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17.06.2025

Breakthrough for Lignin? Renewable Materials Conference 2025

22 - 24 September (Siegburg, Germany)

The Renewable Materials Conference 2025 is the world's leading event on the Renewable Carbon Economy.

++ Already 140 participants from 15 countries registered, > 500 expected ++ final program ++ exhibition ++ workshop booking ++

Breakthrough for lignin?
For decades, intensive research has been carried out into what can be made from it. So far, however, there has been no commercial breakthrough, and it has always been said that lignin can be used to make anything but money. But times seem to have changed. This year, we have received more (semi-) industrial submissions than ever before, and the best companies are showcasing their lignin business models at the conference. Exciting!

7 Presentations on lignin at the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC), 22–24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany).

RMC presents solutions and innovations for replacing fossil carbon with biomass, CO2 utilisation and advanced recycling. RMC 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. Nearly 500 participants from 32 countries attended the last conference in June 2024, 90% of them from industry. This year we expect more than 500 participants, 75 presentations, 20 panel discussions and up to 12 workshops.

Below you will find the 5 presentations in the session „Lignocellulosic Biorefineries and Lignin Utilisation" (22 September) and two in the Innovation Award session (23 September):

22 September: Lignocellulosic Biorefineries and Lignin Utilisation

  • Balaji Sridharan, VITO (BE)
    Scaling Up Reductive Lignin Depolymerization: A Sustainable Pathway towards Biomaterials and Green Chemicals - Abstract
  • Viktor Odenbrink, Södra Skogsägarna ek. Förening (SE)
    Södra Becomes the World’s Largest Kraft Lignin Producer – How? - Abstract
  • Fredrik Malmfors, Lignin Industries (SE)
    Scalable, Processable, Renewable, Recyclable and Cost Effective – Lignin-based Plastic Ticks all of the Boxes - Abstract
  • Peep Pitk, Fibenol (EE)
    Pioneering the Future of Biomaterials: Fibenol’s Journey from Innovation to Industrial Scale - Abstract
  • Marcus Elmer, Lixea Sweden (SE)
    High Quality Lignin from Waste Biomass – A Crucial Carbon Source for the Future - Abstract

23 September: Innovation Award

  • Justine Charmillot, Bloom Biorenewables (CH)
    The First Ever White Lignin
  • Ross Ellis, Borregaard (NO)
    Innovative Platform Technology Bright for Renewable Lignin-based Biopolymers

Have a look at the final program!

Conference topics in detail

10% early bird discount until 17 August!

Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2025”: Six nominees published!

Call for Posters

Do you want to present a poster at the conference? You are welcome to present your latest products, technologies or developments. Deadline for submission: 31 July 2025
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Key Account Management
Guido Müller
guido.mueller@nova-institut.de