Tag: pursue
A second life for batteries – economy
The old, beige Fiat motorhome is still on the street in front of the Voltfang factory, in a dreary industrial area in Aachen. Three engineering students from RWTH Aachen once…
Telekom, Vodafone, O2, 1&1: Why the mobile phone auction is canceled this time – Economy
3G, UMTS – does something ring? This is hardly the case for most cell phone owners today, but very likely for mobile phone providers. In August 2000, after a sensational…
Apple: When the scrap press threatens – economy
The video doesn’t even last a minute. A ticking metronome, a record player turning on, everything starts harmlessly. But then, spot on, there it is, a brilliantly polished, gigantic scrap…
Armin Papperger: “We are not war profiteers” – Economy
A Friday afternoon in Düsseldorf, during an interview shortly before the weekend, Armin Papperger wears his blue and white striped shirt open and casual. The 61-year-old has been working for…
Health: RWE’s deadly legacy
The DAX group has bought power plants in Great Britain. Employees in the plants previously came into contact with asbestos. Decades later, the workers become ill and sue for damages.…
Menstrual products: "We had it twice as difficult"
The market for alternatives to tampons and pads is booming. Gen Z wants to move away from disposable products. Female founders benefit from this – and at the same time…
Digital and electrical industry: order slump like not seen in a long time – economy
The slump in orders in the German electrical and digital industries worsened again in March. New orders fell by 17.8 percent, the highest in almost four years, as the industry…
Europe’s dealings with China: Still naive to submissive – Opinion
Far too many refuse to learn the lessons from the disaster with Putin when dealing with Beijing. You can see it at BASF and Mercedes, and also recently when Scholz…
Employees: How right-wing groups are gaining influence in companies
Regardless of whether it is the auto industry or the care sector: Where employees are afraid of the future, right-wing populists try to score points against IG Metall and Verdi.…
Million dollar verdict: Court awards Middelhoff creditors damages
He was once a superstar among Germany’s managers, then he ended up in prison. Ex-Arcandor boss Thomas Middelhoff has long been leading a new life – but his lawyer is…