Manufacturing companies based in Cologne

German motor manufacturer

Rimowa GmbH (), often stylized as RIMOWA, is a luxury luggage manufacturer. The company was founded in 1898, in Cologne, Germany.

Lanxess AG is a German specialty chemicals company based in Cologne, Germany. It was founded in 2004 after Bayer AG spun off its chemicals division and parts of its polymers business.

Alweg was a German transportation company known for its development of straddle-beam monorail technology. ==History== thumb|Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System, pictured in 1963 Alweg was established in January 1953 by Swedish industrialist Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren as Alweg-Forschung, GmbH (), based in Fühlingen, a suburb of Cologne in West Germany. The company originated from the Verkehrsbahn-Studiengesellschaft (), which had presented early monorail designs and prototypes the previous year. The name "Alweg" is derived from Wenner-Gren’s full name. thumb|Seattle Center Monorail, pictured in 2008

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thumb|Condomi shop in Cologne Condomi is a German condom manufacturer based in Cologne, which began production in 1988. For many years, Condomi used a production technique that did not involve the use of the milk protein casein. This meant Condomi was one of the few condom lines that were casein-free and suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans.

igus is a German manufacturer and distributor of technical products made of high-performance plastics, including plastic plain bearings, flexible cables, energy chains, connectors, robotic components, 3D-printed products and ball bearings.

thumb|An Opekta advertising poster from Anne Frank's room in the Secret Annexe. ', roughly "Now make homemade Jam with Opekta" Opekta was a German pectin and spice company that existed between 1928 and 1995. It is notable for its Dutch operation being based in the building at ' that later became the Anne Frank House. Opekta was based in Cologne and expanded into the Netherlands in 1933, at which time Otto Frank moved from Germany to Amsterdam to become managing director of the new Dutch operation. Otto Frank was in charge of the manufacturing and distribution of the pectin-based gelling prepar

thumb|A Stollwerck chocolate bar from 1890

family-owned food company

German beer brewery

private brewery in Cologne, Germany

Picanova is a German company providing photo printing and framing services. It is one of the largest producers of custom wall decorations in the world, with headquarters in Cologne.

Armedangels is a fashion label based in Cologne, Germany, founded in 2007. The company is known for its focus on sustainable and responsible practices in fashion, including its use of certified materials, supply chain transparency, and fair labor standards.

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Manufacturing company in the vacuum industry, subsidiary of Atlas Copco AB group