Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Our ambition is to be a leader in our industry, to deliver long term performance and to contribute to a more sustainable world. Through our positions in key markets of the future, we are at the heart of today's and tomorrow's challenges: energy and environmental transition, transformation of healthcare and technological progress. Our business expertise, our capacity for innovation, our proximity to our customers and patients, and the commitment and professionalism of our employees enable us to provide concrete solutions for the benefit of all our stakeholders and, beyond, of society.

Business and innovation are our top priorities - we want to rethink the economy and make Duisburg a strong business location. Reliable values are just as important to us as the standards we as DBI set for ourselves and our work. Hand in hand with the city, we focus on the (inter)national marketing of Duisburg as a business location. In doing so, we lead the way in economic development and convince others of Duisburg's value as a business location with a promising future.

Duisburger Hafen AG is the ownership and management company of the Port of Duisburg, and together with its subsidiaries operates as the duisport Group in a global context. The federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Duisburg respectively own two thirds and one third of the company’s share capital. The Port of Duisburg is more than a port: As a trimodal logistics hub, duisport handles a volume of 4.3 million TEU (20-foot standard containers) and – by connecting the transport carriers water, rail and road - offers the ideal conditions for creating the most efficient, resource-friendly and cost-effective transport chains possible. The largest hinterland hub in Europe combines an excellent geographic location and ideal site conditions with comprehensive logistics know-how and impresses customers from around the world with a wide range of products – including full-service packages for infrastructure and suprastructure (including settlement management) as well as logistics for packing logistics, rail freight, project logistics, consulting and building management.

In Duisburg and the Rhine-Ruhr region, the Hy.Region.Rhein.Ruhr eV is an exchange and support platform for the realization of the transformation process into a climate-neutral region. In addition, an accelerated market launch of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and hydrogen-based industrial processes and thus the realization of a green hydrogen economy will be focused on. Within the association you can regularly exchange information with providers and users of hydrogen as well as with established research institutions and access a large number of information and formats through workshops, events and individual consultations. Based on existing projects and project outlines as nuclei and the close link between research and business, further projects for carbon-free and future-oriented energy technology can be set up together.

We deliver a significant value proposition to our customers, including meaningful environmental benefits, efficiency gains, fast fueling, and lower operational costs. Our vertically-integrated GenKey solution ties together all critical elements to power, fuel, and provide service to customers such as Amazon, BMW, The Southern Company, Carrefour, and WalMart. We have leveraged our know-how, modular product architecture, and foundational customers to rapidly expand into other key markets, including zero-emission on-road vehicles, robotics, and data centers.

For more than 80 years now, STEAG GmbH has been synonymous with safe and efficient power generation, both within Germany and abroad. We draw on our extensive experience to support our customers in every aspect of the power generation process. We design, develop, implement, operate and market highly efficient energy solutions – from distributed generation facilities and those based on renewable sources to large-scale power plants. Besides custom power and heat generation solutions, we offer a wide range of energy services. In 2020 with a staff of around 6.258, we were able to achieve a turnover of 2,0 billion euros. As one of the largest generators of electricity in Germany, the STEAG Group has an installed capacity of approximately 7,121 megawatts (MW), of which around 5,000 MW are in Germany. The STEAG Group operates power plants in the ruhr area, Saarland, Saxony as well as over 400 local power facilities for generating power from renewables and distributed generation facilities for industrial applications and heat supply.

ZBT is one of the leading research institutes in Europe for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and a sought-after R&D partner in both European and national cutting-edge research as well as in industrial projects focusing on automotive applications and stationary power generation. ZBT GmbH is a non-profit limited company (GmbH), the sole shareholder is the University of Duisburg-Essen. Dr Peter Beckhaus is CEO and Professor Dr Harry Hoster is Scientific Head. ZBT, as a member of the Johannes Rau Research Foundation, receives support from the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.

thyssenkrupp is an international group of companies comprising largely independent industrial and technology businesses and employing around 100,000 people. Across 56 countries it generated sales of €34 billion in fiscal 2020/2021. Its business activities have been bundled in six segments: Materials Services, Industrial Components, Automotive Technology, Steel Europe, Marine Systems, and Multi Tracks. Backed by extensive technological know-how, the businesses develop cost-effective and resource-friendly solutions to the challenges of the future. Around 3,600 employees work in research and development at 78 locations all over the world, mainly in the fields of climate protection, the energy transition, digital transformation in the industry and mobility of the future. The thyssenkrupp group currently has a portfolio of approximately 18,100 patents and utility models. Under the umbrella brand thyssenkrupp, the group creates long-term value with innovative products, technologies and services and helps make life better for future generations. thyssenkrupp is listed in the MDAX index. thyssenkrupp shares are traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (symbol: TKA) and as American depositary receipts (symbol: TKAMY) in the USA.