Automotive
Energy
Construction
Start-up
Public Sector
Packaging Sector
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Transport & Infrastructure
Conservation of Resources
Resources as their name defines, are scarce products and need to be mined or harvested with different equipment. Their overall percentage in depots or in the earth crust decrease leading to higher extracting cost. New depots are developed to a lesser extent, causing enormous environmental damage. Furthermore, other needed resources such as energy and water are part of an increasing price spiral.
However, demand increases as well as overall global market prices. As an example, the gold price has increased from 1999 to 2024 by over 700%.
We implement circular systems that keep products or components continuously in their life cycle.
Customers
The purchasing behaviour of customers is rapidly changing ranging from cheap to more sustainable products. However, the trend is going towards fast, easy and online purchases in customer-to -customer purchasing. Nevertheless, purchasing power is decreasing because of persistent inflation. With our expertise, we establish new customer-company relationships, whether in a business-to-business or business-to-consumer environment or strengthen existing ones, making your product extremely price competitive.
Energy
Energy costs are among the highest all around the globe. The factors hence are manifold and often resulting out of political agendas. However, making it difficult for energy intensive industries such as glass and steal to compete with those producing outside Europe.
Regulations
Increasing regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) or deforestation directive make it difficult for companies to uphold their current suppliers as well as the current prices in the later stance. In the first stance they need to carefully examine and understand the meaning of these regulations. Moreover, bureaucracy and taxation are impediments for businesses and investments. NEXFUR is your partner in becoming the expert of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and being compliant in the reporting of the CSRD of the EU Taxonomy.
Technology
Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning or automation tremendously change production and work models. They make it extremely difficult for companies staying on track, may it be big corporations with a long software introduction process or small companies bearing the costs. Nevertheless, if not new technology, digitalization and automation are continuously integrated, one may lose track and competitive gains. We support you on new technologies and tools that are relevant for your company.
Supply Chain Management
Supply chains are nowadays more uncertain than ever. COVID-19 was the first big happening interrupting global supply chains, making companies not able to produce as normal. As a result, customer orders were prolonged and e.g. a shortage of supply of semiconductors or pharmaceuticals occurred. The interruption was followed by the incident of the Evergreen container ship, blocking the Suez channel for a couple of months. Extreme weather events, such as flash floods or heavy rains, heat waves and droughts impose other threats than the mentioned above for the continuation of businesses and upholding global supply chains, as well as deliveries. Nevertheless, according to the world meteorological forum they are subject to increase and become more intense.
