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In October 2025, new orders in the German electro and digital industry have been on the rise, too. Overall, they exceeded their pre-year value by 5.6%. In the year running, it has been the seventh…

The fact sheet provides an up-to-date overview of the most important economic and structural data on the German Electro and Digital Industry.

After their slight decline in August, exports of the German electro and digital industry managed to grow once again in September 2025. With €22.2bn, they strongly exceeded their pre-year value by…

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is set to become a central pillar of the European circular economy. Its purpose is to create transparency across the entire product life cycle – from manufacturing…

At the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin, French and German electrical and digital industry associations issued a joint position paper calling for a clear strategy for Europe's…

The European Chips Act was an important response to the COVID-19 crisis and has brought remarkable progress. However, its implementation and geopolitical challenges show that a strategic framework…

Arguments in favour of a risk-based, science-based approach Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of chemicals that includes, without question, a number of problematic…

Incoming orders for the German electro and digital industry were up 9.3% (year over year) in September 2025. Domestic bookings rose by one tenth (+10.3%), while foreign clients raised their orders…

The Chinese electro market is by far the largest in the world. From 2010 to 2024 its volume nearly trippled. However, in view of the structural challenges facing the Chinese economy (including trade…

This position focuses on non-grain-oriented and grain-oriented electrical steel (NGOES/GOES). The EU’s planned reset of steel safeguards – halving quota thresholds and applying a 50 percent…