Renewable Materials Conference 2023

Memo

The Future Sustainable Chemical and Materials Industry will be Based Entirely on Recycling, Biomass and CO₂ The Renewable Materials Conference has established itself as one of the most important conferences for renewable materials worldwide. From 23 to 25 May 2023, the pioneers of future materials will meet in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany). More than 500 participants are expected to attend the “Renewable Materials Conference 2023” – the meeting point for global leaders in industry, science, and politics. A wide range of concepts and technologies will be addressed at the conference: circularity, renewable refineries, and chemical recycling as well as new process technologies. Technologies to produce more sustainable chemicals, building blocks, polymers, plastics and fine chemicals based on renewable carbon: recycling, biomass or CO2. Up-to-date information on new innovations, markets, sustainability and political framework provide a comprehensive picture of possible future developments. One highlight is the Innovation Award: after six pre-selected presentations, the audience will vote on the “Renewable Material of the Year 2023”. The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark: bio-based, CO2-based and recycled are the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials. But it also requires innovation, the development of new processes, building blocks and materials. This also requires a new way of thinking about chemistry and materials. Ready-to-use, fossil-free, sustainable material solutions with a low carbon footprint are in fast-growing demand. Innovative brand owners are on the lookout for such solutions, especially those that will soon become mainstream. During the three conference days, leading experts will present successful “drop-in” solutions that maintain the existing structure of the chemical industry but switch the carbon source from fossil to renewable carbon. At the same time, a new chemical industry is emerging with novel building blocks and polymers, with innovative processes for example from biotechnology and electrochemistry, and with entirely new functionalities. One special in-depth session will focus on furans, FDCA and PEF, another on biodegradation of polymers such as PHA or PLA, PBAT and PBS. The almost final program is available on the website www.renewable-materials.eu/program. Organizer:nova-Institut GmbH