Opening up new circular economy trade opportunities: Options for collaboration between the UK and...

What flows to focus on? Examples of resource mapping in Rotterdam Harbour area

“A non-profit action driven cooperative with a mission to speed up the transition towards the

inevitable circular economy.”

Circle Economy and the Circle of Action

The Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-

Parma

Realisation of Acceleration of a Circular

Economy

RACE to the Netherlands as a Circular Hotspot

Analyzing the Circular Economy

Amsterdam Waste Energy Company - Current state

Amsterdam Waste Energy Company – Future state

Rotterdam, a region where “the Netherlands as a

circular hotspot” takes shape

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Nico van Dooren, Director Energy & Industry

Rethinking port competitivenessin a resource constrained world

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PORT OF ROTTERDAM


WHY HERE? - OPPORTUNITY

Crude oil and Containers30 percent of all European

imports/exports

Bulk cargo25 percent of all European

imports/exports

Direct value added€ 24 billion per year

JobsOver 205,000 jobs

Chemicals15 percent of European

production

European sea trade30 percent of all

European

imports/exports

Annual investment€ 4.5 billion per year


Maximise the value created at each stage

Manage flows of bio-based resources and recover and

retain flows of non-renewable recources in closed loops

Establish mutually beneficial relationships between

companies within each circular chain

1

2

3

4

Minimise the use of inputs and eliminate waste

and pollution

THE ESSENCE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY


NOW: TRANSITION IN INDUSTRY

USE

RECYCLE

REDUCE

REPLACE


We...• share know-how

• bring companies together

• pilot the circular system


We...Founded circularity center


CASES#1 Energy - Infrastructure

#2 Energy - CO2

#3 Chemicals - Plastics

#4 Food - Proteins

#5 Metal - Copper

#6 Biomass

#7 Waste incineration - AVR


CHEMICALS - PLASTICS


AVR


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