07.04.2021

Info: Renewable Chemicals and Building-blocks: Renewable Materials Conference 2021, 18-20 May, online

Program already available! The conference will take place as an online event.


Which renewable materials are solutions that meet the needs of future societies? As a response to this challenging question, nova-Institute has decided to unite all relevant industries in the new “Renewable Materials Conference”, May 18–20, 2021, featuring a unique concept to present all renewable material solutions at one event: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled. There is a growing market demand for advanced and ready-to-use renewable material solutions with a low carbon footprint – that are fossil-free.

For the first time, nova-Institute jointly presents all renewable material solutions: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled. Highlights and innovations of bio- and CO2-based chemicals and materials, and of chemical recycling will be presented. Or in other words: All material solutions based on renewable carbon – avoiding the use of additional fossil carbon.

Program highlights of the 1st conference day

The three-day program of the first Renewable Materials Conference is almost final and gives a complete overview of the latest renewable material solutions, a performance show for a wide range of sustainable raw materials and technologies .

The first day (18 May 2021) of the conference will focus on renewable chemicals and building-blocks. Latest news about biorefineries will be presented by Borregaard, Cosun Beet, NESTE and UPM Biochemicals. BASF, Eastman and BioBTX will show their latest insights on chemical recycling, Lanzatech and Renolit will present innovations on CO2-based chemicals. Shell will present, what this means for refineries. Further, Meo Carbon Solution, nova-Institute, TNO, Vito and Circular Biobased Delta will focus on new technologies, markets, sustainability assessments and strategies.

 

Opening

Michael Carus, nova-Institute (DE) Renewable Carbon is the Key, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)

Biorefineries

Gudbrand Rødsrud, Borregaard (NO) Potentials, Challenges and Strategies to Meet Them for an Advanced Biorefinery under the Current Situation
Rahul Dagwar, Cosun Beet Company (NL) Sugar Beet as a Sustainable Source of Inspiration for Innovation in Bio-based Chemicals and Materials
Karolien Vanbroekhoven, VITO (BE) Applications from Lignin and its Derivatives – is There More Than Burning it?

Joop Groen, Circular Biobased Delta (NL)

CHAPLIN Program: Bio-based Asphalt for Sustainable Roads
Keynote - Okko Ringena, UPM Biochemicals (DE/FI) Closing the Circle – the Role of Bio-based Carbon within a Carbon Neutral Economy
Keynote - Lars Börger, NESTE (DE/FI) Renewable Chemicals and Polymers

CO2-based Chemistry

Robert Blok, RENOLIT GROUP (DE), Véronique de Bruijn, Photanol (NL) Chemicals Out of CO2 – Making the Chemical Industry Carbon Footprint Neutral
 Sean Simpson, LanzaTech (US) Out with the Old, and in with the Renewable: Gas Fermentation for Fuels, Chemicals, Materials and Protein from Renewable Carbon
Jörg Dehmel, Shell Deutschland (DE) Renewable Materials in the Petrochemical Industry on the Example of Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland

Chemical Recycling

Lars Krause, nova-Institute (DE)

Chemical Recycling - Technologies for Renewable Carbon and a Circular Economy
Ton Vries, BioBTX (NL) Full Circularity Enabled for Renewable Chemicals Through Conversion of Sustainable and Circular Materials
Inari Seppä, Eastman (US) Transitioning Toward a Circular Economy with Advanced Recycling Technologies
Christian Krüger, BASF (DE) Chemical Recycling – Technology Overview and the Status of LCA Evaluation

Sustainability

Peter Hawighorst, Meo Carbon Solutions (DE) Latest Development in the Circular and Bioeconomy from a Sustainability Certification Scheme’s Perspective
Reinier Grimbergen, TNO (NL) Recarbonizing the Chemical Industry by Electrification: Shifting Gears
Michael Carus, nova-Institute (DE) Nora and her FlyPhone on Renewable Carbon

 


The conference will help shaping the sustainable future of chemicals and materials and will provide new advantages and synergies by establishing a meeting point for numerous cross-sectoral networking opportunities. Participants from the industry will be able to greatly benefit from the first event of this format as it provides a platform for renewable strategies and a broad range of new prospects and materials solutions. It  will be held as an online event, which offers unique networking possibilities to the participants with the help of an innovative conference software from Finland.

Sponsoring

nova-Institute (DE) would like to thank COVESTRO (DE) for sponsoring the innovation award "Renewable Material of the Year". 
Neste (FI) and UPM (FI) will support the conference as Gold Sponsors, Alfa Laval (SE), FKuR (DE), MMAtwo (EU) and Renolit/Photanol (DE) as Silver Sponsors and LanzaTech (US) as a Bronze Sponsor. Companies interested in our attractive sponsoring opportunities are invited to contact Guido Mueller, Key Account Manager.

 

The final program is available here.
Register now to the online conference!

We are looking forward to seeing you at our online conference.

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