Tag: Industrial policy
Delivery bottlenecks – Europe is missing out on catching up with chips
Samsung chips The semiconductor manufacturer from South Korea is spending 17 billion dollars on a new plant in Texas. (Photo: Bloomberg) Europe is talking about catching up with chips, America…
The EU is losing support from the German economy
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Intel plans its own chip packaging factory in Europe
Munich The US chip giant Intel is thinking about spreading its planned billion-dollar investments in the EU over several locations. The chip packaging, which is very important for the group,…
EWE, Tennet, Gasunie and Thyssengas start cooperation
EWE hydrogen production in Elsfleth So far, EWE has advanced the production, storage and network integration of green hydrogen with partners in the “Clean Hydrogen Coastline” project. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
The Gaia-X cloud project becomes a problem
Berlin, Düsseldorf The motto of the second summit for the European data project Gaia-X is to be understood as an announcement. “Here to deliver” is the promise of the congress,…
The Gaia-X cloud project becomes a problem
Berlin, Düsseldorf The motto of the second summit for the European data project Gaia-X is to be understood as an announcement. “Here to deliver” is the promise of the congress,…
Bad report for Germany as a business location
Brandenburg Gate Only 19 percent of the international corporations surveyed plan to invest in Germany in the next five years. (Photo: dpa) Munich “Too expensive and too slow in the…
Entry into the hydrogen world faces high hurdles
Plant for the climate-neutral production of kerosene According to experts, many years will pass before climate-neutral hydrogen becomes available in abundance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Green hydrogen is considered to be…
The industry is disappointed with the decisions of COP 26
Berlin When Roland Harings, CEO of Aurubis AG, is supposed to evaluate the results of the world climate summit, he first tries to find a conciliatory tone. The intensive international…
Like Europe, China wants to stand up
Brussels With a program to promote strategically important infrastructure projects, the EU Commission wants to strengthen Europe’s foreign policy weight. The plan provides for guarantees amounting to 40 billion euros…
It is time for the combustion engine to be phased out
Volkswagen The big car companies have to switch to e-mobility. (Photo: dpa) In 24 countries, the combustion engine as a car drive now has a fixed expiry date. Great Britain,…
It is time for the combustion engine to be phased out
Volkswagen The big car companies have to switch to e-mobility. (Photo: dpa) In 24 countries, the combustion engine as a car drive now has a fixed expiry date. Great Britain,…
E-mobility & the automotive industry in Germany: How to do it faster
The automotive industry is the most important branch of industry in Germany. In order for it to stay that way in times of climate change, a rethink is necessary. At…
“No political sovereignty without technological sovereignty”
Busch warned that Europe must strengthen its own competitiveness and technological sovereignty over a common economic policy. When it comes to key technologies such as hydrogen, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and…
“No political sovereignty without technological sovereignty”
Busch warned that Europe must strengthen its own competitiveness and technological sovereignty over a common economic policy. When it comes to key technologies such as hydrogen, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and…
Altmaier’s industrial strategy is on the brink – also in the pharmaceutical sector
Biontech laboratory High government grants, loans and guarantees possible. (Photo: dpa) The Federal Ministry of Economics is planning, together with France, to classify a new sector in the series of…
Climate protection in industry needs political support
Blast furnace tapping The classic blast furnace route in steel production no longer has a future; companies have to invest in new processes. (Photo: imago images / photothek) Berlin The…
Harvard economist Dani Rodrik calls for new economic policies
Economist Dani Rodrik Dani Rodrik of Harvard University also sees changes in the way economic policy is talked about today. (Photo: imago images / ZUMA Press) Berlin Dani Rodrik does…
What must Germany achieve on the way to climate neutrality?
Infographics On the way to climate neutrality: What the green conversion will cost. The current climate protection law provides that Germany will be climate neutral by 2045. That would be…
70 percent of companies complain about a lack of material: industrial delivery problems are hardly any better
Automotive industry In the automotive industry, companies are even expecting bottlenecks for a little more than ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The material shortage in German industry only improved slightly…