Operator of the Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt am Main with site services for around 90 chemistry, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies.
Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG (Industriepark Höchst)
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About Industriepark Höchst
The Industriepark Höchst in Frankfurt am Main is operated by Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG and is one of the largest chemistry and pharmaceutical sites in Europe. On the 460-hectare site along the Main river, around 90 companies from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, basic and specialty chemicals, crop protection, food additives and services sectors conduct research, development and production; approximately 20,000 people are employed there. The site operator Infraserv Höchst offers a broad service portfolio: energy supply with electricity, natural gas, steam, hot water, technical gases, compressed air, cooling media and waters, operation of natural gas and electricity distribution networks, disposal with waste management, wastewater treatment, biogas generation and incineration plants, building services, infrastructure services including rail, an inland port with container terminal and pipeline networks, hazardous materials logistics as well as safety and environmental services. Since 2000, investments of around 8.5 billion euros have been made at the site. The largest investor and largest single company is Sanofi; other tenants include BASF, Bayer, Clariant, Celanese, DuPont, Air Liquide, Evonik and Cargill.
- Site
- Frankfurt am Main
- Processes
- Energy supply (electricity, natural gas, steam, hot water, technical gases, compressed air, cooling, Natural gas and electricity distribution network operation, Disposal (waste management, wastewater treatment, biogas generation,, Building services (facility, mail, cleaning management, fire protection), Infrastructure services (office and laboratory space, rail and track construction,, Logistics (hazardous materials/goods logistics, storage), Employee services (occupational safety, training and further education/Provadis, occupational, Environmental services (permit management, immission/water protection, environmental and process
- Materials
- Energy supply, Disposal, River water utilization, Infrastructure, Hazardous goods logistics
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory accreditation environmental/process, DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory accreditation)
- Founded
- 1863
- Employees
- approx. 20,000
- Industries
- Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Crop protection, Food additives
- 01
Energy generation and supply (electricity, natural gas, steam, technical gases,
- 02
Network operation (natural gas and electricity distribution networks, pipeline
- 03
Logistics (hazardous materials/goods logistics, inland port, rail,
- 04
Disposal (waste management, wastewater treatment, biogas generation,
- 05
Environmental and safety services (environmental/process analytics, plant fire
- 06
Building and employee services (facility management, training and further
Supply and Disposal · Energy · Media
Energy supply
Supply of electricity, natural gas, steam, hot water, technical gases, compressed air, cooling media and waters in flexible supply models.
Disposal
Legally compliant waste management with wastewater treatment, biogas generation and sewage sludge, refuse-derived fuel and residue incineration.
River water utilization
Around 95% of the site's water is drawn from the Main river and reused multiple times in closed-loop processes.
Infrastructure
Pipeline networks for natural gas, ethylene, technical gases, steam and precursors as well as rail and a trimodal container terminal.
Hazardous goods logistics
Safe logistics and storage solutions for hazardous materials in chemical, pharmaceutical and health care logistics.
Site
Frankfurt am Main
DEIndustriepark Höchst, main site (districts of Höchst, Sindlingen, Schwanheim as well as Kelsterbach parish)
- Materials
- Chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, crop protection, food additives
- Energy supply
- Pipeline networks
- Inland port with container terminal
- Rail connection
- Wastewater treatment plant
- Plant fire brigade
- Occupational health center
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Environmental Protection
Infraserv Höchst operates its own testing laboratory for environmental and process analytics accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 for drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, air, soil and waste. Site safety includes the plant fire brigade, corporate security and an Occupational Health Center.
| Evidence | Frankfurt am Main |
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| DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 (testing laboratory accreditation) |
History
- 1863
Founding of the 'Theerfarbenfabrik Meister Lucius & Co.', first product fuchsin; first patent for lightfast green
- 1869
Large-scale synthesis of alizarin red (madder red), namesake of the 'Rotfabrik'
- 1877
Official introduction of the Nassau lion as the company emblem
- 1883
Start of pharmaceutical production; first synthetic drug 'Kairin'
- 1898
Large-scale synthesis of indigo blue after around 20 years of development
- 1905
Market launch of 'Novocain', the first artificially produced anesthetic
- 1906
Market launch of the synthetic hormone 'Suprarenin' (adrenaline)
- 1910
Market launch of 'Salvarsan' – the beginning of modern chemotherapy
- 1923
'Insulin Hoechst' comes onto the European market
- 1925
From I. G. Farben plant to Hoechst AG
- 1952
Plastics from Höchst
- 1997
Transformation into 'Industriepark Höchst'; number of companies rose from approx. 40 to over 90
- 1998
Following the breakup of Hoechst AG, Infraserv Höchst takes over park operation