KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) is a German state-owned promotional and development bank headquartered in Frankfurt. Founded in 1948 to aid post-World War II reconstruction under the Marshall Plan, it supports economic, social, and environmental development on behalf of the federal government (80% ownership) and federal states (20%).
As one of the world's leading development banks, KfW finances SMEs, startups, housing, energy efficiency, environmental protection, education, municipalities, exports, and projects in developing countries. It does not accept customer deposits, funding operations via international capital markets. The KfW Group includes subsidiaries like KfW IPEX-Bank for export and project finance, DEG for investments in developing markets, and KfW Capital.
In the industrial sector, KfW IPEX-Bank provides financing for chemical and process industry projects, including basic and specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and decarbonization initiatives such as hydrogen and carbon-reduction technologies. In 2025, the group had total assets of €540.7 billion and employed around 9,000 staff.
Also known as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving KfW, of which one is active.
KfW's role on them: Investor / Financier.
1 new construction.
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Targeting: Ammonia (1), Natural gas (1)
Tina Hinz becomes General Counsel & CCO on June 1, 2026. Ex-Linklaters, at the firm since 2016; led financings, trading compliance, crisis stabilisation and EU compliance rollout.
A new terminal in Brunsbüttel will import green ammonia, aiding Germany's decarbonization. Expected by 2026, it will handle 300,000 tonnes annually, with plans to scale up to two million tonnes.
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