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Empowering the chemical industry with digital standards for competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience

Chem-X is transforming the chemical industry with cutting-edge digital standards and solutions.

We enhance supply chain efficiency, enable transparent communication of sustainability metrics like carbon footprints, and strengthen industry resilience through digital tools. By fostering interoperability, sustainability, and adaptability, Chem-X empowers stakeholders to innovate and thrive in a rapidly evolving market.

Chem-X is a publicly funded project by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klima (BMWK).

The chemical industry and the raw material sector are central to the economic stability and growth of modern economies. In Germany, the chemical-pharmaceutical industry generates around 225 billion euros annually and provides millions of jobs. It is closely linked to key industries such as the automotive, construction, electronics and pharmaceutical industry sectors, which rely on chemical products such as plastics and paints. This dependency makes the chemical industry indispensable for the efficiency and quality of manufacturing processes in these sectors.  

Why Chem-X?

With new challenges in the industry including rising energy and raw material costs and sustainability goals, three main goals are relevant to Chem-X: 

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Competitiveness

The chemical industry and the raw material sector are central to the economic stability and growth of modern economies. In Germany, the chemical-pharmaceutical industry generates around 225 billion euros annually and provides millions of jobs. It is closely linked to key industries such as the automotive, construction, electronics and pharmaceutical industry sectors which rely on chemical products such as plastics and paints. This dependency makes the chemical industry indispensable for the efficiency and quality of manufacturing processes in these sectors.  

Sustainability

The definition of an open-source (OS) data model for chemicals enables transparent communication of sustainability features such as the product carbon footprint (PCF) or recycled content across the value chain. Suppliers of sustainable chemicals can thus differentiate themselves and pass on this information via digital product passports along the value chain all the way to the end customer. 

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Resilience

The chemical industry and the raw material sector are central to the economic stability and growth of modern economies. In Germany, the chemical-pharmaceutical industry generates around 225 billion euros annually and provides millions of jobs. It is closely linked to key industries such as the automotive, construction, electronics and pharmaceutical industry sectors which rely on chemical products such as plastics and paints. This dependency makes the chemical industry indispensable for the efficiency and quality of manufacturing processes in these sectors.  

Press Release BMWK

Press Release BMWK

Date February 2025 Chem-X Announcement by BMWK The  Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz has officially announced the start of the…
Kickoff Meeting @BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Kickoff Meeting @BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Date January 2025 Chem-X has kicked off! The coordinator invited the consortium members and representatives from VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH and…
December 2024: Project start

December 2024: Project start

Date December 2024 December 2024: Project start The funded project Chem-X has started! With the official “Go” from the Bundesministerium…

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