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1St Conference of chemistry sustainable, innovative and competitive companies

05/10/2007

October 5, 2007

On 21 and 22 February will be held in Barcelona I workshops on sustainable chemistry, innovative and competitive companies that, organized jointly by the Association of chemical of the IQS and the Spanish platform for sustainable chemistry sponsored by SiemensExpoquimia and CIDEM, aim to give birth to a topical issue as our business commitment to greater sustainability in chemical, pharmaceutical industry and plants for food and beverages, to turn is the profitability of these sectors.

The plant of the future and new trends in the design of manufacturing plants, powerful systems of control for maximum efficiency and profitability or solutions for the implementation of Reach in the company are some of the topics that will be integrated into the programme.

The incorporation of criteria of sustainability in the strategy opens new horizons to the chemical, pharmaceutical industries and food and drinks at the same time enabling development initiatives that are essential for European firms in all sectors to remain competitive. Sustainability is a framework that leads to innovation, through the integration of new products, the modification of processes, or simply optimizing current processes through the minimization of consumption and waste.

In this context, the design of processes and reactions is critical. Product life cycles are becoming shorter, and is the only way to ensure profitability while maintaining a high level of excellence in the process. For this reason it is crucial to have the best processes of production - the fast, cheap and clean.

Sustainable chemistry, innovative and competitive companies is addressed mainly to the chemical, pharmaceutical companies and food and beverages of all types and sizes, which make up the basis of these industries in different countries.

The Conference chemistry sustainable, innovative and competitive companies will address, through case studies and specific examples, aspects related to the design of reactions and processes to preserve profitability with high pressure of costs; the possibilities posed by the industrial biotechnology; new trends in the design of manufacturing plants or opportunities for business collaboration among other topics.

The meeting will feature the participation of representatives of organizations such as SusChem, the European Commission or the Cidem and leading companies as Siemens, Emerson Process Management, Solutex or Ercros among others.