Germanygroup.mercedes-benz.com
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Mercedes-Benz is a German automotive manufacturer headquartered in Stuttgart, producing premium passenger cars and vans under the Mercedes-Benz brand. Part of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, the company operates a global development, procurement, and manufacturing network and is expanding its portfolio of battery-electric and hybrid vehicles.
For the chemical industry, Mercedes-Benz is a major downstream customer of polymers, coatings, adhesives, lubricants, and battery materials. Typical applications include polyamides, polyurethanes, polycarbonates, and fiber-reinforced composites for lightweight components; specialty paints and surface treatments; thermal-management fluids and sealants; and cathode/anode materials and electrolytes for traction batteries. The company engages suppliers on circularity and decarbonization initiatives, including increased use of recycled and bio-based plastics, chemical recycling routes for end-of-life parts, sustainable leather and textile chemistries, and end-of-life battery recovery. Procurement is shaped by EU regulations such as REACH, End-of-Life Vehicles, and emerging battery sustainability rules, with growing emphasis on traceability of critical raw materials and Scope 3 emissions. As such, Mercedes-Benz represents a key interface between automotive innovation and advanced chemical and materials technologies.
chemXplore tracks 5 projects involving Mercedes-Benz, of which 2 are active.
Besides these 2, the record holds 1 completed project, 1 on hold and 1 cancelled.
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Introduces a Dynamic Coordination Network using a Superfluidized Inorganic Electrolyte to enable a third ion‑transport mode and fast‑charging automotive applications.
Site and infrastructure works accelerate at Dunkirk gigafactory; electrical grid connection, supplier qualification and local talent programmes are advancing.
Priority access to a new Gen4 inorganic solid‑state cell; Mercedes will run electrical, thermal and safety trials to assess suitability for future EV platforms.
Trial operations began 22 Sept 2026 in the new Debrecen cell factory, activating the first two production lines after occupancy and IPPC preconditions were met.
Existing partner shifts collaboration from industrial projects to capital participation, advancing plans for next‑generation battery module manufacturing in Japan for heavy‑duty electrification.
185.4 Ah cell posts 381 Wh/kg and 903 Wh/L in TÜV test; UL vacuum test classifies it as all‑solid‑state. Gen 3.5 now in mass production at Taiwan gigafactory.
FY2025: sales €3.56bn, EBIT €435m; EPS +2%; dividend +5% to €1.23/€1.22; free cash flow €316m. 2026 outlook: sales ~€3.7bn, EBIT ~€450m
Construction begins on a Dunkirk gigafactory for fourth‑generation solid‑state lithium ceramic batteries to boost European battery manufacturing and supply-chain sovereignty.
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