A day before the 9th ECRN Congress, the ECRN Executive Board convened in Leuna (Germany) to review and discuss the ongoing and upcoming activities of the network. The Director of the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels, Dr. Hanny Nover,
The 9th Congress of the European Chemical Regions will be organised on 27th October 2011 in Halle/Saale (Germany), hosted by ECRN member region Saxony-Anhalt. This year the theme of this annual event will be European regional policy and
The ECRN General Assembly was held in Potsdam on 1 March 2012, hosted by ECRN member region Brandenburg. The meeting was preceded by an Executive Board meeting and a Networking Dinner with members of ECRN and representatives from
The ECRN member regions attended the Permanent Working Group meeting on 10th and 11th May 2012 in Brussels. The two-day meeting covered all current issues of the network, including for instance the progress of the European Commission’s policy
Opening speeches for the 10th ECRN Congress.ECRN President Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolff (right),Marshal of Mazovia Region Adam Struzik (middle),and Vice President of Polish Academy of ScienceProf. Marek Chmielewski (left). The 10th Congress of the European Chemical Regions, titled “Facing
The ECRN General Assembly was held in Brussels on 25 June. In addition to the statutory decisions and strategic discussions, the General Assembly elected Mr. Hartmut Möllring, the Minister of Science and Economic Affairs in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany), as
Workshop agenda and speaker’s presentations can be downloaded here: During the Open Days, on 10 October 2013, ECRN organised a workshop called “Towards green growth – green and growth go hand in hand!”. In the current climate of
Maastricht (NL) on 24. October 2013. The 11th Congress of the European Chemical Regions, titled “Demand driven innovations through triple helix cooperation in chemical regions”, was hosted by ECRN member region Limburg in Maastricht (NL) on 24 October
The ECRN General Assembly was held in Brussels on 26 February 2014, hosted by the newest ECRN member region Baden-Württemberg at their EU Representation. The meeting was preceded by an Executive Board meeting and a meeting with representatives
ECRN and the European Commission (DG ENTR) co-organised a workshop on "Cross-sectorial and cross-border cooperation of clusters in support of green chemicals industries" on 27 February 2014. The workshop showcased good examples of cluster cooperation across sectors to
The ECRN Project Council kick-off meeting was held in Brussels on 7 April 2014, hosted by the ECRN member region Bavaria at their EU Representation. As decided in the ECRN General Assembly (26 Feb 2014), Chemie-Cluster Bayern coordinates
The second Permanent Working Group meeting of 2014 was held on 20-21 May. Representatives from member regions gathered once again to Brussels for two days of intense work to plan and prepare upcoming activities for the latter half
ECRN and Chemie-Cluster Bayern organised a cluster forum with regional representatives and chemical stakeholders and decision-makers from Europe and China on 10 June 2014 to exchange experiences and to explore potential areas of collaboration. Over 40 participants gathered
The ECRN Project Council had its second meeting in Munich on 9 July 2014. Building on to the results of the successful kick-off in April, the ECRN Project Council is now fully up to speed. Around 40 regional
Ústí nad Labem (CZ) on 22. October 2014. The 12th Congress of the European Chemical Regions, titled “The competitiveness of the chemical industry and the factors affecting it – 3E (Energy supply, Education & Skills, Economy & Innovation)”,
ECRN activities got off to a good start with a PWG meeting in Düsseldorf on 27-28 January 2015. Several new faces joined the group to discuss plans and priorities for the upcoming year. Lot of interesting activities are
The ECRN General Assembly was held in Brussels on 24 February 2015. ECRN members spent an engaging day in the Committee of the Regions that hosted the General Assembly, as well as en Executive Board meeting and an
As a regional network, ECRN is committed to enhancing cooperation and exchange of experiences across regions. In our workshop “SMEs – the engine of the European Industry” (24 February 2015, 14-17), we focused on important role of SMEs
The third ECRN Project Council meeting was organised in Brussels on 25 February 2015. After its first year of activities, the Project Council has grown into an active platform for interregional collaboration and networking. The third meeting attracted
ECRN partnered together with leading experts in chemical park planning and management for a workshop on chemical parks in ACHEMA on 17 June 2015. Under the theme of “Worldwide best practices in eco-efficient construction and management of chemical
Novara & 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
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
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 different
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
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 will be represented by its Executive Board Member Mr. Daniel Collet in a workshop organised by the Committee of the Regions on 2 May 14:15-18:00 o’clock at the premises of the CoR.Mr. Collet will be a speaker
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
