion batteries. |
| 2024 | KION Group partnered with Eurofork, a manufacturer of pallet shuttle systems, to offer customers a broad portfolio of automated solutions and further strengthen the company's position. |
| 2025 | KION collaborated with NVIDIA and Accenture to optimize supply chains using NVIDIA’s advanced AI and simulation technologies, improving the performance of intelligent warehouses that operate with automated forklifts, smart cameras, and automation and robotics solutions. |