What Start-ups Need
In the latest issue of Perspektiven, the magazine of the Baden-Badener Unternehmensgespräche (BBUG), Cyclize CEO Maike Lambarth discusses the transformation of the chemical industry and the conditions required to scale climate technologies. In a joint interview with Stefan B. Wintels, CEO of KfW Bankengruppe, she outlines how carbon circularity can reduce dependence on fossil feedstocks by turning waste into synthetic gases for chemical production.
Central to us Founders is Planning Certainty
Lambarth emphasizes that technological solutions are already available, but their industrial deployment depends on planning certainty, reliable regulatory frameworks and access to risk capital. She explains Cyclize’s approach to chemical recycling and the company’s roadmap toward building its first industrial plant within the next two years.
The interview highlights the broader challenges for Germany as an innovation hub, including long planning and permitting processes, the financing gap for scale-ups, and the need to align climate targets with industrial competitiveness.
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Baden-Badener Unternehmensgespräche (BBUG) is a German non-profit association dedicated to fostering responsible leadership in business and society. Since its founding in 1955, the BBUG has served as a forum for high-level dialogue and reflection, bringing together executives from industry, politics, science and society to question conventional thinking, explore future challenges and broaden perspectives across sectors. Its long-standing programs—including the intensive three-week “Hauptgespräch” and extensive alumni network—support cross-sector exchange, critical debate and strategic insight for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.
