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The chemical industry is one of the most important and re- search-intensive economic sectors in Germany. Many innova- tions in the automotive, electrical and electronic, construction and packaging industries would not be possible without the contributions of chemistry. More than all other sectors, the chemical industry is characterized by resource- and energy- intensive processes. The dependence on the import of raw materials, the limited availability of fossil resources worldwide – even in competition with energy use – and the need to consider the impacts on both climate and the environment mean that our research also emphasizes initiatives to make the use of fossil resources more eficient or to create substitutes for them. Networking and Cooperation Our distinctive networking collaborations with other institutes of the Fraunhofer Groups for Life Sciences and for Materials and Components – MATERIALS, or the Fraunhofer Nanotech- nology, Photocatalysis, Technical Textiles, Polymer Surfaces POLO® and Cleaning Technology Alliances, as well as with uni- versities and other research institutions, guarantee competent approaches even to interdisciplinary tasks.