Ecochem 2014 - the Global Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Event

The EcoChem Exhi­bi­tion and Con­gress on Sus­tain­able Chem­istry and Engi­neer­ing pro­vides a plat­form to accel­er­ate inno­va­tion, research, com­mer­cial­i­sa­tion and mar­ket uptake in the design, pro­duc­tion and use of effi­cient, effec­tive, safe and more envi­ron­men­tally benign chem­i­cal prod­ucts and processes. The event launched in Novem­ber 2013 to a fan­tas­tic recep­tion from the chem­i­cal indus­try and its wider value chain. For 2014 vis­i­tors and del­e­gates will be able to seize the oppor­tu­ni­ties rapidly emerg­ing in this space, by under­stand­ing new think­ing, new ways of work­ing together, and new prod­ucts and tech­nolo­gies. This year’s event will take place in Basel, Switzer­land on Novem­ber 11 – 13, 2014.

Join the EcoChem Con­gress to be a part of the lead­ing large-​scale, inter­na­tional, inde­pen­dent and scientifically-​supported net­work­ing, learn­ing and busi­ness meet­ing where the focus is on new and col­lab­o­ra­tive approaches. Con­sumers are demand­ing more envi­ron­men­tally friendly, and less haz­ardous chem­i­cals in day-​to-​day prod­ucts; the EcoChem Con­gress pro­vides insights into new think­ing, new ways of work­ing together, new oppor­tu­ni­ties and strate­gies for remov­ing bar­ri­ers. no other global event brings together the world’s most influ­en­tial indus­try and gov­ern­ment lead­ers, consumer-​facing and B2B brand own­ers, investors, sci­en­tists and inno­va­tors from across the chem­i­cal indus­try and value chains – mak­ing it a must attend.

The STS, tak­ing place along­side the EcoChem 2014 Exhi­bi­tion pro­vides a unique oppor­tu­nity to hear from lead­ing indus­try inno­va­tors and uncover the lat­est enabling tech­nolo­gies in green and sus­tain­able chem­istry. this sem­i­nar will cover enhanced per­for­mance poly­mers, novel cat­alytic processes, sus­tain­able processes for cus­tom man­u­fac­tur­ing, sep­a­ra­tion tech­nolo­gies for extract­ing com­po­nents from reac­tion sys­tems, next gen­er­a­tion feed­stocks, the extrac­tion and use of high per­for­mance mate­ri­als from renew­able resources, new prod­uct devel­op­ments, and much more!

STS Focus Topics

• Sus­tain­able Design
• Feed­stock /​Bio-​Based and Renew­able Materials
• Novel Reac­tions
• Novel Catal­y­sis
• Sol­vents
• Process Improve­ment
• Sep­a­ra­tion Technology
• Val­ori­sa­tion of By-​Products, Waste and Recycling
• Enabling Tech­nolo­gies

Call for Presenters

We are look­ing for dynamic pro­fes­sion­als and inno­v­a­tive com­pa­nies to con­tribute high level con­tent pre­sen­ta­tions, new and excit­ing spon­sor­ships and exhibit to a tar­geted audi­ence. We are very selec­tive about our speak­ers and will only pick the most objec­tive and inno­v­a­tive pre­sen­ta­tions offered.

Take a look at last year’s brochure for exam­ples of top­ics or pre­sen­ta­tions. To see what pre­vi­ous con­trib­u­tors have said about their expe­ri­ence, check out the tes­ti­mo­ni­als page.

This years con­fer­ence top­ics include:

• Sus­tain­able Technologies
• Sus­tain­able Brands
• Man­u­fac­tur­ing Sus­tain­able Pharmaceuticals

For the full list see our pre­lim­i­nary agenda.

Please apply if you are

• An R&D sci­en­tist or inno­va­tor for chem­i­cals or biotechnology
• A high level pro­fes­sional engaged in a sus­tain­able pro­duc­tion programme
• A high level/​strategic thinker with inno­v­a­tive per­spec­tives on sustainability
• An aca­d­e­mic, researcher or sci­en­tist in the field of green or sus­tain­able chem­istry or engineering
• A con­sult­ing orga­ni­za­tion that advises on sustainability

3^rd Global Chem­i­cal Leas­ing Award Ceremony

The United Nations Indus­trial Devel­op­ment Orga­ni­za­tion will be hold­ing the Third Global Chem­i­cal Leas­ing Award Cer­e­mony at Ecochem, in Novem­ber this year. The award intends to fur­ther enhance the global vis­i­bil­ity of chem­i­cal leas­ing by acknowl­edg­ing the best prac­tices and inspir­ing com­pa­nies and indi­vid­u­als around the globe apply­ing the chem­i­cal leas­ing busi­ness concept.

Chem­i­cal leas­ing is a‘smart’ busi­ness model, pro­moted by the United Nations Indus­trial Devel­op­ment Orga­ni­za­tion since 2004. It shifts the focus from increas­ing the sales vol­ume of chem­i­cals towards a value-​added approach lead­ing to a more effi­cient use of chem­i­cals, thereby pro­vid­ing envi­ron­men­tal and eco­nomic ben­e­fits and cat­alyz­ing inno­va­tion and strong busi­ness part­ner­ships along the sup­ply chain.

The award is jointly spon­sored and sup­ported by the United Nations Indus­trial Devel­op­ment Orga­ni­za­tion (UNIDO), Aus­trian Fed­eral Min­istry for Agri­cul­ture, Forestry, Envi­ron­ment and Water Man­age­ment (BML­FUW), Ger­man Fed­eral Min­istry for the Envi­ron­ment, Nature Con­ser­va­tion, Build­ing and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Swiss State Sec­re­tariat for Eco­nomic Affairs (SECO), and the Swiss Fed­eral Office for the Envi­ron­ment (FOEN).

Com­pa­nies and indi­vid­u­als are invited to sub­mit appli­ca­tions for the Global Chem­i­cal Leas­ing Award in four categories:

• Case stud­ies (for companies)
• Con­sult­ing services
• Sci­en­tific publications
• Pub­lic relations