How to Build a Large-Scale Bioeconomy Megacluster Region Dr. Manfred Kircher Chairman Advisory Board CLIB 2021 June 17, 2013 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology Montreal
CLIB 202: Cluster International Bioeconomy 90 Members; Focus on Chemicals & Energy Value Agri- & Silviculture Feedstock-Industry Amino Acid Succinate Starch Sugar beet Corn Syngas CO, CO Plant- 2, H 2 Seed Biomass Lignocellulose (Bio-)Chemical Industry Sugar Sugar Isoprene L-tert.-Leucine 1,4-Butandiol Ethanol 2,3 BDO Sphingosine Polyisoprene Consumer Industries Polyester Pharma- Active Protein Dermatolog. Active Rubber Plastics Pharmaceuticals Adhesive Cosmetics Tire Bottle Value-Chain Energy
ARRR Mega-Cluster Antwerp, Rotterdam, Rhine, Ruhr NL Rotterdam BE Antwerp DE NRW-Ruhr Rhine
ARRR Value Chains start from Large-Scale Refineries BP Rotterdam Refinery capacity: 19 mio t oil (equ. 16,2 mio t C)
NRW-Ruhr: Large-Scale Chemical Sites Chemiepark Marl Solvay Rheinberg Ruhrchemie Oberhausen
Example: Chemical Site Marl 30 Companies 4,4 mio t Products/year 6,5 km 2 Area 100 Production plants 3 Power stations 2 Wastewater treatments 1200 km Pipeworks 100 km Railway 70 km Channels 55 km Streets
NRW Ruhr: Diversified Pipelines link Chemical Sites Crude Oil Naphta Natural Gas Methanol Ethylen Propan Propylen...
NRW Ruhr: Excellent Science & Human Resources Universities Research Institutes Science & Technology Technical Education & Training
NRW Ruhr: Diversified Infrastructure Airports Harbours Highways Railway
Chemical Sites, Pipelines, Science&Training, Infrastructure build NRW s Chemical Industry 53 bn EUR Chemical Sales 1000 Companies 18 mio Consumers 50% Products exported Basic Chemicals Biochemicals Petrochemicals Polymers Specialties
NRW-Ruhr: Integrated in ARRR Feedstock Logistics http://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/business/liquid-bulk/publishingimages
Fossil Large-Scale Refineries produce Intermediates World: 140 mio t ethylene EU: 20 mio t ethylene Average Plant Size: 1,5 mio t/y equ. 1,3 mio t C http://www.ogj.com/content/dam/ogj/printarticles/volume%20110/july%202/global-ethylene-t4.jpg
NRW-Ruhr: Integrated in ARRR Intermediate Logistics ARRR Ethylen and Propylen Pipelines
The ARRR-Advantage is Economy of Scale Verbund Infrastructure benefits Production Sites Ruhr-Cluster ARRR Mega-Cluster Economy of Scale Advantage in Feedstock Availability & Logistics Production Scale & Capacity Diversification along the Value Chain Access to Global Markets Leaderhip in Technology & Cost Science & Technology Human Resources
ARRR Bioeconomy plays Niche Role Feedstock Refining Transformation Commodities Value Ethylen Chemicals Propylen Fuel Naphta other... Fossil Carbon Sources Destlliates other... Power & Heat Value-Chain
Bioeconomy Technologies available Sugar-Carbon Lignocellulosic- Carbon Industrial Residues Out of use/recycling Reverdia Sugar Beet> Succinat Braskem Sugar Cane > Ethylene Dow Sugar Cane > Propylene Direvo Lignocellulose > PLA Novamont Lignocellulose > BDO Dong Lignocellulose > Ethanol Abengoa Municipal Waste > Ethanol Lanzatech Steel Mill CO/CO2 > Ethanol Enerkem Municipal Waste > Syngas
Bioeconomy Economy-of-Scale to be improved Braskem Triunfo; Brazil 200.000 t Bio-Ethylene requiring >280.000 t sugar (equ. 118.000 t C)
Example Leuna: Biorefinery integrated into Large-Scale Chemical Site 2.10.2012; Leuna Lignocellulosic Biorefinery
Bioeconomy to involve Cost-Advantage through Large-Scale ARRR Infrastructure Feedstock Refining Transformation Commodities Value Bio- Chemicals Bio-Ethylen Rebewable Carbon Sources Biomass Bioresiduals Recycling Bio-Propylen New Precursor Bio- Fuel Bio- Power & Heat Value-Chain
ARRR-Bioeconomy pushed by BE-Basic, CLIB, VITO NL Rotterdam BE Antwerp DE NRW-Ruhr
CLIB 2021 presents Monday, June 17, 2013 2:30 pm-4:00 pm; Track 1 How to Build a Large-Scale Bioeconomy Megacluster Region Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:30 am-4:00 pm; Track 7 Techno-Economic Analysis of Renewable Chemicals and Fuels Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:30 am-4:00 pm; FPAC Bioeconomy Feedstock Challenge and Product Options