Berlin-Adlershof, 15th October 2024 – Berlin-Chemie and 1. FC Union Berlin are delighted to announce their new partnership. From the 2024/25 season onwards, the Adlershof-based pharmaceutical company will be supporting the traditional Bundesliga club as an "Irons' Sponsor". This sponsorship offers a unique opportunity for Berlin-Chemie to substantially increase its own brand awareness regionally. Through the targeted use of 1. FC Union Berlin's platforms, Berlin-Chemie can not only demonstrate its connection with the Köpenick club and the region but also directly address millions of fans and visitors to the stadium. With careers advertising via the club's channels, Berlin-Chemie will in future create visibility for its attractive job opportunities in the scientific, commercial, technical and IT fields. The sponsorship will in this way make a significant contribution to strengthening the regional presence and perception of the Berlin-Chemie brand and at the same time supports the economic upturn locally.

"We're very pleased to have 1. FC Union Berlin alongside us as a reliable partner who shares our values and attaches equal relevance to the potential of the location," says Dr. Christian Matschke, Member of the Executive Board at Berlin-Chemie. This collaboration is not just an opportunity to give a voice to our passion for sport for a healthy life but also to express our strength as a local employer. In the future as well, we'll be looking to exploit the knowhow of people on site to drive the innovative approach at the company."

Christian Arbeit, Communications Director of 1. FC Union Berlin, comments on the partnership as follows: "With Berlin-Chemie, we've gained a strong ally at our side that's also firmly rooted in the region and has close ties with the people here. We have in common the pursuit of success, which is why we look forward to combining our strengths in this collaboration and further fostering the positive development of the region."

As part of the sponsorship, both partners have also agreed to develop joint social projects together with the Bundesliga club's Learning Centre. The project partners are united by the goal of promoting the personal and professional development of participants in the areas of civic education, media skills and career guidance. In this way, both sides are making an important contribution to cross-generational exchange and networking in the borough.

Berlin-Chemie and 1. FC Union Berlin have been based in Berlin-Köpenick for over a century. From the very beginning, the two institutions have been linked not only by their location but also by a similar set of basic values characterised by humanity, solidarity, cooperation and integrity. The partnership is an expression of the endeavour to make a sustainable difference for people in the region and beyond with concentrated energy.

About Berlin-Chemie

BERLIN-CHEMIE AG is an international, research-based pharmaceutical company established in 1890 and headquartered in Berlin-Adlershof. The company has been a subsidiary of Italy's Menarini Group since 1992 and is responsible within the group for the primary-care business in Germany and in over 30 countries of central and eastern Europe as well as Central Asia. The group's largest production site is located in Berlin, where high-quality medicinal products are manufactured for over 90 countries worldwide. Berlin-Chemie generated sales of around 1.469 billion euro in 2023 and employs around 1,500 staff in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

About 1. FC Union Berlin

Together with its predecessor clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin e.V. can look back on a history of more than one hundred years. Since 1920, the club's heart has been beating at the Alte Försterei, where football has been played ever since. Union is one of 36 licence holders of the DFL (German Football League) and exercises its right to play in the Bundesliga. With around 68,000 members and around 360,000 spectators per season at the An der Alten Försterei stadium, 1. FC Union Berlin is one of the largest and best-known football clubs in the new Federal states. Last season, the club took part in the UEFA Champions League, the most important club competition in European football, for the first time in its history.

Contact

Alessandro Grua
Head of Regional Communication & PR
mediarelations@berlin-chemie.de
+49 (0)30 6707‑3010