Tag: Association of the Chemical Industry VCI
Companies invest 70 billion euros less
BASF Verbund site in Ludwigshafen The more energy a company uses, the more difficult it is to switch to climate-friendly technologies. (Photo: obs) Berlin There is a huge investment gap…
Industry warns of damage from gas shutdowns
galvanizing Galvanized steel plays an important role in the automotive industry and in the construction sector, for example. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Many industries that rely heavily on natural gas are…
Industry warns of damage from gas shutdowns
galvanizing Galvanized steel plays an important role in the automotive industry and in the construction sector, for example. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Many industries that rely heavily on natural gas are…
German industry in the energy price trap
High energy costs The German economy is preparing for tough months. Dusseldorf, Berlin The dramatically rising prices for electricity and gas are becoming an ever greater competitive disadvantage for companies…
German industry in the energy price trap
High energy costs The German economy is preparing for tough months. Dusseldorf, Berlin The dramatically rising prices for electricity and gas are not only bringing more and more companies in…
German industry in the energy price trap
High energy costs The German economy is preparing for tough months. Dusseldorf, Berlin The dramatically rising prices for electricity and gas are not only bringing more and more companies in…
Scholz’ climate club idea blocked by China for the time being
Berlin The idea is impressively simple and Olaf Scholz received a lot of praise for it when he propagated it almost exactly a year ago: as many countries as possible…
Scholz’ climate club idea blocked by China for the time being
Berlin The idea is impressively simple and Olaf Scholz received a lot of praise for it when he propagated it almost exactly a year ago: as many countries as possible…
SPD and Greens want more money for the waterways
According to the draft budget, the funds for replacement, expansion and new construction measures on the federal waterways should actually fall by a third in the coming year. If it…
The use of gas-fired power plants is hardly decreasing
Berlin, Brussels The hoped-for savings in electricity generation in gas-fired power plants have not materialized in recent months. Figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNA) prove this. According to this,…
Gas savings plans are going badly – too much is still being burned to generate electricity
Berlin, Brussels The hoped-for savings in electricity generation in gas-fired power plants have not materialized in recent months. Figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNA) prove this. According to this,…
Electricity prices climb to more than 600 euros per megawatt hour
electricity prices Fear of a bottleneck drives prices up. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Electricity prices have been rising steadily for months. Now they are reaching a new record level for the…
Electricity prices climb to more than 600 euros per megawatt hour
electricity prices Fear of a bottleneck drives prices up. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Electricity prices have been rising steadily for months. Now they are reaching a new record level for the…
Record level – over 600 euros per megawatt hour
electricity prices Fear of a bottleneck drives prices up. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Electricity prices have been rising steadily for months. Now they are reaching a new record level for the…
Record level – over 600 euros per megawatt hour
electricity prices Fear of a bottleneck drives prices up. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Electricity prices have been rising steadily for months. Now they are reaching a new record level for the…
How the chemical industry is preparing for a gas shortage
Dusseldorf German industrial companies are preparing intensively for an impending gas shortage in Germany. The chemical industry, as the largest industrial consumer, wants to further reduce demand in the coming…
How the chemical industry is preparing for a gas shortage
Dusseldorf German industrial companies are preparing intensively for an impending gas shortage in Germany. The chemical industry, as the largest industrial consumer, wants to further reduce demand in the coming…
Chemical industry warns of high raw material and energy prices
Frankfurt In view of drastically rising raw material costs, threatening supply problems with natural gas and ongoing logistics problems in rail transport, the German chemical industry increasingly sees itself at…
Companies and the state have failed to make the chemical industry fit for the future
Sustainability as a megatrend has become “trendy” in the truest sense of the word. Driven by the world’s financial markets, the issue of sustainability has made it into the power…
The most important climate protection law for emissions trading fails in the EU Parliament
Industrial company in Wismar In emissions trading, parts of industry or electricity producers have to pay for the emission of gases that are harmful to the climate. (Photo: dpa) Brussels…