Big players and innovative medium-sized companies
North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's principal chemical industry location. Chemical enterprises based in NRW generate approximately one third of the industry's total sales revenues in Germany. NRW stands out on account of its first-class scientific research infrastructure and special blend of SMEs and global players. The chemical sector is a powerful driving force behind innovation in many other industrial value chains, due not least to its central role as a materials supplier.
The chemical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia is part of the industrial core of our state. Regarding the upcoming challenges, we depend on the right conditions in order to create the transformation process to greenhouse gas neutrality, to maintain the economic power of the state and to further develop our industry as a strong partner in NRW.
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Chemical companies in NRW
Globally successful – successfully innovative
From Wesel - for the world
Chemistry and pharmaceutics
High-tech polymer at 33 sites worldwide
Cooperation with at home & abroad
World market leader in adhesives
Chemical parks offering sophisticated logistics and infrastructure
North Rhine-Westphalia boasts 13 chemical parks – more than any other German state. Half of the chemical industry workforce is employed in these parks. Enterprises that are interested in moving to NRW benefit from a well-developed infrastructure and sophisticated logistics services. Chemical industry locations such as Dormagen, Gelsenkirchen, Leverkusen and Marl safeguard a continuous supply of raw materials (e.g. via extensive pipeline networks) and energy (via the high-capacity power and gas grids). These locations also offer a complete portfolio of services including utility and waste disposal management, logistics services, engineering, and facility management. This creates the basis for realizing plug & play concepts when planning and operating new plant and facilities.
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Innovation topics
North Rhine-Westphalia has long since ceased to be just the land of heavy industry and staid SMEs. In a dynamic environment of excellent research clusters, innovative startups, world market and industry leaders and globally active SMEs, a federal state has developed that stands for economic success in Germany like no other. Whether e-mobility, cyber security, Industry 4.0 or biotech or medtech: In NRW, people are already working on the future.
