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Airbus SQIP Award Chemetall Cleaner Sealants Corrosion protection

Chemetall receives the Airbus SQIP Award 2025

IndustryBASF

Chemetall as a brand of BASF Coatings was once again honored with the highest award of the Airbus Supply Chain & Quality Improvement Program (SQIP…

German Environmental Award 2025 DBU Zinq Baumgürtel Bendiek

German Environmental Award 2025 from the DBU goes to Zinq

IndustryZinq

The German Environmental Award 2025 goes to Lars Baumgürtel and Dr. Birgitt Bendiek, Managing Directors of Zinq, for their circular business model…

ZVO position paper EU-USA customs agreement

ZVO position paper on the EU-US customs agreement

IndustryZVO

In August 2025, the ZVO took a position on the planned customs agreement between the EU and the USA. In principle, the association welcomes the…

Panacol becomes Hoenle Adhesives

Panacol becomes Hoenle Adhesives GmbH - change of name

IndustryPanacol

The adhesives manufacturer Panacol-Elosol GmbH has been part of the Hoenle Group for many years. From September 2025, all Hoenle subsidiaries…

Covestro10 years

Covestro celebrates its 10th anniversary - innovation and growth

IndustryCovestro

Covestro celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since the spin-off from Bayer in 2015, the company has developed into a leading global supplier of…

ZVO position paper on energy and electricity tax

ZVO position paper on energy and electricity tax

IndustryZVO

The ZVO has commented on the Federal Ministry of Finance's draft bill for a third law to amend the Energy Tax Act and the Electricity Tax Act.

REACH restriction proposal PFAS

PFAS restriction procedure: ECHA publishes background document

IndustryUmweltbundesamt

The revision of the background document on the planned restriction of PFAS has been completed. The submitting authorities have evaluated over 5600…

BVS Sheet Metal Technology Defense

BVS Blechtechnik: Defense rethought

IndustryBVS Blechtechnik

The changing security situation in Europe is also making itself felt in the industry - especially among German SMEs. BVS Systemtechnik GmbH, an…

Caldan takeover Sema

Caldan takes over Sema and strengthens conveyor technology position

IndustryCaldan

The Caldan Group has acquired the French engineering company Sema. Sema is known for its high-performance conveyor technologies and has been Caldan's…

Technotrans training for junior staff

Technotrans: Start of training for junior staff

IndustryTechnotrans

Across the group, 29 young people are starting their careers at Technotrans in the new training year. Despite the increasing shortage of skilled…

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