Consorzio IBIS

The Sustainable Chemistry Innovation Pole was born in Novara in 2009 with the purpose of networking the skills and experiences of the most innovative chemical companies in the region and stimulating, through an animation process, the different players of the value chain, with the objective of innovating the chemistry, making it more compatible with the environment.
The Pole represents one of twelve Innovation poles identified by the Piedmont Region and was founded with the contribution of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within ROP 2007-2013 and co-financed by the European Union, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Piedmont Region, with the purpose of enabling innovation-oriented companies to have access to high added value infrastructure and services and to research and innovation funds. Currently, the Pole of Novara groups 28 companies, 3 Piedmont universities and the Province of Novara. They are all members of Consorzio IBIS (Innovative BIo-based and Sustainable products and processes), which has its legal office at the Industrial Association of Novara. IBIS manages the Pole and it is responsible for the incentive, the coordination and the selection of the demand for innovative services and projects that comes from the members. The Piedmont chemical companies that belong to IBIS have identified two strategic lines for research and development projects:

• products from renewable and biodegradable raw materials (bio-based products)

• reduction of the environmental impact with process modification and product substitution