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We will be back in Cologne in 2027!

Save the date: 28–30 September 2027 | Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany

In 2027, the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) will return to Cologne’s Maternushaus, just 10 minutes from the central station. The successful concept will continue with high-quality presentations in two parallel streams, as well as workshops, an exhibition, a poster session and comprehensive networking.

A new page for registration and submission of abstracts will be available soon.

Once again, this year’s conference was the central meeting point for the growing renewable carbon economy: Large enterprises, SMEs, start-ups, investors, and policymakers. A total of 365 participants from 26 countries joined the world’s largest “Defossilisation Summit”, discussing how fossil carbon in the chemical and related industries can be gradually replaced by renewable carbon from biomass, CO₂ and recycling. This is the key pathway to reducing fossil dependence, strengthening supply chain resilience, contributing to climate protection, and ensuring long-term competitiveness.

Experts discussed fundamental questions about the future of the European chemical industry, innovations were awarded and the framework conditions to accelerate defossilisation were presented.

In-depth discussions took place during three evening networking events and throughout the conference, joint strategies were developed, and business deals were initiated. The matchmaking tool set a new record with 350 one-to-one meetings.
Please refer to the press release for full details.

Topics 2027:

  • Future of the chemical industry
  • Defossilisation of the chemical industry
  • Renewable plastics
  • Setting the Frame for Renewable Carbon
  • Biodegradation
  • Innovation Award: Renewable Material of the Year 2027

If you’re planning your conference visits for 2027, be sure to include the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), the lighthouse event!

The new website will soon be available for registration, submission of abstracts and innovations for the ‘Renewable Material of the Year 2027’ innovation award, and information on sponsorship opportunities.

If you would like to become a speaker or sponsor before the website is ready, please email Michael Carus

365 participants from 26 countries participated in RMC 2026:

Shares of RMC participant categories in 2026

Shares of RMC participant categories: Large enterprises and brands (39%), Research Institutes and Universities (14%), Start-ups and scale-ups (16%), SMEs (15%), Associations/Clusters/NGO (10%), Policy Makers (4%), Investors (3%).

Selection of RMC participants in 2026

++ ACTEGA ++ ADM International ++ AeoniQ ++ AGRANA ++ Alfred Talke ++ Algenesis ++ Armacell ++ Arteco ++ Asahi Kasei ++ B4Plastics ++ BASF ++ Beckers Group ++ Beiersdorf ++ Bioextrax ++ Biotope Ventures ++ BLOOM ++ Braskem ++ Cargill ++ CellUranics ++ Chempolis ++ Clariant ++ Colesco Capital ++ Covestro ++ CropEnergies ++ D-CRBN ++ DCM Shriram ++ dm-drogerie markt ++ DSM-Firmenich ++ Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth ++ ECHA ++ ENI ++ Essity ++ European Commission ++ Evonik ++ Far Eastern New Century (FENC) ++ FECC ++ Freudenberg ++ Futerro ++ GS Biomats ++ Haltermann Carless ++ Henkel ++ Heraeus ++ Holland Colours ++ Honeywell ++ IFF ++ INERATEC ++ ING Bank ++ JDE Peet’s ++ Jiangsu Celluranics New Materials ++ Kemira ++ Kimberly-Clark ++ KLEIBERIT ++ Klüber Lubrication ++ Kobelco Eco-Solutions ++ Krones ++ KUORI ++ Kuraray ++ Lactips ++ LEAF BIOTECH ++ LEGO ++ LinkedIn ++ Lixea ++ Logitech ++ L’Oréal ++ Lux Research ++ Metsä Spring ++ Mevaldi ++ Michelin ++ Mosca ++ Neste ++ Nippon Shokubai ++ Normec OWS ++ Novamont ++ Novonesis ++ Omya ++ On ++ Peter Greven ++ Plantics ++ Praj ++ Primient ++ Relement ++ Rheinmetall ++ Saltigo ++ SandboxAQ ++ SBTi ++ Schneider Electric ++ Senbis Polymer Innovations ++ Smithers-Oasis ++ SNF ++ Stahl ++ Sustainea ++ Sustanix ++ Syensqo ++ Synthomer ++ Technip Energies ++ UB FIGG ++ Umicore ++ UPM ++ Verbio ++ Volvo Cars ++ Welland Medical ++ WEPA ++ Zeton ++

The winners 2026

The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), organised by the nova-Institute, was once again the outstanding international meeting place for innovators, companies and brands, investors and policymakers to come together to develop and shape the future renewable carbon economy.

The RMC is the leading global event on the renewable carbon economy, showcasing the latest progress in and prospects of bioeconomy, CCU and Recycling for the defossilisation of chemicals and materials.

“I particularly value the conference for bringing together a community with strong focus on applied research towards sustainable and renewable materials and chemical industry.”
Valtteri OksanenVTT (FI)
“A must-attend conference for anyone who cares about the future of industry.”
Nick SmithViridi (UK)
“The RMC brings together stakeholders from a wide range of sectors within the chemicals economy across the supply chain, united by the common goal of channeling value creation toward sustainable development. This is extremely valuable!”
Volker StraußUmweltbundesamt (DE)
“RMC is the place to be for innovators, entrepreneurs and corporates to network, inspire and collaborate to bring renewable materials into practice.”
Jan Harm UrbanusTNO (NL)
“What I value most about the conference is its ability to bring together different parts of the value chain—and even different value chains—into a single, sustainability-driven ecosystem. This creates a practical and open environment where people can connect and openly discuss opportunities and solutions.”
Tim KissStahl (NL)
“Renewable Materials Conference brings scientists, startups, industry, financiers, policymakers, and researchers under one roof and that helps breed collaboration and advancement of scientific knowledge in materials science.”
Sarvesh PoddarSustanix Materialtech (NL)
“This conference manages to strike a fantastic balance between technical depth, business perspectives and industrial engagement.”
Marcus ElmerLixea (SE)
“RMC is where the renewable carbon community comes together to turn ambition into action and accelerate the shift away from fossil-based materials.”
Geoffroy DelvinquierFuterro (BE)
“RMC brings to the room companies within the full renewable carbon value chain – from feedstocks and technologies, to brands, investors, market analysts and policymakers.”
Doris De GuzmanGreen D Market Analytics (US)
“Sustainability and innovation can only come to life through strong partnerships, and collaborative exchange at the RMC conference is what truly brings this to action.”
Michael WilhelmHenkel (DE)
“The Renewable Materials Conference stands out for its unique ability to bring together visionary leaders across science, industry, policy, and investment to accelerate the transition from fossil-based systems to a truly circular and renewable carbon economy.”
Sanjay WahalDecarbonization (US)
“The RMC combines experts from across all feedstock sources and production routes, established and new companies, policy makers and advocates, all working together towards an industry for renewable materials.”
Janine van KampenDutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (NL)
“A superb forum to discuss new innovations in material sciences for the circular economy.”
Oliver BorekEntzimatiko (ES)
“The best part of this conference is being surrounded by a community that doesn’t just identify the problems with traditional plastics, but is actively engineering the sustainable alternatives of tomorrow.”
Ryan SimkovskyAlgenesis Labs (US)

The Renewable Materials Conference 2026 covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks, the chemical industry, the materials sector, product manufacturers to brand owners, as well as investors and policy makers. In 2026, 80 presentations, more than 20 panel discussions, 16 workshops and an exhibition offered comprehensive networking opportunities. Not yet convinced? Watch the RMC video.

Conference Video