29 March 2021 – The project Bi-rex – Biomass Recovery Recycling and extraction, developed by the Politecnico di Milano and Nowal Chimica, will receive the support of the Technical Assistance Facility of the European Commission. This marks an
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The results of the Pilot Action of Saxony-Anhalt under the Interreg Europe S3Chem project are now available. The objective of the Pilot Action was to present all funded projects in the chemistry and bioeconomy market during the funding
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The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) member regions gathered together for the annual ECRN’s General Assembly to define the objectives and actions of the Network in 2021. Bio-based chemistry, plastics and chemical recycling will be the policy priorities
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28 January 2021 – Under the umbrella of the EU Industry Week 2021, the European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN), the Province of Groningen, and Chemport Europe organised the online event “Saccharide Agenda: the Future of the Biobased
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21 January 2021 – In the framework of the POWER4BIO online cross-visit to Mazovia, the European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) organized the workshop “Expanding the bio-based economy in European regions”. By showing regional initiatives and bio-based solutions, the
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13 January 2021 – The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) took part in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) stakeholder consultation: “Safe and sustainable chemicals for a toxic-free environment in Europe’s cities and regions”. The
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The ECRN conference “Building the Sustainable Chemical Industry of Tomorrow: Regional Response to common European Challenges” looked at challenges and opportunities for the green transition of the EU chemical industry and the role that regions will play in
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The New EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability adopted on the 14th of October 2020 is a first concrete step towards the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal. The Strategy aims to
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Over the past fifty years, the global use of plastics has increased twentyfold and is still growing. It is expected to reach up to 1.2 billion tonnes annually by 2050. At the same time, plastic waste is increasingly
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Demand for raw materials is increasing exponentially and there is a risk of resource depletion. In the last 100 years, the world’s population has started using 34 times more materials, 27 times more minerals, 12 times more fossil
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