Brazilian industry attends the Hannover Fair with innovations on the low-carbon agenda.

From the CNI Agency – Brazilian industry will be at Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology fair, to showcase its leading role in the global decarbonization agenda, the energy transition, and the bioeconomy. From April 16th to 21st, industrial entities and companies will exhibit projects and initiatives in Germany to an audience that includes governments, leading companies in technological innovation, and international financial institutions. In total, more than 80 visitors and more than 4 exhibitors are expected during the event.

In this 2023 edition of the Hannover Fair, Brazilian industry will have its largest institutional stand since Brazil was chosen as the event's partner country in 1980. The Brazilian delegation will include more than 150 representatives from industries and entities and more than 100 companies from the sector, from 19 states of the Federation, in a mission organized by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI) and the Social Service of Industry (SESI).

“Brazilian industry is doing its part in the transition to a low-carbon economy, with initiatives and projects that will have an impact in Brazil and can be exported to the world. These are innovations made by national companies and research institutes, which take advantage of the country's comparative advantages in its capacity for innovation in bioeconomy, clean energy and decarbonization, which we will showcase at the world's largest industrial technology showcase,” says the president of CNI, Robson Braga de Andrade.

What the industry will showcase in Hanover

Brazil's participation in the Hannover Fair aims to showcase advancements made in sustainable production, based on three pillars: decarbonization, energy transition, and bioeconomy. Furthermore, the mission will offer participants the opportunity to identify new trends and technologies, as well as potential commercial and research and development (R&D) partners who can contribute to increasing competitiveness and reindustrializing Brazil.

“The Hannover Fair is a major driver of trends and directions for the industrial sector. This is a unique opportunity to present what the Brazilian productive sector is doing on a global agenda, representing an opportunity to stimulate reindustrialization with projects aligned with the priority themes of the world's largest technology event,” explains Mônica Messenberg, Director of Institutional Relations at CNI.

Between April 17th and 21st, at the Brazilian booth, the industry's main initiatives and strategies will be presented in sessions open to fair visitors and invited strategic audiences. Each presentation is followed by a... ShowCaseThe event will feature companies discussing ongoing projects. Meetings will also be held to attract investors to the projects presented in the areas of energy transition, bioeconomy, and decarbonization. The projects chosen to demonstrate the capabilities of Brazilian industry will be presented by executives from the companies invited to the Brazilian industry stand, divided into the pillars of the low-carbon economy. In decarbonization, the exhibitors will be WEG, Embraer, and Prosolar. In the energy transition session, Tupy, Hytron Brazil and NEA, CTG Brasil, Siemens Energia, and Porto de Suape. In bioeconomy, Croplife, Suzano, and Morlub.

Discover projects that will be showcased at the Brazilian industry booth.

At the Brazilian booth, guided tours will be offered throughout the fair, and visitors will be able to explore three projects that form the main showcase of initiatives from the Brazilian productive sector, which will be presented virtually and interactively. These are:

Energy Transition Axis

à TechHub: Green Hydrogen Export Development Center at the Port of Suape – Green Hydrogen Testing and Production Environment in Brazil – SENAI and the Port of Suape have partnered to develop infrastructure and consolidate an innovation ecosystem connecting companies, startups, and other research centers for the production, transportation, storage, management, and certification of green hydrogen (H2V) and clean energy. This is an excellent opportunity for interested parties in Brazil and abroad to join this initiative and further expand opportunities.

Bioeconomy Axis

to the Amazon Biorefinery: The Brazilian oleochemical industry is well-established in the production of vegetable oils and butters for sectors such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food. However, there is still underutilization of waste from industrial processes, such as unused fruit parts and pressed cakes, which could be used as a renewable energy source, strengthening the bioeconomy and the circular economy.

Supported by SENAI, by the Brazilian Company for Industrial Research and Innovation (Emprapii) and by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDESAmazonly is researching different technological routes for processing these residues from extractive activities in the Amazon. The process would take place in biorefineries, contributing to the generation of value from the standing forest and the sustainable exploitation of the forest.

Decarbonization Axis

to the CO2CHEM Project: The high global energy demand poses the challenge of expanding the portfolio of alternative and environmentally friendly fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Accelerating the decarbonization of the global energy matrix is ​​therefore essential. This involves the search for more efficient technological routes with less environmental impact.

Conducted by Repsol Sinopec with SENAI Cetiqt, Hytron, the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), and the Fraunhofer Institute of Germany, the CO2CHEM research project consists of developing technological alternatives for the production of green hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide (CO2). Started in 2021, the project successfully completed its first phase and began its second phase in October 2022.

Attraction of investments

The Brazilian industry also secured a space at Business Global Markets, a booth at the Hannover Fair dedicated to presenting projects to an audience comprised of representatives from companies, development banks, and investment institutions. The Brazilian initiatives are:

- Green Hydrogen Export Development Center at the Port of Suape: The goal is to support the export of green hydrogen by Brazilian companies through the establishment of a dedicated export development center and infrastructure at the port of Suape.

- Regional Biorefineries in the Brazilian Amazon: The goal is to establish a network of biorefineries in the Brazilian Amazon region to convert biomass into value-added products, including fuels, chemicals, and materials, and to promote the development of a circular bioeconomy in the region.

- Center for Bioeconomy and Conservation of the Amazon (CBCA): The objective of this project is to establish a research and development center to focus specifically on research on land use and rehabilitation of degraded areas and, more generally, on the development of bioeconomic chains in the Brazilian Amazon. The center will also promote the dissemination of good practices in the rehabilitation of degraded areas and land use management and in the development of the bioeconomy.

- Accident prevention in the furniture manufacturing industry in Brazil: The objective of this project is to reduce the incidence of serious accidents in the Brazilian furniture industry, focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by providing safety training and supporting companies in refurbishing or replacing old machines to meet current safety requirements.