BioNTech to close Idar-Oberstein plant by 2027

The Idar-Oberstein plant will also be closed by the end of 2027, with around 440 jobs affected. In Germany, besides the headquarters in Mainz, only the office locations in Berlin and Munich will remain. Cross-reference: the roughly 440 jobs are included in the up to 1,860 jobs of the group restructuring announced the same day (layoffs entry of 5 May 2026); the figure is carried there and set to null here to avoid double counting. Update (28.09.2026): The search for buyers failed; BioNTech confirmed the closure and now gives the end of 2028 as the end date for Idar-Oberstein (Tübingen end of 2027, Marburg early 2028; about 1,800 employees in total), citing a difficult market and investment climate (ZDFheute, 28.09.2026).