2025
12
December
2025
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15:12
Europe/Amsterdam
Climate change, species extinction, resource depletion, environmental pollution – all of these are increasingly merging into a major systemic crisis. We need to address it much more holistically – and also recognize the enormous economic …
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14
October
2025
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13:38
Europe/Amsterdam
Europe's plastics industry is staring into the abyss, primarily due to negative framework conditions. But at its core, it remains vital and highly innovative. This becomes clear at K2025, its largest showcase globally.
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23
September
2025
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13:59
Europe/Amsterdam
Diversity of opinion, along with media and academic freedom, is increasingly under pressure. They form the fertile soil in which democracy takes root, and the driving force behind critical thinking, creativity and innovation. We must stand up for …
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24
July
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
The Earth is being increasingly exploited, its regenerative capacity ever diminishing. New recycling technologies must therefore urgently be permitted. The EU is now making a start, but progress is only happening in baby steps. More speed, please!
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01
July
2025
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12:30
Europe/Amsterdam
To achieve greater security, stability, and autonomy, we need a society-wide push for development – anchored by a strong industry, with chemistry at its core.
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16
June
2025
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11:22
Europe/Amsterdam
For 40 years, Europeans have enjoyed freedom of movement thanks to the Schengen Agreement. Yet the idea of a united continent is currently facing tough times. Now more than ever, we need more Europe – not less.
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14
May
2025
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12:25
Europe/Amsterdam
Germany and Europe need a strong chemical industry. While the current environment hasn't been conducive to this, both Berlin and Brussels seem now to be refocusing on the sector's importance.
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09
May
2025
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09:31
Europe/Amsterdam
Sustainability, openness, innovation: These are the winning cards the EU must play in the global arena. The world needs the EU more than ever – as a beacon of stability, a guarantor of prosperity and well-being, and an architect of the future.
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19
February
2025
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13:30
Europe/Amsterdam
There’s a serious imbalance in the energy system: While the expansion of renewables in Germany is now visibly progressing, supply security is questionable, and prices are far too high. The energy architecture needs to be readjusted.
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29
January
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
A wave of disillusionment is sweeping across the globe, leaving a trail of frustration and despair in its wake. This massive erosion of trust can and must be overcome with the help of the economy. To achieve this, we need a new political approach …
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23
January
2025
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16:30
Europe/Amsterdam
Our highly complex world needs a new approach to collaboration – only with the highest degree of agility, flexibility, and pragmatism can stagnation be overcome and innovative power be unleashed.
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2023
16
March
2023
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14:18
Europe/Amsterdam
The Covestro CEO welcomes the EU Commission's initiative for a new net-zero industrial law. He takes Commission President von der Leyen's current proposal as an impetus to reflect on industrial policy.
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2022
02
September
2022
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09:05
Europe/Amsterdam
Unlike the more regional conflicts of the past, the Ukraine war and the increasing tensions between China and the USA are changing the entire socio-political landscape. In economic terms, too. Whether it is the pressure on the energy markets due to …
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24
August
2022
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10:10
Europe/Amsterdam
Our world is facing unprecedented problems. To master them, we need the long-term view, new ideas and a new openness – in times of confrontation more urgent than ever. For this, the largest trade fair for process technology in Frankfurt is a ray of …
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24
February
2022
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12:00
Europe/Amsterdam
This blog article was also published in the “blog politische ökonomie” on February 2, 2022. It would have been a strong signal. In December, the UN Security Council could have classified climate change as a threat to peace and security for the …
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2021
05
July
2021
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17:55
Europe/Amsterdam
June 2021 was the most colorful Pride Month I have experienced. Many individuals and organizations around the world have shown color, a symbol for their growing commitment to diversity and inclusion in our society.
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