Decline in orders comes as no surprise
In March 2025, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 22% down on the previous year.
Klaus Möllemann
NRW.BANK.Invest Future
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Positive result thanks to domestic business
In February 2025, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 16% higher in real terms than in February 2024.
Positive start to 2025
Incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in January 2025 were 1% higher in real terms than in January 2024.
Difficult year comes to a positive end
In December 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia exceeded the previous year’s level by 10%.
Order situation remains difficult
In November 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were 6% down on the previous year.
Data economy in mechanical and plant engineering
At the 23rd Financing Day of the mechanical and plant engineering industry in NRW, VDMA NRW focused on the data economy and corporate financing in challenging times.
Outlier upwards
In October 2024, incoming orders in the mechanical and plant engineering sector in North Rhine-Westphalia were up 7 per cent year-on-year in real terms.
Still no turnaround
Incoming orders in North Rhine-Westphalia’s mechanical and plant engineering sector in September 2024 were 14% down on the previous year in real terms.
Competitor China
China’s mechanical engineering industry continues to catch up, products from the Far East are getting better and are almost always cheaper. China is not only striving for technological supremacy locally, but also internationally.