TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Scholz, Alexander
A1  - Theisen, Svenja
A1  - Schneider, Clemens
A1  - Kloo, Ylva
T1  - Structural analysis of petrochemical clusters in Germany : what can be learned for the transformation towards climate-neutrality?
N2  - The petrochemical industry is among the most relevant sectors from an economic, energetic and climate policy perspective. In Western Europe, production occurs in local chemical parks that form strongly connected and densely integrated regional clusters. This paper analyzes the structural characteristics of the petrochemical system in Germany and investigates three particularly distinct clusters regarding their challenges and chances for a transition towards climate-neutrality. For this, feedstock and energy supply, product portfolios and process integration as well as existing transformation activities are examined. We find that depending on their distinct network characteristics and location, unique and complex strategies are to be mastered for every cluster. Despite the many activities underway, none of them seems to have a strategic network to co-create a tailored defossilization strategy for the cluster - which is the core recommendation of this paper to develop.
T2  - Journal of business chemistry
VL  - 21
Y1  - 2024
U6  - https://dx.doi.org/10.17879/47978440806
DO  - https://dx.doi.org/10.17879/47978440806
IS  - 1
SP  - 2
EP  - 27
ER  -