Hans-Ulrich Engel

American Chemistry Council, Inc. operates as a trade association providing research services and promotes business interests. It represents companies engaged in the business of chemistry. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Conseil Européen de l'industrie Chimique, also known as the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), is a non-profit organization that represents large, medium, and small chemical companies across Europe. The non-profit company was founded in 1972 and is based in Brussels, Belgium, with subsidiaries in Belgium. Cefic is committed to the UN sustainability agenda and has developed a unique roadmap, called the Transition Pathway, to guide the European chemicals industry through the massive transformation needed to meet the EU Green Deal goals. The Transition Pathway lays out more than 200 actions for the EU institutions, Member State governments, and industry to build the business case for investing in sustainability. Cefic provides clarity, predictability, and direction to guide the industry through the transition.

Wintershall is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF, which is based in Ludwigshafen, and specializes in energy. Wintershall is active in various regions of the world in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. In Europe the BASF subsidiary trades and sells natural gas. The company also markets storage capacities for oil and gas, transportation capacities for gas as well as optic fiber capacities. Wintershall, which has its headquarters in Kassel, has been active in the exploration and production of oil and gas for more than 75 years and is now Germany's largest producer of crude oil and natural gas. In its exploration and production activities, Wintershall deliberately focuses on selected core regions where the company possesses a wealth of regional and technological expertise. These regions include Europe, North Africa, South America as well as Russia and the Caspian Sea region. In addition, these operations are complemented by the company's growing exploration activities in the Arabian Gulf. The company is actively pursuing a policy of ongoing investment in the development of new deposits and the expansion of existing fields. While doing so, Wintershall attaches the same importance to stringent environmental protection and work safety requirements as it does to its economic targets.

Nord Stream AG develops and builds a gas pipeline. It operates offshore pipeline supplies natural gas to businesses and households. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

BASF Corp. manufactures commercial and industrial chemicals. The firm serves the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, clean energy, nutrition, textiles, and building, and construction sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered Florham Park, NJ.

Cognis GmbH is a supplier of specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients. Their products are used in industrial markets encompassing home care, nutrition and health, ion-transfer technology and institutional cleaning. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Monheim am Rhein, Germany.

Ciba Holding AG manufactures and markets chemicals that provide color, performance and care for plastics, coatings, textile, paper, home & personal care and other products. The firm provides services to the plastic, rubber, adhesives lubricant, home and personal care, coatings, graphic arts, electronic, detergents and hygiene industries. It operates through four segments Plastic Additives, Coating Effects, Water & Paper Treatment and Textile Effects. The company has offices in Europe, America and Asia. Ciba Holding was founded on April 24, 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Deutsches Aktieninstitut eV is a German stock institute that offers membership to the werwoman presidium and board of directors, team science advisory board, and contribution job impression commission. The non-profit company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The institute provides assistance in stock and securities, priority compliance, corporate governance, and corporate law. It also covers topics such as digit finance-finance market supervision, financial market regulation, and real-economy capital financing sustainability publication and transparency-up press release. Christine Maria Bortenlänger has been the CEO of the German company since 2012.