LAPP shows Economics Minister Habeck first bio-data cable
Eminent visitors at Hannover Messe
Stuttgart/Hanover, 23 April 2024 - Just one day after the visit of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck visited LAPP at the Hannover fair. Together with representatives of the ZVEI and VDMA associations, he learnt about the sustainable innovations of the global market leader for integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology.
The visit by Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck focused on the topic of sustainability, but also on the future of Germany as a business location. "Increasing regulation, planning uncertainty, high energy prices and the shortage of skilled labour in Germany are currently causing us great concern. As a family business, we would like the support of politicians here - so that we can secure jobs and prosperity in Germany," says Matthias Lapp, CEO of the Lapp Group, emphasising: "Germany is a location that is close to our hearts - this is where our company has grown up and where we have employees with good training. That's why clear political guidelines are important."
At the trade fair stand, Matthias Lapp presented the Federal Minister with the first data cable made from a partially bio-based maize-based sheathing material. This new, more sustainable variant consists of 43 per cent renewable raw materials. In this way, LAPP can also reduce the carbon footprint by 24 per cent compared to the fossil-based coat. Minister Habeck was impressed and emphasised: "The industry is making decisive contributions to the implementation of climate neutrality. I am delighted about the progress that will be presented at Hannover Fair 2024 and the impetus for international industrial cooperation, especially in these difficult geopolitical times."
How LAPP reduces the CO2 footprint
This was also the right cue for Matthias Lapp to emphasise the company's commitment to sustainability. The Stuttgart-based family business is constantly working to further improve the carbon footprint of its products and processes. For example, LAPP already uses large quantities of secondary raw materials for copper. The use of bio-based materials is more difficult when it comes to jacket materials. Matthias Lapp: "We are working flat out to develop sustainable products and expand this step by step across our entire portfolio."