World economy in upheaval: why Germany could lose out

World economy in upheaval: why Germany could lose out

Hardly any other country on earth has benefited as much from globalization as Germany. But now the world is in upheaval: China is sealing itself off, the USA is putting Europe under pressure. What will become of our jobs and our wealth?

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Jakob Tilitzki has already been to China six times for the company, six times in four years. The electrical engineer leans against a shiny blue machine in a factory building on the Hunsrück and talks about his travels in Palatinate dialect. He sets up these machines here at Simona’s in Kirn. They are extruders that prepare material for the special plastics manufacturer. For a few years, Tilitzki has not only kept the systems running at the headquarters, but also in new plants outside.

Source: Stern

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