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,
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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
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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
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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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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 moreThe 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 October 2015. The ECRN Congress is an annual
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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
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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
read moreThe 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
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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
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