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The amendment to the German Federal Emission Protection Ordinance (4th BImSchV) by the German legislator brings clarity and relief both for the placing on the market of smaller electrolysers below 5 MW and for large-scale plants.

In a survey, members of the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Association gave their views on the economic outlook for the industry and on key sales markets.

Incoming orders in large-scale plant engineering reached a multi-year high in 2024. This was due to numerous large-scale projects in industrialised countries, the Middle East and Africa.

The market for waste incineration plants has been growing for years, driven by rapidly increasing waste volumes, strict legal standards and the expansion of district heating.

Power plant construction is facing a promising future. This is due to the electrification of many areas of life and the transformation of energy systems towards greater sustainability.

This article provides a concise update of the industry reports from 2024 and thus enables targeted insights into the most important changes in the respective markets.

After the second face-to-face meeting on 8.11.2024 and numerous further online meetings of the 7 sub-working groups, the first drafts and H2 requirements lists are available. (update no. 3)

Review of 2024 and outlook for the new year

At an initial public meeting on 3.9.2024 at the VDMA in Frankfurt, almost 50 experts specified the aim and focus of the project and defined working groups. Initial results will be discussed on 8.11.2024. (Update no. 2)

Jürgen Nowicki, Linde Engineering, confirmed as Chairman of the Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Association. His deputies are Dr. Hannes Storch, Outotec GmbH & Co KG and Martin Oetjen, MAN Energy Solutions SE.

Popular science publications are full of statements about the "end of oil & gas". But what is the reality?

We cordially invite you to join us on 1 and 2 October 2024 at the Engineering Summit - the interface between the European plant engineering sector, its stakeholders, and its customer industries. 

In a first pre-kickoff meeting (26.6.2024 at VDMA Frankfurt) the aim and direction of the approval guideline were discussed with 40 interested parties. Next date 3.9.2024.

The VDMA supports large-scale plant engineering companies with a comprehensive network of highly specialized expert committees.

Ensure the success of your construction site projects with clear service descriptions. In this executive workshop, our Certified International Senior Project Manager Ralf von Breitenbach will show you how to do this.

The industry is facing the challenge of adapting to a changing market environment and taking advantage of the great opportunities presented by decarbonization and the new technologies that come with it.

As a driving force in the sustainable transformation, the paper plant engineering sector is investing in the development of innovative production processes.

These cybersecurity obligations are coming to mechanical engineering companies

Here you will find the most important data, facts and figures about VDMA Large-scale Plant Engineering, as well as a summary of the key political issues affecting the industry.

The top management of the European large industrial plant manufacturing sector met again in person at the 8th Engineering Summit in Darmstadt on 20 and 21 July 2022.

Two years of pandemic, two years without a trade fair - Iris Münz, Managing Director of ultraTec Anlagentechnik Münz, is clearly looking forward to GrindingHub in Stuttgart (May 17-20, 2022): "We just had our prototype up and running in October 2019, then Corona arrived," she says. "Now we really can't wait to demonstrate our ultrasonic deburring system to a wide expert audience."

The annual Status Report describes the current challenges and economic situation of the VDMA large-scale plant engineering sector in the global market.

Driven by the USA and China, the global economy is expected to remain on an expansionary path. However, the war between Russia and Ukraine is now fundamentally calling this growth optimism into question.

Due to their high export quota the companies of the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Group are particularly affected by double taxation.

New version of the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft) with stricter limits for pollutant emissions from industrial plants requiring a permit.

Plant construction projects are a complex matter of international taxation of large plants.

This article provides an overview of the latest developments and is intended to help avoid unnecessary tax burdens and prevent double taxation in the area of corporate taxation.

Business opportunities and sustainable development in the Brazilian energy market: from the booming oil & gas sector to the energy transition

In view of the current postponement of investments, further consolidation in the large-scale plant engineering sector is to be expected.

In 2020, the market environment for large-scale plant engineering was dominated by the effects of the Corona crisis and a slowdown in global economic momentum.

In the steel industry, hydrogen-based technological approaches in particular offer an answer to the challenges of the climate crisis.

The VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers' Group appeals to the the European Union to reform the conditions for export credits.

From a fiscal point of view, too, the pandemic has radically changed many things for the economy and thus also for the VDMA Large Industrial Plant Manufacturers.

As the economy becomes increasingly digital, the business models of many companies are changing. Many new digital business models are no longer tied to physical locations.

Companies from all over Europe are involved in the VDMA. Mechanical engineering is a familiar term to many, but what distinguishes plant engineering? The following pages show the diversity of the plant engineering sectors, the complexity of the project business, but also forward-looking solutions to meet the challenges of the time.

Despite the pandemic, Germany will be represented with a very large German Pavilion at the trade fair trio ECWATECH + WASTECH + NO-Dig from 7 - 9 September 2021 at the Crocus site in Moscow. Trade visitors will be able to learn about technological news with more than 40 German companies. Germany will again have the largest foreign participation at the fair. 

German photovoltaics machine manufacturers are feeling the serious impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the demand side. Their incoming orders drop by more than 70 percent in the second quarter. China, their most important export market, weakens.

Under the motto "Focus on promoting young talent", the Erik Menges Foundation focuses on the development and promotion of degree programs and practice-oriented seminars at colleges and universities.

In the course of ongoing digitalization, the construction of large-scale plants is facing significant market changes, for which companies have to prepare intensively.

VDMA Großanlagenbau supplies a wide range of environmental engineering solutions and enables its customers to produce in an energy and resource-saving manner.

The efficient use of all construction and assembly resources available in a company is an essential component for higher productivity on construction sites.

The cross-border activities of large plant manufacturers continue to carry substantial risks, particularly with regard to issues such as permanent establishments and transfer prices.

New VDMA Practical Guide "HSE Plan in Industrial Plant Engineering"

German large industrial plant manufacturers are focused in innovation in order to defend their technology leadership. Consequently, they promote continuous learning and development of business and individual competences.

Total sales in the 1st quarter of 2020 for photovoltaics machine manufacturers are less than 50 percent of the previous year's level. Order intake promises recovery. 90 percent of Asian orders come from China.

At the end of the year, total revenue for the fourth quarter falls by 4 percent for solar equipment manufacturers compared with the previous quarter. Order intake slumps significantly in the 4th quarter. There is a clouded mood for the year 2020.

VDMA & BMWi open doors for process technology to chemical & petrochemical clusters in Tampico / Altamira and Coatzacoalcos (Eastern Mexico). Talks at BASF Mexico, Braskem and others confirmed.

In the working group Technology - Laundry and Dry Cleaning Machines, technical and environmental topics relating to the mechanical engineering sector are advanced in the textile care sector.

The German manufacturers of solar equipment increased their total sales by 12 per cent, while incoming orders rose by 26 per cent compared with the previous quarter. Nevertheless, expectations for the 4th quarter are subdued. Order intake in Asia shows a strong Malaysian market.

The "VDMA Technology Guide Oil - Gas - Petrochemicals 2019/2020" has been published under the title Combining Fossil and Renewable Systems - Achieving Decarbonisation.