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2008-06-24  : STEP Award 2008 competition now accepting applications

Eligible candidates are successful businesses based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland involved in pharmaceuticals, chemistry, life sciences, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Businesses in medical technology or greentech will be included this year. The winner of this competition will receive a prize of € 100,000. All entry forms must be submitted by August 15, 2008.
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2008-05-05  : Safe, reliable disposal solutions for any waste

At Industriepark Höchst, a leading research and manufacturing site in Frankfurt with nearly 90 tenants, park operator Infraserv Höchst ensures the proper disposal of many different types of waste and wastewater with a sophisticated network of cutting-edge waste-management facilities. No matter how demanding the production residues and wastes may be, Infraserv Höchst supplies its 200 internal and external customers with fully compliant, competitive and eco-friendly disposal solutions. At the IFAT in Munich from May 5 to 9, Infraserv Höchst will discuss these and other issues relating to waste, wastewater, biogas production and refuse-derived fuel.
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2008-04-30  : Topping-off ceremony for the second section of the FIZ Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Center

In one short year, the consortium consisting of Infraserv Höchst, LHI Leasing GmbH and Munich-based Henn Architects completed the extended shell for the second section of the FIZ Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Center (FIZ).
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2008-04-22  : Zero Regio project: one-year field trial for "zero-emission" vehicles

In November 2006, Fraport started a test of three fuel-cell-powered cars at Frankfurt Airport. The timing was not coincidental: A hydrogen filling station opened up in the southern sector of nearby Industriepark Höchst at the same time. Several weeks ago, a fourth vehicle was added by Infraserv Höchst at Industriepark Höchst. The tests – which are part of Zero Regio, a project sponsored by the EU and coordinated by Infraserv Höchst – provide valuable insight into operating and fueling these vehicles.
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2008-04-18  : Regional Council licenses New Logistics Center

The Darmstadt Regional Council has issued an operating license for the New Logistics Center (NLC) in Industriepark Höchst. Worth EUR 44 million in total, the project is being conducted by Infraserv Höchst, who operates the park, and Infraserv Logistics, its subsidiary. The two companies began construction last summer after the Regional Council issued a preliminary permit to start work early. The facility is scheduled to start operations in the 3rd quarter of 2008.
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2008-04-15  : Höchst FM Colloquium: new event series on industrial-facility management successfully established in Industriepark Höchst

Industrial-facility management (IFM) is the FM topic of the future. To remain globally competitive, industrial companies face a twofold challenge: to optimize not only their production processes, but also their "secondary" processes. The International Institute for Facility Management (i²fm) and Infraserv Höchst, who operates Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt and also offers FM services, have created a new event series: the Höchst FM Colloquium. With its combination of seminars, conferences and key events, it provides a forum for discussion among FM decision-makers and professionals at manufacturing companies. The visitor numbers clearly indicate the forum's relevance for industry. Several major pharmaceutical firms who regularly visit the events are already beginning to develop action plans for developing their FM organizations based on some of the talks given in the series.
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2008-04-04  : Infraserv Höchst´s Know-How for Russian Chemical Industrial Parks

In signing a letter of intent on January 21, 2008, Oleg I. Betin, the governor of the Tambov region and Infraserv Höchst CEO Dr. Roland Mohr confirmed the intent to cooperate in the development of chemical sites in the Tambov region, located southeast of Moscow.
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2008-03-14  : Official kick-off for major cutting-edge project

Industriepark Höchst has just taken a big leap towards a more attractive future: Gerold Dieke, Council Chairman; Jürgen Vormann and Roland Mohr, CEO and COO of Infraserv Höchst; Rolf Hauerwas and Marcell Peuckert, Managing Directors of Thermal Conversion Compound Industriepark Höchst GmbH; and Masayoshi Hirose, Vice President of prime contractor Ebara, officially began construction on the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Industriepark Höchst. With a budget of EUR 300 million, this is the biggest single investment in the park's history. The facility is slated to come on stream in the second quarter of 2009.
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2008-02-29  : Darmstadt Regional Council approves waste-to-energy plant in Industriepark Höchst

The Darmstadt Regional Council has approved the construction of the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Industriepark Höchst. On February 29, Gerold Dieke, the Council Chairman, presented the written operating license to Rolf Hauerwas and Marcell Peuckert, the Managing Directors of Thermal Conversion Compound Industriepark Höchst GmbH (T2C), which will run the plant. T2C is part-owned by Infraserv Höchst, who operates Industriepark Höchst.
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2007-12-11  : € 400 million invested in Industriepark Höchst

2007 is a special year for Infraserv Höchst. Not only did the industrial-services provider celebrate its tenth anniversary this summer, Industriepark Höchst was also selected as the new location for chemicals company Ticona. During the selection process, the company looked at more than 50 industrial areas before it chose Industriepark Höchst. It has also been a special year in terms of total tenant investment: In 2007, all the occupants invested € 400 million in the site. This is the highest level in the last five years and brings total investment since 2000 to € 3.1 billion.
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2007-11-29  : STEP Award 2007:
Small structures with a big impact - € 100,000 for Nanogate AG

This year's STEP Award 2007 has gone to Nanogate AG. Ralf Zastrau, Nanogate AG's CEO, and Michael Jung, its COO, accepted the € 100,000 STEP Award in a formal ceremony on the 50th floor of the Commerzbank Tower, while over 100 entrepreneurs, sponsors and partners of the competition looked on. The competition's initiators, Roland Mohr, Managing Director of Infraserv Höchst, and Volker Sach, Managing Director of F.A.Z.-Institut, presented the trophy to the proud winners.
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2007-11-27  : IonGate wins the Contest “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”

IonGate Biosciences GmbH was elected by the initiative “Germany - Land of Ideas” as landmark in 2008. The motto “Surfing into the world of drugs” received the jury’s acclaim. IonGate will open it's doors to the public on November 17th 2008 and celebrate the award with an open day, offering visitors the rare opportunity to explore a highly innovative biotech company.
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2007-11-02  : SOL invests in production plant for technical gases

Preparations for a new production plant in Industriepark Höchst are about to begin: SOL S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of medicinal and technical gases, is investing some € 15 million in a facility that will liquefy oxygen and nitrogen. It is also building a tank farm to store the gases.
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2007-08-23  : Foundation laid for New Logistics Center

Boris Rhein, Frankfurt City Councilman for Legal Affairs, Safety, Fire Protection and Human Resources, Jürgen Vormann, Chief Executive Officer of Infraserv Höchst, and Hermann-Josef Kellerhaus, Managing Director of Infraserv Logistics, laid the foundation for the New Logistics Center (NLC) in Industriepark Höchst on August 23.
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2007-07-27  : New Ticona plant will be located in Industriepark Höchst

Ticona GmbH will move its plant from Kelsterbach to the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt am Main. This was announced on Friday by Dr. Joachim Gersdorf, Managing Director of Ticona GmbH, during a press conference attended by Jürgen Vormann and Dr. Roland Mohr, the managing directors of Infraserv Höchst, which operates the Industrial Park.
The new facility will begin production of Hostaform®, a technical polymer, in the Industriepark Höchst as of 2011. Ticona will employ approximately 300 persons at their site in the Höchst Industrial Park.
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2007-07-06  : Construction begins on New Logistics Center

Construction has begun on the New Logistics Center (NLC) in Industriepark Höchst. Infraserv Höchst and its subsidiary Infraserv Logistics are erecting a state-of-the-art high-bay warehouse in the southern section of the industrial park. It will replace several of the old storage buildings and greatly streamline the logistics processes.
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2007-07-02  : New biogas plant to supply clean energy for Industriepark Höchst

Hesse's Environment Minister Wilhelm Dietzel and Roland Mohr, Managing Director of Infraserv Höchst, kicked off the commissioning phase of the new biogas plant at Industriepark Höchst. Infraserv Höchst is investing EUR 15 million in the project.

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2007-06-22  : "Industrial history on fast forward"

A major milestone for Infraserv Höchst: Today, the operator of Industriepark Höchst marked the company's ten-year anniversary with an official celebration. Tomorrow, there will be more festivities for the some 2,900 employees of the Infraserv Höchst Group and their families. One of the 180 well-wishers at the ceremony was Hessian Economics Minister Alois Rhiel, who congratulated Infraserv Höchst on behalf of the state government. "Infrastructure operators have an important role to play in the chemical industry," said the Economics Minister. "They cover a large portion of the cost of produc
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2007-06-14  : Corporate social responsibility starts with occupational safety and health

There is a growing awareness that managers have to plan in decades, and not just quarter-to-quarter; that some assets cannot be quantified in dollars and cents; and that sustainability and community responsibility are essential for success in business. This viewpoint, also called "corporate social responsibility", covers many more fields. Take plant safety and occupational safety and health: They are both closely tied to social responsibility and require a highly trained workforce. To help companies face the challenge of minimizing training costs and time without compromising on quality, Infraserv Höchst has developed a new educational product. Called "blended learning", it brings together the best of e-learning and face-to-face training, giving customers every possible combination of the two methods.
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2007-05-29  : € 100,000 for expanding companies: STEP Award 2007

The STEP Award is back! After its establishment last year by Infraserv Höchst and F.A.Z.-Institut, the business competition will again be honoring growing firms that have shown their commitment to the "Sprit to expand", as the STEP Award motto goes.
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2007-04-25  : Infraserv Höchst selected to build second construction stage of Frankfurt Biotechnology Innovation Center

A consortium consisting of Infraserv Höchst, LHI Leasing GmbH and Munich-based Henn Architekten won the contract to build the second construction stage of the Frankfurt Biotechology Innovation Center (FIZ) in a bidding competition managed by the center's operating company. As the prime contractor, Infraserv Höchst will have ultimate responsibility for engineering and erecting the complex; it will also be designing the mechanical building services. Infraserv Höchst was tapped to supervise the second construction stage on the basis of its rapid project-management work for FIZ's first constru
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2007-04-20  : New Logistics Center in Industriepark Höchst

A new high-bay warehouse is going up in Industriepark Höchst. Infraserv Höchst and its subsidiary, Infraserv Logistics, are planning to construct a new building to replace the existing warehouses, some of which are decades old. The state-of-the-art, fully automated Logistics Center will enable processes to be highly streamlined and strict safety standards to be optimally met using the latest technology. The project budget amounts to EUR 44 million. The application documents have been open for public comment since Monday, March 26. Members of the community can view the documents until April
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2007-04-11  : New Director of Site Development at Infraserv Höchst

Werner Schiebler (55) is the new Director of Site Development at Infraserv Höchst. He is taking over from Andreas Brockmeyer, who has been made Director of Sales and Marketing at Provadis Partner für Bildung und Beratung GmbH. Brockmeyer is replacing Monika Kolb-Klausch, who on August 1st will become General Manager of Schulen des Deutschen Buchhandels, an academy specializing in publishing and bookselling courses. Werner Schiebler: Returning home Werner Schiebler, who has been with Infraserv Höchst since April 1, is already familiar with the job. After studying biochem
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2007-02-02  : Italian industrial-gas producer SOL to build liquefaction plant in Industriepark Höchst

The Italian Group SOL has signed a contract with Infraserv Höchst for the construction of a plant in Industriepark Höchst, Frankfurt, that will produce liquefied industrial and medicinal gases. SOL will build the facility, and Infraserv will supply raw materials and infrastructure. Infraserv will also operate and manage the plant. SOL is investing about € 15 million in the project. The facility will be equipped with the most advanced technologies, particularly with respect to environmental friendliness and energy efficiency. The plant’s products, mainly high-purity liquid oxygen and nitroge
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2007-01-18  : Waste-to-energy and clean fuel for everyone

Industriepark Höchst has always been poised on the cutting edge – being Hoechst AG's former parent plant, it is steeped in a long tradition of research and development. So when it comes to innovative energy-supply systems, the 80-plus companies at Industriepark Höchst have no problem developing leading-edge solutions and pointing the way to the future. Take Infraserv Höchst: As the operator of advanced technical infrastructure at the 4.6-km² chemical and pharmaceutical research and production site, it is carrying out several projects that will generate energy efficiently with minimal environm
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2007-01-08  : Single largest investment in Industriepark Höchst's history

Infraserv Höchst is building a clean power plant that incinerates up to 675,000 metric tons of refuse-derived fuel per year in a circulating fluidized bed. Sited in Industriepark Höchst, this waste-to-energy (WTE) facility will be the largest of its kind in Germany. That is not the only record: Its project budget is roughly EUR 300 million, making it the single largest investment in Industriepark Höchst's history. The cornerstone for the new plant will be laid in the first half of 2007, while the facility is projected to come on stream in late 2008. The venture will create 40 jobs. An operatin
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2006-12-05  : STEP Award 2006 presented in Industriepark Höchst

"... and the STEP Award goes to ...": December 5 witnessed a ceremony almost as impressive as the Academy Awards: the presentation of the € 100,000 STEP Award, an entrepreneurship prize launched this year by Infraserv Höchst and F.A.Z.-Institut Innovationsprojekte (Innovation Projects). At a celebratory gala in Industriepark Höchst, GENEART accepted its € 100,000 prize to the applause of the other finalists, the sponsors and the partners of the competition. The cup was handed over to the STEP Award winners by Rol
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2006-11-17  : Launch of public hydrogen filling station at Industriepark Höchst in Hesse is first step toward region without motor vehicle emissions

The launch of a hydrogen filling station on the southern edge of Industriepark Höchst begins the practical phase of “Zero Regio” following two years of preparations. Co-funded by the European Union, the project is aimed at creating a hydrogen-fuel infrastructure in Germany’s Rhine-Main region and testing the suitability of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles for everyday use.
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2006-10-23  : Professional project management gives competitive advantage

As a source of impulses for the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Industriepark Höchst can hardly be matched elsewhere in Germany. The more than 80 on-site companies invested in excess of 2.3 billion euros in the industrial park between 2000 and 2005 – ample testimony to its viability and dynamism. What makes the park especially attractive are the optimal conditions and an infrastructure perfectly suited to tenants’ needs. There is room for new tenants, too: About 76 fully developed hectares of land are vacant in the park, which covers an area of 4.6 square kilometers and
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2006-10-23  : Co-digestion plant in Industriepark Höchst

Infraserv Höchst is building a co-digestion plant in Industriepark Höchst that will produce 30,000 cubic meters of biogas daily by degrading organic waste and the organic components of sludge. Carrying a price tag of some 15 million euros, the facility will be the first of its kind to generate biogas from industrial sludge. Construction began in June in the western part of the industrial park, which has a total area of 4.6 square kilometers. The park is home to more than 80 companies, employing some 22,000 people, in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and process industries. Sched
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2006-10-23  : Facts and Figures: Infraserv Höchst and the Industriepark Höchst

Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG

• Operator for advanced technical infrastructure for the chemical, pharmaceutical and related process industries as well as energy- and waste disposal-intensive process industry and complete site operator of the Industriepark Höchst
• all necessary services in the fields of energy and raw material supplies, logistics, facility management, environmental protection, waste disposal, security and health as well as qualification, training, and technical-school services
• annual revenues of 812 million euros
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  2006-09-05  : Infraserv Höchst and Mainova EnergieDienste agree to join forces in marketing facility-management services

  
  

  Yesterday, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG, an industrial-services provider and the operator of Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt, and Mainova EnergieDienste GmbH, a provider of decentralized energy and media services (contracting) and facility-management services, signed a cooperation agreement to work closely together in marketing their facility-management services. The deal is expect
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  2006-05-15  : Co-digestion plant in Industriepark Höchst

  
  Infraserv Höchst plans to build a co-digestion plant in Industriepark Höchst. Every day, the plant will produce 30,000 cubic meters of biogas by converting the organic constituents of biosolids and organic wastes. Infraserv Höchst is investing some EUR 15 million in the facility, the first of its kind to generate biogas with industrial biosolids. This summer, construction will begin in the western sector of the 4.6-km² industrial park. Industriepark Höchst houses more than 80 companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and process industry and is the daily workplace for 22,000
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  2006-05-15  : “Excellent” FM service: Infraserv Höchst wins 2006 IFMA Award

  
  Infraserv Höchst has received the “FM Preis der Industrie” facility-management award for its innovative product, Mobile Maintenance, at Hannover Messe. This award was presented by the International Facility-Management Association Deutschland (IFMA) for the first time ever and honors companies that have implemented successful facility-management concepts. The first place went to the carmaker BMW, which realized enormous cost savings at one of its plants by bundling FM services and reducing the number of service providers. Infraserv Höchst won second place for Mobile Maintenance, where building-
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  2006-05-15  : EUR 100,000 for growth companies: STEP Award

  
  Infraserv Höchst and F.A.Z.-Institut have jointly created a competition geared towards growing companies – the STEP Award. The contest is open to small and medium-sized enterprises in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, life sciences, bio /nanotechnology and materials management. The award-winner will receive a cash prize of EUR 50,000 and a comprehensive service package worth the same amount. “I am convinced that we can reach many growth companies with this award, while the funding and support will help the prize-winner position itself in the market,” said Infraserv Managing Director Roland Mohr duri
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  2006-05-15  : Faster logistics processes despite increasing truck numbers

  
  Every day, 500 trucks arrive at Industriepark Höchst's South Gate, where all the heavy goods traffic of the 4.6-km² park is handled. The number is set to climb further, fuelled by the new production facilities and investment projects of the occupant firms. All told, the 80-plus tenant companies have invested over EUR 2.3 billion in Industriepark Höchst since 2000 – proof positive of the potential of the industrial site, where 22,000 people work every day. As a consequence, Infraserv Höchst, the site operator, and Infraserv Logistics, its subsidiary, have been continuously expanding the site’s
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  2006-05-15  : EnergyStatistiX even more powerful

  
  Infraserv Höchst has revamped the EnergyStatistiX energy-management system and developed a new, more user-friendly and powerful version of the tried-and-true system. In addition to a redesign of the user interface along the lines of familiar Windows programs, new features have also been added. Users enjoy more simplified and individualized access to the different types of data acquired with the versatile energy-management system, all depending on how users want to measure and bill the acquired data, and which information is relevant to the users. Ongoing energy-consumption monitori
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  2006-05-15  : State-of-the-art ventilation engineering for lab facilities

  
  HVAC and plumbing – in this field, there are countless service providers offering planning, implementation and maintenance services. However, whenever these services are required in lab facilities, the number of qualified service providers decreases rapidly. And when it comes to equipping individual systems in an existing facility with state-of-the-art technology, coordinating them and meeting highly specialized requirements, the number of qualified providers drops to a very modest figure. Infraserv Höchst is one such specialized service provider: As the site operator of a 4.6-km² industrial p
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  2006-05-15  : Provadis university receives state accreditation

  
  The Hesse State Minister for Science and the Arts, Udo Corts, has awarded the full state accreditation to the Provadis School of International Management and Technology. Before, the university founded in 2003 had only been "state approved". Now, the Ministry has confirmed that the university offers the long-term assurance that it can meet statewide standards for universities and can reach their instructional goals at the end of each stage in the degree program. At the same time, the Provadis university received the right to maintain a private university and testing program that concludes with
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  2006-05-15  : Hydrogen filling station to be built at Industriepark Höchst

  
  Infraserv Höchst will be building a hydrogen filling station in the southern part of Industriepark Höchst in the months to come. The measure is part of the EU’s “Zero Regio” project aimed at advancing hydrogen and fuel-cell technology in the automotive sector. Under the leadership of Infraserv Höchst, 16 European partners from four countries are involved in the project, which aims to build a hydrogen infrastructure in the Rhine-Main area and in Lombardy. The first goal of “Zero Regio” is to test the suitability of fuel-cell vehicles for everyday use. The project's long-term goal is to reduce d
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  2006-05-15  : Infraserv Höchst on the growth track

  
  Industriepark Höchst is booming. In the last few years, new companies have moved to the 4.6-km2 industrial site near Frankfurt Airport, and its corporate tenants have invested an enormous EUR 2.3 billion in the industrial park since 2000. "This figure, and the new projects in the pipeline for this year, is a clear indication of the park's power and potential," said Jürgen Vormann, who runs Infraserv Höchst, the industrial park's operator, together with Roland Mohr. Vormann gave his remarks at a press conference held in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, May 16, at Achema, the world's major trade fair on chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology. At Achema, Roland Mohr presented the new co-digestion plant and the planned hydrogen filling station as examples of Infraserv Höchst's forward-looking investments scheduled for this year.
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  2006-03-27  : Ground-breaking ceremony for Biodiesel production plant in the Industriepark Höchst

  
  Cargill has held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of its biodiesel production plant in the Industriepark Höchst, at Frankfurt am Main. The ceremony was attended by Bram Klaeijsen, corporate vice president of Cargill Europe; Stefan Schreiber, head of Cargill’s biodiesel operations in Germany; Secretary of State Karl-Winfried Seif from the Hessen Ministry of Environment, and Dr Roland Mohr, director of the Industriepark Höchst’s operating company, Infraserv Höchst. “The Frankfurt-Main region is i
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  2006-03-10  : Thai government delegation examines safety standards for handling hazardous materials during visit to Infraserv Logistics in Industriepark Höchst

  
  Five members of Thai government agencies had a full schedule during a seven-day visit to Infraserv. Their stay was part of a project run jointly with the German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) aimed at revising safety standards at Thailand’s Bangpoo industrial estate, where large quantities are chemicals are produced and packaged. The GTZ has been training Thais in the transport of hazardous materials since 2000.
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  2006-01-24  : Industriepark Höchst named "Selected Place 2006" in "Germany – Land of Ideas"

  
  Industriepark Höchst has been named a "Selected Place 2006" in "Germany – Land of Ideas," a nationwide public relations campaign in connection with the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany. The campaign, sponsored by the German government and numerous German businesses, is meant to showcase Germany as a wellspring of innovation. Industriepark Höchst was jointly represented in the competition "365 Places in the Land of Ideas" by three companies active in the Park: Clariant, sanofi-aventis and Infraserv Höchst. Each company received a plaque and certificate.
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  2006-01-09  : Infraserv Höchst spins off Main Autoservice Höchst as independent subsidiary

  
  Infraserv Höchst has spun off its automotive center, which became a wholly-owned Infraserv subsidiary on January 1 and goes by the name Main Autoservice Höchst GmbH & Co. KG. Newly structured and now attuned to the market, it has girded itself for success in the highly competitive automotive service business. Hence Infraserv’s former automotive workshops and filling station will not only keep serving customers at Industriepark Höchst, but can also provide services to outside companies as well. “Main Autoservice Höchst offers all the services of a modern automotive workshop, and isn’t rest
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  2005-10-07  : Cargill to build biodiesel plant in Industriepark Höchst

  
  
  
  07 October 2005 – Cargill has announced that its biodiesel plant will be built in Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt/Main. The Industriepark is located 30 km from Cargill’s oilseed crush plant in Mainz. Capable of producing 200,000 tons of the fuel per year, the project represents an investment of more than 25 million euros. Fifteen new jobs will be created by the project, initially announced in
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  2005-09-12  : Infraserv Höchst opens world's largest facility for production of pharmaceutical water – an investment in resource conservation and site enhancement

  
  Dr. Roland Mohr, managing director of Infraserv, opened a new facility for the production of pharmaceutical water today during a ceremony in Industriepark Höchst with Wilhelm Dietzel, the German state of Hesse's minister of environment, rural areas and consumer protection. The nearly 20-million-euro project marks the end of a decade-long modernization of the park's pharmaceutical water supply system. The facility, together with a special distribution system for pharmaceutical water that was completed in 2000, is the largest of its kind in the world. It will help keep customers at the site,
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  2005-05-11  : Start-up Cardec, fuel-cell specialist, moves to Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park

  
  Founded last year by engineers Uz Baumgart and Jens Friederici, Cardec is active in the field of fuel-cell technology, particularly the engineering and serial production of fuel-cell systems. The young company expects that its recent move to Frankfurt-Höchst Industrial Park will give a big boost to its business because the Park is already an established hydrogen and fuel-cell technology site and offers ideal conditions for companies in this field. The advantages were underscored by Dr. Roland Mohr, manager of site operator Infraserv Höchst, who welcomed Cardec to its new offices. Infrase
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  2005-04-26  : Rheinhold & Mahla significantly extends its position in maintenance within the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry

  
  Rheinhold & Mahla AG, Munich, has formally completed the purchase of the maintenance company Infraserv Höchst Technik GmbH & Co. KG (IHT) retroactively to 1 January 2005. Rheinhold & Mahla is thus taking over 100 % of the shares in IHT, a wholly owned
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  2004-12-08  : The Industrial Park's other attractive site: www.industriepark-hoechst.com

  
  Höchst Industrial Park is a site with many interesting facets - infrastructural features and ongoing investment projects along with newly developed products and services. Some of the Industrial Park's most interesting aspects can now be seen on its recently redesigned website at www.industrial-park-frankfurt-hoechst (www.industriepark-hoechst.com). The up-to-date details and information on this website are particularly useful to companies looking for suitable space to set up or expand research and
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  2004-12-08  : Infraserv Höchst at the CPhl 2004: A bird's eye view of Höchst Industrial Park

  
  For those who want to get a broad perspective on the Höchst Industrial Park, it's well worth a look: Hall 12, Stand 12220, at the CPhl 2004, the world's largest trade fair for manufacturers of chemical and pharmaceutical intermediates, offers visitors a real eye full. The Industrial Park operator Infraserv Höchst's stand lets trade fair visitors "fly over" the 4.6 square kilometer industrial complex on the western edge of Frankfurt. This fascinating animated display provides a true-to-life panorama, especially for many international guests whose first glimpse of the former Hoechst AG's mai
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  2004-10-04  : Conversion of “Alte Färberei” building into modern office block

  
  The world-famous Peter Behrens building is the best known edifice in the Höchst Industrial Park, which covers 4.6 square kilometers and is situated in the western part of Frankfurt. There are further historic buildings at the center of the site, which looks back on 140 years of industrial history. For instance, building D 607 – all of the approx. 800 buildings located in the Industrial Park feature an alphanumeric designation – was constructed in the 1890s. Originally, the red-brick building was used to test the dyes developed in the “dye mills” on various fabrics. This is where the old name “
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  2004-10-04  : Industrial FM²: the tailor-made suit that grows as you do

  
  Tailor-made suits are the cat’s whiskers: you look and feel great in them, even if they do come at a price. However, this tailor-made look has its own set of problems; a suit cannot adapt to physical changes – an expanding waistline will render the waistband too tight. Tailor-made industrial FM is also the cat’s whiskers: many service providers promote themselves by promising customized services for building users. However, the circle of those who can also offer financing, project management and construction in line with an integrated concept and even apply such an integrated FM concept to
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  2004-10-04  : “Equity Lease” – helping new companies get off to an easier start

  
  Infraserv Höchst offers laboratory and office space for attractive lease terms to young, innovative companies in their start-up phase. This new profit-sharing scheme, known as “Equity Lease”, supports start-ups or spin-offs on the road from the business idea to the production phase. The companies only pay for the incidental costs and the individually selected services. In return, Infraserv acquires an equity interest in the company. The Höchst Industrial Park is an excellent location for young companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. The close proximity to large
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  2004-10-04  : Infraserv Höchst construction projects: From the FIZ to the “ship on stilts”

  
  What do the chief minister of the federal state of Hesse, the mayoress of Frankfurt, the pharmaceuticals company Sanofi-Aventis and the company BKK Hoechst have in common? Positive experiences with major projects that were implemented with the help of Infraserv Höchst. A few months ago state and local politicians attended the opening of the Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie (FIZ) (Frankfurt Innovation Center for Biotechnology), which was designed and constructed by Infraserv Höchst. The experience Infraserv had gained at the Höchst Industrial Park while constructing the multipurpos
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  2004-10-04  : The Höchst Industrial Park: dynamic site with future prospects

  
  The Höchst Industrial Park is a dynamic site full of future prospects. Development takes place here in more ways than one: 80 companies develop new drugs and active ingredients as well as new products and technologies in a wide range of industries. And as a result, the site is developing, too: new production, laboratory and office buildings are being constructed, infrastructure and logistics facilities are being expanded, open spaces are being developed. With particular regard to the further development of infrastructure and logistics facilities, it is imperative to anticipate future chang
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  2004-10-04  : Infraserv Höchst at the Expo Real: 3-D views of site advantages – customized infrastructure

  
  Major infrastructure projects, optimized supply concepts, interesting new buildings and innovative service concepts – visitors can again look forward to discovering many new things at Infraserv Höchst’s stand (hall C 1, stand C1.131) at the Expo Real trade fair in Munich from October 4 to 6. The site operator of the 4.6-square-kilometer industrial park in the western part of Frankfurt numbers among the most innovative exhibitors of the trade fair, which has become one of the most important meeting places of the international real estate sector in recent years. Innovation is one of the main
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  2004-09-21  : First Korean Business Forum in the Höchst Industrial Park

  
  Around 40 representatives of Korean companies were provided with information about the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main location, cooperation opportunities and entry to the European markets during the Business Forum held in the Höchst Industrial Park on September 21, 2004. The event was organized by the Han-Main Business Center (HMBC), a joint project of Digital Unit Communications Europe GmbH (DUCC) and the Industrial Park operator Infraserv Höchst in cooperation with Daedok/Daegu Valley Venture Association and Daegu Technopark, Administration for Small and Middle Business/Daedok. HMBC consultants have m
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  2004-03-30  : Han-Main Business Center – gateway to the European market

  
  From Frankfurt, it is well known that the rest of the world seems closer than from other European cities. Frankfurt's Rhein-Main airport, the most important air traffic hub on the continent of Europe, is a very significant site factor for internationally operating companies in the region. In addition, as a financial metropolis and center of the vibrant Rhine-Main economic region, Frankfurt has a number of other advantages to offer. In particular, companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and high-tech sectors will find a diverse network in the region, in which there is excellent interacti
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