Tag: Industrial policy
How Beijing’s dirigisme inspires Brussels and Berlin
Brussels, Germersheim “Feet off,” calls the headmaster. The Foreign Minister has paid attention and takes a step to the side. A small robot jerks past her, the students call him…
Why German companies need to strengthen their lobbying work in the USA
Joe Biden The US President has introduced strict subsidy conditions. (Photo: AP) New York, Brussels, Washington A rooftop terrace in Washington, the view is spectacular, with the congress dome gleaming…
Why German companies need to strengthen their lobbying work in the USA
Joe Biden The US President has introduced strict subsidy conditions. (Photo: AP) New York, Brussels, Washington A rooftop terrace in Washington, the view is spectacular, with the congress dome gleaming…
Companies with broad supply chains are more successful
semiconductor manufacturing According to the study, companies are also more successful from an economic point of view if they diversify their supply chains. (Photo: obs) Berlin The “if” has been…
Companies with broad supply chains are more successful
semiconductor manufacturing According to the study, companies are also more successful from an economic point of view if they diversify their supply chains. (Photo: obs) Berlin The “if” has been…
Companies with broad supply chains are more successful
semiconductor manufacturing According to the study, companies are also more successful from an economic point of view if they diversify their supply chains. (Photo: obs) Berlin The “if” has been…
Why China Won’t Respond Harder to US Attacks
Munich Only one week left until Chinese manufacturers have to apply for a license to export gallium and germanium. The government in Beijing announced this. Western chip companies could then…
Meyer Burger uses US subsidies for factory construction in Colorado
Meyer Burger The new plant in Colorado is scheduled to start production in the fourth quarter of 2024. (Photo: IMAGO/Sylvio Dittrich) Zurich The Swiss solar module manufacturer Meyer Burger wants…
How EU rules slow down imports of hydrogen from India
Bangkok, Bombay Wherever Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) steps in front of a microphone during his trip to India, he mentions India’s potential to produce green hydrogen on a large…
Government advisers speak out against industrial electricity prices
Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck The finance minister speaks out against the economy minister’s plan. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is encountering further resistance with his…
Tata plans to build new battery factory in UK
Car production at Jaguar Land Rover The Indian parent company Tata apparently wants to build a new battery factory in Great Britain. (Photo: REUTERS) London The Indian industrial group Tata…
Will Germany create 15 million electric cars by 2030?
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
15 million electric cars by 2030? Germany could miss target
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
Northern Germany benefits from green electricity as a location advantage
Wind power in Lower Saxony Parts of northern Germany produce more electricity than they consume themselves. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The availability of green electricity is a decisive location factor for…
Habeck in East Germany: Welcome to foreign countries!
Habeck in a workshop of Flender Industrietrieb GmbH in front of the model of a turbine Business representatives in Saxony have complained to the minister about the negative aspects of…
Europe lacks the manpower to catch up in chips
Munich Europe’s ambitious targets for chip production are in jeopardy because there is a lack of suitable workers. According to calculations by the consulting company PwC Strategy&, which are exclusively…
Economic experts warn of a subsidy race with the USA
Advisory Council Ulrike Malmendier (from left), Achim Truger, Monika Schnitzer, Veronika Grimm and Martin Werding let the air out of the IRA panic. (Photo: Economic Advisory Council) Berlin According to…
Turbine manufacturers want to combine gas power plants with CO2 storage
Construction site for a gas power plant Industry does not want to wait for hydrogen to become available and is proposing other approaches. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The manufacturers of gas…
Federal government adopts China strategy for the first time
Annalena Baerbock (Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) Parts of the federal government had struggled until recently with the different views on China policy. (Photo: IMAGO/Metodi Popov) Berlin For the first time,…
Siemens boss Roland Busch sees Germany as a location in danger
Siemens boss Roland Busch Despite deteriorating conditions, the group is investing in Germany. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Despite the announcement that it would invest one billion euros in its home country,…