8 November 20222 November 2022Möbel, Dielen, Verpackungen – wie Pappel-Produkte den Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe reduzierenForscher der TU Dresden haben Möglichkeiten erarbeitet, wie der Einsatz fossiler Rohstoffe durch die Nutzung umweltfreundlicherer, bio-basierter Materialen aus Pappeln reduziert werden kann
6 October 20226 October 2022 European bio-based industry turnover jumps to 814 billion Euro despite BrexitEven though the latest numbers no longer include the UK, the EU’s bioeconomy turnover remained stable, resulting in a 25 % increase since 2008
1 September 20221 September 2022 New bio-based polymer PEF shows low CO2 footprintPeer-reviewed LCA study with in-depth assessment of industrial PEF production and its use as raw material for bottles
30 June 202223 June 2022BIC Annual Report 2021About BIC’s new Business Plan, organised several webinars, commissioned and written informative or useful publications
Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroadsBeside shipping issues and energy disruption, business operations have been prevented by pandemic-related effects, supply chain tightness, higher demand as well as digitalisation, blockchains and AI
18 February 202216 February 202210 years after the first EU bioeconomy strategy. An interview with Chris Patermann, the father of the European bioeconomyIn this exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista, Chris Patermann talks about the new challenges we are facing to make the new economy based on biological resources happen
7 February 202228 January 2022CHAMPION consortium reaches milestone in safe and circular material developmentResearchers of the CHAMPION project have successfully prepared a first set of innovative bio-based materials with promising properties for coatings, adhesives and home care ingredients
6 January 20222 January 2022FAO and JRC launch new guidance note on monitoring bioeconomy sustainabilityNew bioeconomy Guidance note describes in easy-to-follow steps how countries and macro-regions, such as the European Union (EU), can monitor sustainability along with their bioeconomy strategies and policies
7 December 20211 December 2021Welcome to the Circular Bio-based Europe communityCBE JU is the new BBI JU, nothing changes for you!
European SSuchy Project Update after 4 years of work3 years after the project launch, the 17 European partners gathered online to review their work & plan for the last year of the project
2 December 202125 January 2022 Free Webinar: Innovative Financing Support for the Circular BioeconomyCircular Bioeconomy needs investment, startups are looking for investors – what innovative financing options are available?
26 November 202123 November 2021Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking to be launched at the end of NovemberPartnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) will build on the success of BBI JU to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe
5 November 20215 November 2021European Parliament approves Circular Bio-based Europe Joint UndertakingThe EU Council is now anticipated to ratify the rule in the second half of November, paving the way for the CBE JU to be launched and its Programme Office to be established by the end of 2021
6 October 202130 September 2021New country infographics illustrate how BBI JU projects shape the European bioeconomyThe illustrations include key data on BBI JU beneficiaries, projects, and applications for BBI JU funding, thus showing the relevance of the initiative for each country’s bioeconomy
4 October 20216 October 2021 European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EURThe analysis of the 2018 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry had an increase of around 25% since 2008
6 September 20219 September 2021The REDWine project and climate change Reduction of greenhouse gases in wine production
15 July 202112 July 2021Measuring EU Member State performance on bio-wasteBIC and Zero Waste Europe report and country factsheets demonstrate untapped potential
13 July 20218 July 2021Microphyt announces launch of SCALE, the world’s first fully-integrated microalgae biorefineryThe 4-year 15 million Euro EU-project will address the ever-growing demand for safe and effective nutrition and wellness ingredients produced in a natural and highly sustainable way
9 July 20217 July 2021Agrimax formally opens two new processing facilities to create value from crop and food processing wasteBoth pilot plants (biorefineries) – one in Spain and one in Italy – aim to develop and demonstrate the production of multiple, high-value bio-based products from food and farming waste
31 May 202116 June 2021BBI JU to invest €104.5 million into circular bio-based projectsThis is the seventh and last BBI JU call which will bring the total investment of the initiative to €821.6 million and the BBI JU’s portfolio to 142 projects
16 March 202111 March 2021BBI JU-funded Ssuchy project yields resultsManufacturers have invariably turned to natural and wood fibres and bio-based polymers
3 March 202126 February 2021Portugal in prime position to lead Europe’s bioeconomy transformationNew in-depth exploration shows Portugal’s potential to become Europe’s Green Deal champion
1 March 202125 February 2021Commission gives the green light to the successor of BBI JUEuropean Commission agrees on successor public-private partnership with BIC
24 February 20219 September 2021 Join our expert survey and evaluate the newly developed AFTERLIFE process for the extraction of value-added products from waste water!As part of the EU funded project AFTERLIFE, we are conducting a survey on the socio-economic impact of our newly developed biotechnological process to improve the valorisation of wastewater and its resulting products.
9 December 20205 December 2020Development of new bio-based coating materials – ECOATAim is, to develop new bio-based coating materials from highly available, low valorized biomass such as tomatoes, legumes, and sunflowers
Entwicklung von neuen biobasierten Barrierebeschichtungen – ECOATAnfallende biologische Reststoffe werden zu Beschichtungen funktionalisiert und auf verschiedene zellulose- und polymerbasierte Substrate beschichtet
12 October 20207 October 2020UN SDGs – how to measure the bio-based sector’s contribution?New guidance developed by the IEEP think tank now equips companies with the right tools to measure this contribution quantitively
22 September 202018 September 2020Importance of bio-based value chains emphasised in EU’s Strategic Foresight reportCreating new bio-based value chains in order to realise "greener, more cost-effective industrial processes" playing a big role towards a more resilient Europe
14 September 20209 September 2020Bio-based industries equipped to help Europe meet its waste objectivesResearch by ZWE and BIC maps bio-waste collection and potential
7 September 2020 Bioeconomy worth 2.4 trillion EUR to the European economy as bio-based industries mark sizeable jump in turnover and bio-based share of chemicals reaches record high of 15%Latest version of nova-Institute's market report for BIC "European Bioeconomy in Figures" covers the whole period from 2008 to 2017
3 August 20209 September 2021Bio-waste generation in the EU: Current capture levels and future potentialExamples of best practices for sustainably valorising bio-waste to provide new bio-based compounds for the chemicals, food-packaging and agricultural sectors
31 July 202030 July 2020Bio-based industries are key to the EU’s green recovery, says BIC’s position paperCreating bio-based value chains requires new connections and innovations across multiple and diverse sectors
21 July 202021 July 2020The potential of bio waste in EuropeBIC is actively involved in a number of European research programs to convert and process collected waste into useful applications
29 June 202020 July 2020Tackling Europe’s food waste problem – bio-based industries offer innovative solutionsReport details the current generation and capture rates of bio-waste for each EU27 Member State, plus Norway and the United Kingdom
23 June 202022 June 202063 bio-based industry leaders sign letter to EU Commissioners calling for a stronger recognition of the sector in the green recoveryCalling for a stronger recognition of the bio-based sector in the EU's green recovery
3 June 202028 May 2020In the Name of Innovation: Industry controls billions in EU research funding, de-prioritises the public interestTwo extensive reports on research public-private partnerships in the EU by the NGOs Global Health Advocates and Corporate Europe Observatory
BIC rejects the unfounded and erroneous claims made against the BBI JU by the Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Health AdvocatesThe bio-based industries are a crucial partner to the EU in realising the Green Deal and green recovery
25 May 202019 May 2020New platform signals commitment of bio-based industries and regions in advancing European bioeconomyNew platform seeks to stimulate new bio-based investments and create new, local value chains
14 May 202011 May 2020Agriculture: a fully-fledged partner in biobased value chainsBBI, BIC and EC study the participation of primary sectors
13 May 20207 May 2020Bio-based sector offers new opportunities for green growth in EU-13Read the first three reports in a series of country bioeconomy reports that will cover Central and Eastern Europe
19 March 202016 March 2020Enhanced role envisaged for the bio-based industries under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action PlanProposed EU Strategy for Textiles also presents opportunities for Europe’s flourishing bio-based textiles sector
11 March 20207 March 2020Brewing greener chemicals from fermented wasteBBI JU's PERCAL project is developing novel solutions for transforming the organic part of municipal solid waste into intermediate chemicals
6 March 20203 March 2020Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe – How can the bio-based sector contribute to EU Green Deal and to a zero-waste-europe?"Bio-based solutions for a future-fit Europe" conference gathered different stakeholders of the biobased sector to discuss and coordinate the future of the sector
23 January 202020 January 2020Lebensmittelabfälle als Rohstoff für 3D-gedruckte BiokunststoffeEU- und Industrie-gefördertes BARBARA-Projekt will Lebensmittelreste besser verwerten und fossile Kunststoffe durch umweltfreundlichere Biokunststoffe ersetzen
21 January 202016 January 2020Food waste as raw material for 3D printed bioplasticsEU- and industry-funded BARBARA project to put food waste to good use, replacing petroleum-based plastics with more environmentally friendly bioplastics
31 October 201928 October 2019BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materialsFive teams presented their innovative projects to an audience of leading figures from the bio-based industry
17 October 201915 October 2019High-impact bio-based initiative for a circular EuropeInstitutional public-private partnerships are needed to ensure the full deployment of the bioeconomy in Europe
13 September 201911 September 2019Project focus: How BBI JU has built the model for the successful expansion of Europe’s growing bioeconomyTo ensure that the bioeconomy delivers the environmental and commercial benefits, connections have to be built across industries and geographies
26 July 2019 New figures reveal sustained growth for the European bioeconomy – 2.3 trillion EUR turnover and 18.6 million people employed in 2016A study conducted in 2016 by nova-Institute on behalf of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) showed for the first time which macroeconomic effects are generated by the bioeconomy e.g. turnover and employment for the years 2008 and 2013