Events

ECRN Permanent Working Group highlights achievements in 2017 and looks towards 2018

ECRN members met on 6th of December in Brussels for a last Working Group Meeting for the year. The meeting was chaired by ECRN Director, Mrs. Renatka Krcova who presented an overview of the activities undertaken by ECRN

ECRN Executive Board members meet in Brussels for strategic discussions

The annual ECRN Executive Board Meeting took place on 19th of October in Brussels, gathering all Executive Board members. The meeting was opened by ECRN President, Mr. Fabrizio Sala (Lombardy Vice-President) who recalled the importance of ECRN political commitment

Six Model Regions Show the Way to a Sustainable EU Chemical Industry

The final conference of the European Sustainable Chemicals Support Service (ESCSS) took place in Brussels on 14 September 2017 at the European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN), with presentations from 6 EU ‘Model Regions’ and an introduction of the

ECRN joins forces with CoR to push the development of bioeconomy strategies and initiatives on regional level

  On 7th of June ECRN and Committee of the Regions jointly organized an event on Harnessing the bioeconomy potential of European regions. This was an afternoon full of knowledge-exchange and sharing of real-life experiences. The event was

S3Chem Dissemination Conference facilitating the way to circular economy

The S3Chem Dissemination Conference took place on 17th of May in Milan and had a great success raising the awareness about policy and business approaches towards the circular economy. ECRN was proud to contribute to the conference by

The Future of Industry in Europe: regional ecosystems, consolidated efforts and coordinated EU approach as key elements for ECRN

100 participants, industry players, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders participated at ‘The Future of Industry in Europe’, event organized by the Committee of the Regions on 2 May in Brussels. Daniel Collet, an Executive Board member of ECRN,

Regions and EU Officials exchange views on Digitising European Industry

In order to highlight the perspectives of the chemical regions in the context of the ongoing discussions in the European Parliament on Digitising European Industry, ECRN organized a thematic roundtable on “Digitising European Industry – Unlocking the potential

ECRN General Assembly 2017 convenes in Brussels

The ECRN members came together to review past activities and approve general guidelines for the next months. During the first months of 2017, ECRN has already contributed to the European Commission’s REACH REFIT evaluation, finalised a position paper

Experts’ Discussion: REACH and procedures for SMEs

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