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IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH supplies engineering solutions to the tobacco industry. Its products include consulting, green leaf threshing, instruments and analytic services. The firm offers start-up, knowledge transfer, spare parts, e-procurement, maintenance programs, production, modernization and refurbishment services. The company was founded by Kurt A. Körber in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Körber AG is a holding company, with interests in business areas that include automation, logistics systems, pharma systems, tissue, tobacco, corporate Ventures, and Körber Digital. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.