Innovation from the beginning

The Overview of key figures

Encourage and challenge

Our locations in Germany

Our locations in Europe

Our locations in America

Our locations in Asia

Technology and Systems

Forage Harvesting

Finance and Controlling

Grain Harvest Division

Sales and Service

Member of the Group Executive Board

Group Executive Directors
Law + Human Resources

Under the name “Gebrüder Claas” (Claas Brothers), the firm became well known all around the world. So who were the company’s founding fathers, August, Bernhard, Franz and Theo, and what were they like?

Without the legendary knotter, the story of CLAAS would probably have taken a very different course. But what exactly is a knotter?

Join us on a journey through the past century – on the path leading from the knotter to today’s LEXION machines, the world’s most powerful combine harvester.

Have a look at the products that have made CLAAS the company it is today.

Experience the fascinating story of CLAAS at first hand. Join us on an exciting journey through the history of agricultural technology in the CLAAS company museum.

Click here for more information on the history of CLAAS, or on the CLAAS Museum.

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Searching for photos from the world of CLAAS? Then why not have a look in our picture archive?

Movies, animations and presentations

On http://foodculturemedia. newsmarket.com you find raw video material of agricultural machines in use.

Downloads on our products

Our press area specifically for the anniversary

The Alternative History

Download Annual Report 2018

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The Annual Reports of the last few years

The main function of the asset-backed securities program is to reduce external liquidity requirements.

A borrowers' note with a total volume of €300 million was issued in year 2015.

One of the first instruments with which CLAAS became active on international capital markets was a syndicated credit facility (syndicated loan) in 1997.

At the end of 2002, CLAAS became the first German company to issue 200 million USD of bonds on the US market as part of a private placement.

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Our information platform for current and potential suppliers

Our information platform for current and potential suppliers

The CLAAS Technology Partner Team seeks out exciting and promising business opportunities across a range of technology fields.

CLAAS technology partnership