Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICTNumbers and data on Fraunhofer ICT
Our main campus, with over 100 laboratories, multiple pilot plants and 3 test centers, is located in Pfinztal, near Karlsruhe.
The use of wind energy, and also photovoltaics in the near future, allows us to operate our main campus with a decreasing carbon footprint. This campus comprises over 100 laboratories, pilot plants and test centers on 21 hectares of land in Pfinztal, near Karlsruhe. Our research strategy enables us to combine research and development work in this sector with large-scale demonstrators on our campus.
About 540 people are currently employed at Fraunhofer ICT. Our main campus is located on the Hummelberg hill in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe. The New Drive Systems Department, with its various engine and exhaust test stands, is located on the East Campus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Our customers and project partners include chemical and chemical process engineering companies, automotive manufacturers and their suppliers, the aviation industry, the construction industry, the plastics processing industry, material manufacturers, recycling companies, companies in the energy and environmental sectors, and customers with safety-related issues. We are also the only explosives research institute in Germany to offer the entire spectrum from laboratory testing and technical processing through to fully developed systems.
