On 4th September, the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament had constructive exchange of views with Mr Carlo Petinelli, Director for Consumer, Environmental and Health Technologies of DG GROW and Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director for Circular Economy and Green Growth
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As one of the project partners of POWER4BIO, ECRN is pleased to share the report of the project’s recent month-long e-conference. Between March and April 2019, more than 250 participants coming from the 10 POWER4BIO participant regions and
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The network is growing! ECRN, the European Chemical Regions Network, is pleased to announce that the region of South-Holland in the Netherlands has become its latest member. Being part of the network opens new opportunities for the Dutch region
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A recent video of the Interreg S3Chem project was filmed during the project’s Final Conference on 26 February, in Halle. ECRN Secretariat, as well as many of its members, were active participants in the event. The S3Chem project gathers European regions,
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"Are SME policies fit for the new challenges?" The chemical sector is known to have large companies. However, regionally, the majority of chemical industries are SMEs. While facing common challenges, SMEs and Regions across Europe can and should learn from each other. Connecting
read moreThe bio-based economy is an emerging sector generating employment – around 22 million jobs across Europe – and economic growth. However, many European regions are still not aware of their potential to utilize sustainable feedstock in their production
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On 26 February, S3Chem project carried out its Final project conference in Halle, Germany. The Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt, represented by Thomas Steinmetz, opened the conference by underlining the positive outcomes of inter-regional cooperation, and highlighting the
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ECRN member, Brandenburg, will be hosting #Biobased #Barcamp on April 11 and 12, 2019, in Potsdam. It is an opportunity to cooperate, innovate and create value for new biobased value chains together. Biobased economy, resource efficiency, value from
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The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) award is an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) that identifies and rewards EU regions and cities with outstanding, future-oriented entrepreneurial policy strategy, regardless of their size, wealth or specific
read moreThe Fraunhofer Pilot Plant Centre for Polymer Synthesis and Processing PAZ in Schkopau (Saalekreis) presents a Europe-wide unique offer to the plastics industry. The research facility will now be expanded with funds from the EU, the state of Saxony-Anhalt
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