Sustainable production means utilizing renewable resources as raw materials, clean and efficient processes where the amount of by-products has been minimized, biodegradable end products, as well as the controlled processing of emissions. Chemistry, chemical engineering and materials and process technology are the key scientific areas when striving for an ecologically sustainable production. Reaching the goals requires strong scientific and technological know-how, which has developed in the region in the long term, step by step. The northern Baltic Sea region's universities represent a high international standard in basic and applied research and they have traditionally strong ties to business life, as well as vast experience in cross-disciplinary co-operation with each other and the regions industries.

Experience has shown that in addition to the pan-European co-operation, the co-operation and interaction between the Nordic and Baltic countries in the Baltic Sea region has a special role and mission. People in the region are characterized by being work centered, honest, law-abiding, highly educated and by having a strong affection for nature and by respecting ecological values, also in practice. The scientific and technical innovations of the region set an example for the rest of the world. As excellent examples serve the control of emissions and the innovations related to biofuels.

The mission of the workshop is to promote sustainable chemistry and process technology in the Nordic Baltic sea region both scientifically and technologically through joint research, postgraduate education and the integrated use of expensive research equipment. The mission requires an international and cross-disciplinary collaboration between chemists, chemical engineers, physicists and materials scientists.