(IN BRIEF) BASF and Hagihara Industries have jointly developed an advanced formulation of Tinuvin® UV stabilizers to produce highly durable polyolefin yarns for artificial turf, improving resistance to sunlight and weather. The enhanced turf, which now boasts a lifespan of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Sports
Tagged artificial grass, BASF, chemical innovation, Fagiano Okayama, Hagihara Industries, Hazel Sprafke, J-League, light stabilizers, Norio Funakoshi, Okayama, outdoor durability, plastic additives, plastic innovation, polyolefin yarns, sports field turf, synthetic turf, Tinuvin, UV protection, UV stabilizers, weather-resistant materials
(IN BRIEF) LANXESS has been recognized by CDP with an “A” grade for its climate action, ranking among the top 2 percent of more than 24,700 companies globally in 2025. This is the eighth time LANXESS has made CDP’s “A … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Technology
Tagged 'A List', CDP, climate change, climate protection, Cologne Germany, corporate sustainability, environmental ratings, environmental transparency, greenhouse gas emissions, Hubert Fink, LANXESS, science-based targets, specialty chemicals, sustainability, sustainable development, water management
(IN BRIEF) To commemorate Earth Day 2025, Nordex is highlighting its four-decade journey in sustainable wind power development. From pioneering early efforts to reduce CO2e emissions in the 1980s to installing over 57 GW of wind capacity in more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged avoided emissions, Belgium CO2 emissions, carbon footprint, climate change, CO2e emissions, Delta4000, Delta4000 turbine, Earth Day 2025, energy transition, environmental impact, global clean energy, green electricity, IPCC, net zero, Nordex, Our Power Our Planet, renewable energy, Stern Report, sustainability, sustainable development, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon AB has signed an agreement to acquire the Unified Communications Radio Suite (UCRS) software assets from CONET Communications GmbH to enhance its public safety technology offerings. UCRS integrates various communication channels—such as mobile networks, digital radio, CCTV, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged CCOM, CCTV, command and control systems, CONET Group, control centres, digital radio integration, emergency response, Hexagon, Hexagon acquisition, Hexagon Safety Infrastructure and Geospatial, Kassel Fire Brigade, Norbert Hanke, partnership, PBX integration, public safety innovation, public safety technology, Q2 2025 completion, satellite communications, software acquisition, UCRS, Unified Communications Radio Suite
(IN BRIEF) SAF-HOLLAND SE has acquired the remaining 40% stake in Haldex ANAND India from its joint venture partner ANAND Group, securing full ownership of the brake systems manufacturer. The move is part of SAF-HOLLAND’s drive2030 growth strategy and aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, aftermarket, Alexander Geis, ANAND Group, brake adjusters, Commercial Vehicles, drive2030, full ownership, global strategy, Haldex India, India market, Indian automotive sector, infrastructure growth, Mobility Solutions, OEM, partnership, pneumatic braking systems, SAF-HOLLAND, SAF-HOLLAND SE, sustainability, trailer components, truck parts, York Transport Equipment
(IN BRIEF) Dürr has won the 2025 Automotive News PACE Pilot Award for its EcoProBooth, a modular spray booth system designed to increase energy efficiency and streamline vehicle painting. With a 95% air recirculation rate and the ability to handle … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged air recirculation, auto industry innovation, automotive manufacturing, Automotive News PACE Pilot Award, Awards, Bietigheim-Bissingen, clean tech, CO2 reduction, Daniel Ackermann, Dürr, EcoBell4 Pro, EcoProBooth, energy-efficient painting, Factory Automation, Germany, leadership, modular spray booth, patent innovation, robot maintenance, smart factory, smart manufacturing, sustainable paint shop
(IN BRIEF) PUMA has unveiled the Fast-R NITRO™ Elite 3, its fastest and lightest running shoe to date, launching ahead of the Boston Marathon. Backed by a biomechanics study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the shoe offers a 3.15% … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Sports, Technology
Tagged Boston Marathon 2025, carbon plate shoes, elite runners, Fast-R NITRO Elite 3, global launch, marathon gear, NITROFOAM ELITE, performance footwear, personal best, PR shoes, Project3, PUMA, PUMAGRIP, PWRPLATE, Rena Elmer, Romain Girard, Rory Linkletter, running economy, running shoes, The High Point, ULTRAWEAVE, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Wouter Hoogkamer
(IN BRIEF) Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH and CNT Bau have signed an agreement to supply large-diameter pipes for Angola’s Quilonga Grande water supply system, a critical project to address severe drinking water shortages in Luanda. With Luanda facing a 1.2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged African development, Angola infrastructure, Angola pipeline project, Casais Group, CNT Bau, drinking water, epoxy coating, Gunnar Groebler, large-diameter pipes, logistics, Luanda water supply, Mannesmann Grossrohr, Mannesmann Line Pipe, partnership, pipeline manufacturing, polyethylene coating, Quilonga Grande, Salzgitter AG, Salzgitter Mannesmann, Salzgitter project 2025, steel infrastructure, sustainability, water security
(IN BRIEF) 50Hertz Transmission GmbH has appointed Christine Janssen as its new Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Marco Nix who became CFO of Elia Group earlier this month. Janssen brings deep expertise in finance, regulation, and energy systems from her previous … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged 50Hertz, CFO appointment, Christine Janssen, electricity grid, electricity transmission, ELIA Group, energy transition, executive leadership, finance leadership, gender parity, German energy industry, infrastructure investment, MITNETZ GAS, MITNETZ STROM, partnership, PwC, regulatory expert, Stefan Kapferer, strategic growth, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) Uniper and Woodside have signed long-term LNG supply agreements totaling up to 2 Mtpa, with 1 Mtpa sourced from the upcoming Louisiana LNG project and up to 1 Mtpa from Woodside’s global portfolio. These deals aim to strengthen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged delivered ex-ship, energy resilience, energy security, Europe energy supply, FID, free-on-board, gas demand, gas-fired power, Germany LNG imports, global LNG portfolio, industrial energy strategy, liquefied natural gas, LNG, LNG in Germany, LNG shipping, long-term energy contracts, Louisiana LNG LLC, Meg O’Neill, Michael Lewis, partnership, Renewable Transition, sustainability, Uniper, US gas export, Woodside
(IN BRIEF) The Franco-German MGCS defense initiative has progressed with the official founding of the MGCS Project Company GmbH, a joint industrial entity formed by KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales. Based in Cologne and led by Stefan … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 2040 defense program, armored systems, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, Cologne Germany, defense interoperability, European land systems, Franco-German defense, German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, KNDS headquarters Amsterdam, Leclerc tank replacement, Leopard 2 replacement, Main Ground Combat System, MGCS Project Company, military innovation, multi-platform combat systems, NATO defense cooperation, partnership, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Stefan Gramolla, Thales, Thales Group
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has announced the acquisition of the ready-mixed concrete operations of Midway Concrete, a family-run company operating four plants in the Melbourne and Geelong areas. This move strengthens Heidelberg Materials’ integrated operations in Australia and extends its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Australia construction market, Australian Capital Territory, Buckeridge Group, Cement Australia, concrete acquisition, concrete plants, core market expansion, Dominik von Achten, Elvin Group, Geelong, green building materials, Heidelberg Materials, infrastructure Australia, M&A construction sector, Melbourne, Midway Concrete, partnership, Perth, portfolio optimisation, quarry operations, ready-mixed concrete, sustainability, sustainable construction
(IN BRIEF) KUKA has launched iiQKA.OS2, a new AI-ready, web-based robot operating system designed to streamline industrial automation. It features full simulation capabilities, support for personal devices, compatibility with multiple kinematics, and future-proof standards such as ISO 10218:2025 readiness and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged AI in robotics, cyber-resilient robotics, digital manufacturing, future-ready automation, IEC 62443, iiQKA.OS2, iiQWorks, industrial automation, ISO 10218:2025, KR C5, KR C5 micro, KUKA, NVIDIA expansion, offline programming, Robot Operating System, robotic software solutions, simulation, smart manufacturing, smartPLUG, teach pendant alternatives, virtual robot controller, web-based robot control
(IN BRIEF) Boehringer Ingelheim has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Cue Biopharma to develop and commercialize CUE-501, a first-in-class bispecific compound designed to selectively deplete harmful B cells in autoimmune diseases. The innovative therapy uses Cue’s Immuno-STAT™ platform to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged autoimmune diseases, B cell depletion, biologics innovation, biopharma collaboration, bispecific compound, Boehringer Ingelheim, Carine Boustany, chronic disease treatment, Cue Biopharma, CUE-501, Daniel Passeri, drug development, Immuno-STAT, Immuno-STAT platform, immunology pipeline, inflammatory diseases, licensing agreement, memory T cells, milestone payments, partnership, precision medicine, royalty payments, strategic partnership, T cell engagers, targeted biologics, up-front payment
(IN BRIEF) BASF Coatings has expanded its Refinity cloud platform with the introduction of ImagePLUS and the next-generation ScanR spectrophotometer, delivering faster, more precise digital color matching for the automotive refinish industry. ScanR offers five accurate measurements in 30 seconds … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Alfa CR4/6, automated mixing, automotive coatings, automotive refinish, BASF, body shop tools, Chris Titmarsh, cloud-based platform, color database, color identification, digital color matching, efficiency, ImagePLUS, license plate recognition, material savings, next-gen color tech, Refinity, ScanR, spectrophotometer, sustainability, VIN recognition, waste reduction
(IN BRIEF) Cellasto®, a global leader in NVH components and part of BASF, is investing around €60 million to build a second manufacturing plant in Shanghai, set to open in 2027. The facility will increase local production capacity by nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged automotive manufacturing, Automotive Sector, BASF, BASF Greater China, Bjoern Kophstahl, Cellasto expansion, Cellasto®, CHINA, China EV market, electric vehicles, Jeffrey Lou, local production, Martin Jung, mold lines, noise vibration harshness, NVH components, partnership, Performance Materials, production capacity, second plant, Shanghai, sustainability, €60 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories and Qunnect have achieved a major quantum networking milestone by maintaining 99% fidelity in entangled photon transmission over 30 km of commercial fiber for 17 days. A separate test also showed successful … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 99% fidelity, Berlin, C-Band, Claudia Nemat, commercial network, Cybersecurity, Deutsche Telekom, entangled photons, Fiber Optics, Fraunhofer HHI, Germany, multiplexing, Noel Goddard, O-band, OFC 2025, partnership, polarization qubits, quantum infrastructure, quantum internet, quantum key distribution, quantum lab, quantum networking, Qunnect, T-Labs, TU Berlin, TU Dresden, TU Munich
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has unveiled the Sonderhoff DM80 Static Mix, a precision dosing machine developed to automate the mixing and dispensing of structural adhesives in aircraft manufacturing. Designed for highly viscous, abrasive Loctite 2K Aero materials, the DM80 enables accurate … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged aerospace engineering, aircraft manufacturing, aircraft wings, aviation industry, digitalization in aviation, Dornbirn, dosing systems, epoxy systems, Henkel, industrial automation, International Paris Air Show, liquid shim process, Loctite 2K Aero, material calibration, mixing technology, mobile dispensing system, process optimization, production automation, safety-critical components, Sonderhoff DM80 Static Mix, structural adhesives, tail units
(IN BRIEF) NORMA Group, through its Indian subsidiary Kimplas, has signed a four-year contract with Northern Gas Networks to supply over 280,000 electrofusion fittings annually for the modernization of the gas distribution network in northern England. These fittings, essential for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged B2B manufacturing, Critical Infrastructure, durable plastic pipes, electrofusion fittings, energy infrastructure, engineering components, fittings contract UK, gas distribution, gas pipeline modernization, gas supply UK, infrastructure upgrade, Kimplas, long-term supply agreement, Mark Wilhelms, Norma Group, Northern Gas Networks, partnership, pipeline safety, plastic piping, service connections, smart infrastructure solutions, sustainability, UK energy sector, UK infrastructure, UK pipeline project, utility networks, water and gas fittings
(IN BRIEF) Continental has extended its natural rubber sustainability project with GIZ in Indonesia until 2027, aiming to support an additional 1,000 smallholders on top of the 5,000 already trained. The initiative, co-funded by BMZ, has helped increase farmer incomes … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged agricultural training, biodiversity, BMZ, capacity building, Climate Action, Continental, deforestation-free, environmental protection, ethical sourcing, EUDR, forest conservation, GIZ, GPSNR, Indonesia, Michael Radke, natural rubber, partnership, responsible sourcing, rubber industry, smallholder farmers, sustainability, sustainability goals, sustainable supply chains, Tire Manufacturing, traceability, United Nations biosphere reserve, West Kalimantan
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