On 12 November 2026, FoBChem 2026 – Future of BioChemicals 2026 will bring together an international audience for a free online event dedicated to bio-based chemicals, specialty chemicals and functional materials. Key topics will include bio-based surfactants, solvents, binders, lubricants, additives and functional ingredients.

We bring together decision-makers, users, brand owners, formulators, chemical and material developers, and other stakeholders along the value chain. The focus will be on the questions currently shaping the market: Which bio-based chemicals and applications will prevail? How can scaling and economic implementation succeed? And what role do regulation, performance, sustainability, and market readiness play in successful solutions?

You can look forward to:

• Inspiring keynotes from industry, research, and technology experts
• Interactive panels offering space for exchange and discussion
• Diverse opportunities for networking with potential customers, suppliers, business partners, and other key stakeholders.

Whether as a participant or speaker – FoBChem 2026 combines innovation and market requirements, promotes bio-based chemical solutions, and creates valuable contacts along the entire value chain.

This event is aimed at everyone who wants to actively shape the future of bio-based chemicals – internationally, interdisciplinarily, and with a strong practical focus. It is addressed to founders, innovation and sustainability managers, business developers, investors, and decision-makers from business, science, and politics.

Whether from start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, large companies, research institutions, or political institutions – this event brings together key players from the field of bio-based chemicals and promotes exchange on innovative ingredients, markets, and sustainable solutions.

Would you like to take your business idea further and find the right partners? As a young, innovative company, you will meet investors who are specifically looking for future-oriented solutions in an inspiring environment. You will also meet established companies that share their experience and provide valuable market insights. Exchange ideas, make lasting contacts, and become part of a fast-growing innovation network.

Gain valuable insights into current market developments in bio-based chemicals and get actively involved in the industry. The event offers SMEs the opportunity to network in a targeted way, establish new business contacts, and gather impulses for future projects.

Experience how innovative approaches around bio-based chemicals are put into practice. The event offers insights into market movements, formulations, and functional ingredients. It opens up new perspectives on the future of sustainable chemical solutions – and creates space for exchange with stakeholders from different fields.

Gain insights into current developments around bio-based chemicals. Learn more about current market dynamics and network with stakeholders who are driving the transition toward a more sustainable chemical economy. Join the discussion and provide impulses for a future-ready chemical policy.

Thursday, November 12

All times are in CET.

Are you developing bio-based chemicals, working on innovative applications for more sustainable formulations, or do you have strategic market and technology insights along the chemical value chain? Then contribute your expertise and actively shape the program of Future of BioChemicals 2026.

We are looking for speakers from industry, chemical and material companies, brand owners, start-ups, and research institutions who can make innovations visible, classify technological developments, and highlight new perspectives for the use of bio-based chemicals.

Whether practical examples of bio-based surfactants, more sustainable solvents, binders, lubricants, additives for paints, coatings, adhesives, printing inks and plastics, or functional ingredients for formulated products – FoB:Chem 2026 offers space for concrete applications and market insights. Contributions on home care, personal care, industrial formulations, regulation, scalability or strategic market trends are also welcome. Share your experience with an international specialist audience. We expect several hundred participants from industry, technology and the bioeconomy.

• Position yourself as an impulse provider in the future market of bio-based chemicals and functional ingredients
• Reach an international, interdisciplinary expert audience
• Network with companies, brands, start-ups, investors, and research institutions
• Place your topics in keynotes and discussion panels
• Strengthen the visibility of your company, project, or innovation
• Actively shape the dialog on sustainable chemical solutions and new value chains

Share your ideas with us and become part of our program:

Please enter your working title and a short description of your presentation in English in the form.

Do you represent an association, a network, a research institution, or a non-profit organization related to bio-based chemicals, sustainable chemical solutions, functional materials, or the bioeconomy?

As a partner of FoB 2026, you increase the visibility of your organization in an international and interdisciplinary environment. Meet an expert audience from industry, science, politics, and business – and position yourself where the dialog on bio-based chemicals, more sustainable formulations, and functional innovations takes place.

• Logo and link on our event website
• Visibility in our newsletter and on social media
• Mention in our event documents
• Partnership badge for your website & channels

• Placement of our logo with link on your website
• Promotion of the event via your channels (e.g. newsletter, social media)
• If possible: the inclusion of our event in your event calendar

Together, we create visibility for bio-based packaging and connect relevant stakeholders.

Do you run a specialist medium, a platform, or an editorial format with a focus on bio-based chemicals?

As a media partner, you benefit from visibility in the environment of leading specialist stakeholders from science, business, and associations – and gain access to a targeted, topic-specific community.

• Logo and link on the event website in the “media partners” section
• Mention in our newsletter and on social media
• Visibility of your medium on relevant event materials and landing pages
• On request: editorial content or contact persons from our network

• Publication of an event notice or editorial article in your medium
• Inclusion of the event in your event calendar (if available)
• Linking to the event page via your channels

Interested in a media partnership with targeted specialist reach?