Bio-based Economy Bio-based Chemistry and Materials

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1 Small and medium sized enterprise (SME) Bio-based Economy Bio-based Chemistry and Materials Raw Material Supply Techno-Economic Evaluation Market Research Environmental Evaluation Dissemination Political Framework & Strategy

2 nova-institut GmbH SME Institute Key questions regarding nova activities The nova-institute was founded as a private and independent institute in It is located in the Chemical Park Knapsack in Huerth, which lies at the heart of the chemical industry around Cologne (Germany). What are the most promising concepts and applications for Industrial biotechnology, biorefineries and bio-based products? What are the challenges for a post petroleum age the Third Industrial Revolution? For the last two decades, nova-institute has been globally active in feedstock supply, techno-economic and environmental evaluation, market research, dissemination, project management and policy for a sustainable bio-based economy. Dissemination & Marketing Support B2B communication Conferences & Workshops Web 2.0 Environmental Evaluation Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) Life Cycle Inventories Meta-Analyses of LCAs Selected customers Automotive Industry: Brose, BMW, Mercedes/Daimler, Faurecia, Ford, Johnson Controls, Quadrant Chemistry, plastics and biomaterials: Arizona Chemical, BASF, Evonik, ESE Expert, FKuR, Honeywell, IKEA, InfraServ, KOSCHE, LEIFHEIT, Corbion (formerly: PURAC), Teijin, LOGOCOS Engineering: Coperion, FERROSTAAL, Sustainability Political Framework & Strategy System Analysis Strategic Consulting Bio-based Economy New Field CO2 Economy Raw Material Supply Availability & Prices Sustainability Industrial Biotechnology Biorefineries Bio-based Chemistry Bio-based Plastics & Composites Techno-Economic Evaluation (TEE) Process Economics Target Costing Analysis Market Research Competition Analysis Feasibility and Potential Studies Marketing Strategies Technology & Markets Reifenhäuser, Uhde-Inventa Fischer Consulting: AFC Consulting (DE), BLEZAT CONSULTING (FR), Clever Consult (BE), Ernst & Young (FR/DE), KPMG (Malaysia), meó Consulting (DE) Associations / Clusters/ NGOs: AVK, CEFIC, CLIB2021, European Bioplastics, EIHA, IAR, VHI, WWF (USA) Ministries & Institutions: BfN (DE), BMELV (DE), DBU (DE), DEFRA (UK), DECC (UK), European Commission, FAO, FNR (DE), GIZ (DE), KfW (DE), NIA (TH), UBA (DE), Netherlands Enterprise Agency (NL), Ministry of Economic Affairs (NL) Research Institutes: Fraunhofer UMSICHT (DE), HS Bremen (DE), IFEU (DE), INRA (FR), INNVENTIA (SE), London Imperial College (UK), Öko-Institut (DE), RAPRA (UK), VTT (FI), Wageningen UR (NL), Joint Research Centre

3 Policy and vision The EU s bioenergy and biofuel policy, as embodied in the ambitious objectives fixed by the RED*, leads to the systematic allocation of biomass to energy to the disadvantage of material use. The RED has triggered the development of national action plans and support systems for bioenergy and biofuels, and this in turn has driven up biomass prices and agricultural leases, making it far more difficult for other sectors to get their hands on biomass and distorting prices. Misallocation of biomass is the right phrase here, since this is blocking higher value material uses like chemicals and plastics from coming to fruition. ( ) We urgently need a new political framework for the most efficient and sustainable utilization of biomass. That means especially a level playing field for material and energy use. Five years ago this was a world wide problem today it is mainly a problem for Europe. In America and Asia the political framework for bio-based chemicals and plastics is much more favorable than in Europe. *RED = Renewable Energy Directive Source: Il Bioeconomista ( Fields of activity nova-institute offers research, consultancy and dissemination with a focus on bio-based and CO2-based economy in the fields of feedstock, techno-economic evaluation, markets, LCA, dissemination, B2B communication and policy. Today, nova-institute has more than 20 employees and a yearly turnover of about 2 Mio.. Industrial & Political Consultancy Conferences & Dissemination Research Projects

4 Your partner for research and consultancy The nova-institute is a partner in various research projects within the fields of bio-based chemistry, materials and biotechnology. nova-institute sourrounds, strengthens and completes scientific and engineering work by linking it to feedstock, markets, economy and policy. Furthermore, nova is committed to do dissemination and marketing support. We are ready to join ambitious research and industrial consultancy projects by bringing in our comprehensive expertise in: Raw Material Supply: Feedstock is the main bottleneck for any bio-based product. Our expertise consists of demand and supply analysis across the entire supply chain, feedstock competition, prices, procurement costs, logistics as well as sustainability assessments. Environmental Evaluation & Management: Includes life cycle assessments (LCA) following ISO and as well as Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Meta-Analysis. Results help to assess the ecological sustainability of new bio-based products, production processes and indicate opportunities for optimization. Techno-Economic Evaluation: Assesses the economic feasibility and sustainability of new bio-based industrial processes. It encompasses the complete value chain from feedstock to final products and produces conclusions and recommendations that are fed back to science and engineering. Dissemination & Marketing Support: Providing concise information to and raising awareness of all relevant stakeholders in Europe and abroad: Internal communication within the project, external communication to the academic and research communities, industrial networks and the general public. For example: Workshops, conferences, press releases, publications, Web 2.0 applications such as Content Management Systems as well as LinkedIn and Xing. Market Research: Our analyses focus on market volumes and prices, structures and competition. Comparative product advantages, Green Premiums and individual marketing strategies are taken into account for the determination of market potentials. Targeted online-tools and the access to comprehensive data sources as well as expert knowledge of statistical databases (such as EUROSTAT and FAOSTAT) support our research approach. Political Framework & Strategy: Which political and economic framework is needed for a sustainable growth of the bio-based economy? Development of new instruments to support the biobased economy and strategic consulting for political and economic stakeholders. Associations and bodies All services of the nova-institute The nova-institute is a member of various international associations and committees. We are founding member of the Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB2021 (Düsseldorf), member of the Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK), member of the Biobased Industries Consortium BIC (Brussels), the subgroup Natural Fibres Reinforced Plastics (Frankfurt a. Main), member of kunstoffland NRW e.v. (Düsseldorf) Plastics Manufacturers Association in the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. You may find all information on conferences and have access to our bio-based news, along with papers on bio-based policy, studies on LCA and Meta-Analysis of LCAs, market studies and more on: nova-institute is the executive office of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), which is member of the Technical Committee, CEN/TC 411 Bio-based products (since 2011) and member of the Expert Group on Bio-based Products of the European Commission (since 2013) and also member of the biomass supply Thematic Working Group of the Bioeconomy Panel of the European Commission (since 2013). Regular nova-conferences International Conference on Bio-based Materials Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Chemistry & Polymers German WPC-Conference International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association

5 Running projects Projects funded by the European Commission Projects within the FP7 funding programme BIO TIC The Industrial Biotech Research and Innovation Platforms Centre towards Technological Innovation and solid foundations for a growing industrial biotech sector in Europe: Roadmapping for a bio-based economy, identification of hurdles and network management. (FP , 08/ /2015) FIBRA EU-China Partnering on fibre crops: Network management, socio-economic and ecological assessment for the development of the natural fibre industry in China. (FP , 09/ /2015) KBBPPS Knowledge Based Bio-based Products PreStandardization: Development of a standardization of bio-based products, network management and dissemination. (FP , 08/ /2015) MultiHemp Multipurpose Hemp: Techno-economic evaluation, life-cycle assessment (LCA) and dissemination for the development of a multipurpose hemp. (FP , 09/ /2017) SPLASH Sustainable Polymers from Algae Sugars and Hydrocarbons: Dissemination for a multinational project on algae biotechnology and product development. (FP , 09/201209/2016) MIRACLES Multi-product Integrated biorefinery of Algae: from Carbon dioxide and Light Energy to high-value Specialties (FP , 11/ /2017) Open-Bio Opening bio-based markets via standards, labelling and procurement (FP , 11/ /2016) IB2 Market Bringing innovative industrial biotechnology research to the market (FP , 12/ /2015) BIO QED Quod Erat Demonstrandum: Large scale demonstration for the bio based bulk chemicals BDO and IA aiming at cost reduction and improved sustainability. (FP , 01/201 12/2017) Projects within the WoodWisdom-Net Research Programme and ERA NET Bioenergy BIOFOAMBARK Bark Valorization into insulating Foams and Bioenergy: Techno-economic evaluation, market penetration strategy and dissemination (FP7-ERANET RTD, 02/ /2015) National projects Material use of lignocellulose-containing fermentation residues from biogas production for the wood panel industry: Project management, techno-economic and ecological assessment for the use of fermentation residues. (Funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU Az , 04/ /2014) Sustainable biomass potential for biofuels in competition to food, feed, bioenergy and industrial material use in Germany, Europe and worldwide. (Funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), KZ , 04/ /2014) More resource efficiency through cascading use of biomass from theory to practice: Best practice analysis of existing cascades and development of recommendations for political and industrial stakeholders. (Funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), FKZ: , 07/ /2016) More Information at

6 nova-team M.A. Soz. Linda Engel Founder & Managing Director Management Assistant +49 (0) Bio-based Chemicals and Materials, Industrial Biotechnology, CO2 Utilization Dipl.-Umweltwiss. Roland Essel Environmental Evaluation & Management +49 (0) Department Technology & Markets Ecology, Economy, Policy Dipl.-Biol. Achim Raschka Bio-based Chemistry & Industrial Biotechnology +49 (0) Stefanie Clermont Chief Financial Officer +49 (0) Office Management Ina Hellge Office & Conference Management M.Sc. agr. econ. Elke Breitmayer Dr. rer.nat. Asta Eder Gero Carus Life Cycle Assessments, Economics & Resources +49 (0) WPC, Wood & Bio-based Materials +43 (0) Office Assistant Dr. Sc. agr. Stephan Piotrowski Florence Aeschelmann Economics & Resources +49 (0) Bio-based Plastics & Composites +49 (0) M.A. Pol. Lara Dammer B.Sc.-Geogr. Barbara Dommermuth Policy & Strategy +49 (0) Markets & Editor, Bio-based News +49 (0) Conferences & Dissemination Conferences, B2B Communication, ibib Department Sustainability Dipl.-Phys. Michael Carus Management Conference & Project Management +49 (0) Pharmacology & Therapeutic Uses of Medical Plants +49 (0) nova-institut GmbH Chemiepark Knapsack Industriestrasse Huerth, Germany Tel: Fax: +49 (0) IT & Graphics Dr. med. Franjo Grotenhermen Conference & Project Management +49 (0) Jutta Millich Dr. rer. nat. Fabrizio Sibilla Bio-based Chemistry & Industrial Biotechnology +49 (0) Dipl.-Geogr. Dominik Vogt Daniel Steeg Databases, Web 2.0 Marion Kupfer Maksim Krivtsov Chief Editor, Bio-based-News IT System Manager +49 (0)