(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter AG has introduced a bike-leasing program in collaboration with Lease a Bike (VW Financial Services), enabling employees to lease e-bikes, mountain bikes, or road bikes via salary conversion. Since its July launch, about 2,000 staff registered and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Anthony Bandmann, bike leasing, Birgit Dietze, Christian Wölbern, e-bikes, Employee Wellbeing, environmental impact, flexible commuting, green workplace, Lease A Bike, mountain bikes, partnership, road bikes, salary conversion, Salzgitter AG, sustainability, sustainable mobility, Volkswagen Financial Services
(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines AG has named Dr. Ottmar Pfänder as Chief Program Officer, effective January 1, 2026, on a three-year mandate. Dr. Pfänder, a 25-year MTU veteran currently in charge of commercial engine programs, will succeed Michael Schreyögg, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2026 appointment, appointment, aviation industry, Chief Program Officer, commercial engine programs, DAX-listed, Dr. Ottmar Pfänder, Executive Board, Germany, Gordon Riske, internal succession, Lars Wagner, leadership, maintenance business, Michael Schreyögg, military engine programs, MTU Aero Engines AG, Supervisory Board, three-year term
(IN BRIEF) Iqony Fernwärme GmbH (Steag Iqony Group) has agreed to acquire Uniper Wärme GmbH from Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, in compliance with EU state aid conditions tied to Uniper’s 2022 stabilization package. Uniper Wärme, founded in 1964, serves over 14,400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged CHP, Christian Hillmann, climate-friendly heat, combined heat and power, decarbonization, decentralized CHP, district heating, Dr. Andreas Reichel, electric boilers, EU state aid, Iqony Fernwärme GmbH, mine gas, Nikola Feldmann, partnership, regulatory approval, Ruhr region, Steag Iqony Group, sustainability, Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH, Uniper SE, Uniper Wärme GmbH, Waste heat
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has welcomed 61 new trainees into its maritime education programs, combining onshore and at-sea pathways to train future professionals in logistics, technology, and seafaring. Of these, 29 apprentices begin maritime roles on dedicated training ships—including the Chicago … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Apprenticeships, career pathways, Chicago Express, Donya-Florence Amer, dual study, Germany’s maritime training landscape, global fleet, Hamburg School of Business Administration, Hapag-Lloyd, logistics, maritime training, nautical officers’ assistants, Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences, seafaring, ship mechanics, technical officer’s assistant, technology, VDR Ferienfahrer program
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €770 million Bundeswehr contract for over 1,000 logistics vehicles—963 swap-body trucks (some with protected cabins) and 425 UTVs in 4×4 and 8×8 variants—to be delivered by late 2025. This follows a 2024 framework permitting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged André Barthel, Bundeswehr, HX vehicle family, logistics vehicles, partnership, Rheinmetall, swap-body trucks, transport vehicles, UTV
(IN BRIEF) NORMA Group’s Supervisory Board has named Birgit Seeger—currently Senior Vice President of Comfort Actuators at Bosch and a Konecranes board member—as its next CEO and Management Board Chair, effective November 1, 2025. Seeger’s extensive leadership experience in industrial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Birgit Seeger, CEO Appointment, Comfort Actuators, industrial applications, Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs, Konecranes Oyj, leadership, Management Board, Mark Wilhelms, Norma Group, Robert Bosch GmbH, Supervisory Board, sustainable growth, transformation, University of Tübingen, vehicle solutions, Water Management divestment
(IN BRIEF) Bluu unit, backed by Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, has expanded its sustainable HVAC&R alliance by acquiring ACI Group (Düsseldorf) and Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH (Bayreuth), adding 127 employees and deepening expertise in refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ACI Group, Air Conditioning, asset network expansion, Bayreuth, bluu unit, Coburg, CO₂ systems, Düsseldorf, Friedberg, Germany, Heuberger Kälte Klima GmbH, HVAC&R solutions, ICE services, mid-market private equity, Munich, natural refrigerants, Opportunistic Credit, partnership, sustainable refrigeration, Triton, Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II, ventilation technology
(IN BRIEF) Kevin Devlin will become Chairman of Encavis’s Supervisory Board on 1 August 2025, succeeding Dr. Johannes Teyssen, who oversaw the company’s transition after its acquisition by a KKR-led consortium and will now serve as Deputy Chairman. Devlin’s election, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Abacon, Annual General Meeting, appointment, CEO, Deputy Chairman, Encavis, Hamburg court, Johannes Teyssen, Kevin Devlin, KKR consortium, leadership, Mario Schirru, renewable energy, squeeze-out, strategic partnership, Supervisory Board Chairman, take-private process, Viessmann
(IN BRIEF) Schaeffler’s Hands Free Access Sensor delivers contactless opening and closing of trunks and sliding doors using 24 GHz Doppler radar to detect targeted hand or foot gestures within 60 cm. Produced at scale since late 2024 for leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 24 GHz radar, AI calibration, bumper integration, chassis mount, contactless access, Control Motion, Doppler technology, Hands Free Access Sensor, IAA MOBILITY 2025, LIN interface, Motion Technology Company, Schaeffler, single-screw installation, sliding doors, trunk opening
(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Commerzbank welcomes around 400 trainees and dual-study students across its German branches, meeting its recruitment goal for 2025. CHRO Sabine Mlnarsky highlighted the bank’s commitment to attracting and retaining young talent as essential for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged abine Mlnarsky, banking apprenticeships, Bettina Orlopp, Commerzbank, customer service, dual-study students, Frankfurt orientation week, Germany, HR strategy, initial training, onboarding programme, Talent Retention, trainees, virtual networking
(IN BRIEF) Effective 1 August 2025, LBBW has finalized the integration of its commercial real estate finance business by rebranding and consolidating it as Berlin Hyp—a standalone division with a €63 billion portfolio. This alignment follows LBBW’s acquisition of Berlin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Berlin, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Berlin Hyp, commercial real estate finance, corporate integration, CRE, Europe, LBBW, market expertise, North America, partial universal succession, partnership, Rainer Neske, real estate portfolio €63 billion, Sascha Klaus, Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, synergies, system integration, universal bank
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials North America has agreed to purchase the assets of family-owned BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. in Edmonton, Alberta. The deal includes six aggregate sites, two asphalt plants, a bitumen storage terminal, three ready-mix concrete facilities, and one … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged aggregates, asphalt plants, bitumen storage terminal, BURNCO Rock Products Ltd., Chris Ward, construction materials, Dr. Dominik von Achten, Edmonton Alberta, family-owned, Heidelberg Materials North America, Northwest synergies, partnership, rail-served cement terminal, ready-mixed concrete, regulatory approval, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Arvato Systems has attained the AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, recognizing its proficiency in crafting cloud solutions that ensure clients retain control over data residency, access, and infrastructure resilience. The company’s multicloud approach allows customers to decide whether their … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Access Control, Arvato Systems, Awards, AWS Digital Sovereignty Competency, AWS Partner Network, Bertelsmann, BSI, C5 Attestation, data residency, digital sovereignty, DORA directive, German data centers, Google, Johanna Bode, Kevin Christopher Fechtel, KRITIS, leadership, Microsoft, Multicloud, partnership, Philipp Hellmich, resilience, SAP, Sebastian Kespohl, self-sufficiency, survivability, Virtual Private Cloud, Volker auf der Landwehr
(IN BRIEF) ZÜBLIN and INSTATIQ have successfully implemented on-site 3D concrete printing for GWG Reutlingen’s new apartment complex in Metzingen‐Neugreuth, demonstrating rapid, solid-wall construction with standard concrete and a 26 m automated boom. This method halves build time compared to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D concrete printing, additive manufacturing, automated boom, barrier-free apartments, circular construction, CO₂ reduction, digital planning, end-of-line construction, GWG Reutlingen, INSTATIQ, Instatiq P1, load-bearing walls, low-carbon concrete, Metzingen-Neugreuth, modular testing, NELCON, partnership, skilled-labor shortage, sustainability, sustainable building, Züblin
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies will showcase a carbon-optimized hot-melt adhesive and resource-efficient solutions for end-of-line and fiber-based packaging at FACHPACK 2025 in Nuremberg. A new low-carbon hot-melt product, unchanged in chemistry and performance, debuts in September to support customer … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, end-of-line packaging, FACHPACK 2025, Felicia Forster, fiber-based packaging, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, hot melt adhesive, machinery integration, Nuremberg, Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation, Packaging recyclab, PPWR, regulatory compliance, Resource-Efficient Solutions, sustainability, Transition in Packaging
(IN BRIEF) An extensive review of over 90 early childhood education policy documents from 53 countries, the EU, and the OECD reveals a global bias toward cognitive skills—like language and problem‑solving—while systematically underemphasizing social (“citizenship”) skills and the influence of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Autonomous University of Barcelona, citizenship skills, cognitive development, early childhood education, educational policy, educational success, EU, Global study, meritocracy, OECD, parental background, PLOS ONE, policy guidelines, preschool curricula, Samuel Greiff, social cohesion, social skills, socio‑economic factors, TUM, University of Luxembourg
(IN BRIEF) BioLabs | TUM is a new biotech incubator in Munich, created through a partnership between TUM Venture Labs, BioLabs, and Eli Lilly. Opening in early 2026 within an 1,800 m² refurbished building, the hub will host 15–20 early‑stage companies, providing fully equipped labs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged academic innovation, BioLabs, BioLabs | TUM, biotechnology hub, Catalyze360, coworking labs, deep‑tech ecosystem, early‐stage start‑ups, Eli Lilly and Company, global networks, lab infrastructure, mentorship, Mission BioCapital, Munich, partnership, R&D collaboration, therapeutic discovery, TUM Venture Labs, Unternehmertum
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies will present its recyclable and CO₂‑reducing adhesives at Labelexpo Europe 2025 (Hall 4, Stand 4C56) in Barcelona from September 16–19. The company’s wash‑off PSAs for PET bottles (including the award‑winning Aquence PS 3017 RE) and repulpable paper label adhesives enable clean … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Aquence PS 3017 RE, Barcelona, Circularity, CO₂ reduction, Düsseldorf Inspiration Center, energy efficiency, EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, FINAT Sustainability Award 2024, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, label printing technologies, Labelexpo Europe 2025, linerless labels, Packaging recyclab, Philippe Daval, PPWR, pressure‑sensitive adhesives, repulpable adhesives, sustainability, sustainable packaging design, UV‑curable PSAs
(IN BRIEF) Bayer has filed for EU approval of icafolin‑methyl, its first new herbicide mode of action in over 30 years, after earlier submissions in Brazil, the U.S., and Canada. With peak sales estimated at €750 million, icafolin‑methyl is slated for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, Bayer, Brazil launch, CropKey, DSO operating model, EU registration, glyphosate, icafolin‑methyl, Mike Graham, novel mode of action, no‑till, peak sales €750 million, post‑emergent weed control, Rachel Rama, reduced tillage, reduced‑risk herbicide, Regenerative Agriculture, sustainability, sustainable farming, weed resistance
(IN BRIEF) Optimize MyProgramming / 3D Scanner is Siemens’ new CNC programming application embedded inside Sinumerik Operate, debuting at EMO 2025. It automates the transfer of 3D CAD data into the machine control, letting users generate and fine‑tune part programs directly on the shop floor. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged 3D CAD geometry, automated feature analysis, CNC programming, cycle time reduction, Digital Twin, DMG MORI pilot, error minimization, machining strategies, manufacturing optimizatio, Optimize MyProgramming 3D Scanner, perpetual license, production quality, Run MyVirtual Machine, shop‑floor integration, Siemens Xcelerator, Sinumerik One, Sinumerik Operate
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