International Distribution of Specialty Chemical Ingredients Energy Storage. The core of an epochal transformation. To overcome climate change, we need to build a future with low carbon electricity systems. Energy storage is the key to that future. Why Energy Storage? What's Our Part in This? Why Us? Why Energy Storage? Today, energy is as important as water and food. Energy consumption will become significantly higher due to an increasing world population and new technologies such as e-mobility. This transformation is epochal, changing consumption, habits, systems and whole industries. At the same time, the world community needs to join forces to stop global warming and to enable a circular economy in which no element causes lasting harm and human rights are respected. Why Is Energy Storage a Crucial Topic Now and For the Future? Batteries are the core enabler for the worldwide increase of renewable energy and key driver to move away from fossil fuel dependence. Batteries are a vital part of e-mobility and electronic devices like mobile phones. They support the growing essential human need to connect. Batteries are also key for the growing need of private home and mass storage. With this they satisfy the rapidly increasing demand for clean, independent and reliable electricity. Energy independence is a political and economic necessity for Europe. Creating Solutions along the Battery Value Chain We are in the midst of a fundamental, application-driven research, which will expand the range of energy storage and battery solutions with more and more advanced propositions. It will be fascinating to find out which technologies and solutions will emerge and prevail. Superior energy density, shorter charging time, longer lifetime, improved safety and effective recyclability are among those ambitious demands that we, as stakeholders, are called to satisfy. Solutions for these demands can only be created by interdisciplinary teamwork along the entire battery value chain. Along this battery value chain, the numerous market participants bring many different and valuable perspectives to the table. Their needs revolve around topics such as: Achieve technological leadership, have a strong pole position Being connected: knowing first, seeking collaboration, finding synergies for breakthrough solutions Plan important investments and ensure their returns Feel like-minded? Got curious to start a conversation? Let's talk! Send a quick email What's Our Part in This? Our Vision "My dad sells chemicals to save the planet" – Ethan, 12 years We want this epochal technological transformation to happen whilst respecting human rights across the value chain and without causing lasting harm to the environment. The principles of a Circular Economy drive our engagement and are politically supported by the EU Green Deal and the Paris Climate Agreement. This Calls For: Our Goals for the Battery Industry We want to transfer knowledge gains from this technological transformation to all stakeholders and translate these for the various perspectives along value chains and life-cycles. We want to create more opportunities for diverse market participants. We will support our partners to achieve a leading position, to create business and make a positive impact in the energy storage and battery market. We intend to lead the process of creating more diverse growth opportunities with our broad range of products, services and solutions. The Value We Bring We are networkers that are widely connected across disciplines, industries and faculties. We understand the needs of all market participants – local and global – which enables us to initiate conversations that create business. Our technical specialists work closely with our customers on providing advanced raw materials, enhancing product features, exploring new application possibilities and lowering risk in the supply chain. Our team works tightly knit and self-organized, giving us the confidence and skill to move forward in a highly complex environment. The speed, resilience and flexibility we gain from this are key benefits we pass on to our business partners. And, we are not limited to the battery industry! Our connections and expertise span into related industries, applications and functionalities like thermoplastics, thermosets, composites, coatings, adhesives, sealants, thermal management and flame retardants. Interested in Our Portfolio? Want to know which products we can offer for the battery industry? Let's talk! Send a quick email Why Us? Who We Are We are technical specialists: a multinational group of curious, science-driven people, highly skilled to find flexible solutions in a complex environment. We are interdisciplinary experts and connectors: in products, applications, markets, trends, supply chain, finance, lab and warehousing. We are innovators: we continually develop and look for new applications and application know-how. We drive change. With you. Where it matters. What Drives Us We care about people, planet and profit. We focus on sustainable innovation which can fulfill specific end-customer needs. We want to find more, faster and better solutions for you. We care about long-lasting, meaningful relationships and a personal dialogue with our partners. We want to amplify your potential. Our core values have always been: empathy, creativity, respect, passion and a good sense of humour. Our Organisation We are a family business, an international specialty chemical distribution run and privately owned since 1855 by the fifth generation of the Grolman family. The key to our success has always been a strong dedication and commitment to building an efficient customer-focused organization where our customers’ needs are the essential driving force. This is why we are based in individual local sales offices in all European countries, Turkey, Maghreb, India and China, each supported by technically trained sales staff, customer service teams and local warehousing. We create custom made solutions based on our synergistic portfolio to meet our business partners’ diverse needs in specialty chemical ingredients. Grolman. Quality since 1855. Feel like-minded? Got curious to start a conversation? Let's talk! Send a quick email Grolman Group Gustav Grolman GmbH & Co. KG Fuggerstrasse 1 41468 Neuss GERMANY Contact energystorage(at)grolman-group.com Grolman Group Imprint Privacy