Location Leuna

Fraunhofer CBP is located on the chemical site of InfraLeuna GmbH, in the immediate vicinity of companies such as Leuna Polyamid GmbH, Linde, Shell, Total Energies, and UPM. 

With its pilot plants, its infrastructure embedded within a chemical park, as well as its expertise and many years of experience, it serves as a scaling platform that bridges the gap to processes suitable for large-scale industrial application. In this way, CBP contributes to the implementation of sustainable chemical processes that help the chemical industry become more resilient and competitive.

The establishment of Fraunhofer CBP marked an important step toward transforming Leuna into an integrated bio- and petrochemical hub and positioning it as a pioneer in the industrial use of renewable raw materials.

Sustainability  

The Leuna chemical site is developing into Germany's center for sustainable chemistry. Renewable raw materials, circular economy and the industrial use of green hydrogen are the current megatrends in chemistry. Leuna has a leading position in this field. With the biorefinery, the specialty polymer plant and the world's largest PEM electrolysis, the plants currently under construction by UPM, TOPAS and Linde show the path that the chemical site will consistently pursue in the coming years.