Flanders Investment & Trade - Germany

Akkreditierung Botschafter Piet Heirbaut (DE | EN ⤵️) Botschafter Piet Heirbaut hat sein Beglaubigungsschreiben Bundespräsident Steinmeier übergeben. Damit sind alle offiziellen Schritte gemacht und ist er nun Botschafter des Königreichs Belgien in Deutschland! Botschafter Heirbaut war die vergangenen vier Jahre Generaldirektor für Rechtsangelegenheiten im 🇧🇪 Außenministerium. Zuvor war er als Botschafter in Kuwait und Bahrain tätig. Im Namen des gesamten Botschaftsteam heißen wir Botschafter Heirbaut herzlich Willkommen und freuen uns auf die gute Zusammenarbeit 🤝 +++ Ambassador Heirbaut has presented his credentials to Federal President Steinmeier. This means that all official steps have been taken and he is now Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Germany! Ambassador Heirbaut has been Director General for Legal Affairs at the 🇧🇪 Foreign Ministry for the past four years. Prior to that, he served as Ambassador to Kuwait and Bahrain. We warmly welcome Ambassador Heirbaut and look forward to a fruitful collaboration 🤝 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium Vertretung von Flandern in Deutschland Alexander Homann Bundespräsidialamt Flanders Investment & Trade - Germany Belgian Defence

⚠️ Webinar – Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT)’s formulas at HANNOVER MESSE 2025! Join our 30 minutes webinar on Thursday 19 December (11u-11u30) to learn more about our formulas at Hannover Messe! Discover how you can leverage our plug-and-play demo booths to showcase your innovations at the world’s leading industrial trade show. Interested in joining? Let us know via stephanie.verhue@fitagency.be --- 🦾 Shaping the future of Industry? Join us for HANNOVER MESSE 2025! Claim your demo space at the world-leading industrial trade show. Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), and Startup.Flanders have plug and play demo booths for you in Hall 8 (Smart Manufacturing) and Hall 17 (Digital Ecosystems). What? Plug and play demo booths! -    A demo booth includes: 🔌  Info desk (incl. print logo) 🔌  Screen with backwall 🔌  Your own space of 4 to 5m2 to showcase your products 🔌  + you can make free use of the facilities provided by FIT (co working space on the pavilion, coffee, tea, water, soft drinks). FIT also organises a large-scale networking reception at the stand, where you can enjoy extra exposure and invite prospects yourself. -      Plug and play, as FIT takes care of the organisation, logistics and preparation of the stand. So you can concentrate 100% on making business contacts! For who? 🏭 Smart Manufacturing (Automation and Sensor technology, Logistics Automation, Process Automation, Robotics,…) 🤖 Digital Ecosystems (IT/OT Security, 5G and Wireless Technology, Cloud/Edge Computing, Business Management Software,…) Where? At the world known HANNOVER MESSE! 📍 Hal 8 (Smart Manufacturing) – your spot on the Flemish Pavilion of +100m2. The pavilion is located on the main walking aisle, in a connecting zone between two gigantic halls – in short: a location with a lot of traction! More info: https://lnkd.in/eerEjTgT 📍 Hal 17 (Digital Ecosystems) – a spot on our Satellite booth means showcasing at the heart of the Software Hall - meters away from the Microsoft booth! Update: ❌ sold out!   When? Between 31st of March and 4th of April 💭 Wondering what the 2024 edition looked like? Have a look at our recap post! https://shorturl.at/b4rRo 🔻 Startup.Flanders, Empowering What’s Next   Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Dirk Smolders Olivier Van Orshoven Stephanie Verhue Janne Kindt Wim Pappaert Joachim Hendrycks Pieter De Maeght Jessica Manthey Karla Laheye Team Bedrijfstrajecten - VLAIO Anke Albregts Leuven MindGate Start it Accelerate | @KBC Agoria Scaleup Flanders Flanders Make Fiers Jeroen

🚛🌍 The Logistics Hall of Fame network continues to expand! We're delighted to welcome Flanders Investment & Trade - Germany as our newest network partner. As the economic development agency of the Flemish Region, FIT supports Flemish companies in their international growth and helps foreign investors establish themselves in Flanders. Joining our circle of supporters reflects their commitment to promoting excellence, innovation, and collaboration in the logistics sector. Headquartered in Brussels, FIT’s dedication strengthens our mission to honor outstanding achievements in logistics. 🙏 Thank you, Flanders Investment & Trade, for your engagement and support! #logisticshalloffame #lhof #supporters #thankyou

Today, Aurubis marks a significant milestone in sustainable metal recycling in Europe. At Aurubis Olen, Belgium, we inaugurated a state-of-the-art recycling plant that will recover valuable metals such as nickel and copper, further strengthening our commitment to innovation and the circular economy. ♻️ The new hydrometallurgical bleed treatment plant, BOB (Bleed treatment Olen Beerse), is a groundbreaking addition to Aurubis international smelter network. With an investment of € 85 million and the creation of over 30 new jobs, BOB enables us to process electrolyte streams from our tankhouses in Beerse and Olen, keeping more strategically important metals in the European production cycle. Fully aligned with the highest environmental standards, this facility sets new benchmarks in energy efficiency and resource responsibility. 💬 Inge Hofkens, Aurubis COO Multimetal Recycling, highlights the broader significance of the plant: “BOB clearly demonstrates our commitment to innovation and a circular economy. With this facility, we are taking recycling to the next level, as it allows us to optimally process valuable metals from dynamic and continuously changing input materials and recycling markets. We are committed to expanding our leading role in sustainability in line with our Tomorrow Metals promise and we continuously strive to use resources even more responsibly.” 🙏 This achievement was only possible thanks to the dedication of the Aurubis team. Hans Van de Water, Managing Director Aurubis Olen, expressed his pride: “Today marks a significant point in our company's history: The new recycling plant now enables us to cover the full production cycle in-house — a true milestone for the Olen plant. This is the result of the collective efforts of our entire team. It makes me proud to see that everyone played their part, from the design and construction phase to commissioning.” With BOB, Aurubis continues to deliver on its strategic roadmap, reinforcing its leadership in multimetal recycling and contributing to a more sustainable and circular future for Europe. #Aurubis #MetalsforProgress #CommittedtoDeliver #TomorrowMetals #Recycling #CircularEconomy 

It’s been a busy day at #Flanders’ booth at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen. And that’s how we want it: plenty of fruitful meetings. Tomorrow, Thursday November 21, is your final chance to meet arcsec, OIP Space Instruments, Group ACB , Strain 2 Data, EDGX, ST Engineering, imec, Sirris | Innovation forward, VITO, at booth K41 of Vlaamse Ruimtevaartindustrie vzw & Flanders Space, and other Flemish high-tech champions like Caeleste (booth S29), Magics Technologies (R28) and Magcam (X24) elsewhere on the fair. #SpaceTechExpo

The Circular Valley Forum 2024 was a huge success! Over 1,500 participants – including countless leaders from business, academia, politics, and civil society – came together to take action toward a circular economy. Inspiring talks, engaging discussions, and a shared commitment to accelerating the transformation to circularity made the event truly unforgettable. A big thank you to all who participated and made this year's Forum what it was. We can’t wait for next year! #cvf24 #circularvalleyforum #circularvalley #circulareconomy #homeofcirculareconomy #kreislaufwirtschaft #heimatderkreislaufwirtschaft