European Chemical Regions Network

ERRMA Group meeting, Brussels, 13 October 2015

ECRN Member Regions

Baden-Württemberg, DEBavaria, DEBrandenburg, DECheshire West & Chester, UKFlanders, BEHesse, DEIda-Viru, EELimburg, NLLombardy, ITMazovia, PLNorth-Rhine Westphalia, DENovara, ITRhineland-Palatinate, DESaxony-Anhalt, DESchleswig-Holstein, DEScotland, UKÚstí Region, CZWallonia, BEYorkshire & The Humber, UK (Cluster data from the European Cluster Observatory, ECRN member regions based on 2014

memberships)

We are …

a network of regional public

authorities

an acknowledged

European chemical

stakeholder

a promoter of regional interests

a platform for collaboration

Our organisation…

… General Assembly

… Executive Board

… Permanent Working Group

… Thematic Working Groups

… Secretariat

The regional political activities

• Creation of chemical parks

• Creation of chemical clusters

• regional clusters, cross-border clusters, world-class clusters

• Setting up regional thematic networks

• circular economy, sustainability...

• Trans-disciplinary networks

• Awards for best practices

• Visiting experiences

Regional policy

The turn into innovation in regional policy needs - innovation policy design and - delivery

top-down as well as

bottom-up approaches

clusters

Cluster organisations have a strong regional base_______________________________________• Each region develops their own cluster policy

• The cluster programme should be based on measurable targets

Thematic networks in the regions

Flanders Innovation Hub

for sustainable Chemistry:

Flanders Public Private Partnership on

chemistry

Thematic networks:FISCH & circular economy

Resources Processes Products

RENEWABLESPROCES INTENSIFICATION & OPTIMISATION

Advanced SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS

VALORISATION OF SIDE STREAM

Thematic networks:FISCH & circular economy

The Flemish Chemistry made a positive balance after three years FISCH-operation

Antwerpen, 16 september 2015 –

FISCH - Flanders' Plastic Vision event "Chemical Revolution"

Since the start of the cluster in March 2012, Flemish companies supported the launch of more than 35 collaborative innovation projects. 18 million Euros who have invested by government and industry in FISCH, along with industrial and academic

partners in these projects, convert to 530 million Euros expected economic value. This is an economic multiplier effect of up to 29.

De Vlaamse Chemie maakt een positieve balans op na 3 jaar FISCH-werking en kijkt kritisch maar hoopvol naar de toekomst.Antwerpen, 16 september 2015 – Op het FISCH – Flanders’ PlasticVision evenement “De Chemische Revolutie” is

North Rhine-Westphalia, (GermanyLimburg /Brabant (Netherlands)Flanders (Belgium)

Created

BIG- C , a cross-boarder cluste

Cross border clusters with bio-economic activities

…

• North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

• Limburg /Brabant (Netherlands)

• Flanders (Belgium)

CreatedBIG- C

a cross-boarder cluster4 value chains

feedstock-to-product

4 pillars of competitiveness

BIG-C develops dissemination measures for know-how

1. Building and adapting bioeconomy institutions

2. Developing suitable infrastructure

3. Providing the suitable macroeconomic environment (including public acceptance)

4. Implementing human capital training and education models

Leading Edge Cluster of the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education

BioEconomy Cluster in Halle(DE)

BioEconomy Cluster in Halle(DE)

BioEconomy Cluster is a so-called "cluster of clusters“

other regional clusters are integrated:

Chemistry / Plastics Central Germany

wood cluster "Rottleberode”

Energy and Environment Cluster in Leipzig with its network BioEnergy

Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes (CBP) in Leuna

TREC Danube is a transnational network of regional clusters Iin the field of renewable energy, energy systems and

bioeconomy.

Bioeconomy Cluster in Halle(DE)

And cross-border activities, called 3BI

IAR France brings the mix of its resources from the regional agriculture

BioVale UK working on biowaste

Biobased Delta NL biological resources that can be used, for example in the chemical industry.

Bioeconomy Cluster in Halle(DE)

And cross-border activities, called 3BI

ECRN Member Regions

Baden-Württemberg, DEBavaria, DEBrandenburg, DECheshire West & Chester, UKFlanders, BEHesse, DEIda-Viru, EELimburg, NLLombardy, ITMazovia, PLNorth-Rhine Westphalia, DENovara, ITRhineland-Palatinate, DESaxony-Anhalt, DESchleswig-Holstein, DEScotland, UKÚstí Region, CZWallonia, BEYorkshire & The Humber, UK (Cluster data from the European Cluster Observatory, ECRN member regions based on 2014

memberships)

ECRN visiting experiences

Participating in international exchange of knowledge about regional policies and benchmarking (learning tools):

• Cluster structures

• Management and governance

• Financing models and options

• Services provided by cluster organisations

Regions and eco-innovation

• Regions can support eco-innovation in various ways

• be local producers and supplier of services & utilities (e.g. heating and energy solutions)

• play a role as motivator and facilitator (inspiring and supporting the adoption of eco-innovative practices)

• play a role as a consumer (e.g. energy and implementation of energy saving activities, green public procurement)

ECRN-the European Chemical Regions Network is …

a promoter of regional interests

a platform for collaboration

European Chemical Regions Network

Dr-Hanny Nover, Director ECRN Brussels officewww.ecrn.net