Chempark Leverkusen

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Currenta Criticized over Accident Communication

Infrastructure company Currenta, which operates chemical parks formerly belonging to the Bayer group in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Uerdingen, Germany, has come under increasing pressure as industry-critical groups accuse it of not paying enough attention to safety and not being straightforward enough about a discharge of chemicals-laced firefighting water into the Rhine River.

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Two Fatal Accidents Rock Chemicals Sector

Two fatal accidents, one in Germany, another in the US, rocked the international chemical industry on Jul 26 and 27, killing at least four workers. Another five people were still missing and feared dead on Jul. 28.

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Batteries and Hydrogen: Competitors or Partners?
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Batteries and Hydrogen: Competitors or Partners?

17 September 2026 | Reserve your spot to learn where solid-state batteries and green hydrogen are headed—and how leading teams are turning them into scalable energy storage solutions.