{"id":138253,"date":"2024-01-29T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=138253"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:54:56","slug":"four-weeks-left-to-submit-your-innovation-to-the-renewable-material-of-the-year-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/four-weeks-left-to-submit-your-innovation-to-the-renewable-material-of-the-year-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Weeks Left to Submit Your Innovation to the \u201dRenewable Material of the Year 2024\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138262\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:334px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/24-01-22_RMC-2024-Pokal_2-2-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) in Siegburg\/Cologne (Germany) is the world&#8217;s largest conference on chemicals and materials based on biomass, CCU or chemical recycling \u2013&nbsp;the only alternatives to fossil-based chemicals and materials.&nbsp;The unique concept of presenting all renewable material solutions at one event hits the mark.&nbsp;It covers the entire value chain from alternative carbon feedstocks, the chemical industry, the materials sector, product manufacturers to brand owners and investors. Nearly 500 participants from 32 countries attended the last conference in May 2023, 90% from industry. This year, 80 presentations, 14 panel discussions and 12 workshops will give you the latest updates on technologies, policies and markets. The perfect place to network and partner along the entire value chain of the new renewable carbon economy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cRenewable Material of the Year 2024\u201c&nbsp;Innovation Award&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready-to-use fossil-free sustainable material solutions with a low carbon footprint are in fast-growing demand. Innovative brand owners are keeping an eye out for such solutions, in particular those that will soon reach the mainstream.&nbsp;To further motivate this trend, the innovation award \u201cRenewable Material of the Year 2024\u201d, organised by nova-Institute and sponsored by Covestro, will be granted at the Renewable Materials Conference 2024. Producers and inventors of innovative technologies and applications based on biomass, CO\u2082&nbsp;or advanced recycling are invited to submit their innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three stage process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>28 February: Deadline for submission, all information here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/award-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/award-application\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-march: A jury consisting of representatives of nova-Institute, the advisory board and the conference sponsors will nominate the outstanding \u2018Top 6\u2019 applicants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 June at the conference:&nbsp;Each of the six selected companies will present their innovation in a 10-minute on-site presentation on the 2nd day of the conference.&nbsp;Following the presentations, the final winners will be selected by the conference participants and announced shortly afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the &#8220;Top 6&#8221; will present their innovations throughout the conference in a shared exhibition space provided by the nova Institute. Each &#8220;Top 6&#8221; candidate will receive one free ticket to the conference&nbsp;and discounted additional tickets.<a>&nbsp;<\/a>nova-Institute will use its extensive network of 100,000 companies and hundreds of press contacts to generate market demand for the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winners from the last few years:&nbsp;Carbios (FR),&nbsp;Colipi (DE),&nbsp;Eastman (US),&nbsp;KUORI (CH),&nbsp;Lactips (FR),&nbsp;LanzaTech (US\/CH),&nbsp;Plantics (NL) &amp; Vepa (NL),&nbsp;traceless\u00ae (DE) and&nbsp;Twelve (US). They report a huge feedback from the market after receiving the award.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138264\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:794px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Award-Winners-2023-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points of the conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After just three years, the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) has established itself as one of the world\u2019s leading events. The conference covers a wide range of concepts and technologies: sustainable carbon cycles, renewable refineries, and chemical recycling as well as new process technologies.\u00a0Technologies for the production of renewable chemicals, building blocks, polymers, plastics and fine chemicals based on renewable carbon: biomass, CO\u2082\u00a0and recycling. Please find the preliminary program here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/program\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2024, more than 500 delegates and 30 premium exhibitors are expected in Siegburg, near Cologne (Germany). Centrally located in western Germany and only a few hours from France, Belgium and the Netherlands, Siegburg is easy to reach for international participants.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138265\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:774px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/RMC-Siegburg-Conference-Hall-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Call for Posters:<\/strong>&nbsp;Would you like to present a poster at the conference? You are invited to present your latest products, technologies or developments. <strong>Submission deadline: 12 April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conference workshops:&nbsp;<\/strong>During the three days of the conference, up to 20 workshops will be held at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 in nice daylight rooms for up to 40 participants. If you are interested in running your own workshop on technology, innovation, products or services, please contact&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:michael.carus@nova-institut.de\" target=\"_blank\">michael.carus@nova-institut.de<\/a>&nbsp;directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a large car park nearby and good connections to Brussels, Frankfurt, Cologne and D\u00fcsseldorf airports via the German high-speed rail network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information on how to maximise your visibility and impact at the conference through sponsorship, exhibition, dedicated workshops or advertising in the conference journal, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/sponsoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/sponsoring\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More information here:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/renewable-materials.eu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138266\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:798px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2024\/01\/23-06-28_RMC-Wald-2024-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thanks to RMC Sponsors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The nova-Institute would like to thank UPM Biochemicals (FI) for supporting the conference as Platin Sponsor, NESTE (FI), T\u00dcV Austria Belgium (BE), Sugar Energy (CN), Zhongke Guosheng Technology (CN) as Gold Sponsor, as well as Alfalaval (SE), B4Plastics (BE), REDcert (DE) who support the event as Silver Sponsors. The innovation award \u201cRenewable Material of the Year 2024\u201d is sponsored by Covestro (DE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Renewable Materials Conference is supported by industry and trade associations, non- profit organisations, research institutions and interest groups that are thematically linked to the conference: AVK &#8211; Industrievereinigung Verst\u00e4rkte Kunststoffe (DE), BCNP Consultants (DE), B4C &#8211; Bioeconomy For Change (FR), C.A.R.M.E.N. (DE), ChemCologne (DE), CLIB \u2013 Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie (DE), CO2 Value Europe&nbsp;&nbsp;(Europe), CSCP &#8211; Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (DE), Enterprise Europe Network &#8211; Zenit (DE), European Bioplastics (EU), IBB \u2013 Industrielle Biotechnologie Bayern Netzwerk (DE), ITA \u2013 Institut f\u00fcr Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen (DE), kunststoffland NRW (DE), \u00d6GUT \u2013 \u00d6sterreichische Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Umwelt und Technik (AT), Plastics Europe (DE) und Renewable Carbon Initiative (International).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About nova-Institut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>nova-Institut GmbH<\/strong><a>&nbsp;<\/a>has been working in the field of sustainability since the mid-1990s and focuses today primarily on the topic of renewable carbon cycles (recycling, bioeconomy and CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;utilisation\/CCU).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an independent research institute,&nbsp;<strong>nova<\/strong>&nbsp;supports in particular customers in chemical, plastics and materials industries with the transformation from fossil to renewable carbon from biomass, direct CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;utilisation and recycling.\u00ad\u00ad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both in the accompanying research of international innovation projects and in individual, scientifically based management consulting, a multidisciplinary team of scientists at&nbsp;<strong>nova<\/strong>&nbsp;deals with the entire range of topics from renewable raw materials, technologies and markets, economics, political framework conditions, life cycle assessments and sustainability to communication, target groups and strategy development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>50 experts from various disciplines are working together on the defossilisation of the industry and for a climate neutral future. 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