Magdeburg (dpa/sa) - In the course of the planned large-scale research project CTC in the central German area, the state government is hoping for a successful restructuring of the chemical industry. It must be possible to reduce dependence on fossil raw materials, said Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday in Magdeburg. The CTC can help with this.
In the course of the lignite phase-out, large research centers are to be set up in the central German mining area and in Lusatia. From 2026, the Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) is to be built in Delitzsch, Saxony. An old sugar factory is to become the campus for a sustainable chemical research institute. A branch office with around 300 employees is planned in Saxony-Anhalt. Leuna is the favorite for this, said Science Minister Armin Willingmann (SPD). There should also be projects in Bitterfeld, Schkopau and Zeitz, among others.
The aim of the CTC is to develop a new circular economy based more on recycling and renewable raw materials. This knowledge is to be transferred to industry. About 10,000 jobs could be created in many new companies over a period of 15 years, said the director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Peter Seeberger.
