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| Michael Carus (left) and Lars Börger (right) join forces at nova-Institute. Photo: ©nova-institute |
Starting 1 March 2025, Lars Börger will join nova-Institute as new CEO. Together with Michael Carus, current CEO of nova-Institute, they will drive sustainable change in the chemical and materials industry forward. With his proven track record in brands’ perspectives on renewable carbon and defossilisation, Lars Börger will be the perfect fit to strengthen nova-Institute’s position in the market.
nova-Institute has been driving the transition away from fossil resources in the chemicals, plastics and other materials industries for 30 years. Through extensive research and consultancy services to companies, NGOs and policy makers, the institute has produced numerous studies, reports and graphics on renewable carbon and defossilisation. But the chemical sector is facing a new and challenging period. Although alternatives based on biomass, CO2 use and recycling are well developed, proven and ready for scale-up and implementation, the main work still lies ahead: How to design an appropriate policy framework that allows companies to transform sustainably and to remain competitive? What role can brand owners play in driving demand for new solutions?
Lars Börger holds a PhD in Chemistry and an Executive Master in General Management. He worked for BASF (Germany) for almost 20 years, many of them as Head of Global Marketing Biopolymers. For another seven years he worked for Neste (Finland) as Vice President Renewable Polymers & Chemicals, Brand Owner and in the Value Chain Management. He represented Neste in the founding process of the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) and was a member of the RCI Board, as well as a board member of European Bioplastics for several years.
In shared leadership with COO Linda Engel, the two CEOs Lars Börger and Michael Carus will navigate nova-Institute in the future, supporting companies, associations and policy makers with research and consultancy in the fields of Technology & Markets, Sustainability, Economy & Policy and Communications.
