Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG Industriepark Höchst

65926 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone +49 69 305-6767 PEOPLE [email protected] INNOVATION www.infraserv.com 0480/0492 E 12/18 www.industriepark-hoechst.com FUTURE 01 EDITOR’S NOTE 4

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03 INDUSTRIEPARK HÖCHST Next-generation site management 8 Energy supply 9 Waste management 10 For new tenants 12 Cutting-edge infrastructure 14 Successful site development 18 Companies at the park from A–Z 41

04 CLIMATE PROTECTION AT HÖCHST By people for people 46 The people factor – Healthy work-life balance 52

05 HISTORY AT HÖCHST Trail-blazing ideas 54 Industrial history – Up close and personal 59

06 OUTDOORS AT HÖCHST Back to nature 60

07 EDUCATION AT HÖCHST Winning combination 64 Hands-on from the start 70

08 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT HÖCHST Here’s to good neighbors 72 Safety is job one 78

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PROGRESS IS OUR BUSINESS

Dear Visitor,

Welcome to Industriepark Höchst, one of Europe’s most important chemical and pharmaceutical parks.

For over 150 years, this industrial estate has been a driver of innovation, world-class research and cutting- edge products in fields such as medicine, specialty chemicals and agriculture.

Many of the products made at Industriepark Höchst many different nations work hard every day to achieve For more than 20 years, Infraserv Höchst has been This brochure is full of interesting information about the maintain our living standards and keep our world livable lasting, sustainable growth. Industriepark Höchst is a building the infrastructure that companies need: from activities, history and prospects of the industrial park. for future generations through innovative technology. dynamic, vibrant industrial and business center whose utilities, training and logistics facilities to health, safety For details, visit www.industriepark-hoechst.com These trailblazing innovations include life-giving insulin impact radiates well beyond the Rhine-Main Region. It and waste management to environmental and safety We’re happy to have you here! for diabetics, made in one of the world’s most advanced thrives on the diversity of large, multinational corpora- equipment. One theme runs through all these services: insulin plants, all the way to vivid dyes, effective pesti- tions, medium-sized enterprises and small service the importance of sustainability. We generate The Managing Directors of Infraserv Höchst on behalf of cides and high-performance plastics. providers. They invest in our future. environmentally responsible steam and electricity for all the companies at Industriepark Höchst our customers at our state-of-the-art waste-to-energy Over 90 manufacturing and research-based companies With its mature infrastructure, the park is an ideal setting plant. We also have a biogas plant that converts sewage with around 22,000 employees are located at the for manufacturing and research-based companies, sludge and organic waste into biogas for power and 4.6 square kilometer industrial park. Here, people from featuring excellent access to international transportation steam production. networks, close proximity to valuable procurement, sales and financial markets and a dense regional network of world-class universities and research institutions. A broad array of training institutes – including its very own private university – mark Industriepark Höchst as a Jürgen Vormann Dr Joachim Kreysing high-level developer of future industry talent.

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INDUSTRIEPARK HÖCHST BY THE NUMBERS

PEOPLE & COMPANIES INFRASTRUCTURE & LOGISTICS READY FOR THE FUTURE IMPRESSIVE SIZE SMART THINKING

• 22,000 workers, including over • 72 kilometers of roads, 57 kilome- • Largest storage facility for chemical • Around EUR 7.3 billion invested in • 460 hectares of space – as large Well-integrated system connecting 4,000 employees in research and ters of railroad tracks and a state- products in Hesse: the high-bay the park since 2000 as a small town tenants and site operator Infraserv development of-the-art container port connect- warehouse holds 70,000 pallets • Tenants hold several • 50 hectares of vacant improved Höchst: • 1,400 vocational trainees in ed to the German railway system • 4 bus lines circulate within thousand patents plots ready for new construction • Over 250 raw materials circulate over 40 programs • 32,000 containers, 1.9 million Industriepark Höchst every day • Over 980 rental properties, within Industriepark Höchst • Around 60 nationalities at more metric tons of fluids and 1.4 million • Excellent access to transportation: including 259 production plants • Over 830 km of supply lines and than 90 multinational corporations pallets handled per year only a few minutes from Frankfurt and facilities and more than 90 pipelines for raw materials and • Enough storage space for Airport laboratory and office buildings intermediate products 180,000 pallets

HECTARES AROUND EUR 22,000 460 IN SIZE OVER WORKERS 7. 3 BILLION COMPANIES90 INVESTED SINCE 2000

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INFRASERV HÖCHST ° A PIONEER ® WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT EFFICIENT, RELIABLE ENERGY GENERATION.¯ IN SITE MANAGEMENT Dr Joachim Kreysing, Managing Director of Infraserv Höchst

SUPPLYING UTILITIES – RELIABLY, FLEXIBLY Industriepark Höchst is the size of a small city. AND INNOVATIVELY This highly focused environment is tailored to the needs of its tenants and the well-being of Supplying utilities is a complicated job. It involves a lot of ques- their employees so everything runs smoothly and ten- tions. What energy sources will be reliably available and competitive- ants can concentrate on their core business. At ly priced over the long run? What’s the cleanest and most efficient Industriepark Höchst and other locations, site operator energy generation method? How can you make the most of risks and Infraserv Höchst supplies a wide range of services to opportunities posed by regulatory changes, particularly when transi- support companies: from consulting to site operation to tioning to a clean energy economy? full-service site management. Infraserv Höchst’s spe- Industriepark Höchst’s tenants rely on dependable, efficient utili- cialists reliably meet the needs of various industries. ties to run their research, development and production operations They supply energy, fluids and raw materials, dispose of smoothly and competitively. Reliable utilities are particularly import- waste and wastewater in compliance with all laws and ant in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. permit conditions, maintain safety and security, and pro- vide and operate facilities, laboratories or vacant land Infraserv Höchst, the park’s operator, draws on its extensive experi- for new plants or buildings. Their logistics services are ence in this demanding field to deliver utilities in a way that benefits In addition, the site operator offers vocational training also world-class – Industriepark Höchst, being centrally all the companies based at the park. Its future-proof solutions are and continuing education courses, including a state- located, makes an excellent logistics hub. holistically engineered for efficiency, sustainability and security of recognized university with international bachelor’s de- supply. They cover the full range of utilities, too: from heat, power gree programs. Experts at Infraserv Höchst also provide and natural gas to cooling, water, compressed air and industrial occupational medical care to over 22,000 people. gases. Thanks to its broad, deep portfolio, it can translate niche Infraserv Höchst tirelessly improves the site’s infrastruc- customer requirements into end-to-end solutions at Industriepark ture so tenants have the edge they need to succeed. Höchst. This commitment to efficiency, sustainability and internation- Industriepark Höchst is ready for the future. ally competitive pricing has been honored by an award, given by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment as part of the Rhine- Main Region Energy Efficiency Network.

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When it comes to disposal, after all, safety and efficiency aren’t enough. Waste management should also be highly sustainable and conserve resources. This is why waste-to-energy solutions are used throughout Industriepark Höchst. Biogenic waste is transformed into biogas, electricity and steam. Refuse-derived fuel

powers a combined heat-and-power plant. 02 Energy, in other words, is produced in environmentally responsible ways at the park. Together, these facilities form an integrated waste management system that not only reduces the carbon footprint of many of the products made at Industriepark Höchst, but also makes a significant contribution to resource conservation and sustainability. WASTE MANAGEMENT – SAFE, EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE

Wherever you have chemical and pharmaceutical In and outside Industriepark Höchst, customers turn to 03 manufacturing, you also have complex, challenging Infraserv Höchst for custom-engineered waste waste. Infraserv Höchst helps park tenants manage their management solutions along their sophisticated waste with high-performance treatment and disposal production processes in chemical and pharmaceutical facilities. They marshal all of the site operator’s experience manufacturing. Whatever waste stream they may have – optimizing non-core processes like waste management from wastewater, biogenic waste and sewage sludge 01 | Industriepark Höchst has state-of-the-art in order to improve their own process chains. to refuse-derived fuel and hazardous waste – they can disposal and treatment facilities. 02 | Work never stops here. entrust it to Infraserv Höchst for treatment or energy 03 | Infraserv Höchst’s experts care about recovery at its highly efficient disposal facilities. sustainable waste management.

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FOR NEW TENANTS – INTELLIGENTLY INTEGRATED, EASILY ACCESSIBLE

Industriepark Höchst lies at the center of the management network) go a long way toward explaining booming Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. the four square kilometer site’s strong position in Its locational strengths and strong track record for international rankings. investors have made the site in Europe’s heartland an When new tenants arrive from in and outside Germany, internationally competitive business location. they appreciate the clever techniques used to slash Frankfurt Airport, Europe’s largest air cargo hub, is a idle infrastructure capacity, the focused development stone’s throw away, ideally supported by ready access of integrated supply and disposal networks and the to road, rail and waterway networks. Key sales, supply attractive opportunities to collaborate with other ten- and financial markets are within close reach. Industrie- ants. They find that cross-company synergies, once park Höchst is clearly embedded in an ideal business unleashed, can drive powerful growth. Infraserv Höchst environment. cultivates Industriepark Höchst’s status as a leader in the production site market by engaging in active in- The environment within the park is equally supportive. vestor management and working closely with industry Here, a dense network pulses with innovative energy associations, worldwide intermediaries and regional and supplied by over 90 companies in the chemical, pharma- national economic development agencies. It supports ceutical and related process industries along with a large relocations or expansions, including those with host of outstanding universities and research particularly complex requirements, with fast response institutions in the Rhein-Main Region. Infraserv Höchst, times, even during intensive development phases. for its part, provides all the services needed to keep a high-quality, high-availability infrastructure running smoothly. Indeed, the infrastructure’s various sub- systems (steam / energy generation, integrated waste

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INFRASERV HÖCHST INVESTS IN ® OUR FUTURE CUTTINGµEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEPENDS ON CONSERVING Jürgen Vormann, Managing Director, RESOURCES.¯ Infraserv Höchst

FOR GREEN ENERGY – CLIMATEœFRIENDLY ENERGY –

BIOGAS PLANT 02 BIOGAS UPGRADING

Who says that cutting carbon dioxide emissions Infraserv Höchst has joined forces with Mainova AG, a public utility, and protecting the climate and environment can’t and invested roughly EUR 5 million in a biogas upgrading plant at spark innovation? The cutting-edge biogas plant shows Industriepark Höchst. The plant upgrades biogas generated from how to eliminate conventional fossil fuels. Every day, it waste and sewage sludge at the biogas plant to pipeline-quality produces roughly 75,000 m³ of biogas. Some of the methane and injects it into the Frankfurt public gas grid. Operated SITE DEVELOPMENT gas is upgraded to biomethane and injected into the by Infranova Bioerdgas GmbH, a joint venture, the plant produces up The Site Development team public gas grid. The remainder is converted to heat and to 80 million kilowatt-hours of biomethane per year – enough to professionally supports every electricity in 3 packaged co-generation plants that each supply around 8,000 households. Replacing conventional natural expansion or relocation project – output 1.4 MWel. gas with climate-friendly biomethane cuts carbon dioxide emissions from the initial idea to the by around 16,000 metric tons each year. finished production plant:

01 Infraserv Höchst engineers developed the underlying Site Development “Waste-to-Energy” Infraserv Höchst, Bldg. D 706 process: Sewage sludge from the park’s wastewater 65926 Frankfurt am Main treatment facility is combined with organic waste such All these exemplary, cutting- Germany as fermentation residues or spoiled food. The mixture edge programs form part is then anaerobically digested to produce biogas. The Phone: +49 69 305-46300 of Infraserv Höchst’s com- facility can process 200,000 m³ of sewage sludge and prehensive waste-to-energy Fax: +49 69 305-29029 01 | Biogas plant, 180,000 m³ of co-substrates per year. strategy. [email protected] Infraserv Höchst. 02 | Biogas upgrading plant, Infranova.

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EFFICIENTLY SUPPLIED – GAS TURBINE PLANT

Industriepark Höchst is filled with power-hungry metric tons of high-pressure steam, 30 metric tons of plants and production facilities. Production plants low-pressure steam and 135 metric tons of hot water receive much of their electricity and process steam, and per hour. That’s enough electricity to power a city of building heating systems much of their heat, from the around 200,000 households, and enough heat to warm park’s combined heat-and-power (CHP) plant. In 2011, 10,000 single-family homes. INTELLIGENT HEAT AND POWER – Infraserv Höchst, the park’s operator, augmented the WASTEœTOœENERGY PLANT Because the plant uses co-generation, it consumes CHP plant with a high-efficiency gas turbine plant – an nearly 25 percent less primary energy than if the heat Investments in efficient and resource-friendly gener- BETTER HEAT RECOVERY investment of some EUR 70 million. and power were produced separately. That directly ating units are integral to Infraserv Höchst’s innovative Soon, the plant will burn sewage sludge as well. Recent The plant consists of two gas turbine sets and a heat reduces CO emissions by 224,000 metric tons a energy strategy. Tenants can then buy heat and power 2 amendments to the German Sewage Sludge Regulation recovery steam generator. Each turbine set can gener- year. And since the gas turbine sets generate electricity at internationally competitive rates. No wonder the (AbfKlärV) phase out the use of sewage sludge as farm- ate 50 megawatts of electric power. Heat extracted from right by major power consumers, they reduce the load single largest investment project in the Industriepark land fertilizer over the medium term. Instead, the sludge 550 °C turbine exhaust gases powers the downstream on Germany’s power transmission system. Höchst Group’s history is a waste-to-energy plant, will have to be sent off for environmentally responsible heat recovery steam generator, which produces 130 representing around EUR 300 million in investment. treatment and disposal at suitable facilities – facilities This state-of-the-art “energy machine” covers an area like the waste-to-energy plant. The Industriepark Höchst the size of five soccer fields. plant needs no prior modifications or expansions, either. The plant meets an urgent need, too. In 2005, Germany’s In fact, the addition of sewage sludge could help optimize parliament passed a law in 2005 banning the landfilling the plant’s combustion processes. It will help absorb of combustible waste and only permitting its incineration. occasional fluctuations in the heating value of refuse- Now, the Infraserv Höchst facility fires “refuse-derived derived fuel that prevent the plant from making full use fuel” (RDF) – specially prepared, high-calorific-value of the fuel’s energy. municipal solid waste that cannot be recycled – to produce around 70 megawatts of power and 250 tons of steam per hour.

01 | Gas turbine plant, Infraserv Höchst. 02 | Waste-to-energy plant, Infraserv Höchst.

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EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY 01 Industriepark Höchst’s importance to the German chemical and pharmaceutical sector is illustrated by the remarkable history of investment at the park. Since 2000, around EUR 7.3 billion has been invested in Industriepark Höchst. What’s impressive is not only the amount, but also the consistency with which tenant companies have invested in Industriepark Höchst, even in economically difficult times.

SUCCESSFUL SITE DEVELOPMENT ® FEW OTHER CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PARKS IN GERMANY CAN MATCH THIS LEVEL OF INVESTMENT. ¯ Dr Joachim Kreysing, Managing Director of Infraserv Höchst

Industriepark Höchst has received tremendous Höchst one of the most vibrant, dynamic sites worldwide. investment from the companies that call it At the same time, the decisions made here reflect a sense 02 home. For the past 150-plus years, this advanced of responsibility for human health and the environment research and production site has consistently relied on as well as a commitment to sustainable, forward-looking projects to drive its keeping employees and growth and evolution. neighbors safe. GENERATING Industry players large and small have set the tone for VALUE WITH 01+02 | Industriepark SUSTAINABLE Höchst with impressive the entire sector with new research institutions, plant SOLUTIONS levels of investment. expansions or more energy-efficient, environmentally compatible processes, and have made Industriepark

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IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR MANUFACTURERS

Industriepark Höchst is an ideal business environment. Its proximity to numerous industrial partners, world- renowned universities and park research networks and its excellent access to transportation systems have proven irresistible to many corporations. AROUND 830KM The efficiency of the utility systems – from steam to energy production to waste disposal – enables an OF PIPELINES ideal production environment for manufacturers.

Around 830 km of pipelines interconnect the park’s tenants and supply them with all necessary fluids, intermediates and raw materials.

On the following pages, we provide a brief look at what some manufacturing firms at Industriepark TEMPERATURES Höchst do. DOWN TO MINUS197 DEGREES CELSIUS 36,000M2 INNOVATION CENTER 3,000 M3 DIGESTER Read what’s behind these numbers on the next several pages …

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AIR LIQUIDE BASF

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INNOVATIVE GASES 01 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR AGRICULTURE

Gases are absolutely essential for life, matter, energy – BASF is represented at Industriepark Höchst by its and industry. That’s a truth that Air Liquide has always Agricultural Solutions division. Being one of the world’s embraced. Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and noble gases leading chemical companies, BASF develops innovative for over 50 industries have been at the core of the solutions for seeds and traits, chemical and biological company’s activities since its creation in 1902. crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control and digital farming – effectively contributing to Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, improving people’s lives and business’ demands. invests locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its customers, patients and the scientific community. In Germany, it works side-by-side with research partners on finding tomorrow’s winning BASF connects innovative thinking with practical action formulas. to help farmers tackle the biggest job on earth. Meeting the challenges of modern agriculture, today and tomor- The world leader in gases, technologies and services Industrial gases / chemicals Solution Provider for Crop BASF Agricultural Solutions row. The company applies high-end science to solve for industry and health, Air Liquide works closely with 65,000 employees worldwide Protection, Seeds, Digital Farming GmbH: around 320 employees, real-world problems. Working closely with the whole 4,500 employees at of which are 120 located at Infraserv Höchst at Industriepark Höchst: The park Air Liquide in Germany BASF Group: 115,000 employees worldwide Industriepark Höchst agricultural community from the ground up, it takes a operator is responsible for the operation and mainte- Employees at Industriepark Höchst: Agricultural Solutions Division: More information at long-term view to help agriculture work for everyone. nance of Air Liquide’s plants. Air Liquide produces operation and maintenance by www.basf.com Infraserv Höchst 12,500 employees worldwide liquefied gases at the park in order to keep tenants For details, visit BASF has around 120 dedicated employees at the continuously supplied with liquefied gases. www.airliquide.de manufacturing site in Frankfurt. In its production facility, BASF produces the herbicide Basta®, which is based on ® 01 | Delivery of nitrogen by tank, Air Liquide. the active ingredient glufosinate-ammonium. Basta is 02 | Production plant, BASF. used in agriculture and is effective against all major weed species, primarily in the growing of corn, beet, potato and fruits.

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BAYER CABOT AEROGEL

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COMMITTED TO INNOVATIVE 01 NEW INSULATING MATERIAL AND CROP PROTECTION ADDITIVE BASED ON SAND

Efficient crop protection is essential to feeding the Many innovative specialty products help us to live world’s steadily growing population. That is the mission more comfortably and sustainably. One of the most of Bayer’s Crop Science division, which researches and advanced, versatile of these materials is silica aerogel. produces products at Industriepark Höchst. Bayer, a Cabot Aerogel GmbH is the global leader in producing leading pesticide manufacturer, has decided to add high-quality particulate silica aerogel and the first capacity to keep its success story going. At the new company to develop a commercialized process that Cabot Aerogel is part of the Cabot Corporation, a storied biological research center at the park, Bayer experts will allows continuous production of aerogel. In Höchst, multinational company with over 130 years of history. work hard to develop more innovative active ingredients Cabot manufactures aerogel using a patented With approximately 4,500 employees at 45 manufactur- for herbicides. production process. ing sites in 21 countries, Cabot is a leading provider of carbon black for automotive tires, fumed silicic acids for New active ingredients undergo tests in on-site green- Aerogel is one of the best-insulating solids in the world – silicones and activated charcoal for air and houses and in field trials to pinpoint their spectrum of a granulate that is more than 90 % air. It goes into the Bayer AG water treatment. herbicidal activity and their potential effectiveness in production of numerous high-performance insulation controlling herbicide-resistant weeds. Substances that Manufacturer of seeds and crop products such as plasters, boards or coatings, helping protection products pass the battery of tests and studies are transferred to 115,000 employees worldwide to reduce energy consumption and protect the environ- the active ingredient plant, which currently manufac- (as of June 2018) ment. It even keeps feet warm in shoes. Large cosmetics tures 8 different active substances. The manufactured Employees at Industriepark manufacturers interested in its special properties also World’s leading manufacturer of Employees at Industriepark Höchst: 680 particulate aerogel Höchst: around 50 substances then move on to a formulation plant to be For details, visit add aerogel to their skin and beauty care products. Cabot Group: For details, visit packaged appropriately before being filled, stored in a www.bayer.com approx. 4,500 employees www.cabotcorp.de/aerogel distribution warehouse, kitted, packaged and then shipped all over the world.

01 | Herbicide research, Bayer AG. 02 | Production building at the park, Cabot Aerogel.

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CARGILL CELANESE

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FUEL AND GLYCERIN FROM HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR ADVANCED VEGETABLE OILS TECHNOLOGY

Many products from Industriepark Höchst are made Engineering plastics are everywhere in industry and our Three years and the combined efforts of a large team out of natural, renewable materials. Few companies ordinary lives – from home appliances and automobile were needed to build one of the world’s largest produc- illustrate this point better than Cargill, an international manufacturing to fasteners and drinking water tion facilities for Hostaform®-branded polyoxymethylene manufacturer and supplier of products and services in applications. One of the world’s largest factories for plastic (POM). The jobsite buzzed with not only Celanese’s food, agriculture, finance and industry. high-performance plastics can be found at Industriepark own specialists, but also some 1,200 tradesmen and up Höchst. Originally located in Kelsterbach, the Celanese to 400 engineers. Infraserv Höchst provided all the infra- Cargill has been producing biodiesel at Industriepark plant – at the time operating under the Ticona name – structural services: from supplying utilities, disposing of Höchst since September 2006 and making glycerin from agricultural commodities by building an oil mill, a cook- was relocated to Industriepark Höchst in 2011 to make waste and wastewater, performing various construction vegetable oil since 2009. The company supplies all the ing oil refinery and a malting unit. Today, Cargill does way for the planned expansion of Frankfurt Airport. and demolition projects, connecting the IT network, major refineries in Europe. Each customer expects its business in grain and oilseed, cocoa and chocolate, building an access road, managing jobsite logistics and fuel to conform to a different profile – with or without malt, refined oils, risk management, starches and sweet- 02 providing security to handling permit issues and imple- additives, winter or summer diesel, and so on. Cargill eners, texturizing solutions, animal nutrition, alcohol and menting emissions and noise control measures. produces a wide variety of different biodiesel specifica- biodiesel. The company employs approx. 1,700 people at tions to customers’ exacting requirements. The Frank- 12 locations in Germany. Today, the advanced furt am Main region is perfectly suited for biodiesel production plant can production and distribution – both geographically (with produce around 150,000 the Rhine River) and for sourcing raw materials such as metric tons of the Chemicals company 7,600 employees worldwide rapeseed oil and other vegetable oils. versatile plastic a year. Products and services in nutrition, Employees at Industriepark 1,600 employees at Celanese agriculture, finance and industry Höchst: 70 Germany The company, which originated in Iowa but is head- 155,000 employees in 70 For details, visit Employees at Industriepark quartered farther north in Minneapolis, MN, USA, has countries worldwide www.cargill.de Höchst: around 1,000 been doing business in Germany since 1955. Initially, its 1,700 employees at Cargill For details, visit in Germany www.celanese.de core business was trading in agricultural products. In This once-in-a-century undertaking was one of the the 1990s, however, Cargill also became a processor of largest construction projects in the German chemical industry in recent memory. 01 | Production plant, Cargill. 02 | Production plant for high-performance plastics, Celanese.

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CF CARBONS CLARIANT

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Industriepark Höchst is ground zero for many innova- FOR COATINGS THAT MEET tions that make our lives better. Swiss specialty chemi- DEMANDING STANDARDS cals company Clariant maintains its largest production You’ll find them wherever excellent coatings are needed: and research operation at the park. Its product range fluoropolymers. These corrosion- and heat-resistant includes vibrant azopigments, specialized high-perfor- materials are predominately used to make process mance pigments and polyolefin waxes and additives for equipment that is exposed to highly aggressive chemi- printing inks and car, industrial and architectural paints. cals. However, their properties are also useful for house- hold articles, breathable clothing and dirt-repellent RESPECT FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION CLARIANT INNOVATION CENTER coatings used on apparel items and metal objects such as automotive rims. Clariant takes pride in the sustainability of its products. Clariant invested around EUR 100 million in its Innovation R-22 – ingredient in fluoropolymer For example, the company invested in realigning its Center at Industriepark Höchst. Around 500 employees One of the ingredients in fluoropolymers is R-22 (chloro- production production plant for Licocene performance polymers in this 36,000 square meter facility research the innova- difluoromethane), which CF Carbons GmbH produces at Employees at Industriepark Höchst: 24 (LPPs). These waxes now meet 36 social, economic and tions of the future, sometimes collaborating under one Industriepark Höchst. Most of its output goes into PTFE For details, visit ® environmental sustainability criteria, including easier roof with customers and development partners. The (polytetrafluoroethylene) formulations such as Dyneon www.cfcarbons.com recyclability and lower pollutant levels for furniture or Innovation Center was designed together with its users and Teflon®. vehicle interior applications. In 2015, Clariant was a and is tailored to their needs. For example, it provides finalist for the Innovation common areas for teams with similar duties and con- 02 Award of German Indus- tains central systems for supplying utilities to laborato- 01 | CF Carbons’s R-22 plant. ® 02 | The LPP facility has been geared toward sustainability. try for its Licocene ries with similar requirements. 03 | The Clariant Innovation Center. product range.

Specialty chemicals company Employees at Industriepark Around 17,000 employees Höchst: 1,500 worldwide For details, visit 4,500 employees at Clariant www.clariant.com in Germany

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CORDEN BIOCHEM DAIKIN

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Corden BioChem is a large-scale industrial ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY manufacturing partner for biotech-based products in REFRIGERANTS AND PROPELLANTS fine chemicals, enzymes and active pharmaceutical The international Daikin Group, headquartered in In addition to chemical ingredients. Osaka, Japan, is a leading producer of air-conditioning manufacturing plants,

Corden BioChem is a pioneer in harnessing and apply- systems and fluorine products with around 67,000 Daikin operates storage Refrigerants and propellants ing white biotechnology. For over 60 years, the company employees worldwide. Daikin Refrigerants Europe, a and filling plants as well. 67,000 employees worldwide has implemented and optimized large-scale fermenta- subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., makes R134a at It also runs a cracking Employees at Industriepark Höchst: around 100 tion, downstream, biocatalysis and synthesis processes Corden BioChem provides superior development, Industriepark Höchst by reacting trichloroethylene with plant that converts For details, visit with world-class efficiency, quality and reliability in manufacturing and quality assurance services for a hydrogen fluoride. This hydrofluorocarbon attracts chlorofluorocarbons www.daikinchem.de Höchst. It maintains around 3,000 m³ of fermentation broad selection of food, feed and pharma products. Its buyers all over the world, who use it in air-conditioning and hydrofluorocarbons capacity – one of Europe’s largest fermentation and pilot and production plants can open up countless and refrigeration systems as well as automotive and into hydrofluoric and downstream plants – for contract production in Europe’s opportunities to introduce novel, efficient manufacturing construction applications. Ultra-pure grades of R134a hydrochloric acid in the presence of an oxygen-hydro- heartland. processes and innovative products into growing new and R227, another hydrofluorocarbon, are used by the gen mixture. The acids are reused in production as raw markets. As a member of the International Chemical pharmaceutical industry as propellants for medicine. materials. 01 Investors Group, Corden BioChem can also draw on a global network of services in contract development and 03 manufacturing. Employees at Industriepark Höchst: around 60 International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) is a For details, visit www.cordenpharma.com privately owned industrial group that owns chemical and pharmaceutical businesses and has aggregate sales

01+02 | Production plant in excess of € 2 billion and more than 6,000 employees and administration building, worldwide. ICIG currently focuses on three main plat- Corden BioChem. forms: Pharmaceuticals under the CordenPharma brand, Fine Chemicals under the WeylChem brand and Chloro- 03 | Hydrofluorcarbon production plant, Daikin. vinyls under the VYNOVA brand.

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EUTICALS GRILLOµWERKE

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FINE CHEMICALS AND PROCESS INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT TO EXACTING STANDARDS SULFUR CHEMISTRY

Pharmaceutical production stringently applies highly Grillo-Werke AG is a leading European provider of Grillo places a premium on transportation safety. In fact, demanding standards, rules and regulations. Drug inorganic sulfur chemicals that serves as a prime ex- Grillo-Werke AG received the Responsible Care Prize ingredients must stand up to the strictest scrutiny and ample of closed-loop recycling. It produces sulfuric acid from the North Rhine-Westphalia Chapter of the requirements imaginable. Euticals GmbH is one of the sustainably in Frankfurt-Höchst. The fresh acid replaces German Chemical Industry Association (VCI NRW) for world’s leading producers of fine chemicals and phar- consumed sulfuric acids that Grillo takes back and its project, “Setting New Standards for Pressurized Tank maceutical intermediates, focusing on research and profitably recycles in Duisburg. Rail Car Safety Systems,” which focused on safely development. It specializes in the commercialization of transporting sulfur dioxide (SO2). In 2013, the company commissioned Europe’s most high-technology pharmaceutical building blocks, cGMP Around 70 people work for Euticals at Industriepark advanced dimethyl ether plant in the southern sector of Grillo-Werke AG is also researching a new, environmen- intermediates and APIs in close cooperation with its Höchst. Its core competencies are in organic synthesis Industriepark Höchst. Dimethyl ether is used in spray tally friendly process for manufacturing ultra-pure customers. and in producing fine chemicals to rigorous regulatory cans as a climate-friendly propellant. methanesulfonic acid. In it, methane (CH ) serves as a standards. The Frankfurt site has been part of the 4 starting material and reacts directly with sulfur trioxide multinational AMRI Group (Albany Molecular Research (SO ). Methanesulfonic Inc.) in Albany, NY since mid-2016. The group’s 3,000- 02 3 acid is a strong, a subsidiary of AMRI plus employees manufacture over 350 different active non-oxidizing acid that Organic-chemical synthesis, pharmaceutical ingredients in a wide variety of thera- fine chemicals is highly biodegradable Zinc and sulfur chemicals peutic classes. Over 3,000 employees and toxicologically 1,600 employees worldwide Employees at Industriepark Employees at Industriepark harmless. Höchst: around 130 Höchst: around 70 For details, visit www.grillo.de For details, visit www.amriglobal.com

01 | Administration building, Euticals GmbH. 02 | Dimethyl ether production facility, Grillo.

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ITALMATCH DEUTSCHLAND KURARAY EUROPE

EXPERTISE IN PHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY INVESTMENTS DRIVE GROWTH 02

Italmatch Deutschland GmbH manufactures phos- Phosphorus derivatives have been produced at Many mid-market companies have also contributed to phorus derivatives at Industriepark Höchst, which are Industriepark Höchst since 1955. In 2013, the manufac- the Industriepark Höchst success story. used as intermediates in chemicals, pharmaceuticals turing facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Europe GmbH, a specialty chemicals company, and agricultural products. For example, phosphorus Italmatch Chemicals S.p.A., a Genoa-based company has continued to expand its polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and derivatives serve as precursors for reactive organic with over 80 years of experience and expertise in polyvinyl butyral (PVB) plants at Industriepark Höchst phosphorus compounds or as flame retardants and fuel phosphorus chemistry. Established in 1997, Italmatch in recent years and made its entire manufacturing additives. They are also used for making antibiotics in Chemicals is an innovative, leading chemical company operation significantly more energy-efficient through the pharmaceutical industry. that makes high-performance additives for water extensive process optimization. In keeping with its treatment and the oil and gas industry, specializes in 01 growth and innovation strategy, it also optimized its lubricants and plastics and offers a sweeping portfolio application engineering and research activities for PVA The company expects to see particularly strong growth of products for the most demanding applications. and PVB. Polyvinyl alcohol is a precursor for numerous in the automotive industry. Kuraray Europe GmbH is a products in the plastics industry. PVA and its derivative, wholly owned subsidiary PVB, are used in the production of many everyday items, of Kuraray Co., Ltd., a too: paper, textiles, packaging, inks, coatings, adhesives, multinational specialty water-soluble films and ceramics. chemical company Specialty chemicals manufacturer Inorganic chemicals based in Tokyo, Japan. PVB films produced by Kuraray in Troisdorf also serve Around 10,000 employees Over 500 employees worldwide worldwide as interlayers in laminated glass for automotive and Employees at Industriepark Employees at Industriepark Höchst: 35 architectural applications. Höchst: around 300 For details, visit For details, visit www.italmatch.com www.kuraray.eu

01 | Production plant for phosphorus derivatives, Italmatch. 02 | Production plant for polyvinyl alcohol, Kuraray.

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LYONDELLBASELL NOURYON

BETTER LIVING WITH MODERN PLASTICS LyondellBasell has MODERN PRODUCTION PROCESSES 02 been bringing its WITH A BETTER ECOœFOOTPRINT LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics, chemicals revolutionary innova- and refining companies in the world. Day after day, its Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel) has two business tions into play for more Plastics, chemicals and fuels 13,000 employees work around the clock to reliably and units in operation at Industriepark Höchst: Ethylene and than 70 years. 13,000 employees worldwide safely supply the plastics, chemicals, materials, fuels Sulfur Derivatives as well as Industrial Chemicals. Industriepark Höchst Employees at Industriepark and technologies that are behind powerful solutions to Höchst: 300 is home to its most For details, visit Industrial Chemicals is the market leader for industrial the world’s biggest challenges. important European www.lyondellbasell.com salt, chlorine, caustic soda, chloromethanes, water The products and materials that LyondellBasell manu- research and develop- treatment chemicals and monochloracetic acid. It manu- factures at Industriepark Höchst support almost every ment laboratory after factures chlorine, caustic soda and derivative products sector of industry and are key to advancing solutions to its location in Ferrera, Italy. in two facilities: a membrane electrolysis plant and a modern challenges like enhancing food safety through chloromethane plant. This membrane electrolysis plant The second business unit, Ethylene and Sulfur LyondellBasell has constantly invested in maintaining lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity was placed into operation in 2015. It reduced the Derivatives, operates a facility that, among other things, and expanding its equipment fleet in recent years and of water supplies through stronger and more versatile specific energy consumption of each ton of caustic soda produces specialty polymers and additives for various so succeeded in steadily increasing its production pipes and improving around 30 percent, which greatly improved the plant’s construction applications. It is one of the world’s leading output at Industriepark Höchst despite operating in a 01 the safety, comfort eco-footprint. Chlorine is used in many areas of life: as a manufacturers of redispersible polymer powders, highly competitive environment. and fuel efficiency of disinfectant for drinking water, in swimming pools, in the cellulose ethers and special additives such as thickeners, many of the cars and production of plastics hydrophobic additives, anti-efflorescence additives and trucks on the road. such as PVC, polyure- dirt-repellent additives. thane and epoxy resins The production plants are designed to meet demanding and in the manufacturing Specialty chemicals manufacturer safety standards and feature the latest, most cost- of 85 percent of all drugs. Approx. 10,000 employees worldwide saving technology. Employees at Industriepark Höchst: around 300 For details, visit 01 | Production plant, LyondellBasell. www.nouryon.com 02 | Expansion of the chlor-alkali production plant, Nouryon.

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SANOFI SOL S.P.A. DEUTSCHLAND

01 02

IMPROVING LIVES WITH INSULIN PENS INDUSTRIAL GASES IN THEIR PUREST FORM

Over 400 million adults are estimated to suffer from Manufacturing demands more than just water, steam diabetes worldwide. Many of them require daily insulin and electricity. Industrial gases are also needed in large injections. Thankfully, insulin pens have made it much quantities to efficiently produce many day-to-day items. easier to administer this indispensable medicine. Sanofi, This is where industrial gas company SOL comes in. one of the park’s biggest tenants, researches, develops It operates a state-of-the-art plant, built for around and makes life-saving insulin and other drugs for world- EUR 25 million, for liquefying industrial and medical wide use at Industriepark Höchst. Many of its innova- OTHER INVESTMENTS AT THE PARK gases at Industriepark Höchst. A liquefaction circuit in The SOL Group is a multinational corporation headquar- tions target rare and infectious diseases in addition to the plant liquefies the oxygen and nitrogen by cooling tered in Monza, Italy and present in 24 European Industriepark Höchst is Sanofi’s premier high-tech site, diabetes and metabolic disorders. the gases down to their boiling points. This process countries, Turkey, Morocco, Brazil and India. It produces, featuring unrivaled diabetes competence within the reduces the gases’ volume by a factor of 700 to 800 so markets and distributes oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon A cartridge – much group. Another chapter is about to open in this success they can be stored and transported in special tanks at dioxide, acetylene, nitrous oxides, helium, gas mixtures, like the ones that hold story: Sanofi is expanding its pen production capacity temperatures as low as medical gases, specialty gases and high-purity gases. ink in ballpoint pens – and building another six-story office building that will Healthcare company -197 degrees Celsius. Over 100,000 employees contains human insulin hold hundreds of employees from its pen production The Group also researches, develops, designs, builds worldwide or long-acting or rapid- division and its global development unit for medical SOL’s plant receives all and operates standalone production plants and on-site Employees at Sanofi in Germany: 9,800 acting analog insulin. devices. This project poses a special challenge, too: Gases: technical, medical, the gaseous nitrogen units for customers and does business in biotechnology, specialty, high-purity and food Employees at Industriepark The medicine is pro- It must in no way disrupt ongoing GMP (good manufac- and oxygen it requires renewable energy and home care. Höchst: nearly 8,000 Operates in 28 countries duced in the world’s turing practice) manufacturing activities. with over 3,100 employees from a nearby air sepa- For details, visit www.sanofi.de most advanced biotech- worldwide ration plant run by park Employees at Industriepark nological facilities, Höchst: 5 operator Infraserv located next door to the insulin pen factory built at For details, visit Höchst. Industriepark Höchst in 2006. This was the same facility www.solgroup.com that, in 2013, manufactured the billionth SoloStar® insulin pen, a product developed entirely by teams 01 | Sanofi’s pen production plant is being expanded. in Frankfurt. 02 | Liquefaction plant, SOL.

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WEYLCHEM HÖCHST COMPANIES AT THE PARK FROM AµZ

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATES IN FINE CHEMICALS AND CONSUMER CARE

WeylChem Group of Companies employs around 1,970 people at ten locations in Europe and the United States. Its specialty consists of chemical products and services for fine chemicals and consumer care items. Many Fine and specialty chemicals 1,970 employees in the everyday products depend on WeylChem’s sophisticated WeylChem Group advanced intermediates – from cosmetics, plastics and Employees at Industriepark fuel additives to agrochemicals, household cleaners and Höchst: 60 For details, visit skin care products. The company’s wide range of key www.weylchem.com technologies enables custom solutions for contract manufacturing.

01 At Industriepark Höchst, WeylChem Höchst GmbH operates two production facilities for a catalog now spanning around 60 organic synthetic products. WeylChem Höchst GmbH specializes in benzene ring chlorination, aromatic side chain photochlorination and catalytic oxidation reactions. Its customers include the agricultural and pharmaceutical industry as well as other fine chemical companies. WeylChem Group of Companies also has sites in the To learn more about what all the park’s tenants are doing, visit German cities of Frankfurt, Griesheim and Wiesbaden as well as in Italy, France and the US. www.industriepark-hoechst.com

01 | Production plant, WeylChem.

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COMPANIES AT THE PARK FROM AµZ chemfidence DB Services Südwest GmbH Grillo-Werke AG services gmbh Postal services Inorganic sulfur and Specialist for high-quality zinc chemicals www.db.de/dbservices supplies and raw materials www.grillo.de www.chemfidence.com www.shop.chemfidence.com

Adolf Würth Asterion Germany GmbH BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Clariant Eurest Deutschland GmbH Helix GmbH GmbH & Co. KG Document management, Household appliances Specialty chemicals Catering Automation software and Fasteners and installation materials printing www.bsh-group.de www.clariant.com www.iph.eurest.de engineering www.wuerth.de www.helix-gmbh.net

AGIP Aventis Foundation Cabot Aerogel GmbH consilab – Gesellschaft für Euticals GmbH HIMA Paul Hildebrandt Deutschland GmbH Non-profit foundation Aerogel production, Anlagensicherheit mbH AMRI Frankfurt a subsidiary of AMRI GmbH + Co KG Gas and service station www.aventis-foundation.org process development Process safety Organic-chemical synthesis, Controllers for the process and www.agip.de www.cabot-corp.com/aerogel www.consilab.de fine chemicals manufacturing industry www.amriglobal.com www.hima.de

AIR LIQUIDE BASF Cargill GmbH Contargo Industriepark Evonik Technology & Höchster Pensions Deutschland GmbH Solution Provider for Crop Agriculture, food, health, Frankfurt-Höchst GmbH Infrastructure GmbH Benefits Services GmbH HPBS Industrial gases / chemicals Protection, Seeds, Digital Farming biodiesel Transport services, combined / Analytical services Pension plans and www.airliquide.de www.basf.com www.cargill.de intermodal transports www.evonik.com actuarial services www.cargill.com www.contargo.net www.analytik.evonik.de www.hpbs.de

Albemarle Bayer AG CDC Chemie Corden BioChem Exova GmbH Höchster Pensionskasse (Rockwood Lithium GmbH) Crop protection solutions Dienstleistungen + GmbH Industrial testing and VVaG (PK 2) Special metal compounds for agriculture Consulting Fine chemicals, enzymes, certification Corporate and collectively bargained www.albemarle-lithium.de www.bayer.com Innovation and recycling active pharmaceutical ingredients www.exova.com pension plans www.cordenpharma.com www.hoechster-pensionskasse.de

Allessa GmbH Beyer-Mietservice KG Celanese Production Daikin Gruppe Fluorchemie GmbH Frankfurt Höchster Sterbekasse Manufacturer of intermediates Commercial vehicle and Germany GmbH & Co. KG Refrigerants and propellants See “CF Carbons GmbH” VVaG and specialty chemicals equipment rentals Basic and specialty chemicals, plastics, www.daikinchem.de Burial insurance www.allessa.de www.beyer-mietservice.de emulsion polymers, food ingredients www.hoechster-sterbekasse.de www.celanese.com

AQura GmbH Bilfinger Maintenance GmbH CF Carbons GmbH DAK Gesundheit GE Healthcare Europe GmbH HVS Versicherungsservice See “Evonik Technology & Technical services for the R-22 – ingredient in Statutory health insurance Medical devices A branch of Marsh GmbH – Infrastructure GmbH” process industry fluoropolymer production www.dak.de www.gehealthcare.com/eueu Insurance www.bm.bilfinger.com www.cfcarbons.com www.hvs-online.de

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Ice Field Dry Ice Infraserv Netze mtl Werkstoffprüfung polymerphys IK GmbH Schreiber GmbH THC Pharm GmbH Engineering GmbH Regulatory management and Materials testing Plastics industry Non-destructive materials Plant-based active agents Industrial cleaning, maintenance grid operation testing / receiving inspection for treatment of diseases www.mtl-werkstoffpruefung.de www.icefield.de www.infraserv-netze.com www.zfp-schreiber.de www.thc-pharm.de

IKN Ingenieur-Planungs iNNOVO Cloud GmbH New England BioLabs GmbH Provadis Partner für Bildung Sempart GmbH Thermal Conversion Compound GmbH IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) Reagents for molecular biology, und Beratung GmbH Temporary work, recruitment, Power and steam production Industry, plant and pipeline design, platform provider signal transduction Educational services, consulting firm, on-site management www.t2c-frankfurt.com stress calculations www.neb-online.de training for industrial professionals www.sempart.com www.ikn-online.de www.provadis.de

Infranova Bioerdgas GmbH Interessengemeinschaft Nouryon Provadis Professionals GmbH Siemens AG TOPAS Advanced Polymers Biomethane Regelwerke Technik (IGR) e.V. (Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals GmbH) Executive recruiter for industry Plant and process engineering, GmbH www.infraserv.com/infranova Standards monitoring Additives for the construction www.provadis.de/provadis-professionals consulting, processes Polymers www.igrtechnik.com chemicals industry www.siemens.com/ec www.topas.com www.nouryon.com www.siemens.com

InfraServ GmbH & Co. Italmatch Deutschland Nouryon Provadis School of SOL S.p.A. Deutschland TÜV SÜD Chemie Service GmbH Gendorf KG GmbH (Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals GmbH) International Management Gases: technical, medical, Process safety for the chemicals Operator of Gendorf Industrial Park, Inorganic chemicals Production of basic chemicals and Technology AG specialty and high-purity and process industry industrial services www.italmatch.it and derivatives University www.solgroup.com www.tuev-sued.de/chemieservice www.infraserv.gendorf.de www.nouryon.com www.provadis-hochschule.de

Infraserv GmbH & Co. Kuraray Europe GmbH NOVIA Chromatographie- REUTER Rechtsanwälte Sonepar Deutschland / Unity Lab Services Höchst KG Specialty chemicals und Messverfahren GmbH Legal counsel Region West GmbH (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH) Operator of Industriepark Höchst, www.kuraray.eu Continuing education programs in www.reuterlaw.de Electrical supply wholesaler industrial services analytics and consulting www.sonepar.de Multi-vendor services www.infraserv.com www.novia.de www.unitylabservices.com

Infraserv Höchst Live-Expert GmbH & Co. KG Pensionskasse der RVT Process Equipment GmbH Stadler + Schaaf Mess- WeylChem Höchst GmbH Prozesstechnik Digital on-the-spot adjustments Mitarbeiter der Plant engineering and mass / und Regeltechnik GmbH Fine and specialty chemicals Hoechst-Gruppe VVaG (PK 1) Technical maintenance- of all types of insurance claims heat transfer components Measurement and control www.weylchem.com related services www.live-expert.de Corporate and collectively bargained pension plans www.rvtpe.com www.stadler-schaaf.de www.infraserv.com/prozesstechnik www.pkhoechst.de

Infraserv Logistics GmbH LyondellBasell PolyComply Hoechst GmbH Sanofi Synpura GmbH Zoth GmbH & Co. KG Logistics services Plastics, chemicals European and national regulatory monitoring Pharmaceuticals Intermediates and Electrical, metal and www.infraserv-logistics.com and fuels www.polycomply-hoechst.com www.sanofi.com specialty chemicals engineering solutions www.lyondellbasell.com www.sanofi.de www.synpura.de www.zoth.de

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BY PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE 90% 2,000 FUEL GIGAWATTµHOURS OF UTILIZATION ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCY

3,400 GIGAWATTµHOURS OF HEAT

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BY PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE

Industriepark Höchst in western Frankfurt is one of the INNOVATING THE WAY TO A CLEANER CLIMATE epicenters of chemical and pharmaceutical research All the research and production firms at Industriepark mental policies. To help them achieve their objectives, and production in Europe. This vibrant, productive and Höchst are voracious consumers of energy and resources Infraserv Höchst provides access to expertise and a forward-looking idea factory is powered by people. They such as water. Good thing that the individual companies broad portfolio of services: from emissions trading to are the engines of progress, innovation and growth. and site operator Infraserv Höchst think carefully about hydrogen and fuel cell technology and cutting-edge Their ideas are tomorrow’s future: better everyday ways to use energy more efficiently. Energy efficiency is wastewater treatment to efficient energy generation and products, more efficacious medical cures and treat- a rich field for resource conservation and climate management systems right up to occupational health ments, a cleaner climate and environment. Between its protection. Investments to expand and optimize energy and process safety. services for tenant employees and the huge diversity of generation are constantly being made at Industriepark attractive jobs and training opportunities, Industriepark However, every one of the 22,000-plus employees at Höchst. Industrial energy innovations help utilize existing Höchst is a great place to work. Join us in taking a look Industriepark Höchst understands that environmental energy sources even more efficiently and produce behind the scenes at one of Europe’s most dynamic protection starts with small things – because energy BECAUSE THE FUTURE BEGINS TODAY energy in entirely new ways. Industriepark Höchst’s industrial sites! conservation begins with them. tenants are committed to living up to their environmental What exactly is sustainability? At Industriepark Höchst, responsibilities and implement well-defined environ- it encompasses not just good stewardship of the climate and environment and careful balancing of community Did you know? and business interests, but also the respectful treatment of employees. Their health and safety are paramount. Around 2,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity and People and the environment are the foundations of our 3,400 gigawatt-hours of heat in the form of pro- future. That is why all the companies at Industriepark cess steam are consumed at Industriepark Höchst Höchst have embedded sustainability into their corpo- every year – enough to supply 670,000 households rate philosophy. By conducting business in a way that with electricity or around 170,000 single-family respects the environment and conserves resources, they homes with heat. are doing their part to pass on a healthy planet to future generations.

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BY PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE

COœGENERATION AND HEAT RECOVERY – WASTEœTOœENERGY – WHEN TRASH IS POWER THE POWER PACKAGE Carbon footprint – Leave no (unnecessary) trace Maximizing fuel yields is not only efficient and Conventional power stations generally release vast eco-friendly, it also makes good business sense. But you A carbon footprint refers to the number of tons of carbon quantities of unused heat into the atmosphere through can take this approach one step further – and generate dioxide generated by an activity or organization. Every German, cooling towers. But why not put the heat to better use? energy from non-recyclable waste. At Industriepark for example, statistically produces around eleven tons of The co-generation plants at Industriepark Höchst do Höchst, for example, refuse is incinerated at the carbon dioxide per year. Transportation is a major factor in just that: They capture both electrical and thermal waste-to-energy plant to produce heat and power. carbon footprints. energy. This raises their fuel utilization rates to around Waste that rots but does not burn readily can be used to Manufacturing companies can shrink their carbon footprint 90 percent. And since site operator Infraserv Höchst make biogas, which is fired to generate energy. by instituting green production processes and using utilizes co-generation across the board, the electricity resources efficiently. generated at the park has significantly lower CO2 “GOGREEN!” – FOR A CLEANER PLANET emissions than the usual power mix in Germany. The companies at Industriepark Höchst work tirelessly Even the waste heat from chemical production and to minimize their carbon footprint, too. Pharmaceutical waste incineration plants is injected into the heat company Sanofi, for example, has steadily scaled back They invest heavily in streamlining energy consumption, waste distribution system. All told, heat recovery supplies the power, water and steam consumption of its Höchst management, air emissions and water consumption. Older plants are around 20 percent of the process heat required by location. Thanks to its GoGreen! initiative, the retrofitted with state-of-the-art equipment, while new plants receive production plants at Industriepark Höchst. This cuts healthcare company succeeded in having its entire best-in-class processes and technologies. down on coal and natural gas consumption and Frankfurt-Höchst site certified to the international ISO reduces CO2 emissions. Environmental and sustainability reports can be downloaded here: 50001 energy management standard. Bayer, Celanese and Clariant are low-carbon paragons as well.

www.ihr-nachbar.de/unsere-umwelt

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THE PEOPLE FACTOR ° HEALTHY WORKµLIFE BALANCE

For Infraserv Höchst and many tenant companies, big role as well. Its occupational physicians make sure sustainability has a lot to do with taking responsibility work stations are ergonomically designed and teach for employees and their health, safety and personal health-related seminars: from workplace health promo- development. After all, people are a key success factor tion to stress management. Other services include in building a strong foundation for future generations. vaccinations, screenings, physical therapy and aerobics and exercise classes. The park’s health services even

include two “site health centers”. Here, employees can GREAT SERVICES FOR GOOD HEALTH build strength and endurance in state-of-the-art exercise At Industriepark Höchst, health trumps all – which is facilities. If employees want to improve their fitness after why the Industrial Clinic isn’t just for emergencies. While getting off work, they can sign up for one of many its mission does include emergency on-call service and exercise classes or request a custom training plan from Gold for health program acute medical treatment, preventive healthcare plays a a team of personal trainers and sports scientists. Tenant companies care deeply about their employees’ health, too. That is why their corporate health manage- Infraserv has received a Gold Seal from the ment strategies are built around occupational medical Gesunde Unternehmen (“Healthy Companies”) standards and services as well as internal programs on initiative in recognition of its exemplary health nutrition, exercise and stress reduction. Good nutrition program. “Our health management activities are and skin cancer screenings, back care education and a key driver of employee well-being for our entire influenza vaccinations, psychological counseling workforce,” said Joachim Kreysing, Managing and running workshops – employees can choose from a Director of Infraserv Höchst. huge variety of health programs at Industriepark Höchst.

® AT INFRASERV, HEALTH MANAGEMENT TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH, COVERING HEALTH PROMOTION, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ACUTE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION.¯ Martin Kern, Head of Occupational Health and Safety at Infraserv Höchst

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TRAILµBLAZING IDEAS

ESTABLISHED OVER 150

YEARS AGO

80,000 PRODUCING VISITORS INSULIN

REµESTABLISHED 1924SINCE AS HOECHST AG

1951IN

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01 | The painting shows the TRAILµBLAZING IDEAS Höchst factory in 1873. 02 | Antipyrin medicine package. 03 | Advertisement for insulin. 04 | Researcher in the laboratory.

01 02 03 04 Behind many success stories are people with extra- ordinary ideas and an enterprising spirit. This is true today – and was true over 150 years ago, when Theerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co. was established in Höchst in 1863. Initially a family-run business, the young factory eventually grew into the multinational Hoechst AG. In 1997, the chemical company’s parent plant was reorganized into Industriepark Höchst with over 90 tenants.

Theerfarbenfabrik (literally “tar dye factory”) was RED DYE WAS A HIT MILESTONES IN DRUG RESEARCH founded in 1863, at one of the high points in Germany’s Did you know? The first successful product made and shipped from Innovations and contacts with the era’s leading industrial revolution. Lower customs barriers and better present-day Industriepark Höchst was fuchsine, a In 1864, French Empress Eugénie attended the researchers broadened the company’s horizons. Among transportation networks had jump-started the indu- magenta dye. It is the reason why the company and its Paris Opera in a dress colored with the world’s first other things, it collaborated with Nobel laureates Robert strialization process, driven by the mining and textile successor, Hoechst AG, were nicknamed “Rotfabrik” lightfast dye: Aldehyde green from Höchst captured Koch, Emil von Behring and Paul Ehrlich. Another long- industry in England, France and Belgium. In fact, gas (“red factory”). The synthetic dye put the factory on its the public’s imagination and helped take the fashion awaited milestone: the first-ever insulin preparation. coking plants for hard coal supplied the raw materials growth path. Many more world-famous dyes followed. industry in a new direction. In 1924, Farbwerke Hoechst, formerly known as Meister for the first wave of synthetic tar dyes: hard coal tar Lucius & Brüning, received a license to produce the and the aniline oil extracted from it. For young chemist In the 1880s, the dye factory graduated to a full-blown lifesaving medication. This marked the start of an Eugen Lucius, the new synthetic dyes posed a primarily chemical company and began producing drugs. One of This was a glorious period in the company’s history until unprecedented career. scientific challenge. He joined forces with Carl Friedrich its medical blockbusters was antipyrine, a fever reducer World War I. German dyes and drugs were known Wilhelm Meister, who had the necessary business and cold medicine. worldwide. Germany was the “pharmacy of the world”. acumen. And so the success story began.

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INDUSTRIAL HISTORY ° UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

DYNAMIC SITE EVOLUTION Around 80,000 people visit Industriepark Höchst every “Zeitstreifen” is a permanent exhibition at the East year. They include countless customers from Germany Gate visitor center that tracks the history of the site from Once Hoechst AG was re-established in 1951, huge and abroad, students on class trips, and neighbors and 1863 to the present day. It takes visitors on a voyage of technological momentum propelled the site forward clubs from the local community. discovery through industrial history, illustrated by displays, after many difficult war-torn years. It began to produce videos and exhibits from the chemical, pharmaceutical modern products that simplified and enriched people’s Park operator Infraserv Höchst offers visitors’ programs and biotechnology industries and punctuated by excit- lives, such as dyes, plastics and drugs. Despite suffering for various occasions. In 2013, numerous events marked ing stories about the evolution of Industriepark Höchst. setbacks related to the oil crisis, Hoechst AG experi- the site’s 150 th anniversary under the banner of enced enormous success in the late 1980s. However, “People.Site.Value”. Many visitors seized the global market structures confronted the chemical giant opportunity to gain a better appreciation of the site’s Zeitstreifen permanent exhibition with a new challenge in the 1990s, and the complex size and innovativeness on a park tour that covered Where? East Gate visitor center corporation reorganized into an array of highly focused everything from research facilities to production plants Opening hours: Monday – Thursday, independent companies. Industriepark Höchst was born. to environmental protection equipment. 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Friday 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.

® TODAY, THE INDUSTRIAL PARK IS AN INTERNATIONAL MODEL OF SITE EXCELLENCE.¯ Jürgen Vormann, Managing Director, Infraserv Höchst

It illustrates how to broadly integrate and competitively apply new technologies, how to attract and retain innovative manufacturers and how to sustainably supply utilities and protect the environment.

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BACK TO NATURE

10KILOMETERS 37 OF BIKE TYPES OF SUMMER FLOWERS PATHS 8 PARKS 6 WELLS 4 PONDS 130 4,500 BIRDHOUSES 129 ha TREES GREEN SPACE

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Airborne pollen and seeds can easily clog up the sensitive filters employed by many facilities. Despite BACK TO NATURE these challenges, Industriepark Höchst is a truly green work environment. Not only does it feature well- manicured landscaping for tenants, employees and Every day, more than 25,000 people pass through the gates to Industriepark Höchst; over 1,000 trucks roll into one visitors, but it also meets strict nature of Europe’s most important chemical and pharmaceutical sites; containers float in on the Main River or arrive by The green conservation, train at Industriepark Höchst’s large container port. With all this traffic, you need extensive infrastructure to prevent industrial park congestion and keep employees safe and well looked-after – from a dedicated power station to the Industrial Clinic species preserva- to a university. There’s no question: stepping into Industriepark Höchst is like entering a small city! tion and environ- 4,500 trees, 130 birdhouses mental protection Annual plantings: standards. 17,000 pansies and 6,600 The 10 kilometer bike route provides valuable insights INDUSTRIEPARK HÖCHST – A GREEN WORKPLACE summer flowers covering and information. The colors of the color wheel, refer- A CITY UNTO ITSELF 37 different types It is a mistake to believe Industriepark Höchst is nothing encing the park’s origins as a dye factory, guide cyclists Most people walk or take public transportation, cars or but buildings, factories, pipelines and roads. Nearly from stop to stop. Covering 13 stages, the trail crosses bicycles to Industriepark Höchst. When hunger strikes, 30 percent of the park’s total area consists of green oases. the Main River and passes by the old town of Höchst they can choose among kiosks, small shops and four Landscapers tend parks, trees, flowers, ponds, fountains BIKE PATH AROUND INDUSTRIEPARK HÖCHST and the Schwanheimer Düne wildlife reserve. large cafeterias. and all the animals that call these verdant areas home. Biking around Industriepark Höchst is not your everyday To learn more about the joint project between the Roughly 170 employees ensure safety and security at Industriepark Höchst contains eight parks. They are ride. But it is an intriguing prospect nonetheless. This is, Rhine-Main Regional Park, the Frankfurt Greenbelt Industriepark Höchst night and day. This extensive welcome places of refuge for all who work here. Design- after all, where nature, neighborhoods and manufactur- and Infraserv Höchst: process begins with check-ins at the entrances. Visitors ing them, however, is a daunting challenge. The high- ing meet. Nestled between the Frankfurt Greenbelt and www.ihr-nachbar.de/radweg and vehicles have to be inspected; plants have to be tech industrial environment imposes certain limitations. the Rhine-Main Regional Park, Industriepark Höchst is a monitored 24 hours a day. Emergency response teams Shrubs placed near pipe racks, for example, cannot city unto itself – and a mystery for the uninitiated. and firefighters respond to incidents within minutes. grow too high or wide.

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WINNING COMBINATION

1,400Around over VOCATIONAL TRAINEES 40 VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS

100Roughly PARTNER COMPANIES

Training each year for over 1,10Around 0 STUDENTS 3,500 AT THE PROVADIS SCHOOL PEOPLE

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After graduating from college or a training VAST RANGE OF TRAINING PROGRAMS COOPERATIVE EDUCATION – program, people used to simply work their POISED FOR SUCCESS Once people graduate from school and enter the work- way up the corporate ladder until taking force, they often change their personal and professional Cooperative education is one of the engines powering a well-deserved retirement. All that has goals. But how can they achieve them? Simple: Current, Germany’s global success story. It has untold benefits – changed in today’s world of lifelong learning. extensive qualifications and recognized diplomas are the and not just for trainees, either. Highly skilled profes- Provadis, located at Industriepark Höchst, secrets to success in today’s labor market. The Provadis sionals are a key locational advantage for companies, is Hesse’s second-largest provider of Group offers countless programs for building a career – particularly in innovative industries like chemical and vocational training, professional from vocational training at partner companies to pharmaceutical manufacturing. development and cooperative and personalized programs such as professional development EARLY CAREER GUIDANCE FOR career-integrated education. Provadis offers over 40 vocational training programs, seminars, preparatory e-learning and distance education EASIER DECISIONS mainly in science and engineering. It runs its programs classes to degree programs designed to teach hands-on in partnership with many park tenants as well as What’s the best path to take after high school? It’s not skills for real-life challenges. countless companies located outside the Höchst an easy decision to make. That’s why Provadis has so industrial estate. many offerings designed to give sound guidance to graduating students and their parents. In addition to Education at traditional open house days, it also has a special college Industriepark Höchst and career information program. This event series by the numbers consists of a vocational training information day,

• Around 1,400 vocational trainees shadowing of chemical production technicians and • Over 40 vocational training industrial mechanics, classes on preparing the best programs possible college/program application, college information • Roughly 100 partner companies evenings and a parent information evening. Provadis • Continuing education for over school coordinators can even come into the classroom 3,500 people per year to lay out the various educational options and answer • Around 1,100 students at the Provadis School any questions that students may have about choosing a career or degree program.

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CAREERœINTEGRATED DEGREES CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR FROM PROVADIS ACTIVE PROFESSIONALS

The Provadis School specializes in part-time and career- Provadis is a professional development expert for integrated degree programs. It allows trainees, high manufacturers. Graduates acquire the skills to take on school graduates and active professionals to easily new roles and duties through continuing education in a combine work and school. classroom or distance learning format. They can even earn professional credentials from the Chamber of Provadis Novia provides analytical services as well. PROVADIS PROFESSIONALS This private, state-recognized institution of higher Industry and Commerce (IHK). Its experts can make analytical users more confident learning is the preferred partner for companies With its placement, “bridge to employment” and innova- and competent through application-oriented in-house interested in applied research and consulting and in Provadis provides training in fields such as chemical tive trainee programs, Provadis Professionals offers and open seminars as well as forums on the latest skills development for their managers and specialists. production and technology, biotechnology and pharma- companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and related industry issues. ceutical technology, business and logistics, GMP and process industries attractive, customized services to compliance as well as soft skills and manager development. support their HR strategy.

New: Accelerated program for trained 01 02 business clerks

One particularly attractive Provadis offering is a new accelerated FOR DETAILS, VISIT: business administration degree. Graduates of business certificate programs can earn a bachelor’s degree in only four semesters instead of www.provadis.de and seven. They receive credit for business classes taken for their original www.provadis-hochschule.de certifications instead of having to mechanically rehash old material for the degree. Course credit decisions are standardized for industrial clerks (“Industriekaufleute”), but are made on a case-by-case basis for 01 | Cooperative education programs all other business certificate programs with standard durations of three teach hands-on skills. years or more. Kick off your career sooner with this program! 02 | Continuing education is the key to career success.

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® WE WRITE FIELD REPORTS AND CASE STUDIES ON OUR FIRM AND PRESENT ITS PRODUCTS ° INCLUDING THE MARKETING This problem is avoided entirely at the Provadis School STRATEGY. THIS HELPS US at Industriepark Höchst. This career-integrated degree PRACTICE BUSINESS THINKING.¯ program combines classroom teaching with work experience at tenant companies. Students attend class Graduate of the business administration program on Tuesday afternoons and Saturdays, and intern at a business at the park on the other days of the week. Since the students work in the departments continuously, they can be much more deeply involved in the business. Exclusive career fair They often take on responsibility for projects at an early stage. HANDSµON FROM THE START There are many ways to learn about employers at Industriepark Höchst. One of the more prominent events is Job Multiversum, an annual career fair held by several park tenants that targets students seeking science and engineering degrees as well as people who already hold Many university students deliberately choose a career-integrated degree program. these degrees. In addition to the usual information resources, the fair They are drawn by its close integration of theory and practice. provides behind-the-scenes glimpses of research and production at companies based at Industriepark Höchst. Participants can sign up for two exclusive plant tours, chosen from a broad and diverse menu of 01 02 COMBINING CLASSROOM TEACHING choices, and talk to experts during each tour. Information booths WITH ONœTHEœJOB EXPERIENCE provide more insights into possible career paths at participating companies. What degree program is right for me? Where will I get significantly from one university to the next. Many con- www.job-multiversum.de the best preparation for my career? These are important solidate the classes into multi-month blocks. This may questions for high school graduates. Some young people seem convenient, but these extended interruptions reject conventional “chalk and talk” teaching in favor prevent students from working on long-running projects of cooperative or career-integrated approaches. during hands-on phases at the company. 01 +02 | Candid snapshots However, even these hands-on programs can differ from the Job Multiversum career fair.

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LIFE CULTURE RESPONµ 20 SIBILITY YEARS MUSIC OF NEIGHBORµ HOOD FORUM SUPPORT FOR NUMEROUS CULTURAL & COMMUNITY EUR75,000 PROJECTS DONATED TO NGOS PER YEAR CHILDREN’S 2BOOKS

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PROJECT FUNDING

Infraserv Höchst’s balanced donation program provides a total of EUR 75,000 in funding a year for a large number of cultural and community projects. Schools, daycare centers, clubs or institutions can apply for assistance with their programs. Donation decisions are made by a group of experts (Donations Committee).

CULTURAL SUPPORT

Many events in and around Höchst are intimately Open house days are also held regularly. The park’s HERE’S TO GOOD NEIGHBORS connected to Industriepark Höchst and receive support operator has a passion for cinema, too. In the Peter in the form of patronage and sponsorships. Prime Behrens Building, it hosts screenings of movies for examples include the annual Höchst Castle Festival or children and adults. Good relationships are built on mutual INDUSTRIEPARK HÖCHST IS MORE THAN the Industrial Heritage Trail of the Rhine-Main Region. understanding and acceptance. AN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE Through visits, excursions, guided tours and information That is why the companies at Industriepark placards, visitors come to understand and appreciate Information at your fingertips Höchst – and particularly park operator Entrepreneurs at the Höchst chemical site have always felt a deep how everything in the region works together, based on If you have specific questions or want to learn Infraserv Höchst – engage in community commitment to their employees and local communities. Infraserv specific examples. more about Industriepark Höchst, you can visit the outreach and sponsor numerous Höchst carries on this 150-year-old tradition on its own behalf and For the irrepressibly curious, Industriepark Höchst holds German-language website www.ihr-nachbar.de activities around the park. on behalf of the park’s tenants through transparent communication and extensive sponsoring. Tenant companies, for their part, regularly an annual “Long Night of Industry” to provide a glimpse 24 hours a day or call the community hotline at ( ) send representatives to report on new developments in the public into various production plants and research facilities. +49 0 69 305-4000. meetings of the “Industriepark Höchst Neighborhood Forum”, which has been active for over 20 years.

Industriepark Höchst owes much of its success to close, strong relationships with the local community.

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Publication details 8th edition, December 2018

Published by A HEART FOR HÖCHST REACHING OUT TO KIDS Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG Frankfurt am Main The companies feel a particular bond with Höchst, the Children must be at least 14 to visit Industriepark Höchst. Responsibility “birthplace” of the first factory over 150 years ago. However, younger kids are interested in science and chemistry, too. Michael Müller, They therefore actively support Pro Höchst, an initiative To reach out to them, Infraserv Höchst published two children’s Head Corporate Communications to strengthen the local community. It aims to improve books that describe Industriepark Höchst for different age Coordination and editing the image, profile and attractiveness of the groups. In “Fly, Little Green Balloon” for ages 3 to 6, a balloon Annette Mewes, Corporate Communications Frankfurt suburb. named “Lufti” takes a voyage of discovery through Industriepark Editorial address Höchst and learns a lot about what industrial park managers do. Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG Höchst reached a small milestone on its journey to Corporate Communications “The Mysterious Old Chest”, written for elementary school greater fame: In June 2013, it joined the German Timber Industriepark Höchst children, explains the world of chemistry and Industriepark Frame Road Association, one of Germany’s leading 65926 Frankfurt am Main Höchst through exciting, humorous and age-appropriate story- Germany tourist routes. The old city center, St. Justinus’s Church telling. Children and teenagers can also participate in various Phone +49 69 305-15099 and Höchst Castle are now being advertised across Fax +49 69 305-80025 interactive programs such as Research Camp. Germany in print and online publications. www.infraserv.com www.industriepark-hoechst.com

Design and copy Köhl et Feling, Science et Communications GbR

Flieg, kleiner grüner Flieg, kleiner grüner [email protected]

Lufti, der kleine grüne Infraserv-Luftballon, geht auf die Lufti, der kleine grüne Infraserv-Luftballon, geht auf die Lufti trifft viele verschiedene Lufti trifft viele verschiedene Suche nach Timos Papa, der als Feuerwehrmann bei Luftballon Suche nach Timos Papa, der als Feuerwehrmann bei Luftballon Mitarbeiter von Infraserv Höchst Mitarbeiter von Infraserv Höchst Infraserv Höchst im Industriepark Höchst arbeitet. Auf Infraserv Höchst im Industriepark Höchst arbeitet. Auf seiner Reise trifft Lufti auf den Kraftwerksmeister Karl, seiner Reise trifft Lufti auf den Kraftwerksmeister Karl, die Architektin Anna und viele weitere Mitarbeiter von die Architektin Anna und viele weitere Mitarbeiter von Infraserv, die alle zusammen dafür sorgen, dass so ein Infraserv, die alle zusammen dafür sorgen, dass so ein Printed by großer Industriepark reibungslos funktioniert. Ob Lufti großer Industriepark reibungslos funktioniert. Ob Lufti wohl am Ende Timos Papa findet? Komm mit und lerne wohl am Ende Timos Papa findet? Komm mit und lerne die Berufe bei Infraserv Höchst kennen! die Berufe bei Infraserv Höchst kennen! Zwei Bücher in einem: Die linke Buchhälfte erzählt Luftis Zwei Bücher in einem: Die linke Buchhälfte erzählt Luftis Seltersdruck & Verlag Entdeckungsreise, der rechte Teil liefert überraschende Entdeckungsreise, der rechte Teil liefert überraschende Details über die Arbeitswelt bei Infraserv Höchst. Details über die Arbeitswelt bei Infraserv Höchst.

Für Kinder von 3–8 Jahren. Herausgeber: Für Kinder von 3–8 Jahren. Herausgeber: © 2011, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, © 2011, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main Lehn GmbH & Co. KG, Selters Konzept und Text: Konzept und Text: Köhl et Feling, Köhl et Feling, Health et Science Communications GbR Health et Science Communications GbR Illustrationen und Gestaltung: Illustrationen und Gestaltung:

Flieg, kleiner grüner Luftballon Flieg, Michaela Kramer, mitDesign kleiner grüner Luftballon Flieg, kleiner grüner Luftballon Flieg, Michaela Kramer, mitDesign kleiner grüner Luftballon Flieg, Druck: Druck: KOMMINFORM, Print und Produktions GmbH KOMMINFORM, Print und Produktions GmbH 0480/0407 E 08/11 0480/0407 E 08/11 Photo credits: [email protected], [email protected], getty Images, For details, istock Images, shutterstock Images, Air Liquide, BASF, Bayer, Cabot, Cargill, Celanese, www.ihr-nachbar.de CF Carbons, Clariant, Corden Biochem, Daikin, Euticals, Grillo-Werke, Italmatch, Kurarary, LyondellBasell, Nouryon, Sanofi, SOL Group, Weylchem

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SAFETY IS JOB ONE

Resident, visitor and employee safety has top priority at Industriepark Höchst. State-of-the-art technology is used to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. If an accident does happen, the park’s firefighters and emergency responders will be at the scene immediately. SIRENS WARN

Every visitor to Industriepark Höchst is briefed on proper Sirens (rise and fall wailing tone) warn local neighbor- safety procedures before entering the park. A short hoods of facility fires or chemical releases if there is a video explains key safety rules, such as what to do if possibility of a threat to residents. Once it is certain that siren alarms go off. You can only enter Industriepark there is no danger, a different siren (continuous tone) Höchst if you correctly answer the questions in the quiz issues an all-clear signal. that follows the video. Signal Meaning One minute rise and fall wailing tone Your neighborhood is at risk from combustion gases, fumes, pollutants or similar threats. One minute continuous tone The threat is gone.

For more safety information (in German), visit: www.ihr-nachbar.de

You can see our current information brochure (in German) at: www.ihr-nachbar.de/sicherheitshinweise

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