Members
Members of the BDI are either enterprise federations, industry working groups or industry affiliated service providers which are the highest-level representative body for an industry or service group in the Federal Republic of Germany. This membership is voluntary! Direct membership of single businesses is not possible. The BDI board of directors decides about new applications for admission.
The BDI supports the work of its member groups with diverse information about all fields of economic policy. It is the task of the BDI to focus the joint interests of its member associations and represent these in dealings with parliament and society. The BDI is financed by the contributions of its member associations.
Currently, the BDI has 35 Member federations, of which 2 are working groups, and represents the interests of 100000 businesses with 8 million employees.
The BDI supports the work of its member groups with diverse information about all fields of economic policy. It is the task of the BDI to focus the joint interests of its member associations and represent these in dealings with parliament and society. The BDI is financed by the contributions of its member associations.
Currently, the BDI has 35 Member federations, of which 2 are working groups, and represents the interests of 100000 businesses with 8 million employees.
- Overview of Member Assosiations
- Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA)
- Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie e.V.
- Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden e.V. (BBS)
- Verband Beratender Ingenieure (VBI)
- Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI)
- German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI)
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Rohstoffwirtschaft e.V. (BDE)
- Wirtschaftsverband Erdöl- und Erdgasgewinnung e.V. (WEG)
- Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Ernährungsindustrie (BVE)
- Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V. (vfa)
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießerei-Industrie (BDG)
- Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V.
- German Property Federation (ZIA)
- BITKOM e.V.
- Verband der Kali- und Salzindustrie e.V. (VKS)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Keramische Industrie e.V. (AKI)
- Wirtschaftsvereinigung Kunststoff (WVK)
- Flughafenverband ADV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen)
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V. (BDLI)
- German Engineering Federation (VDMA)
- WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle e.V. (WVM)
- Association of the German Petroleum Industry (MWV)
- German Paper Factories (VDP)
- German Pharmaceutical Industry Association (BPI)
- Die Vereinigung Rohstoffe und Bergbau e.V. (VRB)
- German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM)
- Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl - German Steel Federation
- Wirtschaftsverband Stahlbau und Energietechnik e.V. (SET)
- Wirtschaftsverband Stahl- und Metallverarbeitung (WSM)
- Gesamtverband der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie e.V.
- Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW)
- Verband der deutschen Verbundwirtschaft e.V. (VdV)
- Verein der Zuckerindustrie e.V.
- Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e.V.
- Federation of German Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, Silverware and Related Industries
- Verband der Deutschen Automatenindustrie e.V. (VDAI)
- Verband der Deutschen Dental-Industrie e.V. (VDDI)
- German Leather Federation (VDL)
