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Chemistry for a sustainable future – that’s what BASF stands for. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Approximately 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers across nearly all industries and in almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is divided into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care, and Agricultural Solutions. In 2023, BASF generated worldwide sales of €68.9 billion. BASF shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH (HTAI) is the economic development agency of the state of Hesse. Our task is to sustainably develop the economic and technological location of Hesse, in order to strengthen and expand its competitiveness. Through targeted activities, we contribute to maintaining and increasing the prosperity and standard of living of all citizens in Hesse in the long term. In doing so, we work in partnership with business, science, administration, and politics.

Not just one of many specialists, but the world market and technology leader in plastics recycling systems. For more than 40 years, ongoing innovations by EREMA have set new standards over and over again. Regardless of whether it is the in-house recycling of clean manufacturing waste, or heavily contaminated post-consumer waste – the wide range of efficient systems is designed to handle every scenario. For all thermoplastic plastics, biopolymers or compounds.

Herbold Meckesheim is a leading specialist in recycling, manufacturing machinery and equipment for the processing of clean industrial plastic waste as well as used, mixed, and contaminated plastics. As part of Coperion's Business Unit Recycling, Herbold is a member of the US corporation Hillenbrand, Inc. With over 260 employees at its headquarters in Meckesheim and staff at international locations, the company supports tailor-made systems and machinery from design through commissioning and throughout their commercial lifecycle.
Herbold Meckesheim's product range includes shredders, cutting and fine mills, and plastcompactors for agglomeration, with a primary focus on recycling lines featuring advanced pre-sorting, granulators, friction washers, hot washing and hydrocyclone stages, as well as mechanical and thermal dryers, and sophisticated water treatment systems. The modular and highly automated system solutions are tested in the company's own technical center.

Plastship is your partner for the distribution and procurement of plastic waste and recycled plastics, the formulation of tailored recycled plastic recipes as a link between product requirements and material quality, and the organization of material flows.

R.A.M, founded in 1988, has its focus on inspection systems and their installation. The more than 180 inspection systems ensure the quality of film, paper, nonwoven, plastic plates and steel plates (alloys) in production. Their CAMEN (Computer Aided Manufacturing Environment) software allows customer-specific integration into existing machine structures. Universal analysis tools enable online analysis, alarming and post analysis of production data. And their modular web inspection system allows easy expansion for growing requirements.

"When knowing your plastic composition really matters" – Know the exact composition of your plastic streams and batches with Veridis’ patented MADSCAN. Veridis offers the first batch-representative thermal analysis method for polymers that distinguishes different polymer types, subtypes and their fraction size within a batch. As the demand for high-quality recycled plastic grows and is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years, innovative and scalable new technologies for polymer analysis are necessary to ensure quality, safety and meet these growing demands. With MADSCAN, Veridis enables highly accurate polymer insights at industrial scales, earlier in the recycling process.

3S GmbH specializes in the development and production of high-quality gas sensor systems that can be used in a wide range of applications. Whether in industrial process control, material testing or environmental monitoring, the sensors offer a precise, reliable and cost-effective solution for gas detection. The sensor systems are suitable for use in various industries such as chemical, petrochemical, food and pharmaceutical. They can also be used to monitor indoor and outdoor air quality, as well as emissions and smells. The sensor systems are also used in the research and development of new technologies and products when the gas emissions of the materials or processes are relevant parameters or provide further information.