The ECRN President Fabrizio Sala (Lombardy) opened ECRN’s new year on 16 January with his first regional visit. The visit was hosted by the region of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf, where all the German ECRN member regions had
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The fourth annual conference on sustainable chemistry was organized by Federchimica on 1 December 2016 in Milan. ECRN was represented in the event by Folco Ciulli (Lombardy), who presented ECRN and examples from the European chemical regions on
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On 9 November, ECRN President Fabrizio Sala exchanged views on industrial policy, REACH, and the competitiveness of the European chemical regions with Jerzy Buzek, the chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) in the European
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ECRN collaborated with the European Commission (DG GROW) on a workshop on “Gaseous Industrial Effluents as Non-Fossil Feedstock for Sustainable Chemicals Production” on 9 November 2016. During the workshop, we provided information and examples of different activities in
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As of November 2016, the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels will continue to support chemical regions and regional actors under the leadership of a new Director, Renatka Krcova. She takes over the position from Dr. Hanny Nover, who retires
read moreAfter elections in the ECRN General Assembly on 16 June 2016, the ECRN has a new President: Fabrizio Sala from Lombardy. The meeting was hosted in the the Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in Brussels and preceded by an
read moreECRN members gathered for a first official meeting in Brussels on 2-3 February 2016. Collaborative strategic planning over the past months has resulted in an action-packed outline for the year to come, with activities on topics such as
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On 27 January 2016, ECRN and the Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union organized an experts’ discussion on “REACH and procedures for SMEs”.The speakers included Andreas Herdina, the SME Ambassador from the European Chemicals
read moreNovara & Milan (Italy) on 8-9 October 2015. The 13th Congress of the European Chemical Regions, titled “Sustainable Chemistry for Life – the role of chemistry in the European bioeconomy”, took place in Novara and Milan on 8-9
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The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) and the European Renewable Resources and Materials Association (ERRMA) are working closely together on Bioeconomy. To mark this collaboration, we present a joint statement on our common interests on sustainability and the
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