Europe enters a phase where fuel mandates and industrial reality collide. SAF targets under ReFuelEU Aviation are already in force, while producers face limited feedstock, high production costs and growing pressure to scale supply across the region. At the same time, circular economy priorities continue to reshape chemical production, pushing companies to rethink materials, waste and energy use across existing assets. Parallel shifts begin to converge at the level of real operations, where every adjustment affects performance and cost. PRC Europe 2026 (Amsterdam, 18-19 May) brings these challenges together through a series of roundtables with industry leaders.
One of them focuses on chemicals and polymers. Evonik Operations, Worley, Sasol, Pillar Blowers & Compressors and Moeve Chemicals share experience from real production environments, with circularity directly linked to profitability. EU policies push material reuse and waste reduction, shaping decisions on alternative feedstocks and new raw material streams. This leads companies to use existing resources more efficiently, while waste heat, once treated as a byproduct, becomes part of efficiency strategies.
As production models evolve, operational complexity increases, especially as hydrogen projects expand across Europe and put additional pressure on infrastructure. Another roundtable brings in Bizzmine, CBRE Energy, Saudi Aramco, KBR, Technip Energies and Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) Ltd to address system reliability and integration in this context. As a result, digital and engineering solutions, along with energy storage, become part of everyday operations and help existing assets adapt to new conditions.
The programme of PRC Europe 2026 then moves into energy efficiency and SAF scale-up, focusing on emission control, waste heat recovery and fuel production within existing infrastructure.
Across all discussions, one thing becomes clear: the transition unfolds inside existing systems, where every decision is tested against feedstock limits, infrastructure realities and cost pressure.
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