All entries located in Saxony (Germany), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/saxony 2026-10-05T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:35f082a3:en 2026-10-05T06:00:00Z

US defence company Covenant, founded in 2024, opened a production site in Leipzig on 05.10.2026 where it plans to build the Anthem cruise missile from 2027: 1,000 units in the first year and 5,000 in 2028. Up to 250 people are to work in production, and Leipzig is to become the company's largest site worldwide; state secretary Johannes Steiniger of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs put the investment at around €250m. Before production can start, the authorities still have to approve converting the former warehouse into a production hall; first reports of the plans emerged from 30.08.2026 (dpa/t-online, 05.10.2026; second source: dpa-AFX, 05.10.2026). — Sources: https://t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/militaer-verteidigung/id_101467386/leipzig-us-waffenfirma-covenant-eroeffnet-werk-und-nennt-details.html · https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/roundup-us-ruestungsunternehmen-oeffnet-standort-in-leipzig/70234475

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8ebb0bac:en 2026-10-05T06:00:00Z

Frankfurt-based asset manager DWS is acquiring all shares in Zug-based real estate investment manager Peakside, which specialises in value-add and opportunistic investments in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, manages about €1.7bn and has some 45 staff in Frankfurt, Zug, Warsaw, Prague, Munich and Luxembourg. The sellers are the shareholders around founders Stefan Aumann and Boris Schran, who are staying on; no price was disclosed, and closing is planned by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval (finews.ch, 5 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.finews.ch/news/finanzplatz/73833-dws-uebernimmt-den-zuger-immobilien-asset-manager-peakside-capital-advisors-deutschland-mittel-und-osteuropa-gruender-bleiben-an-bord

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fa5d24a7:en 2026-10-03T06:00:00Z

Trains have been running since 3 Oct 2026 over the new crossing structure in Leipzig-Sellerhausen-Stünz, which carries the Anger-Crottendorf – Heiterblick link over the lines to Dresden and Geithain. The column-free truss bridge (superstructure about 850 tonnes) was built after the old structure was demolished from mid-January 2026 and was moved some 100 metres into position by modular transporters on 31 Jul 2026; according to DB InfraGO it is a precondition for reopening Leipzig's eastern freight ring. No cost is given. (LOK Report, based on a Deutsche Bahn release, 3 Oct 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-neues-brueckenbauwerk-sellerhausen-stuenz-geht-puenktlich-in-betrieb.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:83305052:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

According to Handelsblatt, Leipzig-based photovoltaics provider Energiekonzepte Deutschland, which has installed more than 45,000 solar systems for private households, has to file for insolvency, with applications planned for seven group companies. The trigger was reportedly the withdrawal of a financing commitment by the lender Pemberton. Regional media say around 340 employees at the Leipzig and Taucha sites are affected; a confirmed insolvency filing had not been reported at the time of writing (report; Handelsblatt, 1 Oct 2026; second source: Taucha kompakt, 30 Sep 2026). Update (6 Oct 2026): Six EKD group companies have filed for insolvency at the Leipzig local court, which appointed Lucas Flöther (Flöther & Wissing) as provisional administrator; the seventh company, ES Energiesysteme of Edermünde, is due to follow. Operations continue for now and the wages of the roughly 400 permanent staff are covered for three months by insolvency pay; restructuring options, including an investor, are to be examined before proceedings are expected to open on 1 Dec 2026 (pv magazine). — Sources: https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/solarenergie-solarspezialist-energiekonzepte-deutschland-meldet-insolvenz-an/100258988.html · https://www.taucha-kompakt.de/energiekonzepte-deutschland-soll-morgen-insolvenz-anmelden--340-mitarbeiter-betroffen/cnt-id-ps-53cf4d63-a505-4809-9a65-7896913810dc · https://www.pv-magazine.de/2026/10/06/vorlaeufiger-insolvenzverwalter-fuehrt-geschaeftsbetrieb-von-ekd-weiter/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:75716136:en 2026-09-10T06:00:00Z

On 10 September 2026 GSK announced it will close its Dresden vaccine plant (founded 1911, 115 years of production) with around 650 employees by summer 2028 at the latest, citing globally declining demand and overcapacity; flu-vaccine production is to move to its Canadian site in Ste-Foy. Union IGBCE pledged resistance (Ärzteblatt, oiger.de, 10 Sep 2026). — Source: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/news/gsk-will-impfstoffwerk-dresden-schliessen-bc40c225-a1ee-405d-9847-975ca71b0fe4

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:58657077:en 2026-08-04T06:00:00Z

Baumann Spedition, a haulier specialising in fresh-goods transport, has opened court-supervised restructuring proceedings under self-administration for its Dresden entity (Dresden district court) and its Mochau entity (Chemnitz district court); the group operates sites in Dresden, Mochau (Döbeln) and Erfurt. Managing director Jörg Baumann cites the weak economy, consolidation in retail and the loss of several major customers amid strained liquidity. Operations continue and management remains in place; no headcount was disclosed. — Source: https://logistik-heute.de/news/insolvenz-baumann-spedition-startet-sanierungsverfahren-eigenverwaltung-277177.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3748b7f2:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

The Zwickau printing plant of the Westermann group will stop production, expected by 31 August 2026, affecting 170 jobs. Staff were informed on the afternoon of 27 July 2026. The company cites persistently difficult market conditions in Germany, falling demand for printed products and comparatively high production costs at the site. Single-source report (Freie Presse). — Source: https://www.freiepresse.de/zwickau/zwickau/170-arbeitsplaetze-betroffen-westermann-druckerei-in-zwickau-schliesst-artikel14348784

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:edc317b4:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

Estonian aerosol-packaging maker Metaprint announced on 16 July a €50–60 million investment programme centred on building a new plant in Lichtenau (Saxony, between Dresden and Leipzig); in parallel it is implementing the robotised 4,500 m² production hall in Tallinn announced back in February. The automation is intended to gradually reduce night-shift and staffing needs at the Estonian site (no specific job figure given). Second source: Ehitusuudised. — Source: https://www.toostusuudised.ee/uudised/2026/07/16/metaprint-investeerib-saksamaa-tehasesse-kuni-60-miljonit-eurot-ja-robotiseerib-eesti-tootmist

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2e1bb436:en 2026-07-14T06:00:00Z

EnBW has unsuccessfully concluded the search for an investor for the Leipzig-based storage manufacturer Senec, which it launched in February 2026: new-customer business and product development will be discontinued, and only the existing-customer business will continue. Significant cuts to the workforce are unavoidable according to the company; management and the works council are negotiating the socially responsible staff reduction, and no figure has yet been named. — Source: https://www.pv-magazine.de/2026/07/14/enbw-findet-keinen-investor-neukundengeschaeft-von-senec-wird-eingestellt/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d27c9544:en 2026-07-02T06:00:00Z

Infineon has opened the 'Smart Power Fab' in Dresden — at €5 bn the largest single investment in the company's history, supported with around €1 bn from EU Chips Act funds. The fab doubles Dresden's capacity for power semiconductors and creates 1,000 jobs. — Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260702-germany-s-infineon-opens-major-chip-plant-as-eu-seeks-tech-autonomy

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dd752fa2:en 2026-06-30T06:00:00Z

The delegates' meetings of both institutions approved the merger (report dated 30 June 2026). The joint bank will operate as Leipziger Volksbank; 'Volksbank Delitzsch' remains as a branch name. Technical consolidation on 5 September 2026. — Source: https://www.wirtschaft-in-sachsen.de/de/grosser-bankendeal-in-der-region-was-hinter-der-fusion-der-volksbanken-leipzig-und-delitzsch-steckt/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d04d2974:en 2026-06-11T06:00:00Z

The general assembly of Raiffeisenbank Burgstädt (9 June) and the delegates' meeting of Volksbank Chemnitz (11 June 2026) approved by a large majority. New institution: Volksbank Chemnitz eG; technical merger on 19 September 2026. — Source: https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-regional/jetzt-ist-es-beschlossen-volksbank-chemnitz-uebernimmt-raiffeisenbank-burgstaedt-artikel14289018

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1f9faef6:en 2026-02-28T06:00:00Z

DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn energised the overhead line on the roughly 2.6 km section between Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof and Chemnitz Süd on 28 February 2026, so freight trains now run electrically there. The works comprised 57 masts, about 6,500 m of contact wire and a new remote-control substation, plus adjustments to signalling and control systems. It is the first stage of the planned continuous electrification to Aue; electric passenger operation is still at the planning stage. (LOK Report, 2 Apr 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/sachsen-erster-abschnitt-der-erzgebirgsbahn-mit-2-6-kilometern-elektrifiziert.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:06202006:en 2025-12-31T06:00:00Z

The upgrade covers the cross-border section (DB line 6207) between the German-Polish border and Knappenrode in Upper Lusatia: double-tracking, electrification and a speed increase to up to 160 km/h, with an investment volume of about EUR 420 million. The German sub-section to Horka went into service on 7 December 2016, and through train service between Knappenrode and Horka resumed at the end of 2018. As the final component, ETCS Level 2 was installed between March and July 2024 and was scheduled to enter service on the German side in April 2025 (the Polish side has been ETCS-ready since the end of 2015). — Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnstrecke_W%C4%99gliniec%E2%80%93Ro%C3%9Flau

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:55d9048f:en 2025-12-10T06:00:00Z

DB has finished repairing the Elstertal Viaduct, which is more than 170 years old, after over four years of construction, and marked the completion officially on 10 December 2025. The Leipzig–Hof line has been fully usable on both tracks again since September 2024; masonry restoration followed until December 2025. Costs came to about EUR 60 million, and a crossover with four points plus an electronic interlocking were added to make operations more flexible during works and disruptions. (LOK Report, 10 Dec 2025) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63746-sachsen-sanierung-der-elstertalbruecke-im-vogtland-erfolgreich-abgeschlossen.html · https://bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/elstertalbruecke

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1e4ac533:en 2025-12-04T06:00:00Z

On 4 Dec 2025 the VVO general assembly agreed to merge with the ZVON into the new special-purpose association Verkehrsverbund Ostsachsen (ZVVO), due to start on 1 January 2026. It covers the districts of Bautzen, Görlitz, Meissen and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains plus Dresden and Görlitz, with 1.6 million inhabitants. The ZVVO held its inaugural meeting in Bautzen on 21 January 2026; the two operating companies are to be merged by year-end, a joint tariff will take about two years to develop, and the new network is to replace diesel with battery-hybrid trains. (LOK Report, 21 Jan 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/64588-sachsen-verkehrsverbund-ostsachsen-startet-in-jahr-des-uebergangs.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63584-sachsen-signal-auf-gruen-fuer-neuen-verkehrsverbund-ostsachsen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f9962742:en 2025-11-26T06:00:00Z

New research building in the science park with 4,600 m² of usable space, over 50 laboratories and 80 offices. Research on climate and resource protection, the energy transition, sustainable chemistry and bio-based circular economy. Financed by the federal government, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Update (26 November 2025): The UFZ has opened its new research building in Leipzig's science park, providing lab and office space for about 170 staff. (Welt, 26 November 2025) — Source: https://www.welt.de/regionales/sachsen/article69270a9e75d27c2e110d938c/helmholtz-zentrum-eroeffnet-neuen-forschungsbau-in-leipzig.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1878598c:en 2025-11-17T06:00:00Z

DB InfraGO has finished renewing the 33,000 m² membrane roof over the station hall in Dresden after about three years of work; it was inaugurated on 17 November 2025. The trigger was ice and snow damage in winter 2010/11. The federal government, Saxony (EUR 2.91 million) and DB shared total costs of roughly EUR 50 million, and 18 steel-and-glass skylights were fitted to cope with snow loads while trains kept running. (LOK Report, 17 Nov 2025) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63159-sachsen-neues-hallendach-des-dresdner-hauptbahnhofs-feierlich-eingeweiht.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8334d4b8:en 2025-07-30T06:00:00Z

The roughly 8 km section between Zeithain and Leckwitz (Meißen district) was modernised from autumn 2020 to July 2025: renewed track, ballast bed and overhead line, five new rail bridges, two level crossings in Glaubitz replaced by bridges, and about 6.5 km of noise barriers; the line will support speeds up to 200 km/h. According to operator DB InfraGO, both tracks went into service on the evening of 28 July 2025, with the official commissioning dated 30 July 2025. Important caveat: per the source, ETCS equipment for this section is only planned for 2028 — it was NOT yet part of the July 2025 milestone, despite the "(incl. ETCS)" note in the original list entry. — Source: https://www.leipzig-dresden.de/zeithain-leckwitz.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:272d7ad8:en 2024-09-08T06:00:00Z

On 8 September 2024, Deutsche Bahn completed the comprehensive modernization of the Chemnitz Bahnbogen, a 2.8 km section of the Saxony–Franconia line in Chemnitz. Rather than rebuilding it, the listed viaduct (built 1901-1910, 275 m long) was refurbished; the project also delivered four new reinforced-concrete railway overpasses, two barrier-free stops (Chemnitz Mitte and Chemnitz Süd), and roughly 1.9 km of new noise barriers. A specific investment figure is not stated in the available sources. — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/52587-sachsen-modernisierung-des-chemnitzer-bahnbogens-planmaessig-abgeschlossen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:54ccb603:en 2023-08-18T06:00:00Z

The Dresden-Plauen stop on the Dresden–Chemnitz–Zwickau line was rebuilt to be barrier-free: tracks, overhead lines and signalling/safety technology were renewed and a new 140-meter central platform with an elevator was built. The first renewed track section (about 1.5 km) went into service on 18 February 2023, with the elevator following by summer 2023. In 2025 the site was further completed as a "Zukunftsbahnhof" with new seating, wayfinding and artwork; the source does not state a specific investment figure. — Source: https://www.bahnhof.de/dresden-plauen/zukunftsbahnhof

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6a8bbf9c:en 2020-12-31T06:00:00Z

The roughly 14 km rail section between Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz and Großdeuben (Leipzig district) was fundamentally rebuilt from October 2015 for about EUR 92 million as part of the Saxony-Franconia Trunk Line expansion — including track renewal, about 17 km of overhead line, 42 switches, four rail bridges and a new pedestrian tunnel. Construction was largely completed with the commissioning of the electronic signal boxes in Böhlen and Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz at the end of 2019, with remaining exterior site works, per a construction notice, running until summer 2020. The goal is through-running of regional trains via Leipzig's City Tunnel toward south-western Saxony at speeds up to 160 km/h. — Source: https://www.sachsen-franken-magistrale.de/das-projekt/leipzig-hof/markkleeberg-gaschwitz.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:df2ce7a3:en 2020-12-13T06:00:00Z

Since 2013, the Leipzig rail hub has been rebuilt as part of the major "Verkehrsprojekt Deutsche Einheit Nr. 8" project (515 km of new/upgraded lines Nuremberg-Erfurt-Halle/Leipzig-Berlin), including new entry/exit tracks at the main station toward Halle/Erfurt and Berlin; construction is scheduled to run until 2025. The 2nd construction phase comprised about six kilometers of new track, 32 switches and 20 signals, with a cost volume of roughly EUR 220 million. The source given in the list (bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com/p/leipzig) is no longer reachable (HTTP 404); a single documented event exactly on 13 Dec 2020 could not be verified, and per local press, work on the northern part of the hub (Wiederitzsch) reportedly continued until at least 2022. — Source: https://www.baustellen-doku.info/leipzig_umbau_bahnknoten/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:256af5b0:en 2020-05-03T06:00:00Z

The Dresden–Elsterwerda–Kötzschenbroda connecting curve (Kurve DEK) near Coswig/Radebeul (Saxony) was renewed from early 2018 as part of the third construction stage of the Leipzig–Dresden upgrade line (VDE 9) and reopened on 3 May 2020 at a permitted speed of 130 km/h (up from 100 km/h). Work included a new electronic interlocking at Weinböhla, renewal of the rail embankment, replacement of the Meißner Straße railway bridge, and construction of a retaining wall plus a noise barrier up to five metres high. A specific investment figure for this section is not given in the available sources. — Source: https://www.leipzig-dresden.de/fertiggestellte-abschnitte.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f03838e2:en 2019-12-15T06:00:00Z

The double-track Paditz–Lehndorf section of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line (Leipzig–Hof) was comprehensively modernised: a new electronic signal box, renewed overhead line equipment, three bridges, level crossings and noise barriers. Lehndorf station received two new 155 m platforms; the goal is to raise the permitted speed to up to 160 km/h. Construction began in 2017 in two phases, and Deutsche Bahn's project page now lists the section as completed. — Source: https://www.sachsen-franken-magistrale.de/das-projekt/leipzig-hof/paditz-lehndorf.html