Trilateral Chemical Region
February 2024:
How to standardize and digitize site logistics processes? Use case and perspectives for trilateral collaboration
Interactive Trilog workshop and site visit
in cooperation with DOW Terneuzen
On February 29th 2024, nearly sixty logistics and digitalization experts from chemical companies located in Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia as well as members of ministries and ports took part in an interactive workshop in Terneuzen organized by the Trilog initiative in cooperation with Dow Terneuzen and supported by Cefic. This was the second face-to-face TRILOG workshop on applied digitalization. The hot topic of the day: Why do we need digital standards for intermodal transport and in general for logistics and how to overcome the hurdles to proceed?
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Our Vision
Vision 2030
In a global competitive environment that is changing drastically, the trilateral chemical industry faces fundamental economic, environmental and technological challenges. To prepare for the future, capture the benefits of a growing chemical industry and remove existing bottlenecks for this development, an important strategic process had been launched in 2017. North Rhine-Westphalia, the Netherlands and Flanders agreed on a joint vision on the future development of their flagship industry – the chemical industry.
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Our Initiative
Trilog Chair 2024 - North Rhine-Westphalia
The initiative is coordinated by a Trilog chair region with a rotating one year term. The chair is currently held by North Rhine-Westphalia.
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"40% of the European chemical industry is located in the heart of the Netherlands, Flanders and North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the sector is facing major challenges - not least due to the climate-neutral transformation and the current conjunctural development.
It is therefore all the more important that our regions work together to strengthen regional innovative capacity. Because the core of our competitiveness is the innovative strength of our companies. In these difficult times, we can only succeed together in transforming the chemical industry and the value chain towards climate neutrality while remaining globally competitive."
Dr. Kirsten Bender
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Our Region
Heart of EU chemical Industry
Heart of EU chemical Industry
The trilateral region of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands is home to one of the most powerful clusters of the chemical industry in the world. Key facts: 350.000 direct jobs and 180 billion EUR turnover.