Mechanical engineering: Dräger warns: 'The chemical industry is dying quietly'
Dräger leads the family company founded in Lübeck in 1889 in the fifth generation
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Dräger (63) is running the family company founded in Lübeck in 1889 in the fifth generation. At the headquarters of the world's largest chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, the number of full-time positions fell below 30,000 in May for the first time since 1954. The group is also a service provider and provides personnel who, for example, monitor production processes in chemical plants. "We observe that many plants are not being restarted and are idle," said the Dräger CEO. "When you walk around factory sites, it is desolate." The company is recording sales declines in the chemical sector.
Furthermore, However, it can more than compensate for this through growth in other areas. According to Dräger, the two main reasons for the difficult situation of the chemical industry are energy prices and bureaucracy. The head of the Lübeck-based safety technology manufacturer Drägerwerk, Stefan Dräger, warns of the decline of the German chemical industry. "The chemical industry is dying quietly," Dräger said in an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
In addition, The industry association VCI recently announced that production, sales, and investments in the first half of the year declined compared to the same period last year.
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Dräger (63) is running the family company founded in Lübeck in 1889 in the fifth generation.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAt the headquarters of the world's largest chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, the number of full-time positions fell below 30,000 in May for the first time since 1954.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe group is also a service provider and provides personnel who, for example, monitor production processes in chemical plants. "We observe that many plants are not being restarted and are idle," said the Dräger CEO. "When you walk around factory sites, it is desolate." The company is recording sales declines in the chemical sector.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, it can more than compensate for this through growth in other areas.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to Dräger, the two main reasons for the difficult situation of the chemical industry are energy prices and bureaucracy.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe head of the Lübeck-based safety technology manufacturer Drägerwerk, Stefan Dräger, warns of the decline of the German chemical industry. "The chemical industry is dying quietly," Dräger said in an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe industry association VCI recently announced that production, sales, and investments in the first half of the year declined compared to the same period last year.
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