THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AG

Their core work

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions is the plant engineering and construction arm of one of Germany's largest industrial conglomerates. They design and build large-scale industrial facilities for cement production, chemical processing, and mining. In H2020, they contributed industrial-scale engineering expertise to projects tackling CO2 capture in cement plants, power-to-gas energy storage, and critical metal recovery from mining waste. Their participation reflects a strategic interest in decarbonizing heavy industry and closing material loops in resource-intensive sectors.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

ThyssenKrupp's H2020 trajectory shows a broadening from energy-focused decarbonization toward circular economy and critical raw materials. Their earlier projects (CEMCAP 2015, STOREandGO 2016) concentrated on carbon capture and renewable energy storage in heavy industry. Their latest project (NEMO, 2018) pivoted toward mining waste valorization and rare earth element recovery, signaling growing interest in resource security and industrial symbiosis.

ThyssenKrupp is moving from pure emissions reduction toward circular resource strategies — future partners should expect interest in projects combining decarbonization with raw material security.

How they like to work

ThyssenKrupp participates exclusively as a partner, never leading H2020 consortia — consistent with large industrial companies that contribute engineering know-how and demonstration infrastructure rather than managing research programs. With 63 unique partners across just 3 projects, they operate in large consortia (averaging 21+ partners per project), which reflects the scale of demonstration and innovation actions they join. They are a broad networker rather than a repeat-partner organization at this project count.

Across 3 projects, ThyssenKrupp collaborated with 63 unique partners in 14 countries, indicating they participate in large, pan-European demonstration consortia with wide geographic spread. Their network is notably broad for just three projects, suggesting they join flagship-scale efforts rather than small focused teams.

What sets them apart

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions brings something rare to EU research consortia: the ability to test and implement technologies at full industrial scale in cement, chemical, and mining plants. Unlike universities or research institutes that model or prototype, they own and operate the actual facilities where innovations must eventually work. For consortium builders, they offer a credible pathway from laboratory results to real-world deployment in heavy industry.

Highlights from their portfolio

• STOREandGO
  Their largest H2020 investment (EUR 1.47M) in an Innovation Action demonstrating power-to-gas at scale — directly relevant to Europe's renewable energy integration challenge.
• NEMO
  Addresses the strategic EU priority of critical raw material security by recovering rare earth elements from mining waste using bioleaching and alkaline processes.
• CEMCAP
  Targets CO2 capture specifically in cement production — one of the hardest-to-abate industrial sectors, and a core business area for ThyssenKrupp.