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Double innovation at LEONHARD KURZ: Solar carport and rPET recycling plant now in operation

03/09/2025

Fürth/Germany, September 3, 2025: On September 1, 2025, LEONHARD KURZ opened its first solar carport at its Fürth location. The photovoltaic system represents the consistent expansion of a sustainable energy supply and powers the world’s first recycling plant for rPET granulate from high-performance transfer foils at the company's headquarters.

Planning for the PV carport began back in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic put the project on hold. Progress successfully resumed in November 2022 with...

FACHPACK 2025: LEONHARD KURZ launches innovative brand protection feature TRUSTSEAL® ID

02/09/2025

Fürth/Germany, September 02, 2025: FACHPACK 2025 is just around the corner – from September 23 to 25, leading voices and key players will meet in Nuremberg at Europe's most renowned trade fair for the packaging industry. This year's edition will once again focus on the theme of 'Transition in Packaging.' Around 1,400 exhibitors, from market leaders to start-ups, will discuss current industry developments relating to digitalization and sustainability, while also presenting innovative solutions...

New member of the Management Board of LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG: Dr. Cosima von Salis-Soglio

01/09/2025

Fürth/Germany, September 1, 2025: LEONHARD KURZ is expanding its management board: Dr. Cosima von Salis-Soglio will join the management team as Executive Senior Vice President Greater China on September 1, 2025. In her new role, she will contribute her many years of experience in international site development, intercultural management, and sustainable organizational development.

The doctor of chemistry has been part of the KURZ Group since 2011 and has since played a key role in the global e...

KURZ slim technology: Efficiency, brilliance, and sustainability redefined

29/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, 29. August 2025: LEONHARD KURZ sets another milestone in surface finishing with its slim technology. By reducing the carrier thickness from 12 µm to 10 µm (for hot stamping) and 6 µm (for cold transfer), the technology offers noticeable advantages for processors – in technical, economic, and ecological terms.

Optimized processes for higher productivity

The optimized layer structure ensures a significantly increased gloss level, more precise release and greater efficiency in p...

LEONHARD KURZ presents design and material solutions

27/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, August 27, 2025: The requirements for vehicle interiors have changed: Comfort and functionality alone are no longer enough. What is needed is distinctive design, intuitive operation, and sustainable materials. At the IAA Summit as part of IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich from September 9 to 12, LEONHARD KURZ will showcase visionary surface technologies that combine sustainable design, intuitive operation, and brand-specific aesthetics. The focus will be on new designs for decorative...

Sustainability showcased in a visionary way: KURZ presents innovative decorative solutions for the mobility of the future at the IAA Summit 2025

20/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, August 20, 2025: IAA Mobility 2025 will once again put Munich in the spotlight this fall, with the theme ‘It's All About Mobility.’ At the IAA Summit from September 9 to 12, leading manufacturers, suppliers, and technology companies in the automotive industry will showcase the latest technologies, concepts, and solutions for the mobility of the future. One focus will be on sustainability.

LEONHARD KURZ will once again live up to its role as a pioneer this year and present the l...

Industrial digital finishing reimagined: KURZ showcases machine solutions at Labelexpo 2025

13/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, August 13, 2025: Under the motto ‘re:think what's possible,’ LEONHARD KURZ will present its latest machine developments for industrial label finishing at Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona. The focus will be on modular, digital operating systems that combine efficiency, precision, and the highest quality - which can be experienced live from September 16 to 19 in Hall 3, Booth D73.

DM-UNILINER 3D: Digital finishing taken to the next level

With the DM-UNILINER 3D, KURZ is prese...

Spotlight on innovation in exterior design: LEONHARD KURZ showcases production readiness and design expertise at the IAA Summit 2025

13/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, August 13, 2025: You never get a second chance to make a first impression - and that also applies to the exterior appearance of vehicles. LEONHARD KURZ will be demonstrating how striking, functional, and sustainable design can be implemented with forward-looking concepts at the IAA Summit from September 9 to 12, as part of IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich. Together with renowned partners such as Swarovski Mobility, ams OSRAM, and the RONAL GROUP, the company will present innovative ...

LEONHARD KURZ at the IAA Summit 2025: Design visions that rethink technology and sustainability

07/08/2025

Fürth/Germany, August 7, 2025: Tomorrow's mobility requires new perspectives - and not just in the field of drive technology. Innovative approaches and new perspectives are also needed in surface design. From September 9 to 12, 2025, LEONHARD KURZ will be demonstrating how advanced decorative and functional technologies are enabling a new understanding of design at the IAA Summit, as part of IAA Mobility. The focus of the trade fair presentation will be on groundbreaking exhibits from the fie...

LEONHARD KURZ demonstrates responsibility and publishes another detailed sustainability report

24/07/2025

Fürth/Germany, July 24, 2025: In its latest sustainability report for 2024, LEONHARD KURZ provides comprehensive insights into its sustainability activities along the entire value chain - from environmental and climate protection to working conditions and human rights - in a document spanning more than 70 pages. The world's leading expert in thin-film technology and surface finishing is thus demonstrating that entrepreneurial strength also means taking the initiative and assuming responsibili...