Circular Rhein.Ruhr - The network for circular economy
About this good practice
Duisburg and the region are characterized by energy-, material-intensive industry and logistics. Due to increasing CO2-price in the European Union it faces rising pressure to actively change its industrial base from a linear economy to a circular economy. To accelerate the circular industrial transformation, the network is focusing on three strong sectors: metal, construction and logistics by using the region's innovative strength to close material cycles.
Duisburg Business and Innovation (DBI) engages in the development of projects, with both national and international partner networks. The network Circular Rhein.Ruhr is a joint initiative of Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg and DBI. It is initiated with delegation trips that have the purpose of establishing business relationships, which benefit Duisburg and the region. Further, the network is engaged regularly vis-à-vis meetings with political decisionmakers to set up the framework for a circular economy.
Circular Rhein.Ruhr was initialised in July 2023 as a cluster management organization consisting of companies and institutions from Duisburg and the region, with the task to supported companies in increasing the use of secondary materials in production and along the value chains.
Stakeholders: City of Duisburg, Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg AöR, GEBAG Duisburger Baugesellschaft mbH, Niederrheinische IHK zu Duisburg, thyssenkrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH, Duisburger Hafen AG, FEhS – Institut für Baustoff Forschung e.V.
Resources needed
•2.0x Staff to manage the activities of the network
•Event management – 60.000 €/p.a.
•Procurement of consulting services, workshops, trainings – 15.000 €/p.a.
•Management of network and association activities - 10.000 €/p.a.
•Public relations – 15.000 €/p.a.
•Total budget is approx. 100.000 €/p.a.
Evidence of success
• Kick-off event in September 2023 with around 80 key stakeholders
• Company survey with scientific support on the potential of the circular economy in the Rhine-Ruhr region
• Conceptual development of the economic strengths in the region with the greatest potential for the circular economy
• Publicizing the network through events, presentations etc.
• Sensitization of the most important key stakeholders to join the network
Potential for learning or transfer
One reason that the network Circular Rhein.Ruhr has potential for transfer is, that it facilitates issue- and subject-based cooperation between its member companies and provides them with different discussion and networking formats to further the cooperation between its members with the goal of accelerating the transformation to a circular economy.
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