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Corona Catalyses Transformation

The European chemical industry has held its own be an important factor for the industry. The chemical comparatively well in the corona crisis: While the econo- industry is already active here, as the current projects in my in most countries of the European Union has suf- the areas of energy supply for chemical sites, hydrogen fered a double-digit slump in some cases, the production strategy and sustainable chemicals show. Closing the of chemical companies has only fallen by 4.4 % between loops in plastics production is another topic that is cur- January and September 2020 compared to the previous rently gaining momentum and will lead to new projects year. Nevertheless, the absolute figures are a heavy blow and approaches. for European chemicals: between January and August 2020, the volume of exports to markets outside the EU This new issue of our “International Compendium of fell by 6.6 billion Euros, and with the second wave of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Biotech Industrial Parks” corona in autumn, the economic recovery from the sum- concisely summarises current aspects of industrial parks mer has also slowed down significantly. and presents trends and services to a broad readership. As in previous years, this issue will once again provide For the chemical sites and chemical parks in Europe, in overviews – not only of the performance data of indust- addition to the current economic development, the me- rial parks in Europe, but also of current pipeline projects dium and long-term strategic changes are particularly in Europe. And our news section provides you with up- important. And these are clearly evident as a result of the to-date information about changes at European chemical corona crisis. These include securing the supply chains and pharmaceutical sites. And finally, numerous impor- in the chemical industry, but above all also in the phar- tant chemical sites introduce themselves again in adver- maceutical industry. In November, for example, the EU torials. I wish you profitable reading. Commission presented an ambitious strategy on how it intends to ensure the future supply of high-quality and safe medicines to Europeans. And this includes building a resilient European pharmaceutical industry that is less dependent on imports from Asia. The established pharmaceutical and fine chemicals sites and industrial parks are an important starting point in this respect.

In addition, the transformation of the European chemical industry with regard to the EU‘s climate targets will Armin Scheuermann, Editor-in-Chief

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Not only short-term developments determine In addition to growing attention for vaccines A study of ammonia production at sites in global chemical production and trade. This is and emergency drugs, politicians are current- the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr area shown by the latest figures of the European ly calling for important production chains to will show ways to advance the decarbonisa- chemical association Cefic. page 08 be relocated back to Europe. page 14 tion of this industrial sector. page 20

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The Changing World of Chemicals Full Speed Ahead k1_st Not only short-term developments such as the currently Despite the corona crisis, a number of chemical compa- smouldering trade conflicts, epidemic fears and isolatio- nies have tackled new plant projects this year – many of nist tendencies determine global chemical production them in chemical parks. And the park operators them- and trade. In the long term, too, the chemical world has selves are also continuing to upgrade, especially with changed dramatically in recent years. Page 8 new and more modern power plants. Page 10

Market Hotspots Hydrogen Projects in Europe 22 News 6, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36, 50 A Win-Win-Win Situation – Process Water Treatment The Changing World of Chemicals – from Municipal Wastewater for Industry 24 Current Figures of Cefic 8

Insight Corona Turns the Energy World Upside Down 18 Market Overview Industrial Parks – European Sites at a Glance 28 Plant Engineering CT exclusive PCD Construction Price Index for Chemical Plants 12 Advertorials

2021 www.chemietechnik.de Pharmapark Siegfried 38 CT Interview INDUSTRIAL PARKS 2021 „There will be more Investment in Europe after the TÜV SÜD Chemie Service 40 Kink in the Curve“ – Wolfram Gstrein about Future Prospects in Pharmaceutical Plant Engineering 14 The Behringwerke in Marburg 42

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Evonik Expands Capacities of the C4 Verbund

Evonik is investing around €15 million in its called petrochemical spe- C4 production network in Marl. Targeted cialities. These comple- debottlenecking measures are expected to ment the well-known clas- increase the production capacity for so- sics such as MTBE, 1,3-bu- called isobutene derivatives there by well tadiene or DINP and make over 50% by the end of 2021. The isobutene a major contribution to part of the production network produces Evonik‘s goal of 100% ma- the products TBA, DiB and TMH. These pro- terial use of all raw materi- ducts are enjoying increasing demand and, al flows and thus to the according to Evonik‘s estimates, promise Group‘s sustainability ap- high growth potential in the future. In addi- proach. TBA is available tion to capacity measures, the project also from Evonik in two grades Picture: Evonik Picture: envisages further expansion of logistics to (“pure” and “azeotropic”) From left to right: Dr. Markus Winterberg (Vice President Produc- make deliveries more flexible: both in terms and is used, among other tion & Technology); Dr. Hinnerk Gordon Becker (Market Segment of the quantities requested and delivery things, for the production Head Specialties); Christian Bierhaus (Senior Vice President Mar- times. A further advantage of the invest- of organic peroxides for keting & Sales). ment: the purity for the product TMH will the plastics industry and increase from >88 % to >96 %. This means as a special solvent and for the production hyde with high isomeric purity, is an inter- that in future users will be able to use TMH of tablet coatings in the pharmaceutical mediate product for the manufacture of directly in their own production process industry. DiB is a highly branched C8 mole- high-performance lubricants (especially without additional purification. The back- cule. Due to its high purity it is used as an cooling lubricants) and lubricant additives, ground to the investment in the Perfor- intermediate product for the production of as well as a component and intermediate mance Intermediates Business Line is the UV stabilisers, high-performance lubricants product for special products in the cosmet- consistent further development of so- and special polymer resins. TMH, as an alde- ics and fragrance industries.

Nouryon Expands MCA Capacities in the Netherlands Chemical Park Operator Infraleuna Expands Combined many crop protection, Cycle Power Plant household and perso- nal care products as well as in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Nouryon is also studying ways to increase capacity for chlorine, the key raw material for MCA. “MCA ser-

ves several high-growth InfraLeuna Picture: sectors, including crop protection products in With a symbolic ground-breaking ceremo- Picture: Nouryon Picture: the Americas and phar- ny, chemical park operator Infraleuna has maceutical production launched a project to expand the com- Specialty chemicals group Nouryon plans in India and other emerging markets,” said bined-cycle power plant at the Leuna site. to expand its production of monochlo- Rob Vancko, Head of MCA and Strategy, In- The modernisation of an existing gas and roacetic acid (MCA) in Delfzijl, The Nether- dustrial Chemicals at Nouryon, “The expan- steam turbine plant will increase output lands, by the end of 2020. This will increase sion project in Delfzijl, combined with the and improve efficiency and flexibility. Infra- the company‘s total capacity for this impor- opening of a new joint venture plant in In- leuna is investing around 145 million euros tant raw material by over 20 %. Nouryon is dia later this year, will increase our total in this project and intends to use the mea- investing in technology and efficiency im- MCA production capacity by more than 20 sure to lay the foundation for future provements to increase the current MCA percent and help us to cope with demand growth. Kraftanlagen München was award- production in Delfzijl. This will serve the growth,” Knut Schwalenberg, President In- ed the contract for planning, construction growing market and the group‘s own incre- dustrial Chemicals at Nouryon, added: and commissioning. With the modernisa- ased consumption of MCA for the produc- “These projects will allow us to fully benefit tion of the gas and steam turbine plant 2, tion of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Fol- from our technology leadership in MCA and the park operator intends to improve and lowing the recent acquisition of the CMC the growth of Nouryon‘s CMC business. supplement its energy concept in order to business of J.M. Huber, the company has an They reflect our focus on targeted invest- supply the companies at the site with elect- increased need for MCA, which is an impor- ments in attractive end markets that sup- ricity and steam at competitive prices in an tant starting material for the production of port customer growth”. efficient and climate-friendly manner.

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Consortium Drives German LNG Terminal and RWE Examine Power-to-Methanol Project Forward Hydrogen Possibilities in Brunsbüttel

Seven partners have formed a RWE and German LNG Terminal consortium for the environ- intend to jointly explore the mentally friendly production of possibilities for green hydro- methanol in the port of Ant- gen. The two companies have werp in Belgium. The power-to- concluded an agreement in the methanol project aims to re- form of a so-called Memoran- Picture: RWE Picture:

place the material otherwise Inovyn Picture: dum of Understanding to pro- obtained from fossil sources mote the use of this climate- with sustainably produced me- road transport. Each tonne of friendly fuel from renewable larger scale and at lower cost thanol in the future. The carbon methanol produced could save sources. In September 2018, than in Germany. The existing dioxide required for production at least as much CO2 emissions. the companies had already sig- gas pipelines connected to the is separated from emissions by Methanol is an important and ned a long-term contract for a LNG terminal are well suited means of Carbon Capture and versatile raw material for the substantial part of the LNG im- for the local distribution of hy- Utilisation (CCU) and combined chemical industry, with nu- port capacity of the planned drogen. Javier Moret, respon- with hydrogen, which is gen- merous applications in other terminal. Domestic production sible for the global LNG busi- erated with electricity from re- industries. This key raw materi- in Germany is not expected to ness at RWE Supply & Trading, newable energies. In a first pha- al is indispensable for the daily be able to meet the expected explains: “We are in favour of se, the seven partners initially operation of the Port of Ant- future demand for hydrogen, so the use of LNG because it alrea- intend to complete another werp as Europe‘s largest inte- the climate-friendly fuel will dy represents a clean and affor- joint feasibility study in prepa- grated energy and chemical have to be imported. LNG im- dable energy for Germany. As ration for the demonstration cluster. The consortium that port terminals such as Bruns- an alternative fuel for shipping plant. The plant is to be built in was formally established is büttel can be combined with and heavy goods transport, it 2022 and put into operation in called Power to Methanol Ant- feed-in points for liquid hydro- helps to reduce emissions. In the same year - on the Inovyn werp. Other members besides gen produced in other regions future, hydrogen will play a key site in Lillo. The company, origi- Inovyn are the energy supplier of the world where wind and role in the energy mix as a nally a joint venture in which Engie, the long-distance pipe- solar energy is available on a climate-neutral fuel.” the chemical group Solvay also line operator Fluxys, the waste had a stake, is now an exclusive disposal group Indaver, the logi- subsidiary of Ineos. The produc- stics service provider Oiltan- tion capacity of the plant is ex- king, the port of Antwerp and pected to reach up to 8 kt sus- the investment company of the tainable methanol. In the fu- Flemish government PMV. Each ture, larger quantities could al- is expected to contribute its so be made available for wider specific expertise to the project, industrial use, including as a for example on the logistical First WHG compliant sustainable fuel for marine and aspects of production. anchor with general construction Siemens Builds Another technique permit (aBG). Combined Cycle Power Plant for Evonik in Marl fischer.de Evonik is modernising the energy supply at the Marl Chemical Park: the company has ordered another combined cycle power plant from Siemens. Following the start of construction of the combined cycle power plant or- Siemens Energy Picture: dered by Evonik from Siemens Energy in autumn 2019, the go on stream in 2022. It re- chemical company has now or- places a reserve gas power dered another gas-fired power plant in the chemical park. In plant. The new plant, consisting addition to the plant compo- of an SGT-800 gas turbine, an nents, Siemens Energy will also SST-400 steam turbine and two supply the SPPA-T3000 control generators, will have an electri- system. In addition, a long-term cal output of 90 megawatts service contract will ensure the and a thermal output of 220 availability of the power plant megawatts and is scheduled to and its components. Market

Current Figures of Cefic The Changing World of Chemicals Not only short-term developments such as the currently smouldering trade conflicts, epidemic fears and isolationist tendencies determine global chemical production and trade. In the long term, too, the chemical world has changed dramatically in recent years. This is shown by the latest figures of the European chemical association Cefic.

Europe in 2nd Place Sales of chemicals in billion euros

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Worldwide sales of chemicals in 2018 were around 3.35 trillion euros. This was about 2.5 % more than in the previous year. China continues to account for by far the largest share. The EU, on the other hand, was able to just about maintain second place ahead of the USA - so the “traditional” chemical locations remain important. HNIK, Cefic Data: Overall, however, the emerging so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) will soon account for about half of the global chemical business. Another quarter is attributable to other emerging markets, especially in Asia. Picture: kazy – AdobeStock / CHEMIETEC kazy Picture:

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2018 China has Overtaken Everyone Shares of worldwide sales 2008 and 2018

The picture looked quite different in 2008: Twelve years 15.8 % ago, Europe was the world’s largest chemical site and responsible for over a quarter of global sales. Since then, 35.8 % China has shwon a breathtaking rise and almost doubled 16.9 % its share. The Chinese chemical business is now larger than those of Europe and North America combined. The rest of Asia, including India and South Korea, has also increased its share. 11.0 %

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Specialty chemicals dominate in the EU Shares of various divisions in chemicals sales

In recent years and decades, specialty chemicals have and inorganics (14.6%). However, the most important also enjoyed a rise in Europe. Although basic chemicals single item in Europe is the Specialty Chemicals division still account for the lion’s share of the business (over with 27.2%. In contrast, the shares of intermediates (13.7 60%), they still account for the lion‘s share of the total, %) and consumer chemicals (12.4 %) have been rela- including petrochemicals (25.4%), polymers (21.3%) tively low. 21.3 % 14.6 % 25.4 %

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Full Speed Ahead Despite the corona crisis, a number of chemical companies have tackled new plant projects this year - many of them in chemical parks. And the park operators themselves are also continuing to upgrade, especially with new and more modern power plants. Our overview shows where there is currently a construction boom.

1 Marl Away with the Bottleneck Evonik is investing around €15 million in its C4 production network in Marl. Debottlenecking is to increase the capacity for isobutene derivatives by more than 50%. Picture: Evonik

2 Marl 1 2 Next Power Station is on its Way The specialty chemicals group is also modernising the energy supply in the chemical park: Evonik has ordered a further gas and steam power plant from Siemens. Picture: Siemens

7 8 3 Muttenz Return of an “Old Friend” Getec Park Swiss has also an- 9 nounced two growth projects: The Syngenta Group is settling back into the industrial park ... Picture: Getec

4 Muttenz And another Pharmaceutical Company Invests in Switzerland ... while the pharmaceutical company Novartis is invest- 3 4 ing around 65 million euros in the expansion of its production facilities for manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients at its Muttenz site.

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5 Leuna Energy for New Growth With a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony in early July, chemical park operator Infrale- una launched a project to expand the power plant at the Le- una site. Picture: Infraleuna

6 Elsteraue/Zeitz Investment in Emulsions Pörner Grimma builds a new production plant for wax and polymer emulsions for the chemical company Münzing in the Zeitz Chemical and Indus- trial Park. Picture: Pörner

7 Frankfurt-Höchst New Gas Turbines for Greater Efficiency 5 Chemical park operator In- fraserv Höchst has also initiat- 6 ed a power plant project: Con- struction of a new gas turbine plant began in early July. Picture: Infraserv Höchst

8 Hanau Corona Triggers Investments Evonik intends to expand its healthcare site at Hanau. In the first phase of the project, the group is investing 25 million euros in the Dossenheim site. Picure: Evonik

9 Ludwigshafen Another Plant for MSA

The chemical company BASF intends to expand its production of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) at Ludwigshafen. To this end, the company announced back in January 2020 that it would build another plant at this site. Picture: Tanja Bagusat – Tanja Picture: stock.adobe.com

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PCD construction price index for chemical plants Construction and control technology drive index sideways Picture: Suriyo – stock.adobe.com Picture: The dramatic fall in prices for automation systems continued in the third quarter of 2020. Moreover, a long-lasting upward trend in other sectors has recently also been halted. The current price trend for construction technology appears particularly exciting.

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he German chemical plant index (PCD = now also reached the industrial construction sector. ProcessNet Chemieanlagenindex Deutschland) This result is flanked by an equal decline in momentum Tcontinues to move sideways with a slight down- in the “Insulation & Coating” sector – here, the upward ward trend. In a quarter-on-quarter comparison, the trend that has lasted for half a decade also slowed down PCD was down 0.2 % in Q3, whereas in the previous significantly in the last quarter; whereas quarterly com- quarter it rose by 0.4 % year-on-year. parisons regularly showed a plus of 1 to 2 % in recent The greatest declines in this quarter were again re- years, prices in Q3 2020 moved sideways by + 0.2 %. The corded for automation systems: Compared to Q2, they situation is similar for assembly services, where prices fell by 3.2 %. Year-on-year, automation systems lost a full are also moving sideways by + 0.2 %. The fact that the 12.2 % in value. In contrast, the decline in the price of overall index lost only 0.2 % against this background is piping material now seems to have come to a halt: Al- mainly due to the index heavyweight “engineering ser- though a year-on-year decline of 8.5 % is still being re- vices”. Since the figures there are only reported with a corded, a comparison of Q3 and Q2 in 2020 shows only delay of one quarter, it is still unclear here which direc- a marginal decline in prices. tion a possible change has taken in the last quarter. ●

Author Construction technology: Significant decline after all-time high The price trend in construction technology is also exciting at present: at 115.3 index points, a new all-time high Facts for Decision Makers was reached in Q2 2020. In the meantime, the area ● The PCD index moved sideways in Q3 2020 ● Armin Scheuermann which includes the price development for pipe bridges, The greatest declines are seen for automation systems editor-in-chief earthworks, concrete and masonry work and the exten- and construction technology CHEMIE TECHNIK sion of buildings is 2.2 % lower than in early summer. ● The price decline appears to have stopped for piping This is an indication that the economic downturn has materials

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CT interview with Wolfram Gstrein about future prospects in pharmaceutical plant engineering „There Will be More Investment in Europe After the Kink in the Curve“ The corona pandemic has, of course, also presented pharmaceutical companies and plant manufacturers with unexpected challenges. In the medium and long term, how-ever, the Eu- ropean pharmaceutical industry could actually benefit from the crisis. In addition to growing attention for vaccines and emergency drugs, politicians are currently calling for important production chains to be relocated back to Europe. In this CT interview, Wolfram Gstrein, Managing Director of VTU Engineering Deutschland, outlines his view of the future of Euro- pean pharmaceutical plant construction.

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CT: What specific effects of the corona crisis have you phase, where we were responsible for construction man- felt in the company? agement or construction supervision, construction sup- Wolfram Gstrein: There are several dimensions to this port or on-site qualification. There were occasions when question. Initially, the focus was on the direct restrictions customers had to leave cons-truction sites idle from one resulting from risk considerations. On a Friday in the day to the next. Other interruptions occurred where middle of March, we as Managing Directors in the VTU customers’ business cases were adversely affected by the Group decided to switch the entire operation to home-of- crisis. For example, projects had to be cancelled or post- fice mode as far as possible. Although this was a jolt poned by several months. As a result, we lost income for weekend action , it nevertheless played out smoothly. A which we had already planned. I estimate that VTU major advantage was that our company had already in- suffered a loss of revenue of about 15 % in the lockdown. vested continuously in a modern and well-functioning IT The loss is spread evenly across all sectors – pharmaceu- infrastructure and was already geared up to making ticals, chemicals, oil and gas. To compensate for the drop home offices possible, albeit not to the same extent. We in sales, we adopted a short-time working plan for a brief had to install additional capacities at short notice, espe- period. cially for notebooks and headsets. The work processes had to be adapted appropriately. This applies to areas CT: On the other hand, have any new short-term orders such as recording working hours, digital signatures or been placed as a result of the Corona crisis? For exam- meetings via video conferencing.. ple, because of production switchovers? Wolfram Gstrein: There are winners and losers in every Author CT: And how has the pandemic affected your business ? crisis. Hard hit areas such as tourism suffered even more Wolfram Gstrein: In this situation, we benefit from the than our relatively stable industry. Nevertheless, we are fact that we serve primarily as plant designers. We main- also feeling the pinch in our industry. The winners of the ly produce paper, so to speak, and nowadays, of course, crisis are companies that produce disinfectants, for exam- in digital form, so we don‘t have to maintain any systems ple. Here, investment has been and is currently being The interview was or machines on site. Our core services have been rela- pushed very hard. We also have customers who manufac- conducted by tively unaffected by the corona crisis. One exception ture precursors or products for corona tests, which have Jona Göbelbecker of concerns projects that were already in the construction also attracted enormous attention. There has been no the editorial team

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CT: Do you have any examples of areas in which this If politicians act responsibly, then appro- is particularly to be expected? priate incentives must be created in the Wolfram Gstrein: As I said, this is less dependent on future. entire industrial sectors than on the philosophies of individual companies. But I do think that in the heavy Wolfram Gstrein, managing director of chemical industry, for example, the locational advan- VTU Engineering Germany tages of cheaper production countries will continue to outweigh the disadvantages. Considerations will also be made in certain sectors where there is a strong con- cen-tration on certain far-flung countries, so that if the supply chain fails, nobody will be left out in the cold. If you look at pharmaceutical production – a typical ex- decline in investment activities in these areas. Companies ample being the manufacture of antibiotics – you quick- conducting research into vaccines are also likely to invest ly rea-lise that almost all production takes place in Asia. heavily once a vaccine becomes available and ready for Profitable production of penicillins or cephalosporins, production. Developments of the individual vaccine pro- in particular, is virtually impossible in Europe. Novar- grammes can currently be followed in real time. This re- tis/Sandoz recently announced plans to build a penicil- veals very short-term movements in the market. Initial lin plant in Kundl/Schaftenau in Austria. This is unusu- enquiries from various companies about the production al in the whole of Europe, but perhaps it shows a small of the drug hydroxychloroquine collapsed just as fast as trend. the putative efficacy of the drug for treatment of Cov- If politicians act responsibly, then in future appropri- id-19. ate incentives will have to be created to bring production to Europe and make the continent more crisis-proof. It is CT: Can you also envisage any long-term shifts? For not acceptable that we should have to import masks example, do you expect increased relocation of produc- from China, for example, in an emergency. I can well tion back to Europe? imagine that the emergency plans of the governments As early as March we carried out the first risk assessments and also of the EU provide for appropriate measures. of the corona crisis for our business and developed vari- The need is evident in the current race for vaccines, ous scenarios. We saw more opportunities than risks for where countries are already securing supplies and trying our company, which is why we decided to make further to outbid others in terms of price, even though no investments. We believe that after the current kink in the vaccine is currently available. In the next emergency, curve there will be increased investment activity in Eu- Europe must be better placed to do so. rope – especially in the pharmaceutical sector, and perhaps in other areas as well. I have spoken to various in- CT: Your confidence in the plant engineering market is dustry experts about whether they plan to bring back also reflected in the recent acquisition of automation production from China, for example, after the pandemic. specialist Metior. What do you expect from this? The feedback has been mixed: Some of them have been Wolfram Gstrein: The medium-term strategy is for us to pursuing the philosophy “in the market for the market” act as a total provider for plant design – i.e. as an EPCM for some time anyway, i.e. they are producing locally in or EPCMv partner, where we also oversee validation. China for the Chinese market and in Europe for the Eu- This means that we have to integrate new services into ropean market. Others, on the other hand, who also our portfolio. VTU has been handling large investment produce in China for the European market, are certainly projects as a general planner for several years. Up to considering moving their production back to Europe. now, however, we have had to resort to subcontractors for certain trades. At least the core areas and the technical know-how of these external services should be Dipl.-Ing. Wolfram Gstrein, directly with us in future. Our goal is to be in a position Managing Director VTU Germany to manage and supervise our partners technically as well and not just to be active in organisational terms. Wolfram Gstrein has been working Ingelheim, Sanofi, Merck and Metior is a company that has competences that pre- for the VTU group of companies Evonik are among his customers. viously played only a secondary role in our activities, since 1994 and has held the posi- Gstrein studied process engineering namely in the fields of electrical engineering, measure- tion of Managing Director of VTU at Graz University of Technology ment and control technology and automation. We used Engineering Deutschland since and in 2003 gained an MBA from to have 20 to 30 colleagues working in this area, now we 2001. Under his leadership, the the Open University Milton Keynes have about 70. This gives us the expertise and man- company grew from seven to al- while working. Born in Tyrol, he is a power to handle the digitalisation of process plants most 200 employees in Germany member of the Association of completely in-house in smaller projects and to carry out with a current turnover of over German Engineers (VDI) and the technical quality control in larger projects. This means 30 million euros. Well-known Society for Chemical Engineering that VTU can easily implement projects with a total groups such as Roche, Boehringer and Biotechnology (Dechema). investment of 300 to 400 million euros as the solely responsible general planner. ●

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CORONA turns the energy world upside down

he corona crisis has profound implications for for the first time in modern energy history, according energy use. This is the conclusion of the new to the IEA. In the STEPS scenario, the use of coal as an TWorld Energy Outlook published by the Inter- energy source will be on average 8 % lower by 2030 national Energy Agency IEA. than before the crisis. This is due to a combination of According to the IEA analyses presented in the increased use of renewables, cheap natural gas and a World Energy Outlook 2020, energy demand will fall policy of phasing out coal production. by 5 % this year due to the corona pandemic. As renewable energies will take priority over fossil fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions are slowing

energy-related CO2 emissions will be reduced by 7 %. down significantly

Oil consumption is expected to fall by 8 % and coal Global CO2 emissions will not exceed 2019 levels until consumption by 7 % by the end of 2020. The study 2027, although energy demand will return to 2019 also shows that the pandemic is having a major impact levels in early 2023. This reflects changes in the energy on investment in the energy sector, which is expected mix, with renewable energies proving resilient and to fall by 18 % in 2020 compared to the previous year. flourishing in the post-pandemic recovery, while coal This year the IEA has again analysed different sce- demand will fall sharply in 2020, rise only slightly and

narios. The Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS) is based then fall steadily. In the STEPS, CO2 emissions in- on the current political framework and the assump- crease to 36 Gt by 2030, which is below the corre- tion that the pandemic will be brought under control sponding scenario of the World Energy Outlook of in 2021. 2019. However, a key to long-term development will be Corona pandemic will delay energy demand the sustainability efforts of policy makers. For exam-

for two years ple, the IEA estimates that CO2 emissions could fall In this scenario, global GDP will also return to pre-cri- below 27 Gt by 2030 if the “Sustainable Development sis levels next year and global energy demand in early Scenario”, SDS, is implemented. 2023, although the situation will vary considerably However, the measures taken by governments un- depending on the energy source. Over the next two der the SDS put energy systems on a different path,

decades, according to the IEA, renewable energies will with CO2 emissions falling below 27 Gt by 2030 – 9 Gt Author supply 90 % of the projected less than in the Stated Policies Scenario. However, this strong growth in global electrici- would require a 40 % reduction in industrial emissions ty demand, led by continued over the next 10 years. Even more radical, however, is wide use of photovoltaics. the “Net Zero Emission 2050 Scenario” (NZE2050), According to the study, global which the IEA is running through for the first time, in coal consumption will never which various industrialised nations make a serious Armin Scheuermann again reach the previous level. By attempt to reduce their net greenhouse gas emissions editor-in-chief 2040, coal‘s share of global ener- to zero by 2050. More on this subject on the following Picture: Stefan – stock.adobe.com Stefan Picture: CHEMIE TECHNIK gy demand will fall below 20 % pages. ●

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Cross-border infrastructures Key Role for Decarbonisation Ammonia synthesis plays a central role in the chemical process industry and is also one of the most energy-intensive and emission-intensive processes due to the natural gas currently used as a raw material. A study of ammonia production at sites in the Ant- werp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr area will show ways to advance the decarbonisation of this industrial sector.

he European Commission’s Green Deal is an ing energy and raw materials to large chemical sites look ambitious path, aiming at a significant reduction like if they were based on renewable gases (hydrogen of CO emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality from electrolysis with or without a methanation step, T 2 by 2050. At the same time, the industrial sector is initi- biogas or synthesis gas from biomass) or novel and large- ating numerous process-specific or technology-specific scale processes (methane pyrolysis, CCS) instead of fos- projects, ranging from the capture and storage (CCS) / sil fuels and raw materials? What compromises need to

use (CCU) of CO2 to the replacement of fossil fuels with be made in the transition period between fossil energy carbon-free molecules, for example regenerative hydro- supply and the steadily growing supply of renewable gen, as a raw material and energy carrier. energy in order to facilitate a fast and cost-effective Today, industrial clusters in geographical proximity transformation? are highly interconnected and thus benefit from common infrastructures, such as ports, pipelines and elec- Four feasible paths to climate neutrality tricity grids – even across national borders. What are the In a joint project, the research institutes EnergyVille/ infrastructure requirements for the future of a car- Vito (Belgium), Dechema (Germany), DVGW (Germa- bon-neutral chemical industry? Will new infrastructures ny) and TNO (Netherlands) have investigated techno- be needed or can existing plants and pipelines continue logical options for the defossilisation of ammonia syn- to be used? The natural gas network could be partially thesis in the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr region

used for hydrogen or CO2 transport in the future, but and their impact on infrastructure requirements. Three will the capacities be sufficient to transport the required sites were considered, which are located within a radius quantities? What could defossilisation paths for supply- of 185 km and have a combined production capacity of

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almost 2 million t/a. The research consortium investigat- coastal locations such as Antwerp could offer opportuni- ed four technically feasible ways of achieving climate ties for the future import of climate-neutral energy neutrality in ammonia production at each of the selected sources. For example, ship terminals could be re- sites at Dormagen, Geleen and Antwerp. The use of designed or access to large offshore parks in the North natural gas with CCS (blue hydrogen), grid-bound elec- Sea could be exploited. These measures could ensure trolysis (grey hydrogen), supply of green hydrogen and future energy supplies to the industrial region Antwerp- the production of turquoise hydrogen were investigated Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr. in comparison with the conventional process. In addi- The decarbonisation of industrial processes will re- tion, the specific production costs and CO2 emission quire site-specific solutions, but these must be imple- reduction in relation to the expected development of mented regionally and, in this case, trilaterally. The effi- energy carrier and CO2 costs up to 2050 and beyond cient use of existing infrastructures in combination with were analysed for a production conversion along the new infrastructures can accompany the transformation technology options. in a beneficial way. For a successful industrial turna- As a result of the trilateral research collaboration, the round, it will be crucial to look beyond the spatial universal challenges for the sites were identified and a boundaries of a location and political boundaries. [ak] better understanding of the individual conditions was developed. The analyses show the respective demands Facts for Decision Makers on the local supply networks which arise in the course of ● Industrial decarbonisation requires site-specific and thus re- technological defossilisation options. The path of natural gional, but also cross-border solutions. gas steam reforming coupled with CCS application has ● Chemical sites are already strongly networked in their infra- proven to be a cost-effective option for all three sites. structure, but primarily for fossil fuels. Further expansion of However, it would require an infrastructure for trans- the infrastructure is therefore necessary for alternative ener- port and long-term CO2 storage of about 2.7 million gy sources. tonnes of CO2 per year. This potential path represents a ● Depending on the method of production, hydrogen can be a common transnational challenge in technical, regulatory suitable energy carrier for reducing CO2 emissions from en- and societal dimensions. On the other hand, port or ergy-intensive industries.

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Hydrogen Projects in Europe If European industry and energy are to be decarbonised by 2050, massive investment in a hydrogen economy is needed. Our “Hotspots” highlight current projects in Europe.

1 Major Project in EU

NorthH2 to Produce 800 kt/a Hydrogen A consortium of Gasunie, Gro- ningen Seaports and Shell Ned- erland has launched a major green hydrogen project. Under the name NortH2, 800,000 tonnes of H2 will be produced annually from wind energy in Eemshaven in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Picture: bluedesign – stock.adobe.com

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2 Production in Lingen BP Refineries 3 Lingen Evonik, BP and RWE Sketch of a Germany-wide 6 H infrastructure with the Plan Network for 2 GET H2 Nucleus as first Green Hydrogen building block Electrolysis Production of RWE Power green H Station Lingen From the end of 2022, a public- 2 ly accessible hydrogen network Chemiepark Marl, Evonik will supply industrial companies in Lower Saxony and NRW Gas pipelines from OGE, Evonik, Nowe- with green hydrogen. The pro- ga - converted for H2 transport Ruhr Öl Refineries – BP ject of the partners Evonik, BP, Publicly accessible network enables Gelsenkirchen fast connection of further H generators RWE, Nowega and OGE would 2 and consumers be the first of its kind in Germa- ny. The green hydrogen is to be produced from renewable energies in a 100 MW electrolysis plant of RWE Generation at Lin- gen in Lower Saxony. Picture: Evonik

3 5 Million Euro Funding Electrolysis Project in Baden-Wuerttemberg The project “Electrolysis made in Baden-Wuerttemberg” was started under the leadership of ZSW. It aims to harness the potential of the southwest to pro- mote the hydrogen economy. Picture: ZSW Picture: Thomas Picture: – stock.adobe.com

22 CHEMIE TECHNIK · Compendium Industrial Parks, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotech 2021 4 Large Plant Planned Hydrogen from Wind FLUX Power in Vlissingen, Netherlands

One of the largest hydrogen OPHO plants in the world is to be built in South Holland at a cost of more than one billion euros. The plant, which is to be con- BICCO structed by 2030, will use electricity from offshore wind farms. A pilot plant is to be built by 2025 for 100 million euros. ATING Picture: adobe stock

We make complex matters very clear and oﬀer a high degree of 5 Study dependability and exceptional Where Will Hydrogen editorial quality. This is why Hüthig’s Come from by 2050? specialist publications and websites The German Energy Agency are absolutely vital to experts and Dena has published a new management in many sectors of study in the Germanhy project, business and industry. which examines three different scenarios for the future supply of hydrogen as an energy carrier in Germany up to 2050. The aim: a German hydrogen roadmap. The study is available at www.dena.de.

6 CO2 Reduction KIT Researches on New Process At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), a pilot plant is currently being built to remove climate-damaging carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a new process. The plant will produce high-purity carbon powder and thus be superior to other technologies. Hüthig GmbH Picture: KIT Im Weiher 10 D-69121 Heidelberg Tel. +49 (0) 6221 489-300 Fax +49 (0) 6221 489-310 www.huethig.de

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Process water treatment from municipal wastewater for industry A Win-Win-Win Situation The reuse of wastewater can open up ecologically valuable and financially attractive solutions for all parties involved – local authorities, industry and water suppliers – as demonstrated by a project undertaken at DOW’s largest European location.

ater of high quality and purity is an indispen- cases, the readily available resources are exposed to the sable raw material in many production steps influence of the tides and therefore have high salt con- Author Wfor the chemical company DOW. In addi- tents. To supply the population with drinking water, tion, large quantities of deionized water are required for Evides Industriewater (EIW) pumps large quantities of Dr. Sven Lübbecke, Business Develop- steam production in the on-site power plant. The availa- fresh water in its own pipelines from reservoirs near ment Manager bility of water is therefore a decisive location factor, not Rotterdam to the region around Terneuzen, 120 km DACH, Evides Indus- only for DOW at Terneuzen. away. Here the water is mainly treated to produce triewater Although surrounded by water, the supply of fresh drinking water. Such conditions make the settlement Deutschland water is very limited in southern Holland. In many and expansion of water-intensive industries more diffi-

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cult and make it necessary to use water effectively and sparingly.

Access to the know-how of a water specialist Evides has taken over the water supply of DOW Terneu- zen under a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance, Operate) contract. According to this model, responsibility for all the processes listed in the contract description is in the hands of EIW. The chemical company pays fixed water prices and can concentrate on its core business. This type of operator model saves the customer investment in infrastructure and at the same time gives access to the latest technology and the know-how of a water specialist. In the case of in-house operation, the total costs of operation and the possible risks associated with water treatment are often disregarded. Changing conditions due to new water quality requirements, stricter discharge conditions, new production processes or the renewal of old plants often present industrial companies with major challenges. MBR/UO process concept for the production of process water from wastewater. Just as important is the experience of the plant manag- ers with the corresponding technologies. In many plants, which have been taken over and modernised by a water Parameter Zulauf MBR Permeat MBR VE-Wasser supplier, the customers have benefitted from considerable Kommunales Zulauf UO Permeat UO savings. Especially the operation of a wide variety of Abwasser plants enables water specialists to learn about the advan- CSB (mg/l) 458 33 tages and disadvantages of the respective technologies and TKN (mg/l) 44 2,3 helps them make the right decisions for future applications. Takeover of the water supply at the Terneuzen site Leitfähigkeit (μs/cm) 1,610 5 by EIW in 1999 intensified efforts to close water cycles NH4-N+NH3-N (mg/l) 0,5 0,08 and to explore alternative raw water sources, and thus led Fe (mg/l) 0,01 to considerable water and cost savings. Ca (mg/l) 0,01 Highly Pure Process and Demineralized Water Mg (mg/l) from Wastewater Cl (mg/l) 1,5 The plant taken over also included a seawater desalina- SiO (mg/l) 0,01 tion unit, which produced part of the deionized water for 2 the site up until 2007. High treatment costs, susceptibility Table 1. Water parameters of the various process stages in the production of to fluctuating salt concentrations in the brackish water deionised water from municipal wastewater. zone, algal growth, progressive corrosion and fouling were reasons to look for alternative solutions. After reducing the chemical, water and energy consumption of pronounced tendency to fouling and, with increasing most other treatment processes by up to 80 %, the deci- age, there was an increasing number of system mal-func- sion was made to replace seawater desalination. tions and more frequent flushing was required. The Since seawater treatment combined microfiltration resulting need for renewal coincided with new demands (MF) and reverse osmosis (UO), the use of other raw placed on the regional water board as operator of the waters was also possible after thorough modification. As Terneuzen wastewater treatment plant. In order to be an alternative feedstock to saline surface waters, the able to meet future effluent quality demands as well as to effluent of the municipal sewage treatment plant of realise a necessary increase in capacity, larger invest- Terneuzen was a suitable option. The purified municipal ments would have been necessary. wastewater treatment plant effluent is characterized by a largely constant composition and above all by low salt Considerable Savings concentrations. In particular, the high osmotic pressures At the initiative of EIW, these challenges were bundled necessary in reverse osmosis plants for seawater desali- and included in the concept of a membrane bioreactor nation result in high operating costs of this technology. (MBR) for the treatment of 20 % of the municipal waste- Not only could the plant be operated at a lower pressure, water at the Terneuzen wastewater treatment plant. but the overall yield could also be significantly increased. Figure 2 shows the complete MBR/UO process concept After intensive preliminary tests, the modified plant for the production of process water from wastewater. went into operation in 2007. The MBR plant produces 400 to 620 m³/h feed water for During the course of operation, however, microfiltra- subsequent treatment to deionized water. For this tion proved to be a bottleneck and an obstacle to the purpose, the permeate of the MBR plant is pumped to attainment of a higher yield. Its hollow fibre modules, the DOW site where the reverse osmosis plant is located. originally designed for the filtration of seawater, had a The water parameters of the different process stages

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treatment and accomplished them in a financially attractive model for all parties involved. Last but not least, this also benefits the environment by conserving scarce resources.

Outlook Based on positive experience, the reuse of wastewater for process water generation at DOW Terneuzen is to be increased to up to 40 % in the next few years. This is to be achieved by increasing the reuse of municipal wastewater from 2.5 to 3.5 million m³/a and by increasing the reuse of wastewater from the industrial wastewater treatment plant of DOW. The goal is to reduce the use of water resources dedicated for drinking water production to zero. To this end, extensive pilot tests are being carried out at Terneuzen to select the optimal pretreatment for MBR plant with external Airlift membrane modules. Pictures: Evides this new concept of process water production from wastewater. Besides the integration of innovative concepts of constructed wetlands, new ion exchange selected in Table 1 show that municipal wastewater can technologies and configurations as well as biologically be turned into a very high quality deionized water. activated sand filtration technologies will be investigat- The savings achieved with the MBR/UO concept are ed. With these investigations, Evides Industriewater will considerable. Besides the saving of raw water due to gain important experience to contribute to the lower yield losses of reverse osmosis between 45 % and conservation of valuable water resources in the future, 25 % compared to seawater desalination before 2007, the especially in water-poor regions, and to further develop reduction of the operating pressure from 60 bar to 12 bar a sustainable, cost-attractive process water treatment for saved 95 % of the energy required for deionized water industry. ● production (5,000 MWh/a). This corresponds to an

avoidance of approx. 60,000 t/a CO2. In view of incre- as-ing problems with the discharge and disposal of Facts for Decision Makers concentrates, their significantly reduced occurrence is ● Wastewater reuse will play an increasingly important role also a considerable advantage. globally in solving future freshwater shortages. With the MBR plant, the wastewater association was ● In all branches of industry, different possibilities of closing able to increase its treatment capacity and meet the the water cycle and water reuse are being explored and im- increased requirements for discharge criteria. All in all, plemented. EIW’s project combines the needs of DOW for a safe ● With appropriate treatment solutions, municipal wastewa- and economically attractive water supply with those of ter can be used as a resource-saving source of industrial pro- the wastewater association for modern wastewater cess water.

MBR plant on the site of the Terneuzen wastewater treatment plant.

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Country / Name of Responsible Organisation(s) Area / Space Available Network / Basic Materials State Industrial Park

Austria Chemiepark Linz Borealis Agrolinz Melamine; Bo- 120 hectares, available: NH3, Urea, H2, HNO3, N2, melamine realis Polyolefine, Borealis L.A.T. 20 hectares www.borealisgroup.com Austria Metadynea Metadynea Austria 30 hectares, methanol, formalin, melamine, urea, phe- Industriepark www.metadynea.com available: 5 hectares nol, sulfuric acid and caustic soda

GER / Baden Industrial Park Freudenberg Service 80 hectares, available processing of plastics, rubber and metals Wuerttem- Weinheim www.industriepark-weinheim. for development: berg de 5 hectares GER / Baden Industriepark B.I.W. 45 hectares, available: all common current process media Wuerttem- Willstätt www.industriepark-willstaett. 5 hectares berg de

GER / Industrial Park MVV Industriepark Gersthofen 35 hectares, available: basic chemicals and specialities, N2, resins, Bavaria Gersthofen www.mvv-igs.de 3 hectares NaOH, HCl, chloroacetic acid GER / Gendorf Infraserv Gendorf 197 hectares, available: salt, ethylene, fatty acids and fatty alcohols, Bavaria Chemical Park www.infraserv.gendorf.de 50 hectares PTFE, TFE, fluorochemical, NaOH, Cl, EDC,

www.gendorf.de VC, EO, glycols, tensides, amines, N2, O2, CO2, argon and other noble gases, water (different qualities) GER / Industrie Center Mainsite 175 hectares, 65 hec- viscose technical and textile, polyamide, pol- Bavaria Obernburg www.mainsite.de tares production area, yester, sulfonated polyethersulfone, plastics, 16 hectares expansion nonwovens, various medical products, micro- area, 32 hectares in de- porous polymers and additives, metal pow- velopment ders, metal working, hightech-analytics, logistics, research institute of Technical Univ. of appl. Sciences Aschaffenburg on site GER / Berlin berlinbiotech- berlinbiotechpark 62000 m2, available: biotech center, focus on pharmaceutical park www.berlinbiotechpark.de 4,500 m2 production and medical technology

GER / BASF BASF Schwarzheide 290 hectares, available: H2,CO, N2, HCl, nitric acid, toluene, chlo- Brandenburg Schwarzheide www.basf-schwarzheide.de about 100 hectares rides, isocyanates, acids, sodium hydroxide, GmbH alcohols, ethylene oxide, butane diols, hex- ane diols, propylene oxide, amines, phos- gene, styrene, basic & performance polymers, PUR, alkylene oxides, bio-glycerine, EPP, PBT, melamine foam plastics, polyester- ols, polyetherols, nitrotoluene GER / Industriepark ASG Spremberg 720 hectares, available: power, brown coal briquettes, pulverised Branden- Schwarze Zweckverband Industriepark 75 hectares, extension lignite, fluidised bed lignite, technical gases, burg/Saxony Pumpe Schwarze Pumpe in planing paper, plastic, chemicals, metalworking, waste recycling GER / Industriepark SWG Städtische Werke Guben 120 hectares, available: polyester, polyamide 6, PUR Brandenburg Guben www.wsg-guben.de 25 hectares

GER / Industriepark Stadt Premnitz www.premnitz. 115 hectares, available: polyester, polyamide 6, other recycled plas- Brandenburg Premnitz de; Standortmanagement: IPG 30 hectares industry, tics, products and preliminary products Infrastruktur- und Projektent- 10 hectares trade; ex- from rayon production, natural gas wicklungsgesellschaft mbH Pots- tension in planning dam, www.ipg-potsdam.com

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RWE Develops Hydrogen Project at Eemshaven, Netherlands

The energy supplier RWE intends to develop the Dutch company OCI to supply green a project for the production of hydrogen hydrogen for their Bio-MCN production from renewable energies at Eemshaven, plant in the future. RWE also intends to the Netherlands. With Eemshydrogen, the supply green hydrogen to Evonik. Both com- company aims to demonstrate the feasibil- panies plan to use green hydrogen in Connection with Hydrogen via pipeline Westereems wind park to industrial off-takers ity of an integrated hydrogen value chain Delfzijl to produce sustainable products. in Delfzijl with great scaling potential. The energy How much hydrogen the supplier will sup-

Picture: RWE Picture: supplier has signed a letter of intent with ply to both companies will be specified in the course of the project. With these agree- ments, RWE is taking the next step towards Energy / Disposal the development and realisation of a 50 megawatt electrolyser. This will be connected directly to the Westereems onshore electricity, natural gas, steam (25 bar), cooling water, sewer wind farm in Eemshaven.

10 bar steam, cooling and municipal water, electricity, nitrogen, natural gas and pressurized air electricity, local heating/ steam, warm & cold water, deionised water, compressed air, natural gas power, steam, hot, warm & cold water, cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen, natural gas ac, dc, steam, cooling water, demineralized water, compressed air, load management

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Country / Name of Responsible Organisation(s) Area / Space Available Network / Basic Materials State Industrial Park

GER / Schwedt/Oder PCK Raffinerie 220 hectares, propane, propylene, butane, fuels, aromatic Brandenburg www.pck.de available: 80 hectares; hydrocarbons, bitumen, S, ETBE expansion: 120 hectares

GER / Hesse Industriepark Infraserv Höchst 460 hectares, base chemicals (C2H4, Cl2, H2, N2, O2, H2SO4, Höchst www.industriepark-hoechst. available: 50 hectares SO3, HF, phosphorus chloride, vinyl acetate, com aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated and www.infraserv.com fluorinated hydrocarbons) specialty & fine chemicals (PO-waxes, crotonaldehyde, ket- ene, dimethyl sulfate) pharmaceutical and biotechnological products, biofuel, Polymer- ic and Perfomance Materials GER / Hesse Industriepark Infraserv Wiesbaden / 96 hectares, Kalle-Albert, Infraserv Wiesbaden Technik available: 3 hectares Wiesbaden www.infraserv-wi.de / www.isw-technik.de

GER / Hesse Industriepark Evonik Operations GmbH 82 hectares, all common energies and utilities, all tech- Wolfgang www.evonik.com available: 5.5 hectares nical gases GER / Hesse Standort Pharmaserv 67.4 hectares, biotech center, clear focus on pharmaceuti- Behringwerke www.pharmaserv.de available: 9.4 hectares cal production Marburg

GER / Lower Industriepark Industriepark Nienburg 30 hectares, electricity, steam, diff. water qualities Saxony Nienburg www.industriepark-nienburg.de available: 15 hectares

GER / Lower Industriepark Dow Deutschland 130 hectares, plastics, cellulose and derivatives, acids, Saxony Walsrode Anlagengesell schaft mbh available: 40 hectares alkalis, alcohols, solvents, wrapping foils

GER / Lower Port of Stadt Wilhelmshaven (Contact) total: 800 hectares PVC, VCM, EDC, different kinds of petroleum Saxony Wilhelmshaven www.wilhelmshaven.de available products, natural gas, coal, brine, crude oil, nitrogen, oxygen, rare gases, steam, heat

GER / Lower IndustrialPark City of Lingen (Ems) 150 hectares new de- chemicals of all kinds, especially auxiliaries Saxony Lingen www.industriepark-lingen.de velopment zone ; up to for the plastics processing industry; man- 33 hectares in one spot made fibers, acrylic fiber; supplier fiber and available plastic industry

GER / North Chempark Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG 480 hectares, more than 5,000 chemicals, e.g. Cl2, H2, Rhine-West- Leverkusen www.currenta.de available: 0.5 - 4 hec- toluene, benzene, NH3, HNO3, oleum, silicon, phalia tares water glass, CO

GER / North Veolia Industrie- Veolia Industriepark 107 hectares, all common industrial utilities Rhine-West- park Heins- Deutschland available: 11 hectares phalia berg-Oberbruch www.veolia.de/industriepark GI (industrial usage), 15 hectares GE (commercial usage)

GER / North Castrop-Rauxel Rütgers Germany 100 hectares total area, organic base and intermediates, coke prod- Rhine-West- available: 15 hectares ucts, bonding agents for electrode materials phalia

GER / North Chempark Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG 360 hectares, in total 2,000 chemicals, e.g. Cl2, H2,CO, Rhine-West- Dormagen www.currenta.de available: 0.5 - 6 hec- toluene, benzene, ethylene, HCN, NH3, phalia tares propylene, butadien

GER / North Chempark Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG 260 hectares, more than 2,000 chemicals, e.g. acetone, Rhine-West- Krefeld- www.currenta.de available: 0.5 - 20 hec- benzene, phenol, cyclohexane, bisphenol,

phalia Uerdingen tares CO, Cl2, HNO3

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Energy / Disposal Wacker Plans Production Line for Silicones power, steam, water, compressed air, water and wastewater treatment, commercial water, cooling water, biogas low carbon industrial site with range of waste to energy/combined gas and steam plants at site, circular waste treatment, different recineration plants, waste water treatment plant Network supply : power, steam, natural gas, various cooling media , various grades of water, compressed air, technical gases (different qualities), central utility distribution Picture: Wacker Picture:

The Wacker chemicals group intends to be- gin construction of a production plant for Top traffic connection water, rail, highway, Frankfurt airport; highly attractive life quality in the midst of Rhein-Main region; on-site fitness center / Supply: electricity, steam, cool- silane-terminated polymers at its Nünchritz ing resources, compressed air, nitrogen, technical gases, natural gas, deionized & commer- site. Investments in the mid double-digit cial water, disposal management, bio-based waste water treatment, hazardous material million euro range are planned for the con- storage, warehousing & logistics, site security & fire brigade & medical department struction work. Production is scheduled to start in 2022, and the investment is planned power, steam, natural gas, compressed air, nitrogen, cooling water, drinking water; certified waste management and wastewater treatment to enable the chemicals group to significantly expand its production capacity for electricity, steam, drinking and cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen, emergency cur- hybrid polymers and further strengthen its rent, cooling power, gases, waste water neutralisation, management of disposal focus on specialty chemicals products. Wacker has been producing silane-terminated polymers at its Burghausen produc- natural gas, compressed air, waste water treatment tion site for over 15 years. Business with hybrid polymers has since grown strongly. The company is now the second-largest electricity, steam, power by pipeline, water, supply and disposal facilities, waste water manufacturer of silane-terminated binders treatment for adhesives and sealants. “We are seeing a strong growth in demand for such prod- electricity (offshore wind and power plants), cavern storage facilities, container terminal, ucts. Against this background, the decision multimodal transport terminal, storage for hazardous goods, freight village, truck service to expand our hybrid polymer production is center, bulk terminal, multipurpose terminal, waste water treatment various hydrogen based project approaches contributing the transition to a sustainable energy system only logical,” says Wacker Executive Board member Auguste Willems. Alongside market access and the availability of key raw RWE powerplant and site; electricity, steam, natural gas (direct connection to natural materials, production engineering aspects gas pipeline), compressed air, water, demineralised water, cooling water, waste water treatment, glass fiber were the key factors in choosing a site for capacity expansion. “In Nünchritz we have space for fully integrated production, which we can even expand if necessary,” says Wil- electricity, steam, process water, compressed air, waste water treatment, waste incineration, landfill lems. According to its own statements, hybrid polymers are currently among the most important growth areas for the company’s Silicones division. “Silanes based on electricity, natural gas, steam, compressed air, cooling power, various water qualities, demin water, own production of drinking water, own industrial waste water treatment our innovative alpha technology are used in plant their manufacture,” says business unit manager Robert Gnann. “Hybrid polymers have a unique property profile.” According to Wacker, its Alphasilan technology is a electricity, steam, water networks, waste heat networks unique selling point worldwide. Silane-terminated polymers allow the production of particularly environmentally friendly adhesives. “The aspect of sustainability is be- coming increasingly important in the for- electricity, steam, refrigeration, process water, waste water treatment, waste incinera- mulation of adhesives and sealants. This is tion, landfill what makes hybrid polymers so attractive for manufacturers and customers,” emphasises Gnann. “With Alphasilan technology, electricity, steam, process water, compressed air, waste water treatment, landfill we can develop tailor-made binders for a wide range of adhesive types and applications. The demand for such adhesives will continue to grow in the coming years.”

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Country / Name of Responsible Organisation(s) Area / Space Available Network / Basic Materials State Industrial Park

GER / North Chemiepark Yncoris 180 hectares, organic and inorganic base and intermedi- Rhine-West- Knapsack www.chemiepark-knapsack.de available: 25 hectares ate products, Cl- and P-chemistry, NaOH,

phalia thereof one connected HCl, H2, PVC, PP, MPC, MPCS, MPE 16 hectares plot

GER / North Dortmund KG Deutsche Gasrußwerke 25 hectares, carbon black and pigment black as filler Rhine-West- www.chemsite.de available: 4 hectares materials phalia

GER / North Evonik Site Evonik Industries 100 hectares, Caustic potash, caustic soda, hydrogen, Rhine-West- Lülsdorf www.evonik.com available: 50 hectares chlorine, EDC, potassium carbonate and bi- phalia carbonate, alkoxides pipeline from Shell refinery: methanol, syngas pipeline from In- fraserv Hoechst: ethylene

GER / North Gelsenkirchen Ruhr Oel GmbH - 160 hectares Horst site, ethylene, propylene, C4, cumene, xylene, Rhine-West- Horst BP Gelsenkirchen 250 hectares Scholven methanonl, petroleum coke, light heating phalia Gelsenkirch- www.bpge.de site oil, diesel, jet fuel, gasolines en-Scholven

GER / North Industrial Park Cities Dorsten + Marl based on 70 hectares (net), n. a. Rhine-West- Dorsten-Marl the initiative of Steag available: 0 hectares phalia www.industriepark-dorsten-marl.de www.chemsite.de

GER / North Industriepark Henkel 143 hectare, ethylene- und propylene-oxide, chlorometh- Rhine-West- Düsseldorf www.henkel.com available: 0 hectare ane, hydrogen, MDI, TDI, various solvents phalia Holthausen

GER / North Industriepark Xervon Instandhaltung 63 hectares, chemical products, PVC, E-dispersions Rhine-West- Köln-Merkenich www.xervon-instandhaltung. available: 3 hectares phalia com

GER / North Marl Chemical Evonik Industries 650 hectares, comprehensive materials flow system, nu- Rhine-West- Park www.evonik.com available: 86 hectares merous organic and inorganic base and in-

phalia termediate products, polymers, C2, C3, C4, chlorine, H2 GER / Saxo- Agro-Chemie SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz 390 ha hectares, ammonia, urea,nitric acid, melamine, bio-

ny-Anhalt Park Piesteritz www.skwp.de available: 30 hectares diesel, N2O4, CO2-liquid, tomatoes

GER / Saxo- Chemical and Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft 232 hectares, nitric acid, adipic acid, cyclohexanol, basic ny-Anhalt Industrial Park [email protected] available: 69 hectares oils, wheat starch, adhesives, special waxes, Zeitz www.industriepark-zeitz.de bio natural gas

GER / Saxo- Chemical Site Infraleuna 1,300 hectares, syngas, methanol, refinery products, sulfur

ny-Anhalt Leuna www.infraleuna.de available: 70 hectares polyamide 6 and 6.6, H2O2, H2SO4, amines, technical gases, surfactants, DMF, acetone, phenol, cyclohexanone, caprolactam, PE waxes, chlorine, epichlorohydrin, epoxy resins, HCl, NaOH, latex dispersions, pig- ments, bio-based carboxylic acids etc., ammonia, ethane, ethylene, propylene, polymers, carboxyl acid, alcohols, p-hydroxyben- zoic acid, potassium sulfate, hydrogen sulfide, cross-linked site

GER / Saxo- Chemiepark Chemiepark Bitterfeld Wolfen 1,200 hectares, HCl, NaOH, Cl2, H2, PCl3, Cl- and P-chemistry, ny-Anhalt Bitter- www.chemiepark.de available: 120 hectares trichlorosilane, tetrachlorosilane, organic feld-Wolfen and inorganic products, base chemicals, specialities and intermediate products

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Energy / Disposal Evonik and Siemens Start Pilot Plant for electricity, steam, compressed air, natural gas, fresh water, oxygen, nitrogen, closed cir- Artificial Photosynthesis cuit, cooled water, de-mineralized water, 2 waste water treatment plants; gas turbine and waste incineration power plant electricity, steam, water, compressed air, nitrogen

electricity, steam, different water qualities, compressed air, nitrogen Picture: BMBF / Hand-Joachim Rickel BMBFPicture: / Hand-Joachim

Specialty chemicals company Evonik and Siemens Energy have started up a pilot electricity, steam, heating gas, nitrogen, compressed air, different water qualities, plant that uses carbon dioxide and water to exhaust gas and flare system produce chemicals. The necessary energy is supplied by electricity from renewable sources. The pilot plant is located in Marl in the northern Ruhr area in Germany. It is an electricity, waste water treatment essential part of the Rheticus I and II research projects. The researchers have taken nature as a model for the idea of artificial photosynthesis behind the Rheticus experi- electricity, steam, combustion of waste material and waste air, wastewater treatment mental facility. In the same way that plants use solar energy in order to combine carbon

dioxide (CO2) and water over several steps, for example to produce sugar, artificial pho- electricity, steam, waste water treatment, cooling water, compresssed air, natural gas, tosynthesis uses renewable energies to produce valuable chemicals from CO and wa- N2, demineralised water, different water qualities, supply and disposal networks 2 ter via electrolysis with the help of bacteria. This type of artificial photosynthesis can thus serve as an energy store and help to electricity, steam, water, cooling power, compressed air, waste water treatment, haz- close the carbon cycle and reduce carbon ardous waste incineration, supply and disposal networks dioxide pollution in the atmosphere. The pilot plant has gone into operation in Marl, at Evonik‘s largest site. It consists of a CO electrolyzer developed by Siemens Energy, a electricity, natural gas, steam, industrial and drinking water, compressed air, N2, waste water treatment, sludge dumpsite, CO2, power station water electrolyzer and the bioreactor with Evonik‘s know-how. In the first step, the electrolyzers convert carbon dioxide and water into carbon monoxide (CO) and hy- electricity, natural gas, steam, drinking water, process water, fire fighting water, de- drogen (H ) using electricity. Special micro- mineralized water, cooling water, industrial waste water treatment, condensate purifi- 2 organisms use this synthesis gas to pro- cation, H2, bio-CH4 duce special chemicals, initially for research purposes. These are starting materials for electricity, steam, compressed air, crude oil, natural gas, water supply, waste water special plastics or food supplements, for treatment, deionised water, cooling water, chilled water, technical gases (Linde), etc. example. The composition of the synthesis gas and the interaction between electrolysis and fermentation will be further opti- mised. In addition, a unit for processing the liquid from the bioreactor will be created in order to obtain the pure chemicals. After successful completion of the current Rheti- cus project phase (Rheticus II), Evonik and Siemens Energy plan to have a platform technology available that can produce en- electricity, steam, natural and technical gas, compressed air, drinking and industrial water, waste water treatment plant with sewage sludge incineration ergy-rich and valuable substances such as specialty chemicals or artificial fuels from

CO2 in a modular and flexible manner.

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Country / Name of Responsible Organisation(s) Area / Space Available Network / Basic Materials State Industrial Park

GER / Saxo- Industriepark www.solvay.de/bernburg 40 hectares, H2, brine, limestone, burnt lime, lime slurry, ny-Anhalt Solvay Bernburg available: 4 hectares soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, hydrogen peroxide, phosphoric acid (ultra pure grade)

GER / Saxo- ValuePark Dow Olefinverbund 650 hectares (150 hec- LLDPE, LDPE, PP, PS,EPS, XPS, PET, cracker ny-Anhalt www.dow.de/valuepark tares there of Value products, synthetic rubber, hydrocarbon res- Park) ins, acrylates, Chlorine, EDC, VC, NaOH, dis- available: on inquiry persion powder, compounds, plastic films, polyurethane and epoxy based adhesives

GER / Schle- Covestro Indus- Covestro Deutschland 420 hectares, H2,Cl2, HNO3, oleum, ethylene, toluene, ni- swig-Hol- trial Park www.covestro.com available: 250 hectares trobenzene, formaldehyde, aniline stein Brunsbüttel

GER / Chemie-Indus- Deusa International 5.3 hectares, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, Thuringia trie-Park www.deusa.de available: 2.0 hectares sodium chloride, brines, special brines Bleicherode

GER/ Industriepark LEG Thüringen 104 hectares, monomer, polymer, polyamide 6, polyamide Thuringia Rudolstadt/ www.leg-thueringen.de available: 13 hectares 6.6, recycled material, paper, lyocell, natural Schwarza fibre materials, biodiesel

GER / Pharmapark Pharmapark Jena 2 hectares Pharmapark Jena offers companies in the Thuringia Jena www.pharmapark-jena.de pharmaceutical and biotech industries as well as research institutions high-quality in- ner-city areas with a sector-specific infrastructure

Netherlands Chemelot Chemelot DSM Netherlands 800 hectares, ammonia, caprolactam, melamine, fertilizers, Sitech Services Utility Support available: 80-100 hec- acrylonitrile, polyamide, PE, PP, PP com- Group (USG) Brightlands tares pounds EPDM, Plastomers, PVC, SMA, PVB,

Chemelot Campus liquid CO2, portfolio of naphta cracker products, chemically recycled PET; many of previously mentioned products are available based on renewable feedstock and fossil feedstock

Netherlands Chemie Park Nouryon Chemicals B.V. 100 hectares, available: salt, NaHCO3, NaOH, Cl2, HCl, NaOCl, H2, Delfzijl www.chemieparkdelfzijl.nl (adjacent) 50 hectares CH3COOCl, ethyleneamines, aramid polymer, CPVC, (bio-) methanol, ureaformalde-

hyde resin, glycerine, CaCl2

Netherlands Port of Port of Rotterdam industrial sites at port: great variety of petrochemical and chemical Rotterdam www.portofrotterdam.com 6,000 hectares. (Petro-) products chemical industry: 3,298 hectares. Available for chemical industry: 200 hectares at Maasvlakte 2

Switzerland Getec Park. Getec Park.Swiss AG 50 hectares, HCl, H2SO4, NaOH, HCl-gas, N2, H2, technical Swiss AG www.getec-energyservices. available: 14 hectacres gases, chlorosulfuric acid, thionyl chloride, com peroxide

Switzerland Pharmapark Siegfried AG 60 hectacres, all common current process media Siegfried, www.siegfried.ch available: 13 hectacres Zofingen

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Energy / Disposal Ground-breaking for BASF’s Cathode Plant in electricity, steam, cooling water, drinking water, fire fighting water, compressed air, Schwarzheide natural gas

power, steam, natural gas, river water, cooling water, demineralized water, pressurized air, nitrogen, technical gases, waste water treatment, waste incineration Picture: BASF Picture: electricity, steam, refrigeration, compressed air, process water, waste water treatment, waste incineration BASF has broken ground for its new production plant for cathode materials in Schwarzheide, Germany. The new plant is part of a multi-stage investment plan in the electricity, heat, water, steam, sewer system, disposal European market for battery materials. The plant will use precursors from the company’s previously announced plant in Harja- valta, Finland. Construction work in completely integrated compound of chemical products / power plant, steam, hot Schwarzheide started in August 2020 and water, cooling water, compressed air / natural gas, nitrogen, deionised water, drinking the plant is expected to be operational in water, industrial water / waste water treatmentplant, ring of fire extinguishing sys- 2022. The new plant for cathode materials tems, mud disposal site, wastewater network will be equipped with modern process technology and will allow the supply of electricity, steam, drinking and cooling water, compressed air, gases, management of BASF battery materials to approximately disposal, hazardous materials warehouse 400,000 fully electric vehicles per year. Fi- nally, Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, said that electric mobility is “a fast growing market”. Politicians are also convinced of electricity, natural gas, steam, nitrogen, hydrogen, water purification plants and waste water treatment; treatment of solid and liquid waste; industrial cleaning the project‘s future viability. The Federal Government and the State of Brandenburg have therefore provided funding of around €175 million. “The ground-breaking ceremony by BASF is a further step in the right direction for Germany as an industrial location and the establishment of a European value-added chain for electric mobility. Our cogen power plant electricity 95 MW, steam 375 tons, cooling water, demin water, goal is to produce the best and most pow- compressed air, nitrogen, instrument air, water treatment salt and sweet water erful batteries in Germany and Europe,” explained Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy. The project will also contribute to successful structural power grid, natural gas grid, industrial water grid, drinking water grid, demin water change in the region, the Minister believes. grid, steam exchange grid, heat grid, waste incineration, waste water treatment, etc. BASF intends to reliably supply cell manufacturers and the automotive industry with cathode materials with high energy density, produced sustainably and locally and meeting their specific needs in Europe. “The new plant, together with the precursor plant in electricity, natural gas, industrial water, drinking water, softened water, steam 5, 6.5, Harjavalta, will use efficient manufacturing 12 and 15 bar, high temperature water (180 °C) , hot water (55 °C), glycol refrigeration processes, a high share of renewable ener- (-24 °C), flake ice, control-compressed air (5 bar), factory-compressed air (2 bar), waste gy, upstream integration with key raw ma- water pretreatment, waste water treatment plant, incineration of gaseous, liquid and terials such as cobalt and nickel, and short solid waste, regeneration of solvents, retention basin transport distances along the value chain. These measures will lead to a 30% lower electricity, natural gas, industrial water, drinking water, steam, etc. carbon footprint compared to the conventional industry standard“, said Dr. Peter Schuhmacher, head of the Catalysts division.

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Evonik Completes First Plant in Major PA 12 Project

The specialty chemicals group Evonik has solutions, so we do not cur- completed the first plant of its major poly- rently expect any major de- amide 12 project in Marl, Germany. The 400 lays for the complete com- million euro project is expected to be completion of the polyamide 12 pleted in the first half of 2021. Construc- plant complex”. Work on the tion work on the largest investment to date concrete and steel struc- by Evonik in Germany is progressing well, tures has been completed, says the company. The first plant was com- most of the units have al- pleted on schedule in mid-October and is ready been delivered and currently being commissioned. Further installed, and the piping plants are planned to follow by the first and electrical installations

quarter of 2021, with full completion are in full swing. The future Evonik Picture: scheduled for the first half of 2021. Marcus operating team has also al- von Twistern, who is in charge of the entire ready started training the new work proces- strategic growth for special applications,” project, states: “The project team has done ses. With the additional plants for polyam- says Dr. Claus Rettig, head of the Smart an excellent job over the past months un- ide 12 and its precursors being built at the Materials Division. “With the new plant der the conditions of the Sars-CoV-2 pande- Marl Chemical Park in North Rhine-West- complex, we are consolidating our position mic”. Challenges such as interrupted supply phalia, in addition to the existing produc- as a market leader for this high-perfor- chains or entry restrictions for assembly tion facilities there, Evonik will increase its mance polymer.” Polyamide 12 is used in personnel had to be overcome. Von Twis- total polymer capacity by more than 50 %. growth markets such as automotive engi- tern emphasises: “We have always found “Polyamide 12 is an important part of our neering, gas pipes, sports and 3D printing.

Pörner is Building New Additive Plant for Münzing Alzchem to Expand Nitrile Capacities ment. The conceptual and basic planning phase began as early as in summer 2019. Despite some unforeseeable restrictions during the planning and tendering process due to the lockdown in the current Co- vid-19 pandemic, the two project partners were not dissuaded from adhering to the original schedule and were able to start the

Picture: Pörner Picture: civil engineering work as planned in Au-

gust. Once completed, the new plant is Alzchem Picture: The chemical company Münzing is invest- planned to use state-of-the-art technical ing 35 million euros in a new production equipment to produce water-based wax The specialty chemicals company Alzchem, plant for wax and polymer emulsions. The emulsions and other special additives such based in Trostberg, Germany, plans to ex- plant engineering company Pörner Grimma as defoamers in powder form on an area of pand its nitrile production by another 50 % has been commissioned with the general over 20,000 m², starting from the end of by the second quarter of 2021. The reason planning of this project in the Zeitz Chemi- 2021. The products are mainly used in the for the 12 million euro project is the “conti- cal and Industrial Park. On 9 September building materials industry and for ar- nuing high market demand”. Alzchem had 2020 the foundation stone for the new chitectural paints and contribute to im- already expanded its capacities by July plant in the industrial park in Elsteraue, proved processing and durability of plas- 2019, but these quickly reached 100 % ca- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, was laid. At the ters, exterior and interior paints on buil- pacity utilisation. The additional nitrile pro- site, Münzing already operates a plant for dings. During the planning of the plant, in duction capacities now planned are pri- the production of wax products in powder addition to the complete networking of marily intended to support growth in the form - it is the largest integrated site of the production, logistics and infrastructure via market for drugs and biocides. The compa- group of companies in Europe. “With this process control systems as an “intelligent ny is benefiting from the market trend to investment we are doubling the number of factory”, great importance was attached to make supply chains more robust, thus fol- jobs for skilled workers and are sending a the most energy-saving design possible. lowing the trend towards increased securi- clear signal for the location and our com- This includes its own combined heat and ty of supply by a European supplier. The ex- mitment to helping shape structural power plant, in which environmentally panded nitrile production plant uses gas change in the region,” explains Dr. Michael friendly electricity and heat are generated, phase technology. “Our nitrile business has Münzing, managing partner of the chemi- and a sophisticated system for recovering shown stable growth rates for several years cal company. The Pörner Ingenieurgesell- energy in all heating and cooling processes. and we are convinced that this develop- schaft from Grimma was commissioned as In comparison to conventional plant tech- ment will continue in the long term,” exp- general planner, procurement service provi- nology, it should be possible to save up to lained CEO Andreas Niedermaier. “This gi- der and with the construction manage- 50% of CO2 emissions in this way. ves us a high degree of planning security.”

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Small yet Outstanding – Pharmapark Siegfried, Zofingen Centrally Located in the Life Science Cluster of Northwest Switzerland

Pharmapark Siegfried may not be one of the resulted in “no action indicated”. On site, an ply and waste disposal is carried out by largest, but it is certainly one of the most effective fire brigade enjoys the support of Primeo Industriecontracting GmbH, a sub- attractive pharma parks with a long traditi- all companies operating in the pharmaceuti- sidiary of the Primeo Group in München- on. Siegfried, founded in 1873, operated as a cal park and ensures the highest level of sa- stein. Primeo provides all utilities, such as fully integrated research-based pharmaceuti- fety. power, gas, steam and pressurized air as well cal company until 1991, and today it is the In addition to Siegfried, two other as resources such as water. The company leading CMO partner for the global phar- companies, Celgene Chemicals and carries out waste disposal, either by means of maceutical sector with nine production sites NovoMOF AG, run a production facility on the company-owned canalization system or in six countries. This is the spirit that the the Pharmapark Siegfried site. The coopera- to external buyers. companies located in the Pharmapark tion is tailor-made and not subject to any Moreover, companies operating at Phar- Siegfried and their customers benefit from. fixed parameters. The individual needs of the mapark Siegfried enjoy access to all services The life science cluster of northwest Switzer- Pharmapark companies are identified and required by a company active in the drug land takes the lead worldwide. met accordingly. industry and producing under cGMP condi- It represents a large reservoir of skilled Bilfinger Industrial Services Schweiz AG tions. Upon request these services include: and well-trained employees in the chemical is responsible for maintenance, repairs, issu- and pharmaceutical industry, which is decis- es concerning safety, health and environ- ● Compliance services ive for the success of every company opera- ment, and security services. This well-res- – including compliance systems, ting in this field. Siegfried is world-class al- pected company is active at other Siegfried groundwork for inspections, internal au- so in terms of compliance. Industry-related locations as well and enjoys wide experience dits, etc. inspections by the FDA, the American regu- in this field. More than 70 staff members ● Maintenance and repairs of plant, lating authority, have for more than 10 years work for Bilfinger at the Zofingen site. Sup- machines and buildings

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Pharmapark Siegfried is located in the center of the life science cluster of northwest Switzer- land. It is situated in close proximity to the international airports of Zurich and Basel, both within easy reach of about one hour. Pharmapark Siegfried includes buildings with laboratories and sufficient space for new construction (max. 15,000 m2). All necessary appro- vals have been obtained. The quality standards are among the highest in the world.

Companies located in Pharmapark Siegfried enjoy tailor-made conditions to suit their needs. A suitable model is developed and implemented in coordination with the service providers, Bilfinger Industrial Services AG and Primeo Industriecontracting AG.

The following services are available to our – by certified experts including enginee- – in own SAP or in Siegfried’s SAP partners in Pharmapark Siegfried: ring services ● Analytics and other laboratory servi- ● Compliance services ● Security services, identity checks and ces as required ● Maintenance and repairs access control – incl. QA and QC services with state- ● Security services, identity checks and access – including reception for visitors, con- of-the-art equipment control trol of suppliers and tradesmen, etc. ● Safety, health and environment services ● Other safety, health and environment ● Administrative services incl. HR, finance and services general administration – incl. fire brigade and medical assis- ● Supply and disposal tance ● Logistics services ● Administrative services incl. HR, ● Analytics and other laboratory services finance and general administration – All services are tailor-made and, if re- Contact The following companies operate from quired, developed from ground up for Siegfried AG Pharmapark Siegfried: our partners, designed for a short period Peter A. Gehler ● Siegfried AG or for long-term service Head Pharmapark Siegfried Untere Brühlstrasse 4 ● Celgene Chemicals Sarl ● Supply and disposal CH-4800 Zofingen ● NovoMOF AG – incl. all utilities and resources Tel: + 41 62 746 11 44 ● Elvetix Pharma GmbH ● Logistics services incl. incoming and Fax: + 41 62 746 11 03 ● Bilfinger Industrial Services AG outgoing goods, paperwork, samp- [email protected] ● Primeo Industriecontracting GmbH ling, etc. www.siegfried.ch

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TÜV SÜD Chemie Service An expert partner for designers, manufacturers and owners of chemical and process facilities ensuring safe, reliable and profitable business.

TÜV SÜD Chemie Service, headquartered in Based on their long-standing experience, the From Steam Boilers to Industry 4.0 Leverkusen, Germany, is a full-service pro- experts provide integrated services that focus Today, TÜV SÜD Chemie Service GmbH is vider for the chemical, pharmaceutical and on ensuring safe, reliable and profitable the specialist entity within TÜV SÜD AG. process industries. The company was formed plants throughout the life cycle – from plan- The origins of TÜV SÜD Group as a from merging the former owner’s inspector- ning, procurement, installation, placing into third-party testing and certification organi- ates and owner’s engineering departments of service, operation and maintenance to shut sation date back to when the owners of Bayer, Hoechst and Dow Olefinverbund. down and decommissioning. steam boilers in industrial centres decided to establish the first steam boiler inspection associations. Founded in 1866, TÜV SÜD has evolved into a global enterprise which is located in about 50 countries to continually improve technology, systems and expertise. This contributes significantly to making technical innovations such as Industry 4.0, autonomous driving and renewable energy safe and reliable. “Our main goal is to make our services an integral part of the procurement and operation of equipment in the chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries”, says Hans Joachim Machetanz, CEO of TÜV SÜD Chemie Service. “We are deeply rooted in the chemical industry and thus ideally suited for this task. Around 75 percent of our highly qualified staff learned the ropes in the chemical sector.” The experts thus also understand the challenges that the industry is facing at present, and continually develop and improve their services further using innovative test methods such as acous- tic emission testing (AT) and providing solutions to improve IT systems.

Testing, Certification and Engineering The company’s core competence covers tailored testing, certification and engineering services. This includes integrated sourcing strategies in addition to corrosion protection expertise and the management of pipe class- es, particularly with respect to changing codes, regulations, ordinances and standards. The accredited testing organisation is also recognised as a Certified Body what fa- cilitates launching components and systems. TÜV SÜD Chemie Service’s approach ensures cost-efficient compliance with legal requirements and plants with an outstand- eration conditions and for confident shut Company Profile downs. In order to complement the existing product portfolio with an established labo- TÜV SÜD Chemie Service GmbH offers multidis- ratory and premium advisory services, ciplinary project and system solutions for the TÜV SÜD Process Safety determines data chemical, process and pharmaceutical indus- and reaction parameters for thermal pro- tries at international level. The inspection and cess safety, explosion protection and safety certification company holds accreditations as a assessments within the scope of the Seveso Certified Body. The service provider evolved Directive in Europe. from leading German chemical and pharmaceutical companies and is now a 100 per cent Close to the Customer – Worldwide subsidiary of TÜV SÜD AG. In recent years, the construction of world- scale plants has increasingly moved to Operating from their sites in Europe, the USA, emerging markets. In order to increase cost China, Singapore and India, the experts of the efficiency large investment projects typically global business unit Chemical and Process In- include global sourcing strategies. Dedicat- dustries (CPI) support their customers globally. ed quality assurance during design and TÜV SÜD is represented in more than 1,000 lo- manufacturing phase is of crucial impor- cations worldwide and operates globally with a tance to guarantee mechanical integrity of team of more than 24,500 multi-disciplinary equipment – grounded in regulatory and experts recognised as specialists in their respec- customer specific standards. Industry- tive fields. By combining impartial expertise Hans Joachim Machetanz, sector-specific services help customers to with invaluable insights, the company adds CEO of TÜV SÜD Chemie Service GmbH. keep control over their investments and op- tangible value to businesses, consumers and erating costs. Further, the risk of service in- the environment. This helps to increase effi- terruption and downtime in the operating ciency, reduce costs and manage risk. ing level of availability. Besides inspections, phase can be mitigated significantly by en- the experts provide hazard and risk assess- suring the appropriate quality level during ment services and evaluate customers opti- construction. mised risk-based turnaround strategies. Based on decades of in-depth industry Operators also benefit from software-based experience, the experts deliver the essential data management and end-to-end techni- high-quality level as a core value, turning Contact cal documentation. Reliable scheduling TÜV SÜD Chemie Service into the interna- TÜV SÜD Chemie Service GmbH and execution of the inspection services tionally leading provider for reliable, sustain- Markus Löb including documentation are significant able and overall cost-effective plant safety. Kaiser Wilhelm Allee contributors to successful compliance The global business unit Chemical and Pro- Building B 407 D-51368 Leverkusen management. In addition, the experts offer cess Industry (CPI) serves as one stop solu- Germany consulting services based on the HAZOP tion provider and delivers highly specialised Tel.: 0214/86910-0 procedure for the systematic risk review of services around the globe. Their experts are [email protected] all possible process aspects, to ensure, that located close to their customers in major www.tuvsud.com/chemieservice the design incorporates adequate safe chemical markets complemented by guards to allow a process to stabilise at op- TÜV SÜD’s worldwide presence.

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The Behringwerke in Marburg Optimum Location for Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology compa- Behringwerke site still follow this tradition sult is a strong pool of specialist resources nies have stringent requirements in terms today. that form a perfect complement to the bio- of buildings, facil -ities, infrastructure, technology park. logistics and the academic and professional Synergies in the Industrial Park environment. The Behringwerke in Mar- The fact that the Behringwerke specialises in One-stop Services burg specialises in precisely these needs, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals makes it Besides being located in the perfect environ- offering optimum conditions and compe- attractive to international companies and ment, the industrial park itself is optimally tent service. innovative start-ups alike. This clear focus attuned to the needs of the biotechnology The companies at the Behringwerke site yields synergies in the areas of production, and pharmaceutical sectors. Pharmaserv, have a major advantage: they can focus ex- service, logistics, in the infrastructure and the owner and operator of the Behringwerke clusively on the things that are really impor- the transfer of knowledge. This applies to site, employs a staff of about 400 in various tant to them – research, development, pro- both the site itself, the 17 companies employ- specialised areas who offer the services that duction. They don’t have to worry about ing a total of approx. 5,300 staff and the the companies need, including the expert suitable buildings, laboratory facilities, ener- surrounding area. transport of products and samples, facility gy supplies, IT or transport for their samples management, energy supplies, waste dispos- and products. This infrastructure and much High Potential al, security, occupational medical care, IT more is offered to them as site services – by With around 25,000 students and 2,500 sci- and communications. Data security is guar- owner and operator Pharmaserv. entists, the Philipps University in Marburg is anteed at all times by a certified computer Marburg has a long tradition of research an important driving force in the region. centre on site. and development. Nobel Prize winner for Marburg is also home to the Max Planck medicine Emil von Behring established the Institute of Terrestrial Microbiology, while Laboratories, Offices, “Behringwerk” in 1904 – thus laying the the Justus Liebig University in Giessen and Production Facilities foundation for an international pharmaceu- Giessen-Friedberg University of Applied Pharmaserv leases around 100 properties on tical company. The companies at the Sciences are just half an hour away. The re- site, while the facility management services

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Pharmaserv GmbH, Behringwerke Site Operators

CEO: Dr. Martin Egger Thomas Görge Peter Michael Weimar

Business areas: ● Services for companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors ● Infrastructure and service ● Pharmaceutical logistics and technology for companies all over Germany

Infrastructural services: ● Building and facility management ● Data and telecommunications ● Logistics ● Occupational and acute medical care encompass both old and new buildings, 100 kilometres long, then there is a 50-kilo- ● Fire prevention and safety service maintenance, infrastructure and supplies. metre waste water disposal system, 10 kilo- ● Site security Standard and special laboratories can be metres for drinking water and up to 5 kilo- ● Passenger and works transport constructed exactly to the client's wishes, metres each for supplying steam, com- ● Staff parking spaces fin ished shells are available for production pressed air, technical gases and cold water. and can be adapted in line with the client's Provision of supply networks: requirements, and office space is also avail- Marburg: at the Heart of Germany ● Electricity and backup power supplies able for lease. In all, the Behringwerke en- Finally, one of the decisive factors for this ● Steam compasses an area of 67.4 hectares, while the location is the quality of life that Marburg ● Compressed air entire industrial park is protected by eight has to offer. High purchasing power, low ● Technical gases kilometres of fencing and access controls. unemployment rates, attractive properties ● Cold water and plenty of green areas: Marburg is a city ● Drinking water Supply Networks that exudes charm – and its location is also a ● Waste water, including a central neutralisa- Pharmaserv also offers all the supply and major draw: at the heart of Germany, easily tion plant waste disposal services a modern industrial reached from all directions, just an hour by centre needs. The electricity and telecom- car from the Rhine-Main conurbation and References: munications networks alone are each around Frankfurt’s international airport. ● CSL Behring GmbH ● GSK Vaccines GmbH ● Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH ● BioNTech Manufacturing Marburg GmbH ● Dockweiler Chemicals GmbH ● Beckman Coulter GmbH

Contact Pharmaserv GmbH Emil-von-Behring-Straße 76 35041 Marburg Germany Tel.: +49 6421 39-14 [email protected] www.pharmaserv.de

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GENDORF Chemical Park The Opportunity Site of the Future

Why opportunity site? Because – as Bavaria’s chemical park, there are 50 hectares of ex- ahead of competitors: with services and in- largest chemical park – the GENDORF pansion space available for further settle- frastructure specifically matched to the Chemical Park offers peerless opportunities: ments of companies – ranging from parcels needs as a chemical company. for investors, employees and the region. This of a few hundred square meters to contigu- is highlighted by several of the internation- ous space of five hectares or more. And the InfraServ Gendorf: ally most successful chemical companies best part: InfraServ Gendorf will advise The Opportunity Multiplier that have located their facilities here, along companies on the ideal integration and ac- InfraServ Gendorf is in charge of all site- with 4,000 highly-qualified employees. They companies investment projects with profes- wide functions, for instance the supply of turn the GENDORF Chemical Park into a sional permit management support. This energy and utilities, safety, disposal of magnet for the chemical industry. The ensures fast-track decision-making and high waste water and waste, as well as logistics. GENDORF Chemical Park is home to over planning reliability. The chemical park operator also provides 30 companies in the fields of basic and spe- additional services that are specifically tai- cialty chemistry, plastics, energy and indus- Infrastructure for Your Success lored to the chemical industry. These in- trial services. It is operated by InfraServ At the GENDORF Chemical Park, site com- clude plant engineering, maintenance, en- Gendorf. panies can focus on their core business. vironmental services like measurements With 1,000 employees the site operator In- and permits as well as IT solutions and Space to Grow fraServ Gendorf supplies the whole infra- (continuing) training. Almost no other chemical park in Germany structure and all required site services. Op- has comparably large free and expansion erating and investment costs can be dramat- The Integrated Flow of Production space suited for even larger relocations, ically reduced by having several companies The companies at the GENDORF Chemi- while also being at a considerable distance to share the infrastructure and by having the cal Park are tightly linked and therefore nearby settlements. In addition to the al- site operator InfraServ Gendorf bundle sup- conserve raw materials, energy, and costs. ready developed 197 hectare grounds of the port processes. This helps to be one step The integrated flow of production and ma-

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Infrastructure: ● The GENDORF Chemical Park is the largest Chemical Park in Bavaria ● More than 30 companies located on site ● Approx. 4,000 employees ● 197 hectares in total ● 50 hectares available for expansions or new industrial settlements ● Economic strength and ecologic benefit by integrated flow of production

Partners on site: ● Archroma, Clariant, Dyneon (3M), Global Amines, Gore, Klöckner Pentaplast, Linde, Vinnolit etc.

Site operator: InfraServ Gendorf: terials ensures that products and waste of and upgrades of their facilities. The suffi- ● Employees: approx. 1,000 one operation become the raw materials for cient number of highly-qualified experts in ● InfraServ Gendorf provides site services and another – without lengthy transportation the region was also an important reason for tailored industrial solutions for chemical routes. This decreases emissions and waste, many companies in the chemical park to and process industry and reduces safety and environmental increasingly locate research and develop- risks. The integrated structure is therefore ment activities in Gendorf. Services of InfraServ Gendorf: highly-efficient - not only from a financial ● Site Solutions: Site services, Energy & Utili- point of view, but also in terms of ecologi- ties, Disposal, Logistics cal benefits. Contact ● Individual Solutions: Engineering, Mainte- nance, Environmental Services, IT Services, High Investments, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG Attractive Location Christian Eichner Training In GENDORF Chemical Part, site compa- Key Account Manager Energy & utilities: nies are part of a chemical park developing Industrieparkstraße 1 84508 Burgkirchen a. d. Alz ● Power and natural Gas grid and supply, in a dynamic way. Over the last five years, Germany steam, fully de-ionized water, cooling water, site operator InfraServ Gendorf alone in- process water, potable water, compressed vested more than EUR 100 million into a Phone: +49 8679 7-4623 and instrument air, nitrogen, oxygen, argon modern site infrastructure. Over the same [email protected] period, the other site companies additional- www.infraserv.gendorf.de Region: Site advantage Bavaria ly invested EUR 250 million into expansions www.gendorf.de ● Strong chemical region The GENDORF Chemical Park is part of ChemDelta Bavaria. The full bandwidth of the industry is concentrated in this important European chemical region: mid-sized companies and global players, producers and service providers. ● Concentrated economic power The companies in the Bavarian ChemDelta employ a workforce of roughly 20,000 employees who generate more than EUR 10 billion in annual revenues. ● Extensive know-how Specialized training and continuing education facilities along with a large number of universities within a range of 100 kilome- ters make the region into a chemical competence center of European rank.

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Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen BASF in Schwarzheide BASF Schwarzheide GmbH Jürgen Fuchs, Chairman of the Board As one of the biggest production sites of the Andreas Seide, Site Marketing BASF group in Europe, BASF Schwarzheide D – 01986 Schwarzheide GmbH presents itself as modern and efficient Phone: +49 (0) 35752/ 62489 with a quickly growing business in southern E-Mail: [email protected] Brandenburg. More than 2.3 bn Euros have Internet: www.basf-schwarzheide.de been invested since 1990. Offering outstanding benefits from a high-efficient infrastruc- Leuna Chemical Complex ture, brought know-how and skills, speed and highly competitive conditions, Schwarzheide Photo: Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen GmbH Photo: Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen is very attractive for investors in the chemical Covering 1.200 hectares, Chemiepark Bitter- and plastics industry. The purpose „We create feld-Wolfen is the largest open industrial site chemistry for a sustainable future” defines for chemical and pharmaceutical companies work at the Schwarzheide production site. in Europe. Located in between the nation’s Aiming to achieve CO2-neutral growth while capital Berlin and its most dynamic region bringing innovative products to the market by Halle/Leipzig the site is characterized by an implementing the concept of circular econo- industry focussing on fine and specialty my is one of the main building blocks of BASF

chemicals as well as pharmaceuticals. Offer- Schwarzheide GmbH. BASF is expanding its GmbH, Photo: InfraLeuna LxPRESS Photographer: ing ideal conditions for successful growth and battery materials production capacity in Eu- cost minimalization include 120 hectares of rope by building a new state-of-the-art plant The protection of the environment and cli- burden-free real estate, a modernized for cathode active materials in Schwarzheide mate, resource conservation, recycling and plug&play infrastructure, free market access as part of its multi-step investment plan to energy efficiency – those sociopolitical key to all services, an integrated feedstock based support the European electric vehicle value aspects define the future, sustainability and on inorganic chemicals – chlorine, hydro- chain. Profiting from its unique location in acceptance of chemical sites and, on the chloric acid, silicon tetrachloride, hydrogen, other side, are shaped by them as well. Leu- nitrogen and sodium hydroxide – utilities like na welcomes UPM at its chemical site and water supply, wastewater disposal, electricity, with it a supplier of ethylene glycol that is natural gas and process steam, logistics as produced from renewable natural resources well as highly experienced workers. Accom- in industrial quantities. By choosing Leuna modating over 70 manufacturing companies for this globally initial concept realization, from global players like DOW, Bayer and the trust in the future and innovational Heraeus to various medium sized “hidden strength of the chemical site are represented. champions” Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen Hydrogen, which is produced using electric-

also owns an ultra-modern wastewater treat- photo BASF Photo: Press ity from renewable energies, will be strongly ment plant. Its recycling management will be requested in upcoming years. The Fraun- completed by the initial operation of a sludge one of Europe’s largest renewables energy re- hofer-Gesellschaft will provide a platform recycling facility in 2021. More than 250 ser- gion the site aims to become a beacon for the for hydrogen-electrolysis which offers future vice companies onsite provide a wide range of energy transition in the chemical industry. As partners to test the technique under real, competitively priced services like mainte- part of its transformation program “chEErs”, industrial conditions. Specific plans for the nance or waste disposal which enable the chemicals and energy from renewables in first industrial plant for producing hydrogen manufacturers focus on their core competen- Schwarzheide, BASF examines with partners on an industrial scale do already exist. De- cies. Chemiepark’s attraction furthermore utilizing renewable energy sources as basis for spite their manifold characteristics, plastics leads to huge regional investments. The new, innovative chemical value chains. The are reviewed critically in respect of recycling world’s major battery cell producer Farasis in clients benefit from the site’s central location processes. Therefore, the simplification of addition to building a battery-cell production in the middle of the two major cities Berlin the recycling processes is a key aspect in plant has just recently decided to move its and Dresden directly at the new silk route as gaining the clients acceptance. Starting in European headquarter to Bitterfeld-Wolfen. gateway between Eastern and Western Eu- 2023, TOPAS Advanced Polymers will gen- rope. Furthermore, the direct motorway ac- erate polymers which replace many of the Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen GmbH cess, the connection to the German Railway usually combined materials in regard of Dr. Michael Polk, Managing Director network of Deutsche Bahn as well as the inter- their attributes. InfraLeuna sets itself the Patrice Heine, Managing Director modal rail terminal of Bertschi offer superb task of an optimized energy supply with its Zörbiger Straße 22, logistic connections. Investors who settle on massive investment program while at the D – 06749 Bitterfeld-Wolfen the BASF site in Schwarzheide can utilize the same time working intensively on the inte- Phone: +49 (0)3493 / 72779 comprehensive know-how and skills of the gration of its client’s plants. The chemical Telefax: +49 (0)3493 / 72817 global chemical company BASF as well as a site of Leuna will undergo a significant E-Mail: [email protected] network of industrial plants and research fa- change within the next two years which pays Internet: www.chemiepark.de cilities within the region. tribute to the economical and corporative

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Five of Eastern Germany’s chemical site operators – BASF existing chemical sites further and to increase their competi- Schwarzheide GmbH, Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen GmbH, tiveness while safeguarding and creating jobs. Existing value DOW Olefinverbund GmbH, InfraLeuna GmbH and Infra-Zeitz chains are optimized together in terms of downstream indus- Servicegesellschaft mbH – have joined forces to create tries. Chemical site networking is intensified within the feed- CeChemNet (Central European Chemical Network). The part- stock networks. CeChemNet provides a basis for mutual expe- nership is complemented by the participation of the north- rience exchange and contact management in the region and east regional association of the Verband der Chemischen with national and international partners. Industrie e.V. (“German chemical industry association”). The Since the mid 1990s, more than 600 businesses have settled, different chemical sites are characterized by specific areas of more than 17 billion Euros have been invested and more than expertise. All operating companies are distinguished by highly 30,000 jobs have been created. individualized performance spectra and site conditions. Also www.cechemnet.com of particular note is the interlinking of the different sites and companies through a complex feedstock integration of pipelines and logistics networks. Within the framework of CeChemNet the partners follow an objective of developing the

requirements. More than ever, Leuna will be companies, logistic providers and various the place where agile and innovative compa- service providers as well as leading research nies can find ideal parameters for their in- institutes. The ValuePark® offers a wide vestments. range of infrastructure services and products. Many of the products manufactured InfraLeuna GmbH predominantly on site can be supplied “just Dr. Christof Günther, CEO in time”. In addition, the factory premises in Am Haupttor, Schkopau and Boehlen have very good D – 06237 Leuna transport links, being close to major motor- Phone:+49 (0) 3461 / 430 ways, with excellent rail connections as well

Telefax: +49 (0) 3461 / 434290 Servicegesellschaft mbH Photo: Infra-Zeitz as a modern container terminal in Schko- E-Mail: [email protected] pau. The attractive range of services provid- Internet: www.infraleuna.de Jowat (adhesives) have settled here. The park ed is tailored to the needs of the companies provides optimal conditions both for large- on site and potential investors. It comprises Chemical and Industrial Park scale and family-owned enterprises. It is utility generation and distribution, water managed by “Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft” supply and effluent disposal, analytics, secu- of Zeitz which also runs the whole waterusage cycle rity and health services, logistics and ware- The Chemical- und Industrial Park of Zeitz is for its clients: processing water, cooling water, housing. Thus, the ValuePark® offers excel- an open industrial park aimed at the chemical deionized water, permeate, reserve steam, in- lent conditions for investors. To date, the industry in the South of Saxony-Anhalt. The dustrial wastewater treatment. Infra-Zeitz’s companies on site have invested over 1,200 companies are mostly medium-sized, own- on-site partners complete the package with million EUR, offering jobs for 2,300 em- er-managed companies with a focus on “sus- services from HR recruitment to certified ployees and securing additional 1,000 jobs tainable chemistry”. About 600 employees are laboratory tests, and pilot installations. The in partner companies. working in these companies. Another 400 park is located only a few minutes car drive to employees are working at the site in compa- one of Germany’s newcomer places to be, Dow ValuePark® nies producing energy, industry-related ser- buzzing city of Leipzig. Dow Olefinverbund GmbH vices, as well as research and development. Anke Bökelmann, Manager ValuePark® Due to intensive research in the field of envi- Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbH PF 1163, D-06201 Merseburg ronmental technology, the Chemical and In- Mr Arvid Friebe, Managing Director Phone: +49 (0) 3461 / 49 4874 dustrial Park of Zeitz was awarded model site Hauptstraße 30 Telefax: +49 (0) 3461 / 49 3179 for the removal of soil contaminations in D – 06729 Elsteraue E-Mail: [email protected] 2001. Since its inauguration in the 1930s, the Phone: +49/ 3441/ 84 24 02 Internet: www.dow.de/valuepark industrial site of Zeitz has been cutting-edge Telefax: +49/ 3441/ 84 20 29 ® Trademark of the Dow Olefinverbund GmbH in the German basic chemical industry. To- E-Mail: [email protected] day, more than 50 highly innovative compa- Internet: www.industriepark-zeitz.com nies, among them almost 20 manufacturers from all over the world, gather in one of Germany’s smallest but fastest moving-for- Dow ValuePark® ward chemical parks, the “Chemical and In- Established in 1998, the ValuePark® has dustrial Park of Zeitz”. Manufacturers such as stood for the industrial park concept of the Italy’s Radici Chimica (adipic acid and cy- Dow Olefinverbund GmbH, a subsidiary of clohexanol), US Puraglobe (base oils), the international Material Science company Ukraine’s Interstarch (industrial starch), and Dow. Today, 27 companies operate in the home-grown Munzing (micronized waxes), chemical park, including international plas-

Deurex (oil and chemical adsorbents) and tics manufacturers and plastics-processing Photo: Dow

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Industriepark Höchst

A Chemical and Pharmaceutical Site with Sustainable Energy for the Future

Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt am Main, vested around EUR 8 billion in the park logistics and facility management. Infraserv Germany, is one of Europe’s most successful since 2000. In fact, investment has stayed Höchst is constantly upgrading Industrie- research and production sites for the chemi- remarkably constant at EUR 300-400 mil- park Höchst to make the site more competi- cal and pharmaceutical industry. With its lion a year over the past nearly 20 years. tive on its tenants’ behalf. Among other technically advanced infrastructure careful- Infraserv Höchst, the operator of Indus- things, the industrial park operator is invest- ly tailored to the needs of target industries, triepark Höchst, has been a major driver of ing in the modernization of its gas turbine the industrial park provides an ideal envi- the site’s successful evolution. Established in plant and the construction of two additional ronment for the 90-plus companies that call 1997, the company maintains a broad port- power plant units that will generate steam it home. What’s more, Industriepark folio of services and effectively supports from waste heat and natural gas. This pro- Höchst’s location in the heart of the Rhine- park tenants so they can focus entirely on ject is associated with a complete coal phase- Main Region and excellent access to trans- their core business. It supplies tenants with out – and will eliminate around a million portation represent valuable locational ad- electricity and steam as well as technical metric tons of CO2 emissions a year. When vantages that make Industriepark Höchst gases, eight different grades of water and it comes to energy efficiency, Industriepark even more attractive. Another benefit: close many different raw materials, all while Höchst will be one of Europe’s premium ties to the many colleges, universities and meeting high efficiency standards. Infraserv production sites for the chemical and phar- research institutions in the region. Höchst disposes of waste and wastewater at maceutical industry after the completion of Tenants of the 4.6 square kilometer park, its treatment and disposal facilities in an the new gas turbine plant and the moderni- whose origins date back to 1863, range from environmentally responsible fashion. Waste zation of the existing one, multinational corporations to niche service heat from these facilities is captured and re- Another investment in clean energy providers to tiny start-ups and employ directed into the park’s supply systems in technology: Industriepark Höchst will be around 22,000 people. Industriepark Höchst order to reduce fossil fuel consumption. hosting a fueling station for fuel cell-pow- is a vibrant, forward-looking location, and Other services in the Infraserv Höchst port- ered locomotives that the regional public the investment figures show it. Tenants in- folio include health, safety, environment, transit operator is buying. The world’s larg-

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Infrastructure: ● Total area of 4.6 million square meters, including over 500,000 square meters that are available and ready for use ● Park tenants invested EUR 8 billion in the park since 2000 ● Excellent access to transportation, outstanding logistics infrastructure ● Superior network for the supply of utilities, process fluids and raw materials and the disposal of waste and wastewater

Tenants: Around 90 companies call Industriepark Höchst home. Most operate in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. They include Sanofi, Bayer, Clariant, Celanese, BASF, LyondellBasell, Noury- on, Kuraray, Cargill, Grillo and Daikin. 22,000 est fleet of these high-tech trains will be volved in assessing a machine’s condition. people work at Industriepark Höchst. fueled at Industriepark Höchst, where ample Industry 4.0 is already a part of day-to-day hydrogen is generated as a byproduct of operations at Infraserv Höchst. Services: chemical production. Infraserv Höchst has Industriepark Höchst is rich with oppor- Infraserv Höchst is headquartered in Frankfurt been involved in pioneering projects to de- tunities and prospects. Provadis, an In- am Main, Germany, and is a leading developer velop hydrogen and fuel cell technology for fraserv subsidiary and the industry’s devel- of research and production sites for chemical over ten years. oper of skilled experts, trains young people and pharmaceutical companies. It provides Digitalization is obviously a top priority in over 40 different vocational programs for customized modular solutions as well as inno- for Infraserv Höchst as well. Infraserv tenant companies and many other custom- vative integrated service packages. It can even Höchst Prozesstechnik, a subsidiary estab- ers. Provadis even has its own higher-learn- operate the entire facility on-site if desired. Its lished in 2018, uses more than just tablet ing institution that offers executive and co- capabilities range from equipment manage- and smartphone apps for generating paper- operative college degree programs. Clearly, ment, disposal management and grid and less maintenance documentation – it also Industriepark Höchst is fully prepared for pipeline operation all the way to site services, employs augmented reality glasses. Equipped demographic change. facility management and environment, health with these head-mounted displays, mainte- and safety services. The Infraserv Höchst Group nance workers have their hands free to per- Contact also handles logistics, provides training and form other tasks, can use voice commands Infraserv Höchst supplies services for process equipment to document the condition of equipment, Tel.:+49 69 305-46300 through subsidiaries. and they can communicate directly with [email protected] customers in real time and get them in- www.industriepark-hoechst.com Infraserv Höchst develops solutions for de- manding customers in a highly regulated environment. Numerous service providers are located at Industriepark Höchst, including patent attorneys, engineering firms, analytical service providers, printers, travel agencies, parcel services, technical regulatory agencies and many more.

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Covestro Starts MDI Pilot Production with Novel Technology

Covestro has commissioned an industrial to the technology currently in use. As a re- pilot plant based on the novel Adip tech- sult, future production plants for MDI based nology at its Brunsbüttel site. Its decisively on AdiP technology can be dimensioned improved energy efficiency is a milestone smaller than before. Covestro would like to for the plastics manufacturer in its orienta- anchor the circular economy in all parts of tion towards recycling management. The the company and is pursuing the long-term Covestro Picture: abbreviation Adip stands for adiabatic-iso- goal of climate-neutral production. “Tech- thermal phosgenation and describes the nological innovations, especially in the field mate crisis as a society, we need ambitious essential feature of the technology: the re- of process technology, are an important and innovative impulses in industry. Inno- action control is more efficient and does pillar in Covestro‘s strategy to achieve this vative business and climate protection are not require any external heat input. Instead, goal,” says Dr. Klaus Schäfer, Covestro’s not opposites; today, business and climate the heat generated during the reaction is Chief Technology Officer (CTO). “Adip is a protection belong together. This is clearly used. The novel technology therefore re- technology that we have been working in- illustrated by the Covestro project presen- quires significantly less energy input and tensively on developing across our sites and ted today”. The group is one of the world‘s thus contributes to lower CO2 emissions in which once again underlines Covestro’s in- leading producers of MDI, a raw material in the production of MDI. With the help of this novation leadership”. This importance was demand for the production of energy-effici- technology, up to 40 % steam and 25 % also emphasised by Jan Philipp Albrecht, ent insulation solutions for buildings and electricity can be saved per tonne of MDI Minister for Environment of the State of refrigeration appliances. The global MDI produced - reducing CO2 emissions by up to Schleswig-Holstein, at the virtual opening market had a volume of around 7.5 million 35 %. A further advantage of the process is ceremony of the pilot plant on 16 Novem- tonnes in 2019 and is expected to continue a 50 % higher production output compared ber 2020: “If we want to overcome the cli- to grow in the long term.

Construction of a New Training Technical Centre Eon Commissions Process Started in Gendorf Steam Generator for Dow

an area of 2,000 m², it will comprise a training and office building with laboratories and a technical hall. The latter, with its extensive floor space, will form the heart of the complex: On an area of 850 m², training facilities will be used to reproduce a real production operation on a smaller scale. Instead of the previous 300 m², the area Picture: Dow Picture: Picture: Infraserv Gendorf Infraserv Picture: available will be more than twice as large. The equipment with modern stirring tanks In the Gendorf Chemical Park, construction and Festo systems, which teach the interre- Eon has built a process steam generator for has begun on a new teaching technology lationships between mechanics, electronics the Dow chemical group in Terneuzen, the centre for the Inn-Salzach Training Acade- and software, will create the conditions for Netherlands, and has now put it into opera- my (BIT Gendorf). The site and academy modern training. According to the operator, tion. The energy company has invested operator, Infraserv Gendorf (ISG), intends to systems from the existing technical centre around 30 million euros in the project and use the new facility to expand its training will also be integrated, which correspond to intends to operate the plant for 15 years as capacities and thus meet the growing de- the current technical standard. “We are owner. The plant, which is tailored to the mand for chemical workers. The construc- pleased that we can expand our capacities Terneuzen site, uses residual gases from tion company Goldbeck Süd from Rosen- with the new building and remain techni- Dow production, which contain up to 45 % heim has been commissioned with the new cally up to date in the future,” says Dr. Bern- hydrogen. By using the heat from the flue building. The new technical centre is plan- hard Langhammer, Managing Director of gas, the plant, according to Eon, achieves a ned to enable BIT Gendorf to train signifi- InfraServ Gendorf. Together with Managing thermal efficiency of 95 %. The advanced cantly more chemical workers: While there Director Dominik Gschwendtner (ISG), Jo- technology will also ensure compliance is currently capacity for 45 apprenticeship chen Volbracht (Head of the Academy of with the strict new limits for nitrogen oxide places, there will be room for up to 70 ap- Education) and representatives of Gold- emissions. In less than 5 minutes, the large prentices per year in the future. The ex- beck, he symbolically broke the ground for boiler can increase its capacity from 50 t/h pansion is necessary because this professi- the construction work on 3 June 2020. of steam to its maximum capacity of 350 on in particular is increasingly in demand in Completion of the building is already plan- t/h. The plant thus also serves as a buffer the chemical park. Like the existing techni- ned for 2021. The anticipated investment and ensures stable production processes at cal centre, the new building is embedded in costs for the new building are between 8 all times. Terneuzen is Dow‘s largest pro- the campus of the training academy. With and 9 million euros. duction site outside the USA.

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