{"id":173610,"date":"2026-02-25T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=173610"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:26:14","slug":"safeguarding-agency-enabling-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/safeguarding-agency-enabling-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding Agency, Enabling Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"PtX Lab Paper | 02\/2026 | Topic: Sustainable Chemistry | 10 Pages \" class=\"wp-image-173637\" style=\"width:687px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/csm_ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategische-sofortentlastung-wettbewerbsfaehige-chemische-industrie-2045_5b5ca561b6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PtX Lab Paper | 02\/2026 | Topic: Sustainable Chemistry | 10 Pages \u00a9 PtX Lab Lausitz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The German chemical industry faces major challenges: high energy costs and international competition threaten sites, jobs, and expertise. Industry and trade unions are therefore pushing for immediate and effective relief. The immediate measures create time and scope of action that must be used for green investments \u2013 the basis for greater resilience and competitiveness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the work of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the Chemistry Industry Agenda 2045, the paper <a href=\"https:\/\/ptxlablausitz.de\/fileadmin\/ptx\/Dateien\/Publikationen\/2026\/ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategic-immediate-relief-competitive-chemical-industry-2045.pdf\">Safeguarding Agency, Enabling Transformation<\/a> by PtX Lab Lausitz proposes eight concrete measures that will secure liquidity in the short term, enable investment, and promote innovation \u2013 while paving the way for a climate-neutral industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These range from tax incentives for transformative plants and guaranteed purchases of green methanol to investments in climate-friendly chemical parks. All measures can be implemented quickly at federal level, are prudent in terms of budgetary policy and targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short-term relief is not an end in itself: it is clearly linked to transformation and creates the basis for the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the German chemical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bibliographic data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>Publication:<\/strong> Safeguarding Agency, Enabling Transformation \u2013 Strategic Immediate Relief as the Foundation for a Resilient and Competitive Chemical Industry by 2045\n<strong>Publication date:<\/strong> February 2026\n<strong>Publisher:<\/strong> PtX Lab Lausitz \u2013 Think and Do Tank for Fuels and Basic Materials from Green Hydrogen, Calauer Stra\u00dfe 70, 03048 Cottbus\n<strong>Suggested citation:<\/strong> PtX Lab Lausitz (2026): Safeguarding Agency, Enabling Transformation \u2013 Strategic Immediate Relief as the Foundation for a Resilient and Competitive Chemical Industry by 2045<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graphic from the publication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Schematic overview of the eight initiatives for short-term relief measures.\" class=\"wp-image-173641\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/02\/paper-eight-proposals-short-term-relief.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Schematic overview of the eight initiatives for short-term relief measures. \u00a9 PtX Lab Lausitz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ptxlablausitz.de\/fileadmin\/ptx\/Dateien\/Publikationen\/2026\/ptx-lab-lausitz-paper-strategic-immediate-relief-competitive-chemical-industry-2045.pdf\">Download PtX Lab Paper<\/a> <\/strong>(634 KB, PDF, barrier-free)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German chemical industry faces major challenges: high energy costs and international competition threaten sites, jobs, and expertise. 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