The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action supports the efficient transfer of knowledge on lightweighting across technologies and between various national actors. The Lightweighting Initiative, with its various committees and networking tools, serves as a central point of contact for companies throughout Germany to find answers to all relevant questions. Additionally, the initiative offers targeted funding measures and a Lightweighting Forum.
Modern lightweighting is of key importance for the competitiveness of German industry and the sustainable modernisation of the industrial sector. Therefore, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is consistently expanding its support for this future-focused technology. The topic of lightweighting presents several cross-industry challenges, such as the reorganisation and management of the entire value chain throughout a product's entire lifecycle. At the same time, lightweighting offers enormous potential and promises strong dynamism and momentum for German industry.