Investments in infrastructure such as transport, irrigation, energy and information and communication technology are crucial to achieving sustainable development and empowering communities.

Inclusive and sustainable industrial development is a primary source for income generation and sustained increases in living standards. It provides the technological solutions to environmentally sound industrialisation and is also the basis for achieving environmental objectives, such as increased resource and energy-efficiency. Without technology and innovation, industrialisation will not happen, and without industrialisation, development will not happen.

Building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialisation and fostering innovation is at the heart of SusChem’s work. Sustainable innovation is the basis for transport, irrigation, energy and environmentally sound industrialisation that can lead to inclusive economic development.

Related Technologies

Materials for Energy Production and Storage

Materials for Energy Production and Storage

Sustainable chemistry research and innovation actions are needed to strengthen Europe’s position in low carbon energy production...

Materials for Transport

Materials for Transport

Sustainable chemistry is key to more sustainable transport systems and personal mobility...

Materials for Health and Well-being

Materials for Health and Well-being

An affordable and accessible healthcare system is key to a sustainable and cohesive society...

Materials for Energy Efficiency

Materials for Energy Efficiency

Sustainable chemistry is essential to improving energy efficiency in all types of buildings: new and old...

Process Control

Process Control

Process control and supervision of operations, from regulatory control to manufacturing planning and optimisation, has a major impact on...

Process Intensification

Process Intensification

Process intensification presents a set of radically innovative new principles in process and equipment design that can bring significant...

Downstream Processing

Downstream Processing

New and existing sustainable processes in the circular economy need to be able to cope with an increasing share of renewable, often...

Catalysis

Catalysis

Catalysis is, perhaps, the single most important and pervasive interdisciplinary technology in the chemical industry and certainly one of...

Feedstock

Feedstock

To ensure a sustainable future the European chemical industry must reduce its dependency on, largely imported, petroleum and gas feedstock...

Cognitive and Connected Plants

Cognitive and Connected Plants

Advanced process control is key to achieving more sustainable chemical production processes.

Big Data

Big Data

Future industries, and the chemical sector in particular, will be awash with data...

Digital Platforms

Digital Platforms

Companies that were early adopters of digital have already successfully mastered platform strategies, the opportunity is now opening up to...

Digital Skills

Digital Skills

Driving the growth of new flexible skills and an educated workforce able to learn fast and use digital technology as the central source for...

Related Initiatives

PPPs

PPPs

The European Commission has facilitated the establishment of a number of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to accelerate research and...

Educate to innovate

Educate to innovate

The Educate to Innovate programme is part of SusChem’s strategy to facilitate a continuing, constructive dialogue and create synergies...