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A private sector perspective on land use for the bio-based economy

• Dr. Oliver May

R&D Director DS M Bio-based Products & S ervices ERD 2012 Consultation Governance of Natural Resources with a focus on Land Maastricht, 18-19 May 2011

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Our world is facing serious challenges… ..

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Resource constraints

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Over Exploitation of Global Eco-System

• Water stress through pollution and overconsumption
• Increasing waste & persistent, bio-accumulating & toxic materials (PBTs)
• Climate change
• Loss of Biodiversity

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• Emerging economies
• Increased purchasing power by growing middle class
• Doubling of population in cities

 Exploding consumption levels: (food, energy, materials)

From 6.9 Billion to 9 billion

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The quest for sustainable development will be the main trend in the coming decades… . … and solutions are expected from the private sector!

Hydrocarbons are running out and/or become much more expensive

1000 3000 2000 mbd

Living off the land Living off the land A brief moment in history

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DSM in motion: driving focused growth

People - Planet - Profit: creating value along three dimensions

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• Dow Jones S

ustainability Index: Top ranking (#1 in 04-06; 09-10)

• ECO+ (innovation):

~ 80%

• f pipeline is ECO+
• ECO+ (running business): from

~34% towards 50%

• Energy efficiency:

~20% savings from 2008 till 2020

• Greenhouse Gas emissions:
• 25%

(absolute) by 2020, compared to 2008

Sustainability aspirations 2011 - 2015

Sustainability: Clear Targets

From responsibility to business driver

Benefits for rural areas:

• New markets for farmers
• New, green j obs in bio-refineries
• New opportunities for rural economies

Political Benefits:

• S

ecuring high level j obs

• Lower dependency on oil-producing countries

Benefit for the planet:

• Renewable substitutes

for fossil feed stocks

• Opportunities to slow

climate change

Bio-based economy has a lot to offer

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How do we assess what is sustainable?

• Impact assessment
• Translates the results of the

inventory analysis into environmental impacts to evaluate their significance

• Examples of environmental impact

categories are:

• Resource depletion
• Global warming potential
• Ozone depletion potential
• Acidification and Eutrophication
• Human and Eco-toxicity

Interpretation Goal and scope

Impact assessment

Inventory analysis

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Eco-Indicator 99

• Multi-issue assessment method
• 11 impact categories
• Consolidated to 3 damage categories
• Water depletion effects not included (yet!!!)
• To be replaced by it’ s similar successor ReCiPe any day

Human Health Carcinogens Respiratory organics Respiratory inorganics Climate change Radiation Ozone layer Ecosystem Quality Ecotoxicity Acidification/ Eutrophication Resources Minerals Fossil fuels Land use

Non controversial sustainable feedstocks

DSM White Biotechnology

Development of enabling technologies

Solvents Coatings and pigments Pharmaceuticals Plasticizer Food Freezing point depression agents Renewable thermoplastics - PBS Pyrrolidones Polyurethane 1,4 BDO/THF

Bio-based Succinic Acid will Lead to a Portfolio of Products and Applications

New Bio-Based Thermoplastic: EcoPaXX™

• Bio-based & high performance
• Polyamide with excellent mechanical properties.

– Very good resistance to automotive coolant, fuels, salts (eg calcium chloride) oils and greases

• 100 %

carbon neutral from cradle to gate

• Replacing conventional plastics or metal
• Commercially available:

Q1 2011

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The quest for sustainable development will be the main trend in the coming decades… . … and solutions are expected from the private sector!