innovation | Sustainability and climate protection | trends of technology | The market for the bioplastics PLA is growing – but in order to turn our back on crude oil, the industry still faces many challenges. With a new technology, we are making the production of the green plastic alternative economically attractive now.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | Corporate culture | People at thyssenkrupp | thyssenkrupp worldwide | In the first year of the thyssenkrupp’s new training center, 30 to 35 apprentices will learn everything there is to know about their future technical careers. What is particularly important to the managers is the balance between theoretical basics and practical experience. The project is set to significantly expand over the next three years.

Engineering | innovation | trends of technology | Computer tomography today generate background noise that many patients find very unpleasant. A new magnetic bearing from thyssenkrupp is providing relief: an X-Ray camera can move on it almost in silence.

Company | Corporate culture | People at thyssenkrupp | Never giving up. Always taking the next step. Developing a strategy - how quickly do I approach the first few metres? Can I handle the last kilometres? The unconditional will to reach the finish line. Many characteristics of passionate marathon runners are also indispensable for being successful at work, says Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator. Right before the prestigious New York Marathon, he talks about his personal experiences during the race, which took him 42.195 kilometers through the American metropolis.

Company | Digitalisation and industry 4.0 | innovation | mobility of the future | trends of technology | Seen from above, airports must look like huge anthills: Thousands of people arrive, change gates, board trains, search for their terminal, fly off. How is this inrush actually organized? In order to keep an overview of this bustle - and to guarantee smooth operations - mobility solutions are needed that are intelligent and exchange ideas.

innovation | Sustainability and climate protection | trends of technology | Urbanization | Worth knowing | How will our water supply develop in the future? What are the driving trends of these developments? And which technologies could play a vital role in this? To answer these questions, our foresight experts look into an alternative future. In our second scenario, we tell you the story of a possible society where no one has to suffer thirst anymore – thanks to centrally organized water solidarity.