KIRCHHOFF Group expanded its e coating capacity to 15,000 m² per day in San José Iturbide, Mexico, with advanced process controls, water recovery systems, and a coating capacity.

The KIRCHHOFF Group traces back to the company Stephan Witte, that was founded in 1785 to produce sewing needles in Iserlohn. For four generations owned by the KIRCHHOFF family, the group today consists of four business areas: KIRCHHOFF Automotive, KIRCHHOFF Ecotec, WITTE Tools, and KIRCHHOFF Mobility and achieved a total sales volume of 3.200 bn Euros with nearly 14,000 employees worldwide in 2024. KIRCHHOFF Automotive is a development partner to the automotive industry for complex metal and hybrid structures for body in white and chassis and is active all over the globe as a full-service supplier. With the product lines waste collection vehicles, street sweepers, and lifters, KIRCHHOFF Ecotec is market leader in Europe. As the first manufacturer this business unit developed an integral hybrid waste removal truck. As a producer of premium screw driving tools WITTE Tools offers his customers excellent product quality and particular sales and marketing concepts. KIRCHHOFF Mobility is one of the leading suppliers for individual car reconstructions that give people more mobility.