1. Bioeconomy and sustainable chemicals - -6 Model Demonstrator Regions- Timoteo de la Fuente DG GROW-Chemicals Unit- "Bioeconomy Challenges for the EU Regions" Committe of Regions Bruxelles, 29th April 2016

2. Sustainable Chemicals ProductionProductUseRecyclingFeedstock Sustainable chemicals: The full circle

3. Feedstocks, processes and products in sustainable chemicals production

4. Rationale behind the ESCSS EU chemicals industry is highly innovative and resource efficient Europe is competing for attracting investments with other regions with feedstock advantages and higher market growth in Asia, Middle East and the USA European regions are well situated for mobilizing investments in field of sustainable chemicals production Non-fossil feedstock for sustainable chemicals production are: secondary biomass, waste, gaseous industrial effluents…..

5. Contractor ESCSS will contribute to measure regional readiness for large scale industrial investments on sustainable chemicals contribute to develop ambitious strategies in the EU regions to attract investment provide advise to the regions that will facilitate the elaboration of bankable proposals for investment. by providing advisory support services in 2 phases: Phase I: Development of a self-assessment tool on sustainable chemicals production readiness of European regions. Phase II: Technical assistance to facilitate the elaboration of bankable proposals for projects. Time schedule: 18 months (kick-off 12 th Feb 2016)

6. The Six Model Demonstrator Regions (MDR) Regions’ ambitions Andalusia: develop bio-economy in the region building on existing strong agrifood industry and well organized and structured chemical industry Drenthe-Groningen: become a preferred location for investments in sustainable production of chemicals (intermediate chemicals, polymers and fibres) based on regional bio-based feedstock Ireland: capitalize on domestically available biomass residues and the repurposing of existing industrial site to produce bio-based chemicals Kosice: support and up-scale existing bio-refinery project based on agricultural waste (straw) from Kosice and neighbouring regions Scotland: to be recognised globally as a key high value sustainable manufacturing region building on 3 areas: industrial biotechnology, circular economy and green chemistry Wallonia: reapropriation and sustainable conversion of the Walloon abandoned industrial sites to develop innovative projects of bio-economy

7. Activities 1.Development and operation of a Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) 2.Analysis of good practice examples 3.Analysis of the investment readiness of the six “MDR” 4.Organisation of a two-day peer review meeting in each of the six “MDR” 5.Provision of policy briefings on how to stimulate private investments in sustainable chemicals in each of the six ”MDR” 6.Development of the Conference organization planning 7.Tracking of the planning execution and corrective measures

8. Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) Features: Based on 8 factors  3-5 questions/factor Implemented in user-friendly online survey tool in DG GROW website Three questionnaires, one per type of feedstock (biomass, waste and GIE) Answers will be weighted  results presented in spider diagram + modular conclusions Database for EU regions to be kept within EC repository: benchmarking + average Methodology to perform a first assessment of investment readiness level of a region regarding chemical production  to serve as a starting point for regional discussion on how to design better regional strategies Issues considered: Feedstock availability Access to finance Support institutions Entrepreneurship Infrastructures Skilled workforce Regional markets Political support

9. ESCSS will support the MDR by providing advise for increasing the investment readiness level on sustainable chemicals production 1.Analysis of investment readiness of 6 MDR  application of SAT Data gathering SWOT analysis per each factor Conclusions, potential actions  20 pages report to influence regional Master Plans 2.Organization of a two-day peer review meeting in each MDR Participation of 10-15 stakeholder regional representatives Joint analysis of results of assessment and proposed actions Provision of good practices examples from good performing EU regions as inspiring examples 3.Provision of policy briefings on how to stimulate private investments per region Good practice report 1.Region characteristics, challenges faced and opportunities detected 2.Good practice description 3.Actors involved and roles 4.Impacts achieved 5.Success factors 6.Risk management strategies 7.Funding leverage and investment schemes 8.Replication potential 9.Lessons learned

10. Outcomes of the project Open user-friendly online survey tool based on a methodology capable of assessing the investment readiness level of a region regarding sustainable chemical production and ready to provide feedback and basic orientations to its users – publicly available in DG GROW’s website Report on 12 good practice examples on how to develop sustainable chemicals from good performing regions in Europe able to motivate and inspire the readers to develop and improve their own regional strategies Public summary of the policy briefings, including a roadmap for each of the six MDR aiming to optimize in the short and medium term the investment readiness level for sustainable chemical production Relevant event in Brussels for presenting the ESCSS tool and results to the regional authorities and investors aiming to focus their attention towards the recommendations and good practices developed under the contract

11. Expected impact Mobilize and engage regional authorities towards the development of sustainable chemicals industry Creation of new companies and jobs in the chemical sector Boost the economy in rural areas of the EU Contribute to EU security of supply by reducing fossil-based feedstock imports Contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions Increase Europe’s resource efficiency Support the adoption of the circular economy approach

12. Contact points DG GROW: Timoteo de la Fuente timoteo.de-la-fuente@ec.europa.eu CIRCE: Ignacio Martin imartin@fcirce.es Thanks¡¡¡¡