Chemical IndustryValue Chain Partnership for growth

Pierre JorisChief Scientific Innovation Officer SOLVAY S.A.Cefic – R&I Programme Council Member

The European Chemical Industry transformation

• Shift from technology support on request to proactive demonstration of societal value

• Mindset shift to intensifying pre-competitive cooperation and open innovation along value chain

• Visible leadership of Chemical Industry in Public-Private Innovation Partnerships addressing societal challenges.

• Broaden engagement of companies (big + SME ’s) in Public-Private Innovation Partnerships

• Change way we do things (i.e. more with less, renewables, smart materials)

Why Innovation ?

• Key for competitiveness of EU Chemical Industry is loosing ground on production compared to other regions

• Critical to disconnect growth from footprint .. and make our renewed growth sustainable

• Essential to feed downstream industry innovation stream … by bringing enabling material solutions

But also• Instrumental in gaining positive political recognition and support

As innovation driver in and from Europe

• Needed to keep attracting younger talents as “high tech” sector

Societal challenges & Innovation

• Employment

• Climate change

• Health and ageing

• Use of natural

resources

• Energy security

• Clean transport

• cooperation along the value chain

• Too big for one party: Public Private Innovation Partnering

• From research to solutions

• Needs EU critical mass• Leverage the vicinity of

value chain partners

Public Policy strategic intent

Major global market opportunities

Quality of Life in EU

Powerful drivers of change in economy and

society

Societal Challenges Requirements

European Competitiveness

S P E E D

The Valley of DeathA major challenge

SusChem - Value chain & Partnering Platform

6 SPIREPPP

National programmes

EIPsWater

Raw MaterialsSmart Cities

Horizon 2020

Regional initiatives

Vision for the Innovation Landscape

FuturePPP’s

SPIRESustainable Process Industry

REP

Industrial

Competitiveness

Water EIP

Chemical Industry

Priority areas

EU – Innovation UnionIndustry engagement

Cross Sectorial Public Private Partnership – proposal for Horizon 2020Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency

• More than 450 thousand enterprises. • Employ over 6.8 million employees, • Generating more than 1,600 billion € turnover• The founding basis of the European Economy (20%)• Struggling with declining global competitiveness

Addressing : • Advanced process technology and products• Alternative (i.e renewables, waste) feedstock sources• Recycling along the value chain

Ambitions : (from current levels)

• Up to 30 % fossil energy intensity• Up to 20 % reduction in non renewable, primary raw material intensity

Overarching target : up to 40 % efficiency improvement in CO2 equiv. footprints

SPIRE

Chemical Industry

Priority areas

EU – Innovation UnionIndustry engagement

Raw Materials for a Modern Society

Ensure reduced EU dependency on global Imports for raw materials for EU growth needs.

Improved accessibility through new Technology and Innovations in Extraction Technologies and Geologic research

Improved recycling Research and Innovations in substitution

Smart cities

• Individual mobility in cities • Refurnishing of housing stock • Insulation for energy and noise

Water Efficient Europe

• Public-Private water management • Water efficiency : Urban, Industry and Consumer use.• Water solutions : boost EU Industry competitiveness

• Integrated Water solutions : Symbiosis

• Waste water treatment

Rare earths are key for high technology markets

Supply is almost totally controlled by China

Solvay Rhodia owns a unique expertise in the purification of rare earths which is key for their recovery and recycling

Recycling Rare Earths from the urban mine

First targetsLow-energy light bulbs, magnets,

rechargeable NiMH batteries

A few examples

KClCement Kiln Dust

Washed Filtration Cake

Cement plant

Chemical plant

Enabling recycling of Kilin Dust and Extracting Potassium

Innovative bio-basedmonomers for Polyamides

Disconnecting performance polymers from fossil route

Clean Energy

High yield reuse in Industrial Fuel Cell

1MW (Lillo)

Storage through electrolysis

A few examples

Report

http://www.cefic.be/Files/Publications/Skills-for-Innovation-in-the-European-Chemical-Industry.pdf

Thank you for your attention

Research and Innovation for Growth creation