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Self-Assessment Tool to promote sustainable chemical production in all regions

The European Commission has officially launched a Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) to help regions determine their readiness level for investment in sustainable chemical production. The tool identifies 3 alternative raw materials (Biomass from agriculture and forestry, waste and effluent

European Bioeconomy Week: “Commission prepares to move its bioeconomy efforts up a gear”

The European Bioeconomy Week took place in Brussels on 14-17 November, featuring the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) Info Day, the Bioeconomy Policy Day and several high-level events. The SC2 Info Day was dedicated to the presentation

Trilateral Strategy for the Chemical Industry Cross-border Cooperation Joint Symposium

On 28th September the regional governments of Flanders and North-Rhine Westphalia, and the state government of the Netherlands proudly presented the outcomes of their efforts to build a trilateral approach for improving the cross-border conditions for the chemical

28-12 SPIRE 2017 EU Process Industry Conference

SPIRE, the EU-supported public private partnership on sustainable process industries, held a highly-attended conference on 19-20 September, dedicated to picturing the future EU Process Industry, and what can be implemented if appropriate investments are generated.

ECRN Director takes part at the S3Chem Working Group Meeting in Liege, Belgium

The S3Chem Working Group meeting took place on 12th September in Liege, Belgium which was a good opportunity for the ECRN director to meet with several ECRN members, who participate in the project, and to join the site

Trilateral Strategy for the Chemical Industry

Trilateral Strategy for the Chemical Industry Cross-border Cooperation of the Netherlands, Flanders, and North-Rhine Westphalia, Joint Symposium On 28 September the regional governments of Flanders and North-Rhine Westphalia, and the state government of the Netherlands will proudly present

ECRN President Fabrizio Sala awards F1 Grand Prix winners in Monza

Post: In the occasion of the Italian F1 Grand Prix held in Monza on 3rd of September, ECRN President, Fabrizio Sala, was invited to take active part in the award ceremony together with the Italian Prime Minister Paolo

ECRN applies to the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

With the support of its members, ECRN submitted its application to the Coordination Group of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform at the end of August. Following the guidelines of 2015 Communication “Closing the loop – An EU

Joint Cefic-ECRN Position Paper on EU Industrial Policy has been officially issued

The Joint Cefic-ECRN Position Paper on EU Industrial Policy has been officially issued. The paper highlights the constant growth of the chemical industry and its importance for the European economic wealth. Nevertheless, investments to sustain new production capacity

Getting closer to the regions: Regional visits of ECRN Secretariat continue with a visit to Province of Limburg and Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

In line with her attempt to better understand regional challenges and best practices, the new director of ECRN participated in a visit to Brightlands Chemelot Campus and the Aachen Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), organized in cooperation