Current press statements

This is where you will find the current English press statements of Deutsche Bauchemie.

New Position Paper on the CPR Revision is published

The Construction Products Regulation Revision is key: The well-functioning European Single Market for construction products is a major prerequisite to promote affordable construction and renovation activities in order to enable an effective fight against climate change.…

New Statement on the REACH Revision available

Deutsche Bauchemie and its member companies support the goals of the European Green Deal and, with their products, make an active contribution to achieving climate neutrality and greater resource efficiency.

However, there is a trade-off between sustainable technical…

— Pressemeldungen

Inevitable: significant price increases for construction chemicals

The entire construction chemicals industry is affected by dramatic cost increases and raw material shortages. Both trends have persisted and intensified throughout 2021. Therefore, higher prices along the value chain become inevitable.

— Pressemeldungen

Judicial review of laws proceedings initiated against "TR Maintenance" in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia

On 14 October 2021, three major manufacturers of maintenance products for reinforced concrete applied to the Higher Administrative Court of Bavaria and the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia to declare the product-related parts of the Technical Rule…

— Pressemeldungen

Disrupted supply chains cause production bottlenecks

More and more member companies of Deutsche Bauchemie are feeling the impact of supply chain disruptions due to corona-related border controls and further international logistics problems. This has consequences for production, the ability to deliver and thus for fresh…

— Pressemeldungen

DIBt introduces unlawful technical rules for the maintenance of concrete structures

On 19 January 2021, Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) published the technical rule Maintenance of concrete structures (Technische Regel Instandhaltung von Betonbauwerken / TR Maintenance) on its website. At the same time, a new model administrative rules on…