en.Wedoany.com Reported - The German Association for Fuels and Energy (en2x) recently stated that the German government's proposed 2045 Chemical Agenda is a significant industrial policy starting signal, and future implementation should more fully integrate refineries. Professor Christian Küchen, Managing Director of en2x, pointed out that refineries are crucial for Germany's industrial base as they supply about 75% of the chemical industry's carbon needs. The Chemical Agenda aims to strengthen these integrated structures and enhance production resilience and future adaptability.
Professor Küchen emphasized: "The basic products from refineries are indispensable for the chemical industry. It is now important to translate this recognition and intention into practice. The short-term competitiveness of Germany as an industrial location must be urgently strengthened, for example by reducing energy costs and bureaucracy." He criticized the German government's current "Fuel Measures Package" plan as a market intervention with counterproductive effects and called for policies to address structural issues rather than confronting the industry with unfair accusations of price increases.
The Chemical Agenda plans to develop a future strategy for refineries together with the industry and trade unions and create suitable framework conditions for the sales markets of refinery products. For example, Germany will push for a revision of the EU Energy Tax Directive to tax fuels and heating materials based on their carbon impact, and create de-risking instruments to support the market launch of advanced technologies and innovative products. Professor Küchen said: "The goal must be to strengthen the position of refineries as the foundation of the chemical industry and as important energy suppliers, and to incentivize the necessary transition to climate neutrality, rather than hindering it through excessive regulation."
The agenda was jointly released by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), and the Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IGBCE). It aims to coordinate various departments on issues and regulations concerning the hydrocarbon economy and enhance the international competitiveness of German refineries.
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