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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As recognised by the EU Hydrogen Strategy, renewable hydrogen is a key component for success in Europe’s energy transition. Hydrogen has various applications across industries and economic sectors and it can be used as a feedstock, fuel, or
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On 7 July 2020, the European Alliance against Coronavirus organized a webinar dedicated to the Chemical Industrial Modernization S3P partnership to explore solutions and experiences to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 crisis in the chemical sector.
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On May 27 the European Commission presented a revamped EU long-term budget worth €1.3 trillion and a €750 billion EU recovery programme to push the European economy out of the crisis. The total spending would bring the EU
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On 14-15 November 2019, the European Commission organised its third edition of the Smart regions 3.0 conference, focused for this year on boosting innovation and supporting the catching up regions through Smart specialisation. For two days, more than
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The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is launching a new ‘digital’ bioeconomy platform for regions and industry in January 2020. The concept is based on a digital, partnering platform where regions and industry can make contact based on mutual interest.
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In 2015, Italy joined the new United Nations Development Agenda “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and, two years later, approved the National Sustainable Development Strategy as the main instrument for coordinating implementation of the 2030 Agenda in
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ECRN, the European Chemical Regions Network, is pleased to announce the recent involvement of Drenthe and Groningen within the network! Groningen and Drenthe, neighbour Provinces of the Netherlands and regions with leading chemical companies, will act hand in
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On 30th September, ECRN organised the Second Partnership Meeting of the S3 Platform Thematic Area on Chemicals, alongside with the Commission-funded technical services – ReConfirm, and ECRN members and lead regions of the Partnership – Lombardy and Limburg.
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