AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoInvestment: Amazon plans to invest more than €16bn in Germany in 2027, including nearly €5bn to expand AWS near Frankfurt and upgrades to warehouse robotics. Factory AI: Siemens wants to lift automation in manufacturing from 30–40% to as much as 80%, backed by a €500m expansion of its Erlangen site by 2030 and work with Nvidia on digital factory tools. Clean-tech funding: The European Commission selected 77 projects for €3.4bn, supporting clean-tech manufacturing, energy storage, raw-material processing and recycling across 23 countries. Jobs at risk: More than 200 jobs are threatened in Lanarkshire as Resideo moves production to the Czech Republic and Hungary, while Honeywell plans to shift its operation to Poole. Recycling: Aliplast opened a €50m plant in Modena designed to process 30,000 tonnes of rigid plastic waste a year into material with over 99% purity. Auto rules: EU lawmakers are weighing revised emissions targets, including a lower 2030 reduction requirement for vans and more favourable treatment for small electric cars made in the EU.
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