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Management change at hte: Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul take over leadership
hte announces that Markus Bold handed over leadership of the company to Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul effective June 1, 2026. With its new management team, hte aims to further strengthen its position as a leading provider of R&D workflows at laboratory scale. At the same time, the company is clearly looking ahead. Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul bring many years of experience from different areas of the company and the industry to their new roles. Michael Paul has extensive experience at the intersection of technology, business development, and customer applications, and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and a member of hte’s management team. “Our focus is…
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Geschäftsführerwechsel bei hte: Denis Hürtgen und Michael Paul übernehmen die Führung
hte gibt bekannt, dass Markus Bold die Geschäftsführung ab 1. Juni 2026 an Denis Hürtgen und Michael Paul übergeben hat. Mit der neuen Geschäftsführung will hte seine Position als führender Anbieter für R&D-Workflows im Labormaßstab weiter stärken. Gleichzeitig richtet hte den Blick klar nach vorn. Denis Hürtgen und Michael Paul bringen langjährige Erfahrung aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen des Unternehmens und der Branche in ihre neue Rolle ein. Michael Paul verfügt über umfassende Erfahrung an der Schnittstelle von Technologie, Geschäftsentwicklung und Kundenanwendungen und war zuletzt als Chief Operating Officer (COO) Teil des hte Management-Teams. „In unserem Fokus steht eine noch engere Ausrichtung an den Anforderungen der Kunden sowie die konsequente Unterstützung von…
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hte strengthens portfolio with ACE® AP Technology and partnership with Kayser Technology, Inc.
hte and Kayser Technology, Inc. (KTI) have agreed to collaborate on products previously marketed by KTI. The products fall under ACE® Technology, an established product line for precisely evaluating various technical aspects of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) process. The agreement initiates with hte’s acquisition of the ACE-Model AP technology but includes as well an exclusive position for hte to acquire additional ACE® Technology products. This framework enables hte to build ACE test units for customers and to expand its own testing services capacity in Heidelberg. KTI will no longer supply ACE units but will continue to support its user base. There has been a strong demand for standardized laboratory FCC test…
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hte stärkt Portfolio durch ACE® AP Technology und Partnerschaft mit Kayer Technology, Inc.
hte und Kayser Technology, Inc. (KTI) haben eine umfassende Zusammenarbeit für Produkte zur Testung von FCC Katalysatoren vereinbart, die bislang von KTI vermarktet wurden. Die Vereinbarung beginnt mit der Übernahme der ACE® AP Technology durch hte und umfasst zudem eine exklusive Option zum Erwerb weiterer ACE-Produkte. Dies ermöglicht hte einerseits ACE-Testanlagen für Kunden zu bauen und anderseits die eigenen Testkapazitäten in Heidelberg auszubauen. KTI wird künftig keine ACE-Anlagen mehr liefern, jedoch seine bestehende Kundenbasis weiterhin unterstützen. Es besteht eine hohe Nachfrage nach standardisierten Laboranlagen für FCC-Tests, die vergleichbare und aussagekräftige Daten zur Bewertung von Einsatzstoffen, Katalysatoren und Prozessbedingungen liefern. Die ACE® (Advanced Cracking Evaluation) Technology wurde von KTI genau zu diesem Zweck…
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Battery technology ‚Made in Europe‘: hte supports ZSW with innovative battery research units
hte has successfully supplied several units for the production of cathode active materials to the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and put them into operation. The collaboration strengthens research in the field of battery materials and underlines hte’s expertise in the development of workflows under industry-relevant conditions. As part of the collaboration, hte is supporting ZSW with a complete workflow for the production of cathode active materials (CAM) – from precipitation to calcination and post-treatment. The precipitation systems scale down the commercial process to laboratory scale and enable the reproducible synthesis of up to 10 kilograms of solid materials per day. The calcination modules allow simultaneous processing…
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hte conducts research for JGC on low-emission hydrogen production
hte and JGC have collaborated on innovative technologies for converting ammonia into hydrogen. The goal of this contract research project conducted at hte’s laboratories was to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking. Ammonia cracking has attracted significant attention thanks to ammonia’s effectiveness as a hydrogen carrier. By cracking green ammonia, hydrogen can be produced on demand at the point of use, offering a clean and efficient energy solution. This process plays a crucial role in global decarbonization efforts, providing a scalable and sustainable pathway to reduced carbon emissions across key sectors such as transportation, power generation, and heavy industry. Recovering hydrogen through ammonia cracking requires high temperatures,…
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hte and Heraeus Precious Metals collaborate on catalytic ammonia cracking
hte and precious metals specialist Heraeus Precious Metals signed a R&D service agreement. The main focus of this collaboration is the screening of different materials for catalytic ammonia cracking in order to obtain hydrogen. As part of this screening project, a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art high throughput system from hte was used to identify the ideal catalyst for commercial applications. Hydrogen plays a key role when it comes to achieving global sustainability targets. This is why work is being carried out across the globe on different solutions for the generation, transportation and use of hydrogen. A crucial component here is the efficient transportation of green hydrogen between regions with sufficient production resources…
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hte strengthens cooperation with Mitsubishi Chemical
hte – the high throughput experimentation company signed a contract with Mitsubishi Chemical to provide research services for the screening of MMA oxidation catalysts. The research project included an accelerated aging study, with the aim to qualify a catalyst with extended lifetime properties for the commercial operations. The study produced valuable results leading to an enhanced process profitability as well as to an extended unit utilization. Using its proprietary 8-fold bench scale unit, hte successfully accelerated the performance screening of catalysts for the oxidation of pivotal platform molecules. This study was successfully conducted despite the main challenge posed by the feed prone to polymerize. A fast catalyst decay of different…
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Mining3 and Low Emission Technology Australia partner with hte GmbH to advance Methane abatement technology as part of industry initiative
Mining3 and Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) are pleased to announce a partnership with hte GmbH to accelerate the development of catalytic technology to reduce methane emissions from Australian mine sites. The partnership is part of the CATCH4: Catalytic Oxidation of Methane Program funded by LETA, a not-for-profit investment fund that accelerates the development and large-scale deployment of technology solutions to reduce and remove greenhouse gas emissions from critical industries. Methane, a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 28 times greater than carbon dioxide, is a major contributor to climate change. Addressing methane emissions from mining is critical to reducing the industry’s environmental footprint. Through this initiative, the CATCH4…
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Management changes at hte
After 25 successful years at hte, including 12 years as CEO, Wolfram Stichert will pass the leadership of the company to Markus Bold. The official handover will take place on April 1, 2025. Wolfram Stichert is part of the founding team of hte and was CFO from 2003 to 2012, and CEO since 2013. He is also closely associated with DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, where he has been treasurer since 2019 and chairman since this year. In the future, he will take on a new role as Senior Vice President in corporate research at BASF SE. "It has been an incredible journey to be part of hte’s…
