The Federation of German Industries (German: Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie) is the umbrella organization of German industry and industry-related service providers. It represents 39 industry associations and more than 100,000 companies that employ around 8 million workers. Membership is voluntary. A total of 15 Bundesland-level agencies represent the interests of the economy at regional level. The headquarters of the BDI is the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Berlin. Its president is Siegfried Russwurm. BDI has offices in Germany and abroad.
History
Between 1950 and 1999 it was located in the House of German Industry in Cologne.
Responsibilities
As an umbrella organization, the federation is responsible for the perception and promotion of concerns of member industries. However, it does not represent social issues. This function is reserved for the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). The BDI statute limits the circle of members to leading industrial associations and working groups. As a result, sole proprietors or corporate networks can not obtain membership.
The BDI has been described as an interest group in the association sectors "Economy and Labor" as well as "an investor top association of industrial sector and trade associations". As an advocacy group, it articulates the interests of its members. The BDI lobbies globally in the sense of industrially active enterprises and is in "all economic relevant legislative processes heard."
Presidents
- 1949–1971: Fritz Berg
- 1972–1976: Hans Günter Sohl
- 1977 (January–October): Hanns Martin Schleyer
- 1978 (January–September): Nikolaus Fasolt
- 1978–1984: Rolf Rodenstock
- 1985–1986: Hans Joachim Langmann
- 1987–1990: Tyll Necker
- 1991–1992: Heinrich Weiss
- 1992–1994: Tyll Necker
- 1995–2000: Hans-Olaf Henkel
- 2001–2004: Michael Rogowski
- 2005–2008: Jürgen Thumann
- 2009–2012: Hans-Peter Keitel
- 2013–2016: Ulrich Grillo
- since 2017: Dieter Kempf[1]
- since 2021: Siegfried Russwurm
Member associations
The association represents the following 39 member associations:
- Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
- Main Association of the German Construction Industry e.V.
- Federal Association of Building Materials - Stones and Eros (BBS)
- Association of Consulting Engineers e.V. (VBI)
- Biotechnology Industry Organization Germany e.V. (BIO Germany eV)
- Association of the Chemical Industry e.V. (VCI)
- Central Association Electrical Engineering- and Electronics Industry e.V. (ZVEI)
- Federal Association of the German Disposal, Water and Raw Materials Management e.V. (BDE)
- Federal Association of Natural Gas, Petroleum and Geonergy e. V. (BVEG)
- Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V. (vfa) (Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies)
- Central Real Estate Committee e. V. (ZIA)
- Association of the Potash and Salt Industry e. V. (VKS)
- Federal Association of German Foundry Industry e.V. (BDG)
- Federal Association Glass Industry e.V.
- Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media e.V. (BITKOM)
- Federation of Ceramic Industry e.V. (BVKI)
- Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry e.V. (BDLI)
- Federal Association of the German Aviation Economy e.V. (BDL)
- Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA)
- Trade Association Metals e.V. (WVM)
- Mineral Oil Economy Association e.V. (MWV)
- Employers and Business Association of Mobility and Transport Services e.V. (Agv MoVe)
- Association of German Paper Mills e.V. (VDP)
- Federal Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry e.V. (BPI)
- Association of Raw Materials and Mining e.V. (VRB)
- Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry e.V. (BDSV)
- Trade Association Steel
- Trade Association Steel Construction and Energy Technology e.V. (WV SET)
- Trade Association Steel and Metal Processing e.V. (WSM)
- Association of the German Textile- and Fashion Industry e.V.
- Federal Association of German Tourism e.V. (BTW)
- Association of TÜV e.V.
- Association of the German Interconnected Grid Systems Economy e.V. (VdV)
- German Cigarette Association e.V. (DZV)
- Association of the Sugar Industry e.V. (VdZ)
- Industry Group: Federal Association of Jewelry-, Watch-, Silverware- and related Industries e.V.
- Industry Group: Association of the German Vending Machine Industry e.V. (VDAI)
- Industry Group: Association of the German Dental Industry e.V. (VDDI)
- Industry Group: Association of the German Gaming Industry e. V.
