A long convoy of black limousines crossed the BASF site in Brandenburg at noon yesterday, stopping next to a white marquee. EU Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, Brandenburg’s Minister President Dietmar Woidke – they all came to the inauguration of the new cathode material plant in Schwarzheide and emphasized the strategic importance of the project for the region, for Germany, for the EU.