don't miss a thing: Our newsletter for the chemical industry lab technology and process engineering brings you up to date every Tuesday and Thursday product highlights and innovations - compact and easy to understand in your inbox The function "Store search" is only available to registered users Salt tablets are Qemetica's main salt product Their sales increased by around a third within a year Qemetica has announced significant growth in its salt business in Europe European sales of salt products increased almost two and a half times between the first half of 2023 and the first half of 2024 sales more than doubled during this period increased by 30% compared to the previous year There was also strong growth in table salt Qemetica is selling from the salt works in Staßfurt to more and more European countries Growth in these countries was eight or ten times higher in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023 Growth was also significant in the company's most important markets "We are growing in our strategic markets of Germany the Czech Republic and Slovakia and are generating an average of 20-40% more sales there compared to the previous year," says Thilo Birkenheier "We are gaining new destinations in Europe such as Bulgaria Note: This article has been translated using a computer system without human intervention. 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The original article in German can be found here New research shows that your breakfast food can be transformed into a material capable of filtering water DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant Novel spectral filters will enable future sensors to work more accurately and reliably “Start-ups provide crucial impulses for the future of our industry” Start-up portrait: Lactips - Natural revolution against microplastics in the industry Focus on climate-neutral production: 39% CO₂ reduction already achieved in Scope 1 and Scope 2 New report presents policy proposals for a Renewable Carbon Future Over 60 million euros for the recycling of battery black mass Reducing the environmental impact of the chemical and coffee industry: OHAUS as partner Green transformation remains one of the top management priorities alongside digitalization and AI Forestal will utilize BASF's proprietary OASE® technology for efficient CO2 removal in the production of e-methanol Four Universities and Futury Launch the Future Factory Interview with ICODOS on e-methanol production for climate-neutral industries each email contains a link to unsubscribe from the corresponding newsletter Very interesting class of materials for electrocatalysts discovered Scientists succeed in fully synthesizing one of the strongest natural cytotoxic substances: a great step forward for cancer research New tool turns complex process of simulating molecules in solution into a user-friendly chat TU Graz and start-up BRAVE Analytics have developed a method for detecting nanoplastics in liquids and determining their composition A third generation of biodegradable plastics could bring hope in the fight against plastic waste This research offers a potential way to repair teeth and a natural dental treatment alternative Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure US laboratory market with top growth forecasts Start-up portrait: QuantiLight revolutionizes blood tests with home monitoring platform AI-driven biotech research: Connected labs for faster scientific progress Research team shows very precise and comprehensive correlation between immune profiles and age Mushroom study expands knowledge of natural bitter compounds New insights into the brain’s default mode network Results in seconds rather than hours: Groundbreaking instrument-free assay nears completion Researchers decipher novel mode of action of natural product antibiotic New research finds mangos may be key to reducing insulin resistance in adults who are overweight or obese Interdisciplinary research approach enables breakthrough "Nature" publication reveals the evolutionary link between two fundamental biological processes NYU Tandon researchers develop technology to calculate calories and nutrients from food images This could lead to a much more compact design of quantum sensors New approach could potentially mark a turning point in the antibiotics crisis ProVeg speaks of "intermediate plateau" and underlines call for a future nutrition plan Visualization of molecular structures with unprecedented detail Alzheimer's research: New in vitro laboratory study provides important insights Early detection of strokes and heart attacks It is a detailed view of the brain like never seen before: allowing users to zoom in and out — from all angles Great sustainability ambitions and willingness to innovate despite the need to save money don't miss a thing: Our newsletter for chemistry Bike Europe is a part of VMNmedia. The following rules apply to the use of this site: Terms of Use and Privacy / Cookie Statement | Privacy settings Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey The Art Newspaper's long-standing correspondent and expert on the Dutch painter stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on meticulous investigations and discoveries Explore all of Martin’s adventures with Van Gogh here Vincent van Gogh’s most unusual self-portrait is assumed to have been destroyed by fire in the last days of the Second World War but it could have been looted—and might still survive the greatest treasure of the Magdeburg museum in central Germany The fire may well have been used as a cover by looters intent on seizing art treasures during the dying days of the Nazi regime The picture depicts Van Gogh sporting his straw hat weighed down with his easel and painting equipment he trudges along the road which ran north from the Yellow House in Arles into the Provençal landscape he loved to paint Vincent wrote to his brother Theo telling him about his latest picture showing him “laden with boxes Van Gogh’s other 36 self-portraits are all heads or heads-and-shoulders and the Magdeburg painting is the only one to clearly depict him in a landscape setting In 1912, The Artist on the Road to Tarascon was bought by the Kaiser Friedrich Museum (now the Kulturhistorisches Museum) making it among the earliest Van Goghs to enter a public collection it was photographed in colour in the 1930s Although many of the Van Goghs in German museums were sold off by the Nazis as “degenerate” over 400 of Magdeburg’s paintings were secretly moved to a salt mine on the outskirts of Stassfurt Evacuation seemed prudent and bombs destroyed part of the museum in January 1945 The paintings were taken down to a depth of 460m in the Neu-Stassfurt mine (between shafts six and seven) to be stored in one of voids left after the removal of salt a secret factory was set up to produce jet engines for Hitler’s Luftwaffe A postcard showing the Berlepsch mine at 406m depth 2km from the art storage mine (1920s-30s) Courtesy Archiv Bergmannsverein US troops reached Stassfurt at noon on 12 April Two fires then broke out in the salt mine where the Magdeburg museum collection was stored the first just hours after their arrival and the second on 30 April Declassified US military documents record: “The fires were stated to have been caused by displaced persons who entered the cave to loot; in the second case perhaps through the negligence of the US guards There is no clear evidence whether the fire was set accidentally or deliberately.” The “displaced persons” were Dutch and Polish forced labourers exploited by the Nazis in the underground jet factory believes that the fires are likely to have been arson perhaps in order to disguise the looting of the artworks It is possible that the most important paintings were seized with the packing cases and lesser works then being set alight The identity of potential looters is quite unclear: they could have been Nazi officials Dutch or Polish forced labourers or US troops There is tantalising evidence to suggest that some of Magdeburg’s paintings could have survived Two objects recorded as having been stored in the mine a Martin Luther manuscript and a Carl Hasenpflug painting later turned up after the war and some fire-damaged drawings books and natural history specimens were recovered The Neu-Stassfurt salt mines ceased production in 1972 and the shafts were then sealed I found a capped circular shaft in remote countryside The sealed entrance to shaft seven of the Neu-Stassfurt mine (2009) Photo: © Martin Bailey Van Elsner has been hunting for the Van Gogh and other Magdeburg paintings for decades and has not yet given up hope: “It is just possible that some survive As the Van Gogh was the most important in the collection it would have been a particularly attractive target for looters.” Martin Bailey is a leading Van Gogh specialist and special correspondent for The Art Newspaper He has curated exhibitions at the Barbican Art Gallery Compton Verney/National Gallery of Scotland and Tate Britain To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications Explore all of Martin’s adventures with Van Gogh here the Silbitz Group has been working according to this guiding principle as a reliable partner when it comes to casting as well as a mechanical processing company in Staßfurt and its own pattern shop in Crossen the company offers precision casting - from design to ready-to-install castings Each of the companies meets the highest standards with respect to development the Silbitz Group is one of Europe´s most modern companies in the iron and steel foundry sector The special thing about it: A vide Variety of materials and many projects are operated across the locations This allows the company the keep the implementation time Silbitz Guss GmbH is the oldest and largest site of the Silbitz Group and is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year The foundry offers its customers a wide range of services in steel casting The company has its own high-performance materials testing facility and thanks to its wealth of technological experience is in a position to develop and manufacture highly complex castings together with the customer castings can be x-ray tested to ensure a high level of quality castings are produced for the wind power engineering tooling technology and rail technology sectors in the weight range from 10 kilograms to 11 tons per piece The Silbitz foundry has an annual capacity of 25,000 tons of good castings the plant in Zeitz is a completly newly erected state of the art jobbing foundry for single parts and series from 4 tons to 50 tons per piece At the Zeitz site the Silbitz Group is mainly serving the wind power mechanical engineering segment also with a capacity of 25,000 tons manufactures most varied cast parts with a broad range of materials Parts from 10 kilograms up to 12 tons are produced for e.g the rail technologie sector or drive technologie Silbitz Group Staßfurt AWS GmbH complements the portfolio of foundries The companies key focus is customized machining and surface coating of axle bearing housing for railway vehicles gear unit and bearing housings for the wind power industry Silbitz Group Staßfurt is one of the leading manufacturers of axle bearings Silbitz Group will certainly continue to follow its guiding principle TRADITION.INNOVATION.VISION. in the next 125 years and carry it out into the world. More detailed information about the Silbitz Group locations and products can be found at www.silbitz-group.com I would like to receive the bi-weekly Foundry-Planet newsletter with all latest news Plus the special newsletters – all can be cancelled anytime and at no cost Germany has a long history of potash production and is home to some major producers at least one smaller company is also working on gaining a foothold in the country “Flag of Germany.” Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Potash has a long history in Germany. The world’s first potash deposits were discovered in Staßfurt in Saxony-Anhalt and potash mining began at Staßfurt five years later Germany’s reserves of potash are estimated at 1.4 million tonnes The nation’s extensive history with potash gives companies working there access to regional knowledge regarding all stages of the mining process potash-focused companies in Germany have access to infrastructure while the country’s geographical position is an advantage in that it provides an easy gateway to the European fertilizer market Germany is home to a number of major potash producers K+S (ETR:SDF,FWB:SDF) Agricultural chemical and salt company K+S produces potash and salt and has a presence throughout Europe the company operates six mines in three German potash-producing districts: the Hanover district in Lower Saxony the Calvörder district in Saxony-Anhalt and the Werra-Fulda district in Hesse and Thuringia Because of the composition of Germany’s raw potash material which is a sulfate type that has more magnesium sulfate and potassium sulfate minerals than deposits elsewhere DEUSA International is part of industrial holdings company Siem Industries (OTCMKTS:SEMUF). According to a brochure at its chemical industrial park in Bleicherode The company also mines and processes carnallitite at an industrial plant in Thuringia One of the things DEUSA prides itself on is being environmentally friendly it states that when processing carnallitite it washes out the salt underground using an environmentally friendly method The material is then transported to the surface with magnesium chloride and potassium chloride being separated underground from substances that can’t be used “The residues remain in the deposit beds and thus contribute towards the stability of the caverns thus created,” as per DEUSA making “the formation of waste dumps for the residues completely superfluous.” The company has customers throughout Europe and beyond “This is a terrific opportunity for Potash West to expand its global presence by establishing a foothold in the European potash market,” Patrick McManus “This will give the company potential to produce from areas that would not be as well serviced by production from its Dandaragan Trough project.” The joint venture has applied for two exploration license areas Though historical drilling intersected potash mineralization over large parts of those areas production came to a halt back in 1992 due to low potash prices Potash West is now depending on the explosion in global food production to create demand for potash World-class Potash Deposits 2013 Top 10 Potash-producing Countries Investing News Network websites or approved third-party tools use cookies. Please refer to the cookie policy for collected data On track for a production capacity of 450,000 tons next year: The advanced and environmentally friendly CIECH salt plant in Staßfurt CIECH Group presented a positive outlook for 2024 during a press conference at its German site in Staßfurt which was commissioned in 2021 and is the most modern and environmentally friendly evaporated salt plant in Europe is expected to reach full production capacity of 450,000 tons per year next year With growing demand for salt tablets for water softening the company is expanding its position as an industry leader across Europe This year's launch of the AQUA PRO salt tablet brand underscores CIECH's goal to continue developing its own brands in specific segments The food grade salt segment will also become more of a focus in 2024 During the press conference at CIECH Salz's site in Staßfurt the Group gave media representatives their first glimpse of its state-of-the-art plant and the effective The CIECH Group expanded its production facilities in 2021 with the new salt plant which is located directly next to the existing soda factory The amount of investment in the process was over 140 million euros The salt plant is the most advanced and environmentally friendly evaporated salt production facility on the continent and is expected to reach a production capacity of about 450,000 tons as early as next year is already capable of producing 500,000 tons of salt annually This positions CIECH as one of the leading producers of evaporated salt in Europe Director of the Salt Business Unit of the CIECH Group explained: "Thanks to state-of-the-art production facilities products of the highest quality and a clear strategic focus we are successfully expanding our position in the European salt industry." The new salt plant in Staßfurt uses a highly energy-efficient MVR technology in which water is vaporized by supplying pressurized steam this production unit is the most modern in Europe making it a low-emission source that relies on its own raw materials The volume of waste leaving the plant is also reduced to a minimum CIECH has strengthened its position as a leading supplier the largest sales market for these products from the increasing use of water treatment Increasing use in the agricultural sector and the growing number of swimming pools in Europe also play a significant role CIECH relies on innovative technologies: tablet presses capable of pressing 180,000 salt tablets per hour end-to-end automation and a first-class converting line made from the company's own raw materials with a purity of 99.9% sodium chloride stand for the highest water quality and optimum plant protection The company attaches particular importance to sustainability This is underlined by the use of recyclable LDPE packaging as part of the company's environmentally friendly strategy Note: This article has been translated using a computer system without human intervention. 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The original article in German can be found here New molecule designed at Indiana University could help reduce growing level of salt contaminants flowing into freshwater streams and lakes across the US New capacity meets growing demand for the manufacturing of chips in Europe End-to-end offering for PLA (polylactic acid) production Third project for GNFC will increase nitric acid production capacity by more than 50 e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry Hy2gen's COURANT project was awarded the contract last year for a capacity of 307 MW to produce 230,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year Direct integration of the technology into a chemical production environment is a world first Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030 Successful Completion of the BMBF-Funded Project IDcycLIB Pilot plant for production of anion exchange membranes in Marl to start operation at the end of 2025 European innovation platform offers companies access to resource-saving production methods A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions Construction of the new ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld progressing apace “With the expansion of our silicone production at the company headquarters in Ostfildern we are taking an important step into the future” Additional Capacity for tailor-made Polycarbonates Plant aims to set a new standard in proximity-based chemical production “By incorporating Pfeiffer Vacuum into the Busch Group we can now offer our customers in Romania the best solutions for all vacuum technology applications”