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Siemens prepares separation of large drive business
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Posted on October 19, 2021
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on October 19, 2021
2 min readLast updated: January 29, 2026
Siemens is separating its large drive applications business, affecting over 7000 employees, as part of its restructuring efforts under CEO Roland Busch.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Siemens is preparing a separation of its large drive applications (LDA) business, the German engineering and technology company said on Monday, confirming media reports.
The separation of the unit, which produces heavy-duty electrical drive systems for ships, mines and rolling mills, is the first step to a divestiture, Handelsblatt reported on Monday.
More than 7000 Siemens employees around the world including around 2200 in Germany will be affected by the move, Handelsblatt reported, citing sources at the company.
The unit is part of Siemens’ so-called portfolio businesses – operations which the company wants to either improve or sell off in the future.
“LDA is one of the leading players in the market and in a strong position overall and has performed very well in recent months,” a Siemens spokesman said.
“We have now decided to carve out the LDA activities into separate legal entities. We want to give this business additional autonomy and entrepreneurial freedom so that it can focus more sharply on its markets and customers.”
The company declined to give financial details of the business. The spokesman also declined to comment on further options for the business, and whether the spin-off was a prelude to finding a partner for LDA or selling the business outright.
The move would be the latest part of the reshaping of Siemens under CEO Roland Busch, who has concentrated on digital and software-based acquisitions since taking charge at the Munich-based company in February.
Siemens has focused on factory automation, transportation and building technology in recent years, and exited sectors such as medical devices and power generation with the flotation of Siemens Healthineers and Siemens Energy.
(Reporting by Alexander Huebner; writing by Zuzanna Szymanska and John Revill; editing by Jason Neely)
The main topic is Siemens' plan to separate its large drive applications business as part of its restructuring strategy.
Siemens aims to give the LDA unit additional autonomy and entrepreneurial freedom to focus on its markets and customers.
More than 7000 Siemens employees globally, including around 2200 in Germany, will be affected.
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