Early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, as well as submissions for abstracts and innovations for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025” award are open now – and the first top speakers are announced.
November 2024, 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. Decarbonization is the way to go in the energy sector, but the only viable alternative for the chemicals and plastics industries is to switch from fossil to renewable carbon sources, which can only be achieved through the utilization of biomass, CO2, and recycling.
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 can the demand for plastics devoid of fossil fuels be met? How might carbon cycles be made sustainable? How will the circular economy incorporate biodegradation?
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.
Conference topics in detail
22 September: Defossilisation of the chemical industry: 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: Fossil-free plastics: This issue area offers answers for all application sectors because over 20 polymers derived from biomass, CO2, and chemical recycling are already commercially available.
24 September: Concepts and policies for sustainable carbon cycles and the role of biodegradation in the circular economy: What kind of market demand or legislative framework is required to advance carbon cycles and renewable carbon? What are the most recent advancements in biodegradation technology, policy, and emerging trends?
nova-Institute is proud to announce the first top speakers
Andreas Künkel, BASF (DE): Biodegradability as End-of-Life Option in a Circular Economy: Value and
the Path Forward
Florie Gonsolin, CEFIC (BE): How can the Chemical Sector Contribute to Sustainable Carbon Cycles
Dirk Hölter, Cerdia (CH): Cellulose Acetate – How a Material Predating Modern Polymer Chemistry
Provides Solutions for Today
Tony Rehn, Fortum (FI): Carbon2x – The Next Generation of Biodegradable Plastics from CO2
Gian De Belder, Procter & Gamble (BE): Industry Partnerships for Solvent-based Cleaning
Technologies for Polyolefin Recycling
Christopher vom Berg, RCI/nova-Institute (DE): Powerful Policy Instruments to Enable the Transition
to Renewable Carbon
From today, early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, submissions for abstracts
and innovations for the ‘Renewable Material of the Year 2025’ award are open:
• 20% discount on all tickets until 16 March 2025, 10% discount until 17 August 2025
• Deadline for abstract submission: 16 March 2025
• Deadline for submission of innovations for the “Renewable Material of the Year 2025” award: 4
May 2025
All information on the conference, as well as the registration link can be found here:
All information on exhibition (limited space), workshops (book your own), advertisement (in the
conference journal) and sponsoring (early on to get the full impact) can be found in the “Service
Package 2025”: https://renewable-materials.eu/sponsoring/
