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Following 90 years of rich company history, FUCHS is now entering a new phase of development. The Group is moving forward with full force into the digital and global future. Two generations of Executive Board Chairmen, Dr. Manfred Fuchs and his son Stefan Fuchs, discuss the keys to their family business, where it is rooted, and the plans to take it into the future.

ACEA has now published a new version of the ACEA Ax/Bx and Cx sequences on 30.04.2021 in order to address the increasing requirements for engine oils for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

The FUCHS Group began its journey toward the new FUCHS2025 business strategy in early 2019. Having already enjoyed highly successful and fast growth in the preceding years, the Group was also keen to secure its future growth with this step. One and a half years later, CEO Stefan Fuchs and Rouven Acquaviva, Head of Strategy Development, explain what FUCHS2025 means for the company, its customers, and its employees – while also describing the path to the ultimate goal. A chat about new perspectives, cultural diversity, and team spirit.

Products should be environmentally friendly: cars, packaging, washing machines – and lubricants. One of the goals during production is to keep consumption of energy and raw materials as low as possible. However, is it only a good carbon footprint during the manufacturing process that counts when it comes to picking the best solution for the environment? We spoke to Stefan Fassbender, Director Components, Business Management EMEA – Fuel and Lubricant Solutions at BASF, and Wolfgang Bock, Head of Product Management Industrial Oils at FUCHS. The two of them believe the issue to be more complex.

FUCHS has been producing lubricants of the highest quality for 90 years. But now, some sites are producing something completely different: electricity. This is not just good for the environment. It also shows how FUCHS thinks, as entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to get started are deeply embedded in the group's DNA.