By Pieter-Jan Bouwmeister, presented at the 19th TCI Global Conference, Eindhoven, 2016.

1. Titel presentatie
[Naam, organisatienaam]
Working Day - Track: Modern cluster policy
Learning of different stages
Pieter-Jan Bouwmeister
Province of Groningen
The clustering in Biobased
Economy and Green Chemistry

2. Introduction

3. Question: What do you see?

4. Session P9:
Learning of different stages
Moderator Frederic Miribel;
 Introduction: what do you see?
 Case South Denmark (15’)
Mr. Tue Avbaeck Larssen, Development consultant,
Region South Denmark
 Video – presentation – specific feedback
 Case Northern Netherlands
Mr. Pieter-Jan Bouwmeister, Policy officer Bio-based
Economy, Province of Groningen
 Video – presentation – specific feedback(15’)
 Participants and presenters in action! (30’)

6. The North of The Netherlands
The clustering
in Biobased Economy and Green Chemistry
Pieter-Jan Bouwmeister
Province of Groningen
TCI2016, Eindhoven
10 November 2016

7. Some economic characteristics of
the North of The Netherlands
 125.000 companies (99% SME)
 454.000 employees
 Production value € 65 bln.
 30% of Dutch agricultural land
 Major agro industry players (Campina,
Cosun, Avebe)
 Chemical sector 2 clusters

9. Biobased Economy:
relevant companies

10. Biobased Economy in the North
part of the Netherlands

11. Focus on green chemistry
Delfzijl Emmen
Cluster 1: carbohydrates
Cluster 5: new chemistry
Cluster 6: biopolymers
Cluster 7: biobased composites
Industrial fibres

12. Greening initiatives: 1 example
 Bio-PET/Chemical recycling Emmen

13. EU Model Demonstration Region !
What results do we want?
Smart funding of innovation and pilot plants (large
investments)
How to deal with limited organizing capacity in the region,
Triple Helix, Multiple Helix?
(European) partnerships building new value chains
Partnerships with regions in order to share know-how and to
accelerate innovation.
Partners to set up pilot plants together
How to optimalise waste management
Questions relating workforce/technical epertise/ education/
exchange of students: is there a mutual profit?

14. Thank You!
Questions?
Questions!

15. Questions concerning
Clustering Northern
Netherlands
 Does the video give a good impression of
the departure point and the ambition of
The Northern Netherlands?
 How to strengthen entrepreneurship?
 What is a (positive) striking point of the
ecosystem in The North
 What did you miss in the presentation?

17. General Question 1
 Talk about cluster policies and the term "organising
the triple helix" pops up. Triple helix (also known as
the Golden Triangle) stands for the integrated
organisation and action of government(s),
companies and knowledge institution to develop (in
this case) a cluster. If you have a well organised
triple helix, it seems to suggest that the main work
has been done.
 Q1: Do you agree?
 Q2: Would it not be better to talk about a Multi- helix
concept because you have to include other
stakeholders as well, e.g. consumers, patients,
intermediate organisations, suppliers, end-users,
etc.?
 Q3: Is there a special role in the helix for the younger
generations ( with their new ideas and learnt
techniques)?

18. General Question 2
 Because the short and fast communication
lines and the new big data possibilities for
scanning new activities, the world is really
getting smaller!
Do regional clusters still play a role in the
future and how should they develop/react
to stay competitive in the global economy?
What do you say?