Stefano FACCONew Business Development Director

NOVAMONT

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NOVAMONT: OUR BIOECONOMY MODEL

THE PILLARS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT MODELBIOECONOMY AS TERRITORIAL REGENERATION

THROUGH THE VALORISATION OF

MARGINAL LAND AND NOT IN

COMPETITION WITH FOOD

PRODUCTION

INTEGRATED IN THE LOCAL AREAS

AND CONNECTED WITH THE

BIOECONOMY INFRASTRUCTURES

TRANSFORMING WORLD-FIRST

TECHNOLOGIES INTO FLAGSHIPS

BIOREFINERIES INTENDED AS

BIOECONOMY INFRASTRUCTURES,

INTERCONNECTED AMONG THEM

AND CONNECTED WITH THE

LOCAL AREAS

DESIGNED TO TACKLE REAL

SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

ELEMENTS OF A SYSTEM WHICH

PROVIDE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS

TO PROBLEMS GOING FAR

BEYOND THE PRODUCT ITSELF

REGENERATIONOF DEINDUSTRIALISED

SITES

LOW-IMPACT AND DEDICATED

AGRICULTURALVALUE CHAINS

PRODUCTS CONCEIVED AS SOLUTIONS

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HEADQUARTERS

PRODUCTION SITES

MATER-BIOTECHBIOBDO PRODUCTIONAdria (RO) - Veneto

R&D CENTRES

MATER-BI PRODUCTIONAND RESEARCH ON INTERMEDIATES FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCESTerni - Umbria

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTREPiana di Monte Verna (CE) - Campania

MATER-BIOPOLYMERORIGO-BI PRODUCTION

BIOPOLYESTERSPatrica (FR) - Lazio

HEADQUARTER AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Novara - Piedmont

MATRÌCAPRODUCTION OF

CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES FROM

RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Porto Torres (SS)Sardinia NOVAMONT’S SITES

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

JV NOVAMONT/VERSALISEXPERIMENTAL FIELDS

A COMPANY WITH ROOTS IN THE TERRITORYTHE NOVAMONT GROUP IN ITALY

AZELAIC ACID

2ND GENERATION

SUGARS

POLYESTERS

BIO-BDO

STARCH

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NEW PRODUCTS NOW AVAIABLEAND SECTORS WHERE BIODEGRADABILITY AND COMPOSTABILITY REPRESENT AN ADDED VALUE

AZELAICACID

C5-C9ACIDS

POLYMERIC PLASTICISERS BIO-BDOCARDOON OIL PROTEINS FOR

ANIMAL FEEDACTIVE

MOLECULESPELARGONIC

ACID

Pioneer and world leader in the

development of bioplastics and

bioproducts

Turnover (2017): > 195M€

>600 people

3 R&D centers

24% of people in R&D activities

7% of turnover in R&D activities

About 1.000 patent cases filed

4 production sites

4 new technologies up and running

FROM A RESEARCH CENTER IN 1996 UP TO….

RETAIL FOODSERVICESEPARATE COLLECTION

AGRICULTURE PACKAGING

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FIRST2RUN

FIRST2RUNFLAGSHIP DEMONSTRATION OF AN INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR DRY CROPS SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION TOWARDS BIOBASED MATERIALS PRODUCTION

The project has received funding from the European

Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation

programme under grant agreement No 669029

Flagship project

17 mln € EU funding

www.first2run.eu

Starting date: 07/2015

Duration: 48 months

Number of Work packages: 8

Number of expected deliverables: 44

Number of Milestones: 6

1ST PROJECT FUNDED BY A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN CONSORTIUM OF BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES (BIC)

THE CONSORTIUM

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FIRST2RUNMAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Demonstration of technical, economic and environmental

sustainability of a highly innovative integrated biorefinery

Use of low input oil crops (i.e. cardoon) grown in arid and/or

marginal land

Production of biomonomers (mainly azelaic and pelargonic

acids) and esters for the formulation of bio-based products

such as biolubricants, cosmetics, plasticizers and bioplastics

Valorisation of co-products by the value chain for the

production of animal feed, other high added value chemical

products and energy from scraps

Standardization, certification and dissemination activities

and study of the social impact of products from renewable

sources

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EMBRACED

EMBRACEDCLOSING THE LOOP FOR ABSORBENT HYGIENE PRODUCTS WASTE

This project has received funding from the Bio-Based

Industries Joint Undertaking under the European

Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation

programme under grant agreement No. 745746

Starting date: 06/2017 to 05/2022

Duration: 60 months

10,000 tons/year of AHP waste upcycled

13 consortium partners

7 countries involved

https://www.embraced.eu/

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EMBRACED MAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVES

FeedstockRecovery of 3 high purify fractions: cellulose, plastic fraction and Super Absorbent Polymer fraction(SAP). Enhaced quality of cellulose by reducing the SAP content from 50% to 5%.

Conversion of AHP waste cellulose into building blocks and polymers:Demonstration of an innovative pretreatment technology for the obtaining of fermentable sugars from AHP waste cellulose to be converted through first of its kind biotech process into biobased building blocks of industrial interest.Demonstration of conversion of syngas from AHP waste cellulose into biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate(PHB)Demonstration of biobased and biodegradable polyesters formulation suitable for packaging applications

Validation into final productsRecycled plastic fraction into plastic bins and caps, deactivated cells from PHB fermentation into organic fertilizers, PHB into medical devices, biobased polyesters into films for non-food packaging applications, recycled SAP into innovative absorbent underpads

Recovery of high value molecules & production of bio-energyDesign of a system for recovery of phosphate, ammonium, potassium and urea contained in wastewater from AHP pretreatment processValorisation of by-products from fermentation into bio-energy production

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BIOMOTIVE

BIOMOTIVEADVANCED BIOBASED POLYURETHANES AND FIBRES FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WITH INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

This project has received funding from the Bio

Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and

innovation programme under grant

agreement No 745766

Starting date: 06/2017 to 05/2021

Duration: 48 months

BBI JU contribution: € 10,659,352.50

17 consortium partners

7 countries involved

https://biomotive.info/about-2/

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BIOMOTIVEMAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Demonstrate the production of biobased raw materials and building blocks for the subsequent application in the formulation of biobased polyesters-polyols and bio-based thermoplastic TPUs.

Validate, on an industrial scale, the bio-based polymers in producing interior fascia and door handles of cars, the foams for production of bio-based seats and the regenerated fibre for producing bio-based textile for covering vehicles seats.

Reduce primary energy consumption and GHG emission of the developed processes and improve the recyclability of the end-of-life-bio-products through eco-design strategies

Create new jobs in the bio-based, green chemistry sectors and agricultural sectors, while paving the way for additional investments in the bio-based economy in Eastern European countries. In addition, it seeks to expand the market for thermoplastic polyurethanes and regenerated fibres into the construction and the textile sectors.

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EFFECTIVE

EFFECTIVEADVANCED ECO-DESIGNED FIBRES AND FILMS FOR LARGE CONSUMER PRODUCTS FROM BIO-BASED POLYAMIDES AND POLYESTERS IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY PERSPECTIVE

This project has received funding from the

Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking

under the European Union’s Horizon 2020

research and innovation programme

under Grant Agreement 792195

Starting date: 06/2018 to 05/2022

Duration: 60 months

7.1 million euros from the European

Union Horizon 2020

12 consortium partners

7 countries involved

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EFFECTIVEMAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Demonstrate first of its kind and economically viable routes for the production of biobasedpolyamides and polyesters from sustainable renewable feedstock for the obtaining of fibres and films with enhanced properties, market competitiveness and increased sustainability.

Demonstration of an improved end-of-life of the developed eco-designed biobased solutionsthrough the application of monomer regeneration, recycling (for polyamides based fibres and films) and composting/anaerobic digestion (for polyesters based films) processes.

The project intends to represent a key milestone towards the future industrialization of biobased fibresand films production in Europe foreseeing the mobilization of relevant investments by involved industrypartners and fostering the adoption of multi-stakeholders collaboration models to demonstrate effectiveways to develop new cases of biobased economy interconnected with circular regenerative economy joining environmental sustainability and economic profitability.

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CONCLUSIONS

• BBI JU as an effective tool in order to stimulate innovation and competition

in the bioeconomy sector

• BBI JU unlocks the potential and supports the various players in reaching the critical mass of the bio-based sector

• BBI JU helps to organize the value chains reducing the risk of investments

• Without BBI JU instrument the European scenario of the bio-based sector would be different nowadays

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Thank you!