NEWS & AKTUELLES

Die deutsche Chemieindustrie erlebt aktuell einer ihrer schwersten Krisen. Sie ist mit grundlegenden und strukturellen Veränderungen konfrontiert. Zugleich muss sie sich neu erfinden, wenn sie einerseits wettbewerbsfähig bleiben will und andererseits die Transformation hin zu einer klimaneutralen Chemieindustrie gelingen soll. Die Entwicklung und der Einsatz neuer Technologien sind für den Wandel unabdingbar.

Seit dem Krieg in der Ukraine will Deutschland so schnell wie möglich ohne russisches Erdgas auskommen. Tiefengeothermie könnte im Bereich der Fernwärme einen Beitrag leisten, vor allem in Städten und dicht besiedelten Gegenden mit bereits vorhandenen Wärmenetzen.

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As we must move towards greener construction, we must consider what sustainable construction really means and how complex this issue is, as it needs to take into account social, environmental, and economic aspects.

The automotive industry is undergoing a turnaround that, to date, has been dominated by the shift to electric vehicles. However, achieving the Paris climate targets also requires a stronger commitment to the circular economy.

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Sustainability is one of the biggest challenges and one of the biggest opportunities for the packaging industry. Packaging has become an important commodity as all industries actively work to reduce their environmental impact.

Globally, the healthcare sector is responsible for approximately 4.6 % of the global total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change. In comparison, in 2018, the shipping sector was responsible for around 2.9 % of global emissions.

The biotechnology industry is particularly focused on improving the quality of life and creating value for society. The industry's breakthrough innovations are the foundation for global health and prosperity.

For several years, companies, start-ups and universities around the world have been working on the development of airborne wind systems. Now the first companies have started to market their systems. Airborne wind energy is a wind energy technology based on flying blades or wings attached to the ground with a cable.

The German chemical industry faced a number of challenges in the first half of 2022: High freight costs, long delivery times and bottlenecks in raw materials affected the business activities of chemical companies in Germany.

The enormous price increases since summer 2021 can be attributed to concerns about a very tense supply situation (e. g. Nord Stream II, Ukraine war). There is currently no end in sight.

The general conditions for the automotive industry have deteriorated further since the beginning of the year. The industry continues to be affected by problems along the value chain with raw materials and intermediate products.

The recent rise in energy prices has resulted in a combination of economic and industrial impacts. For companies that use gas to produce metals such as steel, a deterioration of the supply situation for gas would lead to the cessation of their production.

With heating accounting for nearly 40 percent of total gas consumption in the EU, renewable alternatives must be found quickly. Until now, heating has been largely neglected in EU renewable energy legislation because coal, oil and gas were cheaper in most cases.

Since 2010 the pricing moratorium is limiting price increases for Rx drugs that are subject to reimbursement by public health insurances. Though this implies only for older drugs, mainly generics a huge proportion of the German drug market is impacted by this rule.

Rising energy costs are making more apparent in the construction industry mainly due to increasing transport costs, but also directly due to rising fuel costs for construction machinery.