ORAFOL is thus one of the few companies to have received the award multiple times and continues to hold the Gold status of the “Best Managed Companies” seal of quality, which is awarded in over 45 countries and has been established in Germany since 2018.
This latest award specifically recognizes the company’s consistent strategic development as part of its long-term transformation and investment program “Roadmap 2030: Shaping the Future”.
At the heart of the strategic direction is the combination of industrial strength at its home base and global expansion. At its headquarters in Oranienburg, ORAFOL is investing 235 million euros between 2026 and 2030 to expand its production and technology base.
As early as 2025, the company had announced investments totaling 150 million euros through 2027. The early definition of further investment steps for the years 2028 through 2030 underscores the long-term strategic planning certainty and consistent focus on sustainable growth. It is precisely this ability to provide forward-looking, structured corporate leadership in the areas of strategy, productivity & innovation, culture & commitment, and governance & finance that has now been explicitly recognized as part of the Best Managed Companies Awards 2026, in which ORAFOL was once again honored as one of the excellently managed companies.
“This award confirms my commitment to shaping our own future,” explains Holger Loclair, Chairman & CEO of ORAFOL. “It is also a recognition of the performance of our management team and the strength of our entire organization. At ORAFOL, growth stems from discipline and a willingness to invest consistently—in Oranienburg and worldwide.”
Dr. Loclair also emphasizes the particular importance of the company’s financial and strategic independence, as well as the continuous development of its global production structure.
In addition to investments at its headquarters, ORAFOL is systematically driving forward its international expansion. This includes expansions at subsidiaries in Europe, the U.S., and Asia. An important milestone was reached in April 2026 with the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gyeonggi Province. The agreement involves an investment of $60 million for the first phase of a new production site in the Seoul metropolitan area—one of Asia’s leading technology and industrial hubs.
The ORAFOL Roadmap 2030 brings these activities together into an integrated strategic approach combining reinvestment, growth, and global development. It forms the foundation for the company’s long-term positioning as a technologically leading, internationally oriented industrial group.
