Room: Yangtze 2
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Session code ICO.5
Markets for biobased products (NL)
Biomass-to-Methanol-to-Olefins: A Pivotal Pathway to a Net Zero, Circular and Competitive EU Chemical Industry
Short Introductive summary
The competitiveness of the European petrochemical chemical industry is under pressure due to a growing overcapacity in China and the Middle East. In this presentation it will be shown how defossilisation of the chemical industry will create a future proof European industry. More specifically, the role of the Biomass-to-Methanol-to-Olefins (BtMtO) pathway will be evaluated from a techn-economic-ecologic perspective. Last but not least, the role of regulations and demand creation for a successfull industrial transformation will be highlighted.
Presenter
Reinier GRIMBERGEN
Blue Circle Olefins, THE NETHERLANDS
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Session reference: ICO.5.4