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Bitter turn of the times? How deindustrialisation must be prevented in Germany
We have so many great medium-sized industrial companies in Germany that keep the shop running every day. Whether foundries, ceramics or plastics manufacturers, steel and metal processing companies, hot-dip galvanisers or manufacturers of special textiles. Without them, every construction site comes to a standstill, there are no new trains, no new electric cars, no wind turbines, no environmental filters, no medical textiles, no workwear; the list could be continued indefinitely. All these companies need energy to keep their machines running.
Interview on the situation in the textile industry with t+m President Ingeborg Neumann
The textile and apparel industry has had a turbulent year: Broken supply chains and skyrocketing procurement prices caused enormous problems for the companies. In addition, the climate-neutral restructuring of the economy is on the agenda. aktiv talked about this with Ingeborg Neumann, president of the textile+fashion association since 2013.
(Article in German language)
Germany's New Agenda
CEOs and scientists describe a roadmap for the transformation of the German economy. Included as author: Ingeborg Neumann, as entrepreneur, President of the German Textile and Fashion Industry Association and Vice President of the Federation of German Industries, BDI.
Peppermint invests in lab of the future - honeycomb as a model for Lab 4.0
With its investment in SmartLab Solutions GmbH, based in Dresden, Peppermint is investing in the laboratory of the future.
Peppermint invests in blockchain technology against product counterfeiting
Managing Director Baumbach: "We are convinced of the high potential of the unique digital solution and are again acting as lead investor in the current financing round."
Making sure products are counterfeit-proof with a green tick on them and an app. This is guaranteed by a completely new digital application developed by the start-up authentic.network based on blockchain. The young company from Chemnitz in Saxony can now continue to grow after Peppermint Holding GmbH and Jentzsch Investment GmbH invested another 2.6 million euros.
What is the pandemic doing to us?
"We can do Green Deal Textiles. I promote this with great conviction and the knowledge that here in Germany we have excellent medium-sized textile companies that are internationally positioned, outstanding research institutes and an educational landscape that is second to none." Ingeborg Neumann.
(Article in German language)