Renewable Materials Conference 2025

CO₂ Value Europe is a Gold Sponsor at the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) 2025, taking place from 22-24 September in Siegburg near Cologne, Germany (hybrid event), which is a one-of-a-kind event that provides a platform for showcasing impressive achievements in the field of renewable materials.

In just a few years, the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) has established itself as the international meeting place for innovators, companies and brands, investors, and policymakers to develop and shape the future renewable carbon economy. As in previous years, the conference organiser, our member nova-Institute, expects 400-500 participants from around the world.

The extraction of fossil resources from the ground and their use in the energy and chemical sectors is by far the largest contributor to human-made climate change, accounting for 90% of GHG emissions. 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.

Conference Topics:

22 September: Defossilisation of the chemical industry: This urgent topic area covers alternative naphtha, biorefineries, waste valorisation, chemical recycling and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) – all representing solutions for commodities as well as for fine chemicals.
23 September: Fossil-free plastics: As more than 20 polymers are already commercially available from biomass, CO₂ and chemical recycling, this topic area presents solutions for all application sectors.
24 September: Concepts and policies for sustainable carbon cycles and the role of biodegradation in the circular economy: What policy framework or market demand is needed to move towards renewable carbon and carbon cycles? What are the latest technical and policy developments and new trends in biodegradation?

Our Secretary General, Anastasios Perimenis, will speak on the 3rd day of RMC 2025, during the morning session, Setting the Frame for Renewable Carbon. He will present “Chemicals and Materials from CCU: The EU Context” on Wednesday, the 24th of September from 9:50-10:10 am CEST.

One highlight is also the Innovation Award “Renewable Material of the Year 2025”, organised by the nova-Institute and sponsored by Covestro.

CO₂ Value Europe members are entitled to a special discount on registration. If you wish to receive the special discount code, please do not hesitate to email our colleague Lili at lili.chatzikonstantinou@co2value.eu.

Please find more information about the programme and registration here.