Hürth: The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) has become the global gathering spot for innovators, businesses and brands, investors, and policymakers to develop and define the future of the renewable carbon economy in a matter of years. The conference organizer, Nova-Institute, anticipates 400–500 attendees from throughout the globe, just like in years past.
With 90% of GHG emissions coming from the extraction of fossil fuels from the earth and their use in the chemical and energy industries, this activity is by far the biggest cause of human-caused climate change. While in the energy sector decarbonisation is the way forward, the only option for the chemicals and plastics sectors is to change the carbon source from fossil to renewable carbon: The use of biomass, CO₂ and recycling is the only way forward.
The RMC 2025 seeks to address important queries for investors, legislators, and brands and suppliers: How can the chemical sector be defossilised while maintaining its competitiveness? How to meet the demand for fossil-free plastics? How might carbon cycles be made sustainable? What role will biodegradation play in the circular economy?
In order to address these issues, the conference will provide a number of expert speeches, outstanding networking opportunities, a tabletop exhibition, poster sessions, and workshops on the most important subjects. Additionally, the Covestro (DE)-sponsored innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2025” will once again be up for vote.
Details of the conference topics
22 September: The chemical industry’s defossilization Alternative naphtha, biorefineries, waste valorisation, chemical recycling, and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) are all solutions for both fine and commodity chemicals that fall within this essential problem area.
23 September: Plastics devoid of fossil fuels: Since over 20 polymers derived from biomass, CO₂, and chemical recycling are currently commercially available, this topic area offers answers for all application sectors.
September 24: The circular economy’s use of biodegradation and ideas and regulations for sustainable carbon cycles What kind of market demand or legislative framework is required to transition to carbon cycles and renewable carbon? What are the most recent advancements in biodegradation technology, policy, and emerging trends?
Nova-Institute is pleased to present its first esteemed speakers.
Künkel Andreas, BASF (DE): Biodegradability as a Circular Economy End-of-Life Choice: Value and the Way Ahead
Gonsolin, Florie, CEFIC (BE): What Role Can the Chemical Industry Play in Sustainable Carbon Cycles?
Dirk Hölter, Cerdia (CH): Cellulose Acetate: How a Substance That Predates Contemporary Polymer Chemistry Offers Answers for the Present
Fortum (FI) and Tony Rehn: Carbon2x: The Next Wave of Biodegradable Polymers Made from CO2
Industry Collaborations for Solvent-based Cleaning Technologies for Polyolefin Recycling, Gian De Belder, Procter & Gamble (BE)
RCI/nova-Institute (DE) Christopher vom Berg: Effective Policy Tools to Facilitate the Switch to Renewable Carbon
Early bird registration, reservations for exhibitions and workshops, and abstract and innovation submissions for the ‘Renewable Material of the Year 2025’ prize are all accessible as of right now:
• All tickets will be 20% off until March 16, 2025, and 10% off until August 17, 2025. • The abstract submission deadline is March 16, 2025.
• Innovations for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025” award must be submitted by May 4, 2025.
The registration link and other conference details are available at https://renewable-materials.eu/.
The “Service Package 2025” has all the details about the exhibition (limited space), workshops (book your own), advertising (in the conference journal), and sponsoring (early on to achieve the maximum impact): https://renewable-materials.eu/sponsoring/
