In the constantly updated news ticker, the PROCESS editorial team summarizes what is happening in the industry in compact form.Whether chemical, pharmaceutical or food industry, all process engineering topics are summarized - as well as political and economic news about the process industry.Leuna/Berlin (dpa) * 7:00 a.m. - Association: Chemical parks need quick help with energy costsIn view of the energy crisis, the Association of the Chemical Industry in East Germany (VCI/Landesverband Nordost) has called for rapid help for the industry from the federal government.Otherwise, this would have fatal consequences, especially for the chemical parks, said Christof Günther, energy policy spokesman for the Northeast regional association in the VCI.The majority of chemical companies are located in these industrial areas in Germany.It's about maintaining complex production chains and the competitiveness of systemically important industrial locations, he said.Specifically, the association sees a serious gap in the federal energy cost containment program.This takes into account the costs of the companies for electricity and natural gas, but usually not for steam as a major cost factor."And therein lies the real problem," said Günther.Because companies based in a chemical park are usually supplied by operating companies with natural gas and electricity-intensive media such as process steam, compressed air and recooling water for production.However, these costs would not be taken into account in the federal government's relief program for energy procurement costs, said Günther.In addition, the problem is not a marginal problem of the chemical parks, but affects the chemical industry very centrally.According to the information, about 40 of the largest chemical sites in Germany are chemical parks."About 60 percent of the chemical industry workforce works in companies that are based in chemical parks," he said."So the majority of jobs in the chemical industry are affected because the chemical park concept also plays an important role across Germany," said Günther.He is the managing director of Infraleuna, the infrastructure company of the Leuna chemical site.100 companies with 12,000 employees are located there.Günther also explained that the relationship between steam costs and production values ​​differs from company to company.But it is the case that for the majority of companies in the chemical industry, steam costs are usually higher than electricity costs."Because, especially in basic chemistry, we have a lot of distillation processes where large amounts of heat are required and this heat is provided by steam," explained the association spokesman.By clicking on "Subscribe to newsletter" I agree to the processing and use of my data in accordance with the declaration of consent (please open for details) and accept the terms of use.I can find more information in our privacy policy.It goes without saying that we handle your personal data responsibly.If we collect personal data from you, we process it in compliance with the applicable data protection regulations.You can find detailed information in our data protection declaration.I agree that Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. 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