"Job-Multiversum" is a different kind of job fair. Its second installment was held in Industriepark Höchst on February 18, 2010. Nearly 200 future college graduates accepted invitations from six companies based in Industriepark Höchst – AkzoNobel, Celanese, Clariant, Infraserv Höchst, Kuraray and Sanofi-Aventis – to spend an entire day at production and research facilities otherwise closed to the public, and to learn more about jobs and career opportunities at Industriepark Höchst.
"We are extremely proud of how rapidly our park has developed in the last ten years and how much potential it still has," said Roland Mohr, Managing Director of Infraserv Höchst, in his welcoming address to the students. "Today, you will see cutting-edge technologies being applied and enhanced. You may even see your future workplace."
The merger of the two companies' names is already a success: "Infranova" is a new company that Infraserv Höchst and Mainova EnergieDienste GmbH are establishing in order to build a biomethane-upgrading plant in Industriepark Höchst. In the second half of 2011, the five-million-euro facility will start feeding biomethane into the public gas grid and making a contribution to protecting the climate.
Investments continue to pour into Industriepark Höchst. The investment record, set only last year, was broken once again in 2009. Investments by tenants added up to around EUR 634 million in 2009, an increase of more than EUR 30 million over the previous year. This is a remarkable result in a year filled with challenges, especially for the chemical industry.
New drugs can only enter the market after their active agents pass a battery of time-consuming tests. Now, a new technology can make drug development safer and more efficient by analyzing drug actions faster and more cost-effectively. This achievement was honored with a cash prize and an additional package of benefits and services totaling around € 100,000 at this year's STEP Award competition. Munich-based Nanion Technologies GmbH received the award during a gala event held on the 50th floor of Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt.
After roughly two years of construction, SOL S.p.A., an Italian industrial-gas company, has officially opened its new facility for liquefying industrial gases at Industriepark Höchst. The plant is being managed and operated by Infraserv Höchst.
SOL spent around € 20 million to construct the plant and a tank farm. The facility already started liquefying oxygen and nitrogen back in August. These products are used in several applications, including health care – both in hospitals and at home – and welding engineering.
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