In the construction chemicals industry, innovations are essential for competitiveness. Innovations can set trends in efficiency and sustainability. Our production companies around the world are continuously researching environmentally friendly and healthy products with constantly improving properties. The R&D headquarter in Ulm plays the leading and coordinating role. In research, our development departments consistently focus on the demands and requirements of floor layers and other craftsmen who use the products. New products open up new market segments and improve existing ones in terms of efficiency and sustainability.

Research and development is based on the systematisation of planning, implementation and control for the creation of innovations, in short innovation management. On the one hand, innovation management describes dealing with technical and economic change; on the other hand, innovation management is the basis for future viability in competition.

Key figures and evaluations from the area of research and development are explained in the section on research and development activities.