and we’re getting into the spirit with our next New York on Film installment join the Downtown Alliance at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (28 Liberty) for a special screening of the 1981 cult classic “Wolfen.” This supernatural thriller directed by Michael Wadleigh (of “Woodstock” fame) offers a unique and cerebral twist on the werewolf genre Set in a decaying New York City and featuring many of our notable downtown locations such as the Battery “Wolfen” follows police detective Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) as he investigates a series of bizarre murders What starts as a standard crime thriller soon veers into the realm of the supernatural including early use of thermographic camera techniques “Wolfen” stands out for its exploration of Native American mythology urban decay and environmental themes — all wrapped in a tense It’s a film that defies easy categorization offering thoughtful scares that linger long after the credits roll stay for a talkback session featuring two film experts: its unique place in horror cinema and its lasting impact on the genre They’ll explore how “Wolfen” diverges from typical werewolf narratives its commentary on urban alienation and its prescient environmental message Whether you’re a die-hard fan or discovering “Wolfen” for the first time it’s sure to be a thrilling and thought-provoking evening.  The screening runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; tickets are $5 and include popcorn and a beverage. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy AMG Lithium just opened Europe's first lithium refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen AMG Lithium will produce up to 20,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide there starting from next year which is enough for the batteries of around 500,000 electric cars AMG estimates its own investment costs at about 140 million euros with 5.5 million euros contributed from regional economic development programmes the small city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt where the factory was built 80 jobs were created in the opening of the plant AMG Lithium plans to have the factory up and running at full capacity producing up to 20,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year “We are starting the ramp-up phase and ramping up the plant step by step,” Stefan Scherer told the Frankfurt-based publication Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung the lithium will be mined by AMG in Brazil transported to Europe by ship and extensively purified and refined in Bitterfeld-Wolfen The aim is to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide with a high energy density The first customers have also already been confirmed with cathode and battery cell manufacturers in Hungary and Poland placing orders for the lithium hydroxide we are a first mover and are making a decisive contribution to the security of supply of the critical raw material lithium for German and European industry,” explained Heinz Schimmelbusch Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of AMG N.V AMG is also hoping for lithium production in Europe: the company is currently investigating whether lithium mining areas in Zinnwald in Germany or in Portugal are a possibility I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology 1981 stands out as a great year for werewolf fans as three movies were released that all look at the lycanthropy mythos from different perspectives and with different objectives in their storytelling One in particular has reached the status of cult classic but the other two also have their place amongst the ranks of great werewolf movies An American Werewolf in London stands out among its contemporaries due to its unique blend of horror and stunning practical effects it shares the year with two other iconic werewolf films They encounter a mysterious creature on the moors and are attacked he is visited by the ghostly figure of his deceased friend who warns him of his impending transformation into a werewolf David begins a relationship with one of the nurses and is staying in her flat The film blends horror and dark comedy as David grapples with his newfound curse and the horrifying reality of his future is traumatized by a brutal attack and seeks help at a secluded rehabilitation center She soon discovers that the center is inhabited by a cult of werewolves who are planning to turn her into one of their own and the loss of identity as Karen fights to survive and escape the clutches of the werewolf cult Wolfen is a 1981 horror thriller set in New York City Detective Dewey Wilson is tasked with investigating a series of gruesome murders that bear the marks of animal attacks he encounters a mysterious Native American community living in the city’s urban jungle Wilson learns of an ancient legend about wolf-like creatures who are capable of shifting between human and wolf forms These creatures are intelligent and cunning and they seem to be responsible for the recent killings Wilson must confront the terrifying truth about Wolfen and their deadly intentions While An American Werewolf in London and The Howling are more traditional werewolf films Wolfen takes a unique approach by portraying werewolves as intelligent An American Werewolf in London is often considered a landmark film in the horror genre with its distinct balance of comedy and horror creating an entertaining film with sympathetic characters and amazing practical special effects but The Howling and Wolfen have also made significant contributions to the werewolf mythos Each film offers a distinct vision of the werewolf and website in this browser for the next time I comment Post comment Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. has commissioned a new lithium hydroxide refinery in Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt subsidiary AMG Lithium has started production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide to supply the European battery industry Each module is designed to have an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons enough for the batteries of approximately 500,000 electric vehicles AMG plans to gradually increase production in line with demand When all five modules are in operation by 2030 this could cover around 14 percent of the forecast demand for lithium hydroxide in Europe The Bitterfeld-Wolfen refinery will use spodumene concentrate from AMGʼs mine in Brazil Source:​​https://amg-nv.com/investors/press-release/amg-hosts-successful-opening-of-europes-first-lithium-hydroxide-refinery/ Battery News © 2023 | Imprint | Privacy Policy Michael Wadleigh’s “Wolfen” was one of three major werewolf films of 1981 (the others are the far more celebrated “The Howling” and “An American Werewolf in London”) and certainly the most unusual The first shot is of the New York City skyline with the World Trade Center front and center We also see urban decay and trash on the street as well as characters indulging in cocaine A murder in Battery Park is startling to authority figures for its vicious nature (body parts strewn everywhere) and because the victim is a member of high society New York Police Department Captain Dewy Wilson (Albert Finney) investigates the bizarre case which takes him on a tour of the city’s most diminished structures and includes sightings of hungry wolves roaming the city The thriller is based on the 1978 novel “The Wolfen” by Whitley Strieber (a few years before his #1 bestselling “non-fiction” “Communion” made him a controversial and infamous figure in UFO enthusiast circles). “Wolfen” is an underappreciated socially observant and visually arresting spin on the werewolf lore that might not even officially be a werewolf movie RELATED: How ‘Terror in the Aisle’ Perfectly Captured ’80s Horror the reveal of what exactly is going on has more to do with Native American mysticism than of run of the mill This is just one distinction that makes this refreshingly different than most lycanthrope tales of its type this is similar to “Poltergeist” (1982) in that it focuses on the U.S losing sight of its past history by building over it playing American “Dewey Wilson,” Finney did this during a weird period of taking mainstream roles in American films; this came alongside Michael Crichton’s fun but bonkers “Looker” and Daddy Warbucks duty in “Annie.” “Shoot the Moon” (1982) and “Under the Volcano” (1984) were around the corner This was the first major film role for Diane Venora who is forceful here as the detective taking on the case alongside Finney (Venora is a powerful actress superb in works ranging from “Heat” to “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”) The always unforgettable Tom Noonan also stands out in one of his first major film roles The incomparable Gregory Hines steals all of his scenes as a coroner on the case (the brilliant dancer is better served in a character turn here than in “Mel Brooks’ History of the World Part I,” which he did the same year unavailable due to his infamous burning accident) Edward James Olmos is vivid playing the leader of the Native American activists He has some scenes here that take real nerve like an encounter with Finney in which they are both atop the Manhattan Bridge James Horner’s terrific score offers traces of his later compositions particularly “Aliens.” The cinematographer is Gerry Fisher the same director of photography on William Peter Blatty’s “The Exorcist III” and “The Ninth Configuration.” The feel of unease is there right from the start and not necessarily due to the supernatural content: the thermographic tech used during the early police interrogation scene gives the impression of a city under constant surveillance “Wolfen” is best remembered for its scenes of “wolf-vision,” the in-camera thermographic effects shots that create the unseen wolves’ POV John McTiernan’s “Predator” (1987) provides the most well-known example of this technique (as it gives us it’s not just the otherworldly glow it creates but how it makes night scenes appear like twilight dreamscapes Wadleigh is most famous for making the documentary “Woodstock” (1970) and his approach as a documentarian is visible here as well – the feeling for atmosphere and its sensitivity to society’s oppressed and overlooked make this oddly comparable to “Woodstock” and a standout in the genre a probable result of reported studio recutting which is why it fits in the do-you-remember-this-one category and isn’t a genuine cult favorite like Joe Dante’s “The Howling” or John Landis’ genre-defining “An American Werewolf in London.” Using the horror genre and werewolf lore to present a lesson on the neglect and abuse of Native Americans and the homeless as well as a glimpse of New York from long ago Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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The film is being manufactured at the original factory built by AGFA in Bitterfeld-Wolfen Germany which has been producing photography film since 1910 The Wolfen NP100 film differs from the current WOLFEN UN54 film in that it has an additional dyed antihalation layer positioned between the base material and the emulsion layer which is designed to prevent the formation of a reflection halo The company also has plans to release a faster Wolfen NP400 version of the film ORWO has shared a series of sample photos captured on the new film stock by photographer Doreen Böhnke ORWO itself is a company started in 1964 in East Germany at the height of the cold war With the nation of Germany divided due to the politics of the time and VEB Film und Chemiefaserwerk Agfa Wolfen in East Germany After the fall of the Berlin wall signaling the end of the Cold War unification was in the air and ORWO was privatized in 1990 the company went under in 1994 and ceased production of the film at the Wolfen factory The facility then was occupied by the Industry and Film Museum which began the production of high-quality black and white cinema and technical films ORWO had planned to release Wolfen NP100 in April 2022, but due to transportation and logistics issues, that date has been pushed to June. ORWO is currently packaging the film into industry-standard DX coded steel canisters and has opened up its website for preorders The cost is $11 for each roll of 36 exposures Become a PetaPixel Member and access our content ad-free Related: Fugufilm 400 is a new ISO 400 color slide film from Japan Camera Hunter While ORWO might not have the same name recognition as it’s been making film for more than a century it was one of the biggest film manufacturers in the Soviet Union during the Cold War producing film in East Germany that was shot by photographers on both sides of the Berlin Wall Wolfen NP100 is an “exceptionally” fine-grained ISO 100 35mm B&W photographic film. According to the announcement on Instagram are still being shot today with “wonderful results.” we’ll hold off making any absolute assessments until we run a roll or two through a camera and view the results it’s no surprise that NP100 is being produced in the company’s factory in Bitterfeld-Wolfen where it’s been making film since 1910.  NP100 is being released in a “strictly limited run” of 36,000 36-exposure roles Previous announcements had suggested that the film would be available in April but transport delays (which are no surprise given the ongoing supply chain crisis) have delayed the timeline a bit It is now expected to start shipping in June Sign up for Popular Photography's newsletter and join the club © 2024 Recurrent Film company ORWO has announced a brand new film called WOLFEN NC500 which it says is the first new color film it has created in decades ORWO is a German company and it only recently announced the Wolfen NP100 a brand new ISO 100 black-and-white 35mm film which was its first new such film launched in 50 years The WOLFEN NC500 is a limited edition 500 ASA color photographic film and is produced on the company’s Bitterfeld-Wolfen site where photographic film has been manufactured since 1910 “At the core of our new color film lies a unique chemical formula based on the wonderful and legendary Agfa stock last used in the Oscar-winning film ‘Out of Africa.’ Famous for their greens, desaturated shadows, and enhanced grains, these are all aspects that we are embracing for our new addition,” says ORWO we are not trying to imitate current stocks available on the market something with different characteristics and a different palette.” Pre-orders will launch June 1 on the German outfit’s new store with shipping expected to begin in July The company released a series of test photographs it says were taken with the new film that shows off the beautiful colors that it gives ORWO stresses that it is a brand new film it has created, however, it is based on Agfa’s XT320 color cinema film which was used to shoot classic movies such as Out of Africa, Last of the Mohicans, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, according to Amateur Photographer ORWO was originally founded by AGFA in 1910 where it developed the first modern color film — Agfacolour in 1932 But when Germany was partitioned after the Second World War the Agfa Wolfen factory was in the East and separated from Agfa so it adopted the brand ORWO The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1990 meant the company was privatized but film manufacturing ceased shortly after in 1994 the company made a comeback when ORWO FilmoTec GmbH was founded which began the production of high-quality black-and-white cinema and technical films The planned battery cell factory of Daimler partner Farasis Energy in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Saxony-Anhalt) is probably not going to happen Bitterfeld-Wolfen has terminated the urban development contract with Farasis Energy Europe The company has confirmed the move but the connection has not been completely cut Farasis Energy had chosen Bitterfeld-Wolfen as the location for its European battery factory in 2019 the first battery cells were to be built on-site from the end of 2022 the capacity was to be expanded to up to ten GWh per year Farasis never started building the plant in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt there was talk of a possible start of production in 2024 an update of the localisation strategy in Europe was given as the reason – to our German colleagues at electrive.net this reasoning was repeated as recently as this February According to a newspaper report in Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (MZ) the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen has now lost patience The town council’s resolution documents are said to state that the urban development contract with Farasis Energy Europe had been terminated thus “ensuring a clear file situation” Farasis told MZ that “the contract was terminated by mutual agreement” While Farasis still said in February that in the course of the update it would also be examined how things would continue in Bitterfeld this process has now apparently been concluded: Farasis now told MZ that “the dynamic market development has led to a shift in priorities which is why we have postponed the concretisation of our plans for the Bitterfeld-Wolfen site for the time being.” it remains to be seen whether the city will go along with Farasis’ officially postponed plans The MZ report mentions a certain annoyance on the part of the city Farasis apparently did not provide “the necessary precise information for further processing of the development plan pushed through by the city itself […] even after repeated requests and warnings from the city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen” there was apparently interest from other companies in the still undeveloped areas near the motorway after the termination of the contract with Farasis the city is now “once again the master of the process” So the city is once again solely responsible for the development plan But the big problem is that Farasis still owns the land Lord Mayor Armin Schenk (CDU) also indicated to the MZ that the connection to Farasis has not been completely cut “We are continuing to talk,” Schenk said “It’s a big property owner.” it is not clear what conclusion Farasis has come to in revising its Europa plans Whether the European plant will be built at another location or Farasis will supply its customers from its plants in China mz.de (in German This new color stock should cater to film photographers yearning for a little nostalgic cinematic flair.  Related: Best color films  The film will be manufactured at Orwo’s historical plant in Bitterfeld-Wolfen where its produced film photography products since 1910 The Agfa stock was characterized by its greens Orwo notes that it kept these qualities in mind when formulating Wolfen NC500 soft look that alludes to times of Hollywood past if the possibility of a cinematic feel delights you then picking up a few rolls probably isn’t a bad idea.  Wolfen NC500 is available for preorder now through Orwo’s online shop Orwo expects order fulfillment will begin in July Create your free account to receive personalised content alerts and Re:action our weekly newsletter of the top chemical science stories handpicked from a range of magazines journals and websites alongside insight and analysis from our expert editorial team Tell us what you think. Take part in our reader survey Sponsored by 2022-10-26T08:02:00+01:00 Providing highly efficient chemical processes that are also sustainable has become a key requirement for customers of the chemicals sector While this is easier to achieve in large-scale continuous processes for portfolio products reaching similar levels of sustainability in multi-stage syntheses of complex custom-manufactured molecules remains a challenge One solution to this problem is hydrogenation When operated properly and with the appropriate knowledge and expertise this technology is able to deliver excellent yields at high selectivity and the catalysts applied in the process can often be re-used or recycled WeylChem’s hydrogenation plant at Bitterfeld-Wolfen specialises in custom projects for complex molecules while its other sites offer solutions for large-scale chemicals production  WeylChem operates hydrogenation processes with a high level of flexibility at two sites in Frankfurt and Bitterfeld-Wolfen ranging from lab scale and pilot volumes to large industrial campaigns of over 100tons per year WeylChem InnoTec in Frankfurt uses high-pressure reactions in general and hydrogenation in particular as key technologies within multi-stage syntheses for realising complex customer projects Several stainless steel and Hastelloy reactors ranging from 200ml to 1.8cbm operate at pressures of up to 200bar and temperatures of up to 220°C The equipment’s versatility enables the use of a broad range of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts based on nickel This high level of flexibility puts WeylChem InnoTec in a position to develop processes specifically tailored to individual customer needs while also being able to save costs through the choice of catalyst technologies and assets makes WeylChem one of the leading providers of high-level hydrogenation possibilities for re-using and recycling catalysts are actively explored and implemented hydrogenation technology may help simplify the syntheses or even get rid of individual steps altogether While WeylChem InnoTec focuses on developing and upscaling processes for new the other German site near Leipzig is more geared towards applying hydrogenation as part of its custom manufacturing of high-value fine chemicals on an industrial scale A 2cbm stainless steel Buss loop reactor operates at 19bar with the possibility of increasing to 39bar typically delivering campaigns in the range from 10 to over 100 tons per year New customer projects involving catalytic hydrogenation are usually introduced via the site’s 2l pressurised lab reactor and a 20l loop piloting facility before being scaled up to industrial volumes the teams apply various technologies to ensure the safe handling of solid and liquid raw materials alike critical raw materials that are regularly used include hydrogen peroxide (up to 50%) and a number of alkylating agents such as dimethyl sulfate or methyl chloride runs chemical processes involving large-scale hydrogenation in a dedicated manufacturing stream The site’s process solutions group provides excellent capabilities in developing chemical reactions involving gases such as hydrogen Assets available for process development and optimisation include mini plants for optimising continuous processes a thin film evaporator and supercritical CO2 extraction The teams at all sites are in close exchange with each other to ensure mutual learning and continuous process improvements technologies and assets makes WeylChem one of the leading providers of high-level hydrogenation in Europe To learn about Weychem’s capabilities visit: https://www.weylchem.com/services/custom-manufacturing Site powered by Webvision Cloud unveiled its new fall cocktail menu last week bourbon and warming flavors associated with cooler weather – like maple syrup But if you’re not quite ready to don your turtleneck sweater and leg warmers Named for a song performed by comedian Tracy Morgan during a Halloween-themed episode of NBC sitcom 30 Rock this drink still hints at summer and will ease the shift to early sunsets and darker days Dolin Genepy des Alpes (an herbal liqueur that adds to the cocktail’s greenish hue) green apple-fennel cordial and lemon juice The apple-fennel cordial is made in-house by juicing apples adding sugar and a tincture made from fennel anise-flavored herb often grown in southern Wisconsin and harvested in the spring and again in late summer and early fall – a time for transitions in our wardrobes as well as our cocktails please send an email with the following information to calendar@isthmus.com Here's the information we need to include your event in our calendar: * event date; RSVP/ticket deadline if there is one email or website we can publish (REQUIRED) Optional info:* bios/press releases for posting with the online listing The acquisition will increase ALPLA’s annual processing volume of PET bottles in Germany to 75,000t Austrian packaging and recycling company ALPLA has purchased German recycling firm Texplast and all its shares in the joint venture (JV) PET Recycling Team Wolfen The company acquired Texplast from FROMM Group which formed the PET Recycling Team Wolfen JV with ALPLA in 2019 Texplast manufactures polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pellets and flakes from used PET bottles which are used to create preforms for new PET bottles All 125 Texplast employees will be integrated into ALPLA following the deal’s completion PET Recycling Team Wolfen focuses on recycling PET bottles from ‘yellow bags’ domestic bins for household recyclables in Germany ALPLA recycling head Georg Lässer said: “The long-term successful collaboration with the FROMM Group was the perfect basis for this development Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis “The acquisition enabled us to increase our capacity quickly and efficiently And this will also help us to secure production for both sides in the future.” The acquisition was finalised on 25 February and is now subject to legal and regulatory approval from the competition authorities The companies have not disclosed the financial terms or any additional details of the transaction The latest investment will increase ALPLA’s annual processing volume of PET bottles in Germany to 75,000t This includes 55,000t processed between Texplast and PET Recycling Team Wolfen and 20,000t at BTB recycling a company that ALPLA acquired in October last year ALPLA CEO Philipp Lehner said: “We are stepping up our activities worldwide to meet growing demand for post-consumer recyclate “This investment will strengthen our position in the German market and guarantee high quality and availability of the material for our customers.” Last year, ALPLA invested €7.5m ($8.8m) alongside Ecohelp and Swiss company United Polymer Trading to build a recycling plant in Targu Mures The company also committed to investing an average of €50m a year until 2025 to expand its recycling activities Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Company also offers Positive Print Film PF2 Owned and operated by Campbell Representation Inc. 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For inquiries, email [email protected] For additional information, visit orwona.com Act now to receive 12 issues of the award-winning AC magazine — the world’s finest cinematography resource © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) American Society of Cinematographers Werewolves are very much always the bridesmaids of the monster world hog limelight as readily as they shun sunlight they tend to shove the humble lycanthrope into the background From Underworld to What We Do In The Shadows a werewolf's lot in life seems always to be playing second fiddle to a vampire And if it's not vampires then it's something else "The one with the werewolf" is unquestionably the best Harry Potter movie But there's also no doubt that that is a "wizard movie" not a "werewolf movie" by now you may well be asking yourself whether there even are 25 genuinely werewolf-focused movies of even remotely decent quality it is true that this list is not so easy to compile as 25 Best Zombie Movies or Vampire Movies but that doesn't mean that there have not been the occasional moonlit nights when the perpetual monster bridesmaid has been transformed Whether serving as the age-old metaphor for the savagery that exists within man or perhaps for that time in a girl's life where she starts sprouting extra body hair and experiencing bloody monthly mood swings the werewolf has proved an impressively versatile movie monster when given the chance to stand on its own On the battlefield or the basketball court That's basically the whole pitch of this 2014 Canadian cult comedy If you're sold on the knowingly kitschy B-movie throwback promised by the name WolfCop then this is probably the movie for you disengaged small town cop who is knocked out when interrupting a human sacrifice ceremony and wakes up with a pentagram carved on his chest and a whole host of lupine superpowers: sharpened senses and the ability to transform into a super-strong wolf man he'll need to be at the peak of his powers to uncover the conspiracy that has led to the town being in the control of reptilian shapeshifters like rural Irish alien invasion flick Grabbers it turns out that the secret to defeating the villains lies in the power of consuming copious amounts of alcohol There's never been a better time to be a drunken screw-up WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab) ©Future Publishing Limited Quay House England and Wales company registration number 2008885 Refining the metal – which is essential for electric car batteries – in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China It has been called the new gold rush – a rush to catch up with China in producing and refining the materials needed in everything from computers to cars: but has it come too late to save Europe’s car industry Deep inside a former East German town lie the first fruits of the EU’s grand plan to “de-risk” and wean itself off dependency on imports for the green revolution an Amsterdam-listed company is scrambling to complete construction of a vast factory that will be the first in Europe to deliver battery-grade lithium There is now a race across Europe to both mine the silver-white soft metal and manufacture its refined form lithium hydroxide – the key ingredient in the batteries that power electric cars This is maybe why they call it the white gold because it is like a gold rush,” says Stefan Scherer There is almost no company dealing with raw materials that is not looking into lithium Stefan Scherer chief executive of AMG Lithium at the new plant in Bitterfeld-Wolfen which is set to produce the first battery-grade lithium in the EU later this year Photograph: Kristin Bethge/The ObserverThe dependency is also unnerving German and other European car manufacturers whose home markets are now threatened by good-quality Chinese cars and China’s control of the processing of lithium Concern is so great that the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen has launched an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese imports amid fears that big manufacturers including Volkswagen and BMW will have trouble matching the supply of electric cars from China so how has Beijing achieved such a commanding position Lithium supplies are dominated by five countries with the bulk of the mineral mined in Australia and Chile but it is China that has taken the raw material and become the dominant supplier of refined lithium the means of economic coercion,” says one EU source The seeds of the EU’s dependency on China were sown in the 1980s after the oil crisis when then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping observed: “The Middle East has oil Lithium is a silvery-white substance that looks like sugar crystals in its dried form.Rare-earth materials were once found in abundance in the US but investors in these regions retreated from mining which was seen as a dirty and expensive industry which set about buying the world’s stock to become the global hub it is today The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought that lopsided trade relationship into sharper focus “Lithium and rare earths are already replacing gas and oil at the heart of our economy our demand for those rare earth metals will increase fivefold,” Von der Leyen warned last year in her 2022 state of the union address “We have to avoid falling into the same dependence as with oil and gas.” So the EU has set about pushing through efforts to scale up green technologies with the Critical Raw Materials Act which it passed earlier this year “in record time” head of the raw materials unit in the commission It relaxes state aid rules to compete with the US’s Inflation Reduction Act and raises targets for extraction within Europe it should become a regulation in the EU this month “It sets the level of ambition,” says Handley Before a trip to Latin America to tie down deals on raw material production Von der Leyen told reporters that the EU had “a 97% dependency where lithium is concerned on China” Scherer surveys the vast plant that is going to help change that He points to 20-metre- high metal vats for lithium solutions drying machines that produce a substance similar to sugar crystals – just one of the processes that create the final refined product before it can be shipped to clients eager for the first batches of EU-made lithium AMG Lithium expects to be operational by the end of year and has orders stretching into 2026 with demand for fresh lithium salt in Europe forecast to rise to 500,000 tonnes a year by 2030 “We plan to produce 100,000 [tonnes] of that,” says Scherer –enough to provide the active charging ingredient in 2.5m cars Scherer says it is “absolutely” important that the EU reduce its dependency on China for refined raw materials but is decidedly of the view that it should not cut links fully you do the little-value small stuff and we will do the rest’,” he says The Chinese manufacturers already have a 10-year headstart on the EU’s motor industry and “now they are building cars – not bad cars – and they want to sell them as well as the battery cells,” he says Catching up will be a long and expensive process To get from opening a mine to producing battery-grade lithium can take seven years “To open up a mine and build a fully fledged production chain – that’s maybe $750m,” says Scherer “The thing with chemistry is that it is a capital-intensive industry.” So is the EU simply too late to stop China overwhelming the domestic car industry Chinese conglomerates such as BYD (Build Your Dreams) started making electric batteries as far back as 1995 and are now building their own electric cars “I see the German car industry in decline,” says an EU industry source “It is fading away because of the inability of managers to do the right things Notably, China overtook Turkey to become the EU’s top country of origin for car imports across all fuel types last year European brands still account for 70% of the bloc’s battery-electric car market but China’s share has risen from 0.5% in 2019 to 4% in 2022 at a time when all-electric models have exceeded 20% of total car sales in the EU for the first time Having launched three electric cars in Europe last autumn with prices for the smaller model starting at €29,990 (£25,632) and going up to €36,740 – significantly below the cost of similar-size European electric vehicles (EVs) director general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association says the industry needs more than just a home supply of lithium to fight back she thinks the quickest way to transition from petrol and diesel is to offer financial incentives to users “There is no question that affordability is a stumbling block for European electric vehicle uptake,” says De Vries “Both the US and China are also more ambitious than most EU member states in their purchase incentive and tax benefit schemes She also argues that because of the rules-of-origin regime in the Brexit deal tariffs will hit the industry hard unless they are suspended “The UK market – the EU’s top destination for car exports – provides a glaring example of where cost-competitive Chinese EVs could significantly dent European automakers’ market share,” she says She adds: “If the current rules of origin on EU-UK vehicle trade are not extended by three years the loss of market share to Chinese-made EV imports could cost European manufacturers €4.3bn and cut EU-made EV production by up to 480,000 units.” To add to the Brexit deal problems, carmakers also have a fight on their hands to get political support against Chinese rivals, with EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton warning on Friday that the EU’s job is not to favour one part of an industry over another This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media two towns north of Leipzig joined as one in 2007 physiotherapy surgeries and shops selling garden gnomes line the sleepy streets In its heyday the place had a booming chemical industry Today “the air is much cleaner and we can finally hang out laundry,” says an elderly local out on a morning stroll “But many jobs were lost and so few children are left.” He points out a building that was once a school; today it is one of many care homes This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Fading echoes” Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents Why what you’ve read about the trade deficit hurting growth is wrong A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week Fund managers smell an opportunity to get even bigger A truce is still possible, but no one wants to be first to pick up the phone 12-19-2016IMPACT The company’s giant recycling facility in Germany receives hundreds of tons of old clothes a day Can it find a way to turn those old clothes into new garments and make its business model sustainable BY Sussanah Edelbaum H&M works with a massive textile sorting and recycling facility one that might prove to be the unlikely looking future and redeemer of fast fashion Around 25 to 30 trucks a day drop off an average of 14 metric tons of unwanted remainders from Europe’s closets gathered from recycling bins at H&M’s thousands of locations on the continent this detritus of seasons past is industriously sorted for reuse a relatively new trinity for the mass-produced clothing industry And while it clearly has no plans of stopping (the company’s growth target is to increase stores by 10 to 15% annually) it’s also investing heavily in fabric recycling innovations in the hopes that it can continue to grow while creating a closed-loop system where most (if not all) of the raw materials for its clothes come from fibers that were already used A main feature of this plan is a partnership with a solutions provider called I:CO which oversees this 13-football-field sized plant (SOEX is a German textile collection and recycling group; I:CO is one of their subsidiaries.) Since 2009 everything left in their European stores has been trucked here I:CO manages H&M’s in-store cast-off collecting all over the world and runs two similar facilities–in the U.S and India–for making zero-waste use of clothes and textiles that would otherwise likely end up in landfills the way forward is to create a closed loop for textiles where clothes that are no longer wanted can be turned into new ones but rather a resource,” says Cecilia Brännsten The company first began to explore aspects of sustainability with the introduction of some organic cotton back in 2005 but the notion of circular production within their supply chain has really taken off just over the past few years beginning with the 2013 launch of their in-store garment collecting initiative (you can now leave old textiles at any H&M store in the world) But keeping clothes out of landfills, while laudable, is more of a first step on the way to the main goal, which is changing the company’s supply chain to a so-called closed loop, thus making far more use of non-virgin fibers (as in, fibers that come from already-worn garments). The H&M Foundation is in the midst of a four-year partnership with The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and has committed $5.8 million to develop the technology to recycle blended textiles into fabrics fit for new clothing Fibers like cotton-poly are currently un-recyclable into wearable new material a major obstacle to scaling up the company’s fiber-to-fiber recycling operation and closing that part of the production loop I:CO doesn’t know the exact amount of cotton-poly it collects, but the amount of blended textiles it has been receiving has been on the rise, so finding a way to recycle these into fiber that can be used for new clothing is a problem that needs to be addressed. In 2015, the company joined forces with luxury group Kering to partner with Worn Again Worn Again is trying to address problems like the shortening of natural fibers when clothes you buy are marked “recycled,” that’s only 20% true which has to be combined with the recycled stuff to make a wearable textile This is the problem that the scientists at HKRITA are trying to solve Both in speaking to its executives and in its exhaustive H&M remains committed to finding a way to make all kinds of fiber-to-fiber recycling a major part of their closed loop materials even if there is no target date yet in sight the company has produced 1.3 million garments with closed loop material in 2015 (it’s one of the biggest users of recycled polyester and organic cotton in the world) and H&M seems well aware that a future blended textile recycling capability is a key way to decouple their growth from new materials and we have huge waste on the other,” says Brännsten The multiple tons sorted in Wolfen on any given day are still minor compared to the 85% of discarded clothes that sent to landfills (the rest are donated) yet the operation requires seven hundred employees most of whom work in the 24-hours-a-day business of sorting I:CO says that salaries start above the German minimum wage They’re also offered health benefits on top of normal health insurance like free physiotherapist visits in Wolfen likely useful given that each person sifts through more than 6,000 pounds of clothing per eight-hour shift The sorting process is based on 350 different criteria which determine whether your old jeans will be re-sold partly re-used (zippers are handy that way) thereby lengthening the time it takes to go around H&M’s circular production loop The most worn-out cotton items head to a shredder where they are gradually broken down and repackaged into inviting bales of fluff The absurd amount of dust produced by the sorting and baling is sucked up into brickettes and sold to the paper industry The reusable clothes–and about 60% of what ends up in Wolfen is still wearable–are sorted by type and shipped to any of 90 countries (predominantly in Eastern Europe and Africa) for re-sale in used clothing stores Customers who drop off clothes receive incentives in the form of discounts or vouchers per bag of clothing The idea is to make it as compelling as possible to get rid of clothing that would otherwise be trashed and the incentives vary by H&M brand and home country regulations a bag with at least three items (from any brand and this can include stuff like old sheets) nets you a 15% discount coupon at H&M while the same bag at the more upscale & Other Stories is rewarded with 10% off the proceeds from used clothing re-sale do not feed the company’s bottom line but are donated to local charities and the H&M Foundation which splits the funds between social and recycling projects At the stores themselves, the Conscious Exclusive collection gives organic and partially-recycled clothing a fancier vibe, while the affordable Conscious line might be in your closet already an understated recycled denim and knit line for men and women debuted earlier this fall and is made with 20% post-consumer cotton and wool from I:CO’s India plant The company uses about 20% sustainable materials overall–using organic cottons the company has collected about 34,000 tons of waste the equivalent of 178 million t-shirts over three years sounds less impressive next to the 550 to 600 million garments the company produces annually (this is based on outside estimates; H&M does not release production numbers) Its sheer size means “we will get criticized,” Brännsten says throughout their ongoing move toward fuller sustainability Any advances the company makes in terms of recycling science certainly must be balanced with a continued push toward worker rights and worker safety or the quest for sustainability in its supply chain will be meaningless instead of the cotton field,” for new material noting that one effect of the company’s size is the potential of its influence over supply chains the goal is to move away from down-cycling (the paper brickettes Developing cotton-poly recycling will likely speed up if and when H&M’s competitors get on board “It will not be called ‘recycled’ in the future,” she says “because that’s the polyester that you get.” Walking through Wolfen under hundreds of suspended sacks of discarded clothing it’s believable that they are on their way for its efforts to outstrip the criticism of its business what it needs most is a hard and fast timeline for that circular future The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. 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Learn More and Superman faced off against an invasion of werewolves at the box office there’s occasionally a fundamental alignment where multiple creatives end up working on the same kind of project at the same time That’s how you can end up with several Wyatt Earp films in the same year or more than one book from the point of view of Jack the Ripper or even several firehouse dramas but three werewolf-related pictures within a span of five months: The Howling not just because of the overall comparatively smaller frequency of werewolf films but also because the films all hit in spring and summer The Wolf Man trailer (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers) The seeds of that year’s films started getting planted in the late 1960s While working on the film Kelly’s Heroes in Europe John Landis was struck by local Yugoslavian Romani performing a graveside ceremony That occurrence coalesced into the idea for a darkly comedic horror screenplay that Landis finished and stuck in the fabled “writer’s drawer,” partially because some parties found it too funny to be scary or alternately too scary to be funny After having several successes as a director of comedies like Animal House and The Blues Brothers Landis finally got the backing to make An American Werewolf in London two 1970s novels had been moving through the development process which was the first of a trilogy for the writer The tone of the novel doesn’t quite have some of the underlying humor that creeps in at the edges of the screenplay; that’s most due to John Sayles who came in when director Joe Dante asked him to doctor the earlier drafts keeping some elements of the novel but also working in some satire on the media and self-help movements As all of these projects were coming together at their various studios (Embassy for The Howling one significant thing would tie them together: the quantum leap forward that film special effects had made in the decade prior While some of the earlier monster films had breakthrough make-up and transformations that were riveting for their time the effects and creature designs that had advanced under the likes of Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey and other filmmakers and artisans were now available for horror filmmakers Rick Baker was originally set to do special make-up effects on The Howling but he elected to switch to American Werewolf who had previously worked with Landis on Schlock would become one of the most celebrated craftsmen in his field He passed the baton on Howling to Rob Bottin whom Baker had mentored; Bottin had worked on Star Wars even appearing as one of the members of the Cantina band Both Bottin and Baker would apply their considerable talents and cutting-edge artistry to their respective films resulting in what are two of the finest transformation sequences in horror on screen Both scenes would propel interest in the films through both critical praise and word-of-mouth The transformation scene from The Howling (Uploaded to YouTube by ScreamFactoryTV) and nearly made back its cost on the opening weekend eventually pulling in just under $18 million against the $1.5 million budget Parts of the film read as a love letter to classic horror fans with a number of cameos from classic actors and genre stalwarts and Famous Monsters of Filmland publisher Forrest J Much of the attention for the film focused on the dynamite transformation scene; while menacing Karen White (Dee Wallace) Eddie Quist (Robert Picardo) changes into a massive bipedal werewolf Bottin was launched into a stellar effects career; his next two films with director John Carpenter The trailer for Wolfen (Uploaded to YouTube by Warner Bros.) writing that it was “an uncommonly intelligent treatment of a theme that is usually just exploited” and “a provoking speculation on the terms by which we share this earth with other creatures.” Ebert also noted it wasn’t properly a werewolf movie The most notable effect deployed in the film was a series of clever POV shots for the Wolfen that look like infrared or thermal imagery Later films would pick up this technique to show supernatural or alien threats tracking their prey Secrets Behind the Iconic Transformation: An American Werewolf in London Bonus Feature Spotlight (Uploaded to YouTube by Universal Pictures All-Access) When An American Werewolf in London arrived in August Critical acclaim and popular interest made the film a big hit The mix of humor and horror lured people in but Rick Baker’s outstanding work captured both attention and imagination American Werewolf features a show-stopping transformation sequence The film also portrays a number of undead characters in progressive decay (these characters continually appear to haunt the titular werewolf The film directly resulted in the MPAA adding a Best Makeup category to the Oscars Michael Jackson approached Landis about directing a video for his song “Thriller” after seeing the film Not only did Jackson’s albums go back to the top of the charts but the video also became a worldwide phenomenon driving up viewership for MTV and Showtime (who also had a deal to show the video and its “Making Of” companion) and becoming the first VHS tape to sell over a million copies Fox-led Teen Wolf made $80 million on a $1.2 million budget in 1985 the rest of the decade’s films that featured werewolves were either straight-up comedies (like Transylvania 6-5000) or hybrid horror-comedies (like Waxwork) horror audiences largely flocked to slasher flicks or other supernatural horrors You can find films popping up from time to time or see the character type appearing alongside other monsters in the likes of the Underworld and Twilight franchises Rumor has it that Marvel Comics’ own Werewolf by Night will be popping up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the near future (Moon Knight made his first appearance in that character’s comic) the shapeshifter has been largely supplanted by vampires It could be that we’re just scared of different things now Maybe you should never count any monster out Featured image: (DanieleGay / Shutterstock) Ever since the early cinematic outings of Universal's original wolfman way back in the early twentieth century cineplexes have always been stalked by werewolves and all manner of lycanthropes over the decades As a distinct horror sub genre the werewolf movie spikes in popularity on occasion This phenomenon is evidenced by the early eighties deluge of quality werewolf flicks from Animal House director John Landis' An American Werewolf in London to Gremlins helmer Joe Dante's The Howling to A more recent revival of the genre came in the early 2000's with the superb indie Ginger Snaps reimagining the werewolf movie as a puberty metaphor whilst Scream director Wes Craven's Cursed reimagined it as a terrible teen movie Amongst all this cinema history there are bound to be overlooked gems dotted through the werewolf's time spent onscreen so this list is here to highlight the most underrated movie outings of the humble wolfman (or woman) over the years A frequent presence in lists of horror movies both under and overrated genre legend/ Carrie author Stephen King is so prolific that you just knew he had to provide a spin on the enduring werewolf myth in his many years as the reigning king of horror literature Coming after a string of successful werewolf movies in the early eighties had exhausted many audiences to the sub genre's appeal Silver Bullet is a 1985 adaptation of King's little appreciated novel Cycle of the Werewolf A small town werewolf mystery/ coming of age movie the film is a superb vehicle for the talents of stars Gary Busey and Cory Haim melding involving family drama with fast-paced horror elements for a stellar piece of classic King which deserves to be better remembered Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Mittwoch to Friday: 1.00 pm - 7.00 pmSaturday: 1.00 pm - 6.00 pm AddressWolfenAuguststraße 4110119 Berlin-Mitte.How to get there ...var cex1 = "bWFpbEB3b2xmZW5nZXJtYW55LmNvbQ==";var dex1 = atob(cex1);dex1 = decodeURIComponent(escape(dex1));jQuery(document).ready(function() {jQuery(".ex1").html(""+dex1+"");});+49 30 497 819 66.wolfengermany.com They do exist, the good things! Even in fashion! Wolfen in Berlin Mitte is one of those rare shops, where everything is designed by the team and is later hand sewn. There is even a cardigan which has been part of the collection for years, that is knitted in the city of Wolfen by a group of old ladies - the oldest over 80. The small city in Sachsen Anhalt is not only eponym of the Berlin-based label, but also the home of designer Jacqueline Huste. She studied architecture and worked as an architect in Berlin for three years, before she remembered her passion for fashion. Sewing has been such a natural part of her life, that she didn’t even think about making it her profession. But in 2001 she did and she founded her label for womens-and menswear and rented a studio at Max-Beer Straße in Mitte. After delivering to other stores for 6 years, she finally opened her own and integrated it into her studio. Today she only sells her collection at the showroom, which she opened 5 years ago in Auguststraße. It was designed with a friend and holds various elements of the Filmfabrik Wolfen, thus combines past and present. Bestellen Sie jetzt Ihren individuellen Newsletter Note: Our newsletter is only available in German Bitte schicken Sie mir bis zum Widerruf meiner Einwilligung den Newsletter mit Informationen zu neuen Beiträgen. Die Datenschutzerklärung habe ich zur Kenntnis genommen und akzeptiere diese Would you like to discover more beautiful things Bitte schicken Sie mir bis zum Widerruf meiner Einwilligung den Newsletter mit Informationen zu neuen Beiträgen. Die Datenschutzerklärung habe ich zur Kenntnis genommen und akzeptiere diese. He did it in 2014 but it's the perfect addition to any tree this year and always In a blog post, Moondaughter mentioned how the idea came about after her friend insisted that she wanted a Groot tree for the holidays covered it first with foam (and an oval shampoo cap to give the mouth form) and screwed some plastic eyes in (and cracked it -- d'oh!)," she wrote Can't get enough? See more more photos of Groot and Rocket in all their Christmas glory here and on her Flickr page Boutique Hotelier have been put to the open market by Fleurets with the opportunity for a new owner to acquire both properties for £3.1m Chelsea and Celtic footballer Chris Sutton but under its current ownership has been converted into luxury apartments The current owners commented: “Under our operation the apartments have been let on an individual basis however we have also found that some guests book the entire complex to host their own events such as a conference or wedding.” The current owners have been running both Wolfen Mill and Staffield Hall for 15 years Wolfen Mill is available on a freehold tenure for £1.55m The second property for sale is Staffield Hall situated amongst the open countryside near Penrith The property was built in 1848 for the marriage of Lady Jane Aglionby and is constructed of local red sandstone The property comprises of eight holiday apartments and possesses impressive views across the Eden Valley The hall has been under the same ownership since 2005 and the freehold is now available off a guide price of £1.55m Lesley Watmough from Fleurets’ North West office commented: “Both properties are fitted out to a very high standard yet still retain the charm of their historic pasts The properties are available individually or can be acquired jointly off a guide price of £3,100,000.” For further information please visit: http://www.fleurets.com/search/all-properties/search-for-nw-719585 and http://www.fleurets.com/search/all-properties/search-for-nw-719586 A former mill once owned by ex-footballer and current BBC pundit Chris Sutton is one of two historic country retreats to be put on the open market by leisure property specialist Fleurets Thee freehold of Wolfen Mill in Preston’s Ribble Valley is available for £1.55m once providing the Lancashire cotton trade with spindle and flys for manufacturing Before its conversion to a residential use producing Lancashire cheeses for several decades The property was previously owned by the Blackburn Rovers yet under its current ownership was converted into a suite of boutique luxury cottage apartments It comprises of eight holiday apartments and has impressive views across the Eden Valley Lesley Watmough from Fleurets’ North West office said: “Both properties are fitted out to a very high standard yet still retain the charm of their historic pasts The properties are available individually or can be acquired jointly off a guide price of £3.1m.” Five of Eastern Germany’s chemical site operators – BASF Schwarzheide GmbH InfraLeuna GmbH and Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbH – have joined forces to create CeChemNet (Central European Chemical Network) Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen is the largest open industrial site for chemical and pharmaceutical companies in Europe Located in between the nation’s capital Berlin and its most dynamic region Halle/Leipzig the site is characterized by an industry focussing on fine and specialty chemicals as well as pharmaceuticals Offering ideal conditions for successful growth and cost minimalization include 120 hectares of burden-free real estate an integrated feedstock based on inorganic chemicals – chlorine nitrogen and sodium hydroxide – utilities like water supply logistics as well as highly experienced workers Accommodating over 70 manufacturing companies from global players like DOW Bayer and Heraeus to various medium sized “hidden champions” Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen also owns an ultra-modern wastewater treatment plant Its recycling management will be completed by the initial operation of a sludge recycling facility in 2021 More than 250 service companies onsite provide a wide range of competitively priced services like maintenance or waste disposal which enable the manufacturers focus on their core competencies Chemiepark’s attraction furthermore leads to huge regional investments The world’s major battery cell producer Farasis in addition to building a battery-cell production plant has just recently decided to move its European headquarter to Bitterfeld-Wolfen D – 06749 Bitterfeld-WolfenPhone: +49 (0)3493 / 72779Telefax: +49 (0)3493 / 72817E-Mail: info@chemiepark.deInternet: www.chemiepark.de As one of the biggest production sites of the BASF group in Europe BASF Schwarzheide GmbH presents itself as modern and efficient with a quickly growing business in southern Brandenburg More than 2.3 bn Euros have been invested since 1990 Offering outstanding benefits from a high-efficient infrastructure Schwarzheide is very attractive for investors in the chemical and plastics industry The purpose „We create chemistry for a sustainable future” defines work at the Schwarzheide production site Aiming to achieve CO2-neutral growth while bringing innovative products to the market by implementing the concept of circular economy is one of the main building blocks of BASF Schwarzheide GmbH BASF is expanding its battery materials production capacity in Europe by building a new state-of-the-art plant for cathode active materials in Schwarzheide as part of its multi-step investment plan to support the European electric vehicle value chain Profiting from its unique location in one of Europe’s largest renewables energy region the site aims to become a beacon for the energy transition in the chemical industry As part of its transformation program “chEErs” chemicals and energy from renewables in Schwarzheide BASF examines with partners utilizing renewable energy sources as basis for new The clients benefit from the site’s central location in the middle of the two major cities Berlin and Dresden directly at the new silk route as gateway between Eastern and Western Europe the connection to the German Railway network of Deutsche Bahn as well as the intermodal rail terminal of Bertschi offer superb logistic connections Investors who settle on the BASF site in Schwarzheide can utilize the comprehensive know-how and skills of the global chemical company BASF as well as a network of industrial plants and research facilities within the region Site MarketingD – 01986 SchwarzheidePhone: +49 (0) 35752/ 62489E-Mail: andreas.seide@basf.comInternet: www.basf-schwarzheide.de The protection of the environment and climate recycling and energy efficiency – those sociopolitical key aspects define the future sustainability and acceptance of chemical sites and Leuna welcomes UPM at its chemical site and with it a supplier of ethylene glycol that is produced from renewable natural resources in industrial quantities By choosing Leuna for this globally initial concept realization the trust in the future and innovational strength of the chemical site are represented which is produced using electricity from renewable energies will be strongly requested in upcoming years The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will provide a platform for hydrogen-electrolysis which offers future partners to test the technique under real Specific plans for the first industrial plant for producing hydrogen on an industrial scale do already exist plastics are reviewed critically in respect of recycling processes the simplification of the recycling processes is a key aspect in gaining the clients acceptance TOPAS Advanced Polymers will generate polymers which replace many of the usually combined materials in regard of their attributes InfraLeuna sets itself the task of an optimized energy supply with its massive investment program while at the same time working intensively on the integration of its client’s plants The chemical site of Leuna will undergo a significant change within the next two years which pays tribute to the economical and corporative requirements Leuna will be the place where agile and innovative companies can find ideal parameters for their investments D – 06237 LeunaPhone:+49 (0) 3461 / 430Telefax: +49 (0) 3461 / 434290E-Mail: pr@infraleuna.deInternet: www.infraleuna.de The Chemical- und Industrial Park of Zeitz is an open industrial park aimed at the chemical industry in the South of Saxony-Anhalt owner-managed companies with a focus on “sustainable chemistry” About 600 employees are working in these companies Another 400 employees are working at the site in companies producing energy Due to intensive research in the field of environmental technology the Chemical and Industrial Park of Zeitz was awarded model site for the removal of soil contaminations in 2001 the industrial site of Zeitz has been cutting-edge in the German basic chemical industry among them almost 20 manufacturers from all over the world gather in one of Germany’s smallest but fastest moving-forward chemical parks the “Chemical and Industrial Park of Zeitz” Manufacturers such as Italy’s Radici Chimica (adipic acid and cyclohexanol) Deurex (oil and chemical adsorbents) and Jowat (adhesives) have settled here The park provides optimal conditions both for large-scale and family-owned enterprises It is managed by “Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft” which also runs the whole waterusage cycle for its clients: processing water Infra-Zeitz’s on-site partners complete the package with services from HR recruitment to certified laboratory tests The park is located only a few minutes car drive to one of Germany’s newcomer places to be Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbHMr Arvid Friebe Managing DirectorHauptstraße 30D – 06729 ElsterauePhone: +49/ 3441/ 84 24 02Telefax: +49/ 3441/ 84 20 29E-Mail: a.friebe@infra-zeitz.deInternet: www.industriepark-zeitz.com the ValuePark® has stood for the industrial park concept of the Dow Olefinverbund GmbH a subsidiary of the international Material Science company Dow including international plastics manufacturers and plastics-processing companies logistic providers and various service providers as well as leading research institutes The ValuePark® offers a wide range of infrastructure services and products Many of the products manufactured predominantly on site can be supplied “just in time” the factory premises in Schkopau and Boehlen have very good transport links with excellent rail connections as well as a modern container terminal in Schkopau The attractive range of services provided is tailored to the needs of the companies on site and potential investors It comprises utility generation and distribution the ValuePark® offers excellent conditions for investors the companies on site have invested over 1,200 million EUR offering jobs for 2,300 employees and securing additional 1,000 jobs in partner companies Dow ValuePark®Dow Olefinverbund GmbHAnke Bökelmann D-06201 MerseburgPhone: +49 (0) 3461 / 49 4874Telefax: +49 (0) 3461 / 49 3179E-Mail: fswvalu@dow.com Internet: www.dow.de/valuepark ® Trademark of the Dow Olefinverbund GmbH Trends und Innovationen der Branche informiert Mit Klick auf „Newsletter abonnieren“ erkläre ich mich mit der Verarbeitung und Nutzung meiner Daten gemäß Einwilligungserklärung (bitte unten aufklappen für 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Weitere Informationen finde ich in unserer Datenschutzerklärung Ich bin einverstanden, von CHEMIE TECHNIK per E-Mail über Zeitschriften, Online-Angebote, Produkte, Veranstaltungen und Downloads aus dem Industrie-Medien-Netzwerk informiert zu werden Ich bin ferner mit der Auswertung meiner Nutzung des Newsletters zur Optimierung des Produktangebots einverstanden.Diese Einwilligung kann ich jederzeit mit Wirkung für die Zukunft widerrufen indem ich mich vom Newsletter abmelde (Abmeldelink in jedem Newsletter enthalten) Die Datenschutzhinweise habe ich gelesen und zur Kenntnis genommen Nutzen Sie das umfangreiche Heftarchiv für Ihre Recherche und profitieren Sie von detaillierten Suchergebnissen Die aktuellste Ausgabe können Sie bis zu 14 Tage nach Erscheinungstermin kostenlos lesen InfraLeuna GmbH and Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbH – have joined forces to create CeChemNet (Central European Chemical Network) CeChemNet – The partnership is complemented by the participation of the north-east regional association of the Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V The different chemical sites are characterized by specific areas of expertise that have arisen from the different privatization models and the transformation process in the chemical industry in Eastern Germany All operating companies are distinguished by a special professional competence in dealing with complex restructuring processes as well as highly individualized performance spectra and site conditions Also of particular note is the interlinking of the different sites and companies through a complex feedstock integration of pipelines and logistics networks Within the framework of CeChemNet the partners follow an objective of developing the existing chemical sites further and to increase their competitiveness while safeguarding and creating jobs Existing value chains are optimized together in terms of downstream industries Chemical site networking is intensified within the feedstock networks CeChemNet provides a basis for mutual experience exchange and contact management in the region and with national and international partners the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park is one of the largest areas for chemical and pharmaceutical companies in Europe In the year 2018 the chemical park is celebrating its 125th anniversary developed industrial estates and wealth of comprehensive service providers the location offers perfect conditions for successful growth and minimization of cost The profile of today’s Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park is characterized by a chemical industry focusing on chlorine The site is home to global players and small and medium-sized enterprises alike More than 300 companies represent a wide range of suppliers The entire infrastructure of the chemical site has been fundamentally renewed and modernized in recent years The location offers investors ideal conditions: 120 hectares of burden-free real estate in different sizes different fuels and chemical raw materials as well as experienced workers The Chemical Park provides extensive supply and disposal services thus allowing companies to concentrate on their core business Our on-site services cater for all the needs of both established companies and startup businesses The Chemical Park’s own ultra-modern water treatment plant with its flexible and highly cost-effective structures attracts special-needs producers from all over the world The chemical site Schwarzheide offers investors outstanding benefits including know-how and skills Located in the south of Brandenburg the site represents a business in the chemical sector of European standard BASF Schwarzheide is a fully owned subsidiary of the leading global player BASF The Leuna Chemical Complex is synonymous with dynamic development Since the introduction of the market economy in the former East Germany in 1990 both international corporations and medium-sized companies have invested over 6.5 billion Euros in the Leuna Chemical Complex Leuna is one of the top addresses for modern chemistry in Europe There is a very diverse range of products made in Leuna reflecting the multilayered production profile of the complex A highly flexible and efficient infrastructure permits traditional mass chemistry as well as specialty chemistry which is increasingly becom­ing the focus of many companies Integration with the refinery in Leuna and the supra-regional pipeline network ensures the advantageous supply of essential raw materials Research institutions on-site have flexible facilities ideal for the development of highly specialized products InfraLeuna’s comprehensive range of activities encompasses the provision of steam as well as wastewater disposal and other services Complex logistic solutions including container storage for hazardous goods are also offered InfraLeuna is owned exclusively by on-site companies who operate their own plants on the complex The focus at all times is on the business success of the customers as well as the future development of the complex as a whole Companies on the complex benefit from an excellent infrastructure as well as a highly developed and complex feedstock integration that promotes synergy effects several on-site companies like CRI Catalyst and InfraLeuna itself have recently invested some EURO 250 Mio Photo: Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbH It is managed by ‘Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft’ which also runs the whole waterusage cycle for its clients: processing water Numerous certifications testify they are coming at outstanding quality This month, one of my favorite horror films, Michael Wadleigh’s (Woodstock) Wolfen (1981) Wolfen goes beyond the normal hack and slash and chooses instead to delve deep into issues like power A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victims were killed by animals he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits disheveled Albert Finney (The Browning Version) and an electrifying performance by Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver) After a wealthy real estate developer and his wife are brutally murdered weary cop Dewey Wilson (Finney) is called out to the case and wolf hairs have been found on the victims Finney teams up with reporter Rebecca Neff (Venora) and discovers that the tycoon was planning to redevelop a derelict section of New York City Their trail leads them to Eddie Holt (Olmos) a Native American who works on skyscrapers Wolfen is less a “werewolf” movie and more a revenge movie living in a burnt out shell of the outer reaches of the city are attacking to savagely defend their territory But as Finney navigates this world where civilized men are blinded by greed While the special effects may seem dated now the thrilling point of view ‘wolf vision’ is still as mesmerizing now as it was then This technique is used to show the intelligence of the Wolfen instead of having a physical transformation from a wolf are the beautiful stark visuals depicting the sprawling margins of the city Underlying Wolfen is an angry theme of human greed and how nature will rise up to try and correct the balance This complex subtext will always make it one of the most fascinating horror films of its genre Tags style-over-substance thriller from director Gareth Evans The hunt for the real killer will lead Dewey Wilson (Finney) to enigmatic local Native American Eddie Holt (Edward James Olmos) While most werewolf movies are content to leave the conflict between man and beast Wolfen adds a further dimension to the story by threading supernatural and ecological themes throughout the film Holt tells Wilson and Neff about a native legend of creatures called the Wolfen There is a gritty feel to the slum areas and an open airiness to the bridges The POV from the Wolfen creatures is unique and well done with sweeping tracking shots and a pulsating heartbeat The sound itself also makes this film rise above your average werewolf film Wind and chimes are a continuing theme that provide both light and shadow Wolfen is an extraordinary werewolf film worth taking the time to seek out Intrada (Special Collection Vol Release Date: July 23, 2012 WolfenIntrada (Intrada Special Collection Vol Released: November 29, 2011 WolfenPromotional Release (MED 3004) Released: 1997 Wolfen / Deadly BlessingBootleg Album (PTCD 2002) Released: 1996 If any information appears to be missing from this page, contact us and let us know