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Congratulations Adam Franz – we don't want to keep this success story to ourselves, so we're sharing it with you. 🙂 We are also particularly looking forward to our future project, #biobased chemicals and the production of our #ethyl acetate! A journey full of new challenges, connections and ideas! 💡

The location in #Zeitz attaches great importance to training young #talents and currently offers five different #apprenticeships. There are currently 38 trainees at the site in Zeitz (Sugar factory, Wheat starch factory and CropEnergies Bioethanol GmbH). Various measures have been taken to attract more trainees: ➡️ Co-operation agreements: Cooperation with secondary and technical schools for internships ➡️Presence in schools and at events: Regular information for pupils about training opportunities ➡️YouTube videos and social media activities ➡️Participation in career training days: Events such as Girl's Day ➡️Regular adverts in local media (press and magazines) 🚌 There is even a bus, printed with adverts for #Südzucker apprenticeships and the specially designed Factoy logo. Our trainees have already demonstrated their skills and knowledge in the past in an exciting competition organised by the German Staff assciation for Raw Materials and Chemical Industry. The Germany-wide competition includes a web-based question-and-answer game, in which our trainees made it into the top 30 last time. The motto of the competition is ‘Safety right from the start’ and impressively demonstrates the importance of (occupational) #safety in everyday life, #teamwork and specialist knowledge in training. Zeitz is also represented in the current 2024/25 competition with 12 trainees. We wish you lots of success! 💪

Premiere! – First International HR Team Meeting of CropEnergies It’s done! We have started our joint CE HR team journey with HR colleagues from Germany, Belgium, England, and France. During a two-day virtual meeting, the HR strategy was presented, KPIs were discussed, and an open exchange about the prioritization of various locations and the goals to be achieved took place. In addition, we took the opportunity to get to know each other better personally, which worked well despite the virtual format and ensured a consistently pleasant working atmosphere. A highlight was our second international (virtual) HR meeting. Together, we defined our key topics for 2025 and established cross-country working groups to address these topics. This open and productive collaboration is an important step in successfully implementing our global CE strategy, learning from each other, and optimally utilizing synergies. To further strengthen the exchange and good cooperation across borders, there will be regular monthly meetings in the future. These will not only enable continuous knowledge and experience exchange but also promote a common understanding and aligned priorities. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making our vision of a cross-border and well-networked HR team a reality! We look forward to continuing this journey together with new projects this year! #HR #Teamspirit #collaboration #international 

Did you know? 💡 Today we would like to inform you about some key facts of ethanol: source: ePURE: European renewable ethanol association #ethanol #renewable #agriculture #biochemicals

Did you know? 💡 "Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colourless liquid with the molecular formula C2H5OH. #Ethanol is also commonly referred to as neutral alcohol or neutral spirit in certain countries. ‘#Renewable ethanol’ is produced from agricultural raw materials, such as cereals and sugar beet, as well as from waste and residues such as straw; ‘synthetic ethanol’ is produced as a derivative from ethylene production using fossil-based raw materials." What is ethanol used for? The #EU ethanol market can be broadly split into three segments: ➡️ Fuel ➡️ Potable ➡️ Industrial In the next series, CropEnergies will provide you with information around our main product renewable ethanol. Enjoy reading! 💡 🙂

👀 Looking for a new job with new challenges in a field of Safety and Engineering? Alright! We look for a Process Engineer with a focus on process safety development. ➡️ For more and detailed information, click on the following link: https://lnkd.in/ecKfb3BN

A company's success depends on its employees. We support our colleagues and want them to grow with us! The advancement and development of our employees is of great importance to us. ➡️ Don't forget: We never stop learning 💡 #team #development #skills #creativity

🌍Our vision is a #climate-friendly world in which #renewable resources are the key to ensuring the well-being of present and future generations. 💡 Sustainability strategy One aim of the CropEnergies corporate strategy is to anchor #sustainability throughout the company and at all levels. In this context, targets and measures are defined that are in line with the vision of an economically and ecologically sustainable and socially responsible company. ➡️ On our LinkedIn channel, we would like to inform you about individual topics and our areas of focus. 

Starting 2025 with an introduction to our new field of #biobased chemicals A little journey – understanding #renewable carbon 💡 One advantage of #biomass is that it is constantly renewed and regrown, unlike crude oil or natural gas, which has formed over millions of years and is stored in the earth's interior where it is difficult to access. 💡 Fossil raw materials are no longer available once they have been utilised and are therefore finite. Besides those facts we must acknowledge, that the #EU Commission has expressed an ambitious pathway to reduce the future output of fossil carbons significantly via the “Green Deal”. 💡 As stated in the following scenario waiving fossil carbons in the future forces the usage of alternatives. The alternatives are clear, and thus, in addition to the multiple use of carbon molecules through recycling and the increasing use of #CO2 as a carbon source, biomass will play an important role in the future to meet the demand for carbon for material and chemical use.

Starting 2025 with an introduction to our new field of #biobased #chemicals A little journey - The Carbon cycle In the context of our post by describing the importance of #CO2, our focus is on defossilisation (reducing the use of fossil fuels), not decarbonisation (reducing the use of carbon). ➡️ This is because #carbon generally comes from fossil sources such as crude oil, natural gas or coal. Consequently, the aim must be to extract carbon from non-fossil, i.e. renewable, sources and make it available to the chemical industry. ➡️ And this is where we come into play because we utilise the advantages of #biomass (e.g. plants or organic waste). What makes biomass so fascinating and useful at the same time is the fact that during its life, the plant continuously absorbs CO2 through photosynthesis, converts it into biomass and releases oxygen in the process. A completely natural and vital process. ➡️ The biogenic carbon is extracted and the use of fossil raw materials can be dispensed with, at least at this point. #Fossil carbon remains in the soil and is not pumped into the atmosphere. We only utilise the carbon atoms that are already present in the atmosphere and have since been converted into biomass. This creates a natural carbon cycle.