You have commented 375 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Europe
"Made For Germany" Is History: Covestro Caught In The Waves Of The Sell-Off
2025-12-01
[Thomas Kolbe via ZH] Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy giant ADNOC has acquired nearly all shares of German chemical powerhouse Covestro. Germany is gradually losing its strategic position in critical industrial sectors. The sell-off is accelerating.

Remember the big media spectacle "MADE FOR GERMANY" this past July? Chancellor Friedrich Merz staged a meeting with 61 corporate CEOs, proudly announcing supposed future investments of €631 billion.

Even then, given the ongoing capital flight from Germany, it was clear that the event was mainly a media stunt — a sad attempt to distract the public from the real state of the German industrial base.

SELL-OFF ACCELERATES
Since that day, Germany’s industrial sell-off has not slowed — it has accelerated. Companies have already made their judgment: suffocating regulations, exploding compliance costs in the name of climate policy, and an administratively hostile environment have turned investments into a risk.

In short: industrial production is being systematically and willfully strangled by lawmakers.

Last week, German chemical giant Covestro grabbed the headlines. This time, it was Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC on a bargain hunt — Black Friday has become a daily routine....
Posted by:DooDahMan

#2  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-12-01 09:35  

#1  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2025-12-01 08:59  

00:00