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GIULIA GREGORI

IFIB 2020

01.10.2020

MATER-BIOPOLYMER: BIOREFINERY INTEGRATED

IN THE LOCAL AREAS

2THE PILLARS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT MODELCIRCULAR BIOECONOMY AS TERRITORIAL REGENERATION

Novamont is the international leader in the bioplastics sector and in the development of biochemicals and bioproducts obtained from the

integration of chemistry, agriculture and the environment. Novamont promotes a circular bioeconomy model with people at the center

and capable of regenerating the territories. This model is based on three pillars:

REGENERATION OF DEINDUSTRIALISED SITES

INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN

Development of low impact value chains through the

valorisation of marginal land not in competition with food

production, integrated in local areas and connected with the

biorefineries

PRODUCTS CONCEIVED AS SOLUTIONS

Products and value chains are conceived and designed to

provide unique and sustainable solutions for specific

environmental and social problems closely related to water

and soil quality

Reindustrialisation of no longer competitive sites thanks to

proprietary technologies first in the world in order to create

biorefineries integrated with the territory and interconnected with

each other

3A BENEFIT COMPANYWITH PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, TERRITORIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT ITS CENTER

https://bcorporation.eu/about-b-lab/

In 2020 Novamont obtained the B-Corp certification, becoming part of the global movement that is rewriting the way of doing business in the world, and has amended its company statute to acquire the legal form of a Benefit Corporation.

Benefit Corporations meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. This significant paradigm shift represents an opportunity not only for individual companies, but also for the qualification of entire industries.

The B Corp system provides a rigorous certification tool for the objectives and systemic results of Benefit Corporations.

https://bcorporation.eu/about-b-lab/

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∼ 5% of investments compared to turnover*>20% of people dedicated to research, development and innovation activities*5 world-first technologies∼1.800 patents / patent applications*

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTER

OUR DNA

417 training activities since 1996 for young researchers and expertsmultidisciplinary training paths activated on complex projectscollaborations with national and international universities and research centers

Turnover: 270 mln/€*> 600 people*3 research centres9 Mater-Bi production lines 5 Origo-Bi production lines1 plant for the production of Matrol-Bi 1 plant for the production of Bio-Bdo from fermentation 1 plant for the production of Bio-Thf1 JV with Eni Versalis, Matrìca

NOVAMONT: A GROUP WITH A TRIPLE VOCATION

INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE

*2019 data

5NOVAMONT PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGIESUPSTREAM INTEGRATION 1996-2020

SPECIALIZED SEEDS

DEDICATED CROPS AND BIOMASS TREATMENT

SEEDSCRUSHING

CHEMICAL PROCESSES

COMPLEXED STARCH

BIOTECHPROCESSES

AZELAIC ACIDPELARGONIC ACID

OTHER CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES

FOOD WASTE EXHAUSTED OILS OTHERS

RAW MATERIALS FROM

RENEWABLE ORIGINS

ORIGO-BI: POLYESTERS FROM RRM

BIO-THF

BIO-BDO

6A COMPANY WITH ROOTS IN THE TERRITORY

HEADQUARTERSPRODUCTION SITES

MATER-BIOTECHBIO-BDO PRODUCTIONAdria (RO) - Veneto

R&D CENTRES

PRODUCTION OF MATER-BI, ORIGO-BI, MATROL-BI, NEW MONOMERSTerni - Umbria

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTREPiana di Monte Verna (CE) - Campania

MATER-BIOPOLYMERPRODUCTION

OF ORIGO-BI BIOPOLYESTERS, MATER-BI, THF

Patrica (FR) - Lazio

HEADQUARTER AND RESEARCH CENTRENovara - Piedmont

MATRÌCAPRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL

INTERMEDIATES FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Porto Torres (SS)Sardinia

NOVAMONT’S SITESJV NOVAMONT/VERSALIS

THE NOVAMONT GROUP IN ITALY

EXPERIMENTAL FIELDS

7FROM NOVAMONT RESEARCH IT BECOMES MATER-BI

CONTROLLED BIOPLASTIC as a result of a constant innovation towards attaining the highest and most stringent quality standards

• Solution for specific environmental problems• Added value both in use and in the end-of-life • Biodegradation in composting, soil and marine

environment

• Accredited and certified by international bodies as conforming to European standard EN 13432

PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONS

Biodegradable with the possibility of organic recycling

(composting and anaerobic digestion)

Use of renewable raw materials (dedicated crops

not in competition with food crops, scraps)

RENEWABILITY

BIODEGRADABILITY AND COMPOSTABILITY

FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION SECTORS:

8PRODUCTS AS SOLUTIONSTHE ADDED VALUE OF BIODEGRADABILITY IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

The use of compost and other quality

organic materials in agriculture

represents an important solution for the

regeneration and maintenance of soil

fertility and the decarbonisation of the

atmosphere

+ SOC

BIODEGRADATION IN SOILneeded for products used in agriculture creatingaccumulation problems (i.e. herbicides, plastic mulch, slow release systems, coatings of seeds/ fertilizers etc.)

BIODEGRADATION IN WATERneeded for products with problems of accumulation in water and in sewage sludges of water treatment plants, as in case of non biodegradable additives in cosmetics and detergents

BIODEGRADATION IN COMPOSTINGNeeded in applications highly likely to be polluted by food residues or which would pollute organic waste that would then end up in landfills (f&v bags, waste bags, coffee capsules, multilayer films, labels, foodservices etc)

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MATER-BIOPOLYMER

10A HIGHLY EFFICIENT PLANT

MATER-BIOPOLYMER

Virtuous example of industrial development in terms of regeneration of local areas, continuous innovation and valorization of pre-existing skills and infrastructures.

Result of the conversion of a plant dedicated to the production of PET. The various sections of the plant have been regenerated or replaced, to allow the use of renewable raw materials in the production process.

Facilities have been implemented to increase the sustainability and significantly reduce the emissions.

Highly efficient plant, equipped with a complex system of utilities which contribute to minimizing costs and waste through the recovery and reuse of by-products. Advanced automatic process control systems (Industry 4.0) have been integrated with a view to increasing process efficiency and product quality.

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