Circular Valley – Hot Spot for the Circular Economy

World Group Learning Series

Circular Economy & Private Sector Dev.

November 16th, 2020

Carsten Gerhardt, Kearney We need a

London „Circular FinTech E-Commerce Valley“ Boston/San Francisco Circular Valley Biotechnology Circular Economy Shenzhen Silicon Valley Tel Aviv Hardware Plattform Economy Cybertech, Agriculture

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Kearney XX/ID The Rhine- Access to area in companies needing is 1 solutions the perfect “Circular Valley” for Rich history, that Established five unique lives to the and new present day ‘circular’ reasons 5 2 companies

Very cosmopolitan, Attractive huge cultural Science offerings 4 3 Landscape

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Kearney XX/ID Circular Remondis KiK Valley connects Lippe-Verband trimet Innovation City Gebr. Eickhoff Deichmann 300+ global Wilo Kettler Haniel ThyssenKrupp Kötter KHS Vonovia market Trillux Evonik RWE Huehoco ABUS Kaisers Grueber Kirchhoff Grohe Hochtief leaders in 60 Xella Tengelmann Gebr. Becker Bilstein MK Schlüter Systems Schmersal Alanod ALDI Thalia Thielenhaus Dornbracht minutes or Coroplast Brandt GEA RIEDEL Pohli BIW Geck Karl Deutsch Douglas 100+ Noelle- Vorwerk VDM Market Leaders less Erfurt Pepin E.ON GEFA in Südwestfalen SMS Group dormakaba Tejin Barmenia EDE SPAX Kostal ERCO Kracht Ennepetal vomBaur Real Vorwerk Menshen C&A Selected examples Terex Autotech Westmetall GIRA Busch-Jaeger HASCO Knipex Henkel Picard Oerlikon aquaterm Alunorf Barmag Vosslohe ISS Bender & Vaillant Stahlwille Mubea Wirth Wehrhahn KroSchu Jokey Viega HF Mixing Busch Bayer OBI Metabolon Müller Berghoff Group H. Georg 1 Otto Covestro Fuchs GALERIA Ferchau Achenbach Kaufhof Buschhütten REWE Stroer Dometic Media Penny DSD/ Grüner Punkt Albrecht Bäumer 4

Kearney XX/ID Established Remondis and new (European market companies in leader in recycling) the region Covestro (Circular are leaders Economy as focus … topic) in circularity Wijld AWG (innovative (Clothing disposal from wood) technologies) Jokey SE (Innovative plastic Tomra Germany recycling solutions) Selected examples (Deposit return Swane systems) Faircycle- Design … Fond of … (Circular solutions 2 for bagpacks) DSD/Grüner Punkt (Market leader for collection systems)

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Kearney XX/ID Prosperkolleg Fraunhofer Universities, UMSICHT and research Innovation City University of institutes Dortmund University of provide a Duisburg Fraunhofer IML cross- Ruhruniversität functional Fraunhofer University of Bochum IMS scientific Wuppertal Fernuniversität Hagen excellence Hochschule Institute CSCP Niederrhein

Examples Bergische Heinrich Heine Universität Kunststoffinstitut Universität Südwestfalen BioSC Max-Planck-Institutes: Carbon research, 3 chemical energy conversion, iron research University TH Köln Metabolon of Siegen 1 RWTH Aachen University of Round table 6 Cologne Circular Economy

1) Joint initiative of multiple institutions Kearney XX/ID The region is Large international communities, e.g. Düsseldorf has a large attractive Japanese Community in and Germany’s only “Japantown” welcoming Düsseldorf has been the for high Bridgepoint to Europe for many potentials international companies from all over Three international airports the world connect to the world

Over 30 opera buildings, theatres and world famous concert buildings

4 World-reknown concerts (“Klavierfestival Ruhr”)

At the same time a region of "makers" 7

Kearney XX/ID It has a rich The “Bergisches Land” and “Ruhrgebiet” were home to many history that early industries lives to the Water and coal were the basis for present day the 1st and 2nd industrialization – important wave in the 18th and 19th century for the topic Go back to the root and close the loop

Broad industry coverage: Metal, machinery and plant engineering, household appliances, chemicals, high performance fibers/textiles, 5 lighting, commerce, packaging

Circular Economy needs material to work with

8 Many investors appreciate tradition Kearney XX/ID The „Circular Valley Circular Valley Foundation“ Network Node for sharing knowledge and content (e.g. Foundation) organizes Public Circular Policy Recom- the key relations Economy mendations activities Accelerator

Exhibitions on Cooperation of Development of social and economy, policy recom- ecological science and mendations for aspects start-ups Berlin/Brussels

Economic benefit for the companies 9

Kearney XX/ID A former gas tank serves as the center and crystalli- zation point of Circular Valley

Circular Economy Accelerator is planned nearby on Vorwerk premises

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Kearney XX/ID Thank you

Carsten Gerhardt Partner [email protected] +49 175 2659 364 Dusseldorf, Germany

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