neuwerg
Network for Renewable Resources in the State of Brandenburg
neuwerg is the central networking and transfer centre for renewable raw materials in Brandenburg: We bring together producers, processors, researchers, politicians and civil society, identify potential, provide partners, knowledge and funding and make successful practical examples visible in order to establish and strengthen regional, bio-based value chains.
Products & topics
- Building & Living: e.g. wood-hybrid and solid wood building materials, fibre/straw and wool insulation materials, natural paints, bio-concrete
- Textiles & Composites: e.g. hemp and flax fibres for lightweight composite parts, technical
nonwovens, yarns - Cosmetics & Food: essential oils and extracts of lavender, saffron, Moldavian dragon head,
hemp and flax fibres for lightweight composite parts, technical nonwovens, yarns - Cosmetics & food: essential oils and extracts from lavender, saffron, Moldavian dragon head;
vegetable proteins, special edible oils - Fertilisers & soil conditioners: sheep’s wool pellets, biochar, fermentation residue processing
- Platform chemicals & biopolymers: cellulose-, lignin- and starch-based intermediates for
plastics and coatings
Industries
- Agriculture and forestry
- Research
- Industry
- Politics and administration
Feedstock
- Wood: pine, beech, oak, robinia
- Fibre plants: including hemp, flax, miscanthus, paludiculture biomass, straw
- Special crops: including lavender, saffron, Moldavian dragon’s head, St. John’s wort,
chamomile - Animal by-products: Sheep’s wool, lanolin
- Residual & side streams: including landscaping material, fermentation residues, residual
materials from agriculture and forestry
Processes
- Crop optimisation & variety selection for climate adaptation (e.g. special crops, paludiculture systems)
- Fibre processing: e.g. roasting, carding, needle/thermal consolidation
- Wood & biocomposite technology: cross-laminated timber, laminated veneer lumber, natural
fibre-reinforced plastics - Extraction & distillation of essential oils, colours and natural active ingredients (lavender,
saffron) - Thermo/biochemical digestion processes: e.g. pyrolysis to produce biochar, fermentation to
produce platform chemicals - Pelleting & granulation of animal and plant residues to produce fertilisers and substances:
e.g. pyrolysis to produce biochar, fermentation to produce platform chemicals - Pelletisation & granulation of animal and plant residues to produce fertiliser and
substrate products
Projects
• https://neuwerg.de/wissen/projekte/
Stakeholders
As an open competence region, neuwerg invites companies, research institutions and initiatives from Brandenburg as well as partners from other regions and countries to contribute their expertise and jointly promote innovative NAWARO solutions - from the initial idea to field trials and prototypes to the marketable product. Use our non-profit network as a door opener, knowledge booster and stage for your bioeconomy successes.