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Fire prevention: the golden rule for the development of the right roofing material
27. Juli 2023
Hot, dry summers like the one in Germany right now always spark the fear of fire igniting in and around buildings. Fire prevention and the spread of fire thus play a crucial role in the development of the right materials for different types of roofing structures.
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Future of marine fuel: green ammonia and / or green methanol?
13. Juli 2023
Globally, shipping is responsible for emitting an amount of greenhouse gases equivalent to about one billion tons of carbon dioxide, or 2.89% of total man-made greenhouse gas emissions, as of 2018. It also accounts for about 15% of global nitrogen oxide emissions and 13% of sulfur dioxide emissions. This trend is still rising. With the aim of reducing carbon emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change, the shipping industry is currently exploring two options for future marine fuels: green ammonia and green methanol.
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The European energy crisis: have we weathered the storm?
28. Juni 2023
Over a year has passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threw the world’s energy markets into disarray. Since then, prices have come back down with astounding speed. Now the question is: what can Europe expect for the winter of 2023/2024?
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Revival of glass as a sustainable packaging material for food
22. Juni 2023
For many years, the consumption of glass as a packaging material for food and for beverages stagnated or even decreased in many regions of the world. Glass was increasingly substituted by more lightweight materials, such as flexible plastic packaging
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Starkes SuP Team – großer Erfolg
14. Juni 2023
SuP holt Platz 2 mit TOR LEANDER beim BASF Firmencup 2023
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Key elements for implementing digital B2B customer interaction
13. Juni 2023
The success of digital transformation of marketing and sales, like any other form of organizational change, relies on the foundation of careful planning and a precise strategy. Three key elements need careful consideration when setting up solutions for digital B2B customer interaction: organizational embedding, choice of technology, and customer centricity – aiming for a suitable use case.
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Is China still a viable location for business growth?
17. Mai 2023
Despite ongoing discussions about decoupling tendencies, leading German companies are still increasing their investments in China. This leads us to the question: What are market opportunities in China, where can business thrive in the upcoming years?
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Battery cells: Is the round cell on the rise?
04. Mai 2023
Schlegel und Partner shares insights on battery cell types and explains why the round cell is predicted to gain higher shares in the future.
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Europe sets out delegated acts to define ‘green hydrogen’
26. Apr. 2023
For the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, using, among others, RFNBOs (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin), the targets are set by The Renewable Energy Directive (RED). RFNBOs are synthetic fuels that are produced from renewable electricity with hydrogen as a relevant example.
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Options for food production in challenging regions
26. Apr. 2023
Schlegel und Partner explains the potential of bioreactors for food production, especially in challenging regions.
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Driving dynamics: BEV powertrains make a difference
20. Apr. 2023
Often we reduce shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicles towards battery electric vehicles (BEV) to range, charging power and time. But there is more than these apparent aspects.Depending on BEV powertrain architecture, propulsion dynamics can be designed to be much simpler and more sensitive than those of fuel-powered vehicles. Why?
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Road ahead for e-mobility requires advanced plastic material for automotive industry
19. Apr. 2023
The objectives of better performance and increased efficiencies for electric vehicles is driving the adoption of advanced plastics by BEVs industry. Any qualifying advanced plastic material is mainly assessed by its properties including flame retardancy, electrical isolation, cooling properties and thermal conductivity. These materials are also required to meet the relevant IEC standards.
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Turning garbage into gold
17. Apr. 2023
Schlegel und Partner explains the current status-quo and untapped potentials of waste as raw material.
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Bioreactors: Revolutionizing Food Production in GCC region
05. Apr. 2023
The GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) is a region, comprising the seven states Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, that faces unique challenges when it comes to food production. With a rapidly growing population, scarce water resources, and a harsh climate, traditional agriculture is often limited. However, in recent years, bioreactors have emerged as a promising technology for producing healthy food options in the region.
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Deutsche Biotechnologietage – innovations in biotech
30. März 2023
At the Deutsche Biotechnologietage (DBT) hosted in Wiesbaden from 28.03. to 29.03.2023, European as well as globally active players of the biotech industry met to exchange information about the current situation of the industry and latest innovations. In this context Schlegel und Partner gained insights into the current state of biotechnology and important future strategic moves. The keywords of the future are digitalization, a miniaturization of research, circularity and personalization of medical treatments such as cancer therapies.
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New standards: E-volution for future lubricants in e-mobility
22. März 2023
With the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles, the automotive industry is currently witnessing a profound shift in terms of e-lubricants technology. The BEV industry needs to develop its own standards for lubricants.
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Seizing the untapped potential of waste
16. März 2023
The reliability of value chains is one of the key issues of our modern economy. To guarantee competitiveness with alternative raw materials, it is important to ensure the development of new supply channels. It is time to turn garbage to gold.
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Activities and opportunities in Green Ammonia
13. März 2023
Schlegel und Partner shares insights on the role of Green Ammonia, indicating current developments, plans and activities for scaling the business.
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Green Ammonia opportunities: Pathway to carbon neutrality
08. März 2023
“Green ammonia” is a term increasingly resonating in the energy industry, mainly driven by the global efforts to reduce carbon emissions over the coming decades. Whereas 1 ton of conventional ammonia emits 2 tons of CO2, production of green ammonia would see it produced from renewable energy sources, emitting zero carbon.
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Smart farming on the rise
22. Feb. 2023
In this decade, smart farming technologies are expected to be the most important drivers of agricultural production.Supplying the world's growing population with food is one of the key challenges of the 21st century, especially in view of climate change. New technological advances in agriculture, so-called smart farming, represent a major opportunity to make optimum use of available resources and thus ensure global food security.
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Social Responsibility 2023
25. Jan. 2023
Schlegel und Partner ist wieder Partner-Unternehmen 2023 von ÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN e.V.
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B2B mobile apps – relevant for future customer interaction?
18. Jan. 2023
In a more recent study, Schlegel und Partner discussed possibilities and limits of using mobile apps for supplier-customer interaction in industrial B2B settings. Some advocates suggested that there are potentially thousands of reasons to utilize this channel, from attracting new customers to making existing products more attractive. However, when looking for actual use cases in an industrial context, there are good reasons to keep a more sober, realistic attitude towards opportunities and expectations.
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Controlled environment agriculture – New markets for high-tech greenhouses
11. Jan. 2023
Changing climatic conditions with increasingly frequent extreme weather events pose major problems for food production. However, agriculture is not only affected by climate change due to increasingly fluctuating yields, but is also an active driver of climate change due to methane and nitrous oxide emissions and the use of mineral fertilizers. Controlled environment agriculture could be a tool to address these two problems simultaneously in the future. For this reason, strong growth of this market can be assumed in particular for high-tech greenhouses.
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Schlegel und Partner expertise in demand at the Food Ingredients (FI) Europe in Paris
15. Dez. 2022
FI Sustainability Hub - How to drive smarter business decisions?At this year’s FI Europe, a new Sustainability Hub offered a robust conference programming. Sustainability is on everyone’s mind in the broader food and beverage industry. Reliable and correct data gathering is essential do drive smart business decisions in the future.
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Cultured protein and fat – the next big thing?
13. Dez. 2022
The production of animal proteins and fats from stem cells, known as cultured protein and fat, represents an opportunity to address the challenges of resource-intensive livestock farming and the increasing global demand for animal-based food. However, production scalability, process efficiency and texture need to be improved to realize its potential in the future. In addition, country-specific regulatory requirements should be considered.
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Wie wird sich das Bremsendesign für Elektrofahrzeuge verändern?
23. Nov. 2022
Wie wird sich das Bremsendesign angesichts des hohen Gewichts und der hohen Leistung von Premium-BEVs in diesem Jahrzehnt verändern?
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50 Jahre diplomatische und wirtschaftliche Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und der VR China
22. Nov. 2022
Haiju Lu und Dorothea Slevogt von Schlegel und Partner nahmen am 15. November 2022 an der Jubiläumsveranstaltung „50 Jahre diplomatische Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und der VR China“ teil.
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EuroTier and EnergyDecentral – innovations in animal farming and decentralized energy supply
15. Nov. 2022
Value chains, the ecosystem as well as the demands on livestock farming and decentralized energy supply are changing globally. Therefore actively shaping the future of this industry is crucial. Schlegel und Partner gains valuable insights and latest trends to support its customers in this transformation.
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Ist der Plug-In-Hybrid am Ende?
10. Nov. 2022
Die Durchdringungskurve der Elektromobilität bei Pkw erreicht langsam die maximale Wachstumsrate. Avantgardisten fahren schon lange elektrisch. Nahezu alle Autohersteller bieten geeignete Fahrzeuge in den anteilsstarken Modellkategorien SUV, Limousine, Kompaktfahrzeug an und bieten endlich Auswahl in diesem Markt.
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TAE Tagung „Perspektiven der Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Technologie“
09. Nov. 2022
Sich den Herausforderungen einer nachhaltigen Energiewirtschaft zu stellen und Potenziale zu heben, ist unabdingbar für unsere Zukunft.
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Der elektrische Antriebsstrang ist am Anfang seiner Entwicklung
27. Okt. 2022
Nie wurden mehr Konzepte für elektrische Maschinen entwickelt und vorgestellt, als in den letzten zehn Jahren. Obwohl der Elektromotor seit über hundert Jahren bekannt ist, scheint er gerade jetzt noch am Anfang seiner Entwicklung. Dies hängt mit mehreren Faktoren zusammen.
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„f-cell“ wird zu „hy-fcell“… nicht nur in Stuttgart
12. Okt. 2022
Als „klein, aber fein“ könnte man die konferenzbegleitende Ausstellung zum Thema Brennstoffzelle (und Wasserstoff) bezeichnen. Immerhin verdoppelte sich die Zahl der Aussteller mit etwa 120 und der Besucher mit etwa 2.000 im Vergleich zum Vorjahr.
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Plant-based meets cellular agriculture – alternative proteins transform our food system
06. Okt. 2022
Estimations assume that by 2035 around 11% of the Europeans are vegetarian or vegan. Sales of plant-based products are increasing significantly. Cellular agriculture and precision fermentation have the potential to transform our food system.
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iaa Transportation 2022 – in a nutshell
29. Sept. 2022
Zwar weniger Besucher und weniger Aussteller als noch 2018…aber dafür ein neues, modernes Gesicht mit vielen Neuheiten – die iaa Transportation 2022.
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Rohstoffmärkte senden Schockwellen – eröffnen aber auch Chancen für Alternativen
22. Sept. 2022
Beschleunigte Transformation hin zu alternativen Herstellungsprozessen als Lösung?Der Ukraine-Konflikt hat erhebliche Verwerfungen auf den Rohstoffmärkten zur Folge. Die vor allem in Europa rapide steigenden Energiekosten treffen nicht nur energieintensive, rohstoffnahe Betriebe, sondern letztlich fast alle Unternehmen entlang der Wertschöpfungsketten.
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Schlegel und Partner continues to be climate neutral
19. Sept. 2022
We are very proud to announce that we remain a carbon neutral company for the third consecutive year. This means we are keeping track of our greenhouse gas emissions to continuously reduce them and further offset unavoidable emissions through carbon-offset projects.
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Wasserstoff im Mobilitätssektor
01. Sept. 2022
Wasserstoff wird als Energieträger der Zukunft intensiv diskutiert. Schlegel und Partner kommentiert die merklich gestiegenen Aktivitäten im Mobilitätssektor bezüglich der anwendungsspezifische Erwartungshorizonte im Onroad- und Offroad-Bereich. Dabei werden Änderungen der erforderlichen Kompetenzen für Automobilzulieferer im neuen Umfeld thematisiert, sowie ungelöste Probleme, die Möglichkeiten für Wachstum und Innovation eröffnen.
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Biotech will enable the sustainable protein revolution of the future
11. Aug. 2022
Precision fermentation and biotech is a wider family of lab-based food production techniques using bioreactors instead of animals or fields. It shows unlocking disruptive opportunites in sustainable food and alternative proteins.
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Trink- und Brauchwassernutzung: Zweckmäßigkeit von Wasserfiltern am Point-of-Use
04. Aug. 2022
Die Trinkwasserverordnung in Deutschland garantiert einwandfreies Wasser bis zum Hausanschluss. Im Gebäude ist dann zunächst der Eigentümer für die Wasserqualität bis zur Wasserauslassstelle verantwortlich. Dann entscheidet der Wassernutzer, ob er neben dem üblichen Metallsieb im Wasserhahn auch andere Filtersysteme an der Wasserauslassstelle, dem Point-of-Use, einsetzt.
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Garantiert einwandfreies Wasser?
03. Aug. 2022
Trink- und Brauchwassernutzung und die Zweckmäßigkeit von Wasserfiltern am Point-of-Entry: Die Trinkwasserverordnung garantiert einwandfreies Wasser – jedoch nur bis zum Hausanschluss.
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Identify future market chances in the filtration market
03. Aug. 2022
The demand and awareness for more efficent filtration of particulates was pushed by COVID-19 in the past two years. The growing usage of air purifiers in public buildings as well as private households is an example of this phenomenon.
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Benchmark analyses: beneficial perspectives and takeaways
28. Juni 2022
When reviewing the findings of recent benchmark analyses among our clients, we have repeatedly noticed that the competitive aspect takes a back seat: benchmark analyses are not primarily about looking at others and comparing oneself, but about putting one's own structures, processes and actions into a new perspective – helping us to have a better self-assessment.
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Transport und Infrastruktur von Wasserstoff
23. Juni 2022
Wasserstoff steht seit Langem mit vielen Facetten in der Diskussion. Schlegel und Partner kommentiert, welchen Trends und Veränderungen der Transport und die Infrastruktur von Wasserstoff unterliegen und welche Chancen sich für existierende und neue Anbieter auftun.
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Recycling im Fokus auf der aabc Europe
22. Juni 2022
Die Top-Themen aus Sicht von SuP auf der aabc 2022: Ressourcenknappheit mit einhergehender Weiterentwicklung der Zellchemie, Aufbau einer Recyclingindustrie sowie Innovationen im Bereich Batteriesicherheit.
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Social Media verändert die Erfolgsfaktoren für Corporate Communication – von umfangreichen Fließtexten zu kurzen, digitalen Botschaften
21. Juni 2022
Um zukunftsorientiert aufgestellt zu sein, hat SuP für ein international agierendes B2B Industrieunternehmen eine Benchmark Analyse zur internen und externen Unternehmenskommunikation durchgeführt.
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B2B brands: loyalty suffers from economic pressure
14. Juni 2022
What are my alternatives? Faced with economic pressure and increasing effects on business performance, B2B companies start to forget about brand and supplier loyalty and seek security by changing sourcing strategies.
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