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European chemical companies pessimistic for 2025: recovery not foreseeable until 2026

Green transformation remains one of the top management priorities alongside digitalization and AI

03-Apr-2025 - After a sobering financial year in 2024 ("lost year"), the leading European chemical companies are still not forecasting any significant recovery for 2025. A cautiously positive development is only expected in the second half of the year - provided that a global trade war or a lack of economic ...

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ALTANA achieves double-digit growth in 2024 and invests heavily in the future

Sales increase by 16 percent to 3,169 million euros

25-Mar-2025 - The specialty chemicals group ALTANA achieved double-digit growth in the 2024 fiscal year while once again making significant investments in the future. The company increased its sales by 16 percent to 3,169 million euros (previous year: 2,742 million euros). One growth driver was heightened ...

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Endress+Hauser maintains Gold status

The Group has achieved 78 out of 100 points in the EcoVadis sustainability rating

20-Feb-2025 - The combined score puts Endress+Hauser among the top 5 percent of the approximately 150,000 rated companies. The EcoVadis assessment is based on several criteria relating to the environment, labor, human rights and ethics. For Endress+Hauser, the rating is a key metric for gauging its own ...

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Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

11-Feb-2025 - Global demand for batteries will grow more than threefold by 2030, rising to between 4.0 and 4.6 terawatt hours depending on the specific scenario. The market is currently dominated by technology-leading cell manufacturers from Asia – especially China, where the substantial overcapacity is ...

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Cutting-edge technology for everyone

European innovation platform offers companies access to resource-saving production methods

11-Feb-2025 - Over the past four years, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences has worked with 25 partners from seven countries on cutting-edge technological solutions for the production of bio-based polyurethanes (PUR). Sustainability was a central pillar of the BIOMAT project. The bio-based PUR foams ...

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Innovative plant to turn wood into biochemicals

First of its kind plant lays groundwork for production of consumer goods with reduced CO2 footprint

04-Feb-2025 - Industrial services provider Bilfinger enters into a 6-year framework agreement with UPM Biochemicals covering comprehensive maintenance services for a new, sustainable production plant: At its Leuna site, UPM Biochemicals is currently building the world’s first biorefinery for the production of ...

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Quantum technology and AI: the key to safe second-life applications for lithium-ion batteries

Innovative rapid test method for precise determination of battery condition for industrial use

31-Jan-2025 - To promote the sustainability of electromobility and enhance resource efficiency, upcycling of lithium-ion batteries is gaining increasing importance. Efforts are focused on slowing down material cycles by repurposing used batteries from electric vehicles for new applications instead of ...

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Major breakthrough: Decarbonising global transport with ultra-lightweight batteries

alteva secures €1.7 million in pre-seed funding

21-Jan-2025 - Cologne-based battery start-up alteva has successfully closed a 1.7 million Euro pre-seed financing round. The round was led by HTGF with participation from UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators, NRW.BANK and renowned angel investors. Alteva Technologies GmbH develops ultra-lightweight batteries ...

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Europe-wide alliance for sustainable PMMA recycling established

Open to all PMMA processing companies in Europe

19-Dec-2024 - Advancing the circular economy is one of the most important goals of Röhm’s and POLYVANTIS' sustainability strategy. To achieve this, the companies also rely on strong partnerships and collaborations. ‘Together, we are taking responsibility in the face of limited resources and processing a ...

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ISC3 is looking for innovators in the field of sustainable chemistry and climate change

International start-up competition is endowed with 25,000 euros

02-Dec-2024 - Which innovative ideas in the field of sustainable chemistry can contribute to mitigating and adapting to climate change? This is the central question posed by the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Center (ISC3) as part of its Innovation Challenge 2025. Start-ups and innovators ...

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