{"id":7003,"date":"2025-08-15T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/?p=7003"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T11:06:51","slug":"ministerprasident-schweitzerwaste2value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/en\/ministerprasident-schweitzerwaste2value\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer gets to know Waste2Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-container-content-cf2db169 translation-block\">On 12 August 2025, <strong>Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer<\/strong> visited the Pirmasens campus of Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences to learn about the <strong>Waste2Value<\/strong> research alliance. The project uses microorganisms to transform organic waste into valuable materials \u2013 an important contribution to sustainability and climate protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Other well-known guests attended the event, including <strong>Mayor Markus Zwick<\/strong>, state parliament representatives <strong>Christof Reichert<\/strong> and <strong>Steven Wink<\/strong>, and former Pirmasens Mayor <strong>Bernhard Matheis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-custom-pfi-farbverlauf-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.375), 1.1rem);\"><strong>PFI presents biotechnological innovations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">At the <strong>Technikum of the Testing and Research Institute Pirmasens (PFI)<\/strong>, Dr Thomas Fiehn demonstrated processes that use waste to produce bio-based plastics, adhesives and other sustainable products. Together with the university and the ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz (Future Region of Western Palatinate), the PFI is working to bring these technologies from the laboratory to industrial application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f9f5280 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8650-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7006\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-50x75.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A7_8654-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Dr. Fiehn und Mrs. Classen explaining the PFI Technikum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-custom-pfi-farbverlauf-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.375), 1.1rem);\"><strong>Algae diversity on the Pirmasens campus<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">At the <strong>Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences' algae technology centre<\/strong>, Dr Michael Lakatos presented the Minister President with one of the world's most diverse collections of microalgae. These algae bind CO\u2082, produce valuable biomass and serve as the basis for bio-based plastics, food supplements and cosmetic raw materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7010\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-50x43.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-1600x1384.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-1536x1328.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-2048x1771.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MP-IBesuch-W2V-20250812_Schweitzer-Lakatos-Bioreaktor-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption translation-block\">Mr Schweitzer fills a photobioreactor with new<br>microalgae together with Tanja and Michael Lakatos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7009\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-50x36.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-1600x1150.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-1536x1104.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-2048x1472.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09563-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption translation-block\">Michael Lakatos explains the diversity of his<br> globally unique algae collection to Minister President<br> Alexander Schweitzer and state parliament members<br> Christof Reichert and Steven Wink.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-custom-pfi-farbverlauf-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.375), 1.1rem);\"><strong>Sustainable structural change in the Western Palatinate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Creating value from waste \u2013 that is a vision that is within reach with Waste2Value,\u2019 emphasised Minister President Schweitzer. He highlighted the central importance of such projects for a climate-friendly economy and the strengthening of the Western Palatinate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The alliance combines traditional expertise from the footwear and textile industries with modern bioprocess engineering. The aim is to create a <strong>circular economy<\/strong> that reduces CO\u2082 emissions and creates new economic opportunities for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-custom-pfi-farbverlauf-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.375), 1.1rem);\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With projects such as Waste2Value, the PFI and its partners are sending a strong signal for sustainable innovations \u2018Made in Westpfalz\u2019. The combination of research, practical relevance and regional cooperation shows how visionary ideas can be turned into marketable solutions \u2013 for the benefit of the economy, the environment and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23441af8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wir-logo_600x400-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Logo Wir! - Wandel durch Innovation in der Region\" class=\"wp-image-1861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wir-logo_600x400-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wir-logo_600x400-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wir-logo_600x400-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wir-logo_600x400.jpg 866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/w2v-rlp.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-300x160.png\" alt=\"Logo Waste2Value\" class=\"wp-image-7018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-50x27.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-1600x851.png 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-2048x1090.png 2048w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w2v-03-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo_Ministerium-Forschung-Raumfahrt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo_Ministerium-Forschung-Raumfahrt.jpg 214w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo_Ministerium-Forschung-Raumfahrt-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo_Ministerium-Forschung-Raumfahrt-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"7015\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-50x69.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-1600x2198.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-1118x1536.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-1491x2048.jpg 1491w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09478-scaled.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"7014\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-50x76.jpg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-1600x2432.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7IV09414-1010x1536.jpg 1010w, 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