Optima released its annual report, which outlined out the company is strengthening its claim as technology leader and strategic innovation partner. The company said it achieved a consolidated turnover of over 550 million euros ($602 million) in business year 2022. The group currently employs over 3,000 workers around the world.
“After the challenging pandemic years, we are delighted that we have returned to a successful path and achieved a good overall result in 2022,” says Hans Buehler, CEO of the Optima Group.
The fuel cells field, in which Optima is a player, is a part of the company’s business that has sparked interest and grown. The company said its innovations attracted political interest at high levels.
With the production plants for fuel cells, Optima is looking to create a hydrogen-based industry. To increase its production capacity of fuel cells, the group has developed corresponding machine solutions. As a result, the required production steps – cutting, joining and stacking the individual layers – have been automated. Optima is currently developing a test converter specifically for developing and testing innovative production processes. The company is receiving considerable subsidies from the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg for this work under the “Zukunftsprogramm Wasserstoff BW” (future program hydrogen BW) initiative.
To mark its 100-year anniversary, Optima raffled off 100 complete jersey sets to youth teams from all sporting disciplines from the Schwaebisch Hall and Hohenlohe areas in Germany.
