4 May 20187 January 2019 Welcome to the sixth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we will discuss the most promising opportunities for the chemical industry to change from fossil-based to bio-based production
24 April 201820 April 2018 BBI JU announces a further € 115 million of funding to boost the development of EU’s bio-based industries sector Deadline for submission of proposals to the BBI JU 2018 Call is 6 September 2018
20 April 201818 April 2018 Doing Dutch biobased business in Midwest USA Availability of biomass, knowledge on agriculture and biotechnology combined with relatively low costs of doing business could provide openings for Dutch industry
7 April 20187 January 2019 Welcome to the fifth RoadToBio newsletter In this newsletter we present a short summary of our first webinar “The best of two worlds – making chemistry more bio-based”
4 April 20183 April 2018 New environmentally-friendly composites to provide competitiveness for the construction and automotive industries AIMPLAS is taking part since last June in the European project ECOXY, coordinated by CIDETEC
27 March 201826 March 2018 Project Focus: Converting dairy by-products into high value bio-based chemicals Bill Morrissey, Glanbia Ireland, head of AgriChemWhey project, spoke to Bio-Based World News about the BBI JU partnership
23 March 201821 March 2018 Bioeconomy Potential of Portugal, Romania and Poland Profiled in New BIC Country Reports All three countries are in the process of setting up national bioeconomy strategies
6 March 201829 April 2019 Breakthrough technologies for a sustainable mushroom industry New biorefinery project to recover used mushroom compost is now halfway to success
26 February 201822 February 2018 Brainstorming the Bioeconomy’s Future and Welcoming 56 New Members at BIC’s General Assembly At the event, representatives of the BBI JU Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) also presented their projects to industry members
22 February 201826 February 2018 European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008 – 2015 2.3 trillion Euro turnover and 18.5 million employees in the European Bioeconomy in 2015 – Continuous increase of 10% since 2008
29 January 201825 January 2018 Seaweed biorefinery: much work, high hopes The aim is to find fractionation methods that are sufficiently effective, yet gentle too – as seaweed biorefinery opportunities keep on expanding
16 January 201811 January 2018 EU producers press for lower bioethanol duties / Competition from the Americas The topic has gained currency during the ongoing trade negotiations between the EU and the “Mercosur” bloc that represents South American producers
12 January 201810 January 2018 New sustainable packaging will allow a longer preservation of food product without metallized materials and modified atmospheres Project REFUCOAT, coordinated by AIMPLAS, to develop innovative food packaging material based on biopolymers
10 January 201810 October 2018 Europe’s ‘best-kept secret’ – its booming bio-economy Carlos Moedas: "Private money goes where stability is and where policies are predictable."
22 December 201715 December 2017 BIC Launches New Report to Help Bioeconomy Projects Access Finance The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has released a new overview of financial instruments available to support European bioeconomy development
7 December 20176 December 2017 Building the partnerships to help Europe achieve its bio-based potential The breadth and variety of the projects with which the BBI JU is engaged showing a huge economic opportunity for Europe
27 November 201729 November 2017 Map of 224 European biorefineries published by BIC and nova-Institute Biorefineries are the heart of the bioeconomy. Here, different types of biomass are fully utilised and transformed into a large variety of chemicals and materials
25 October 201727 February 2018 Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF PEFerence, a €25 million EU project was officially launched Wednesday, September 20th 2017
24 October 201719 October 2017 The launch of Pilots4U heralds a boost for the bioeconomy in Europe Purposes of the project is to map open access pilot and demonstration infrastructures across Europe
13 September 201721 February 2018 Bio-waste valorisation Major study says, European Union produces approximately 700 million tons of bio-waste annually
31 July 201727 July 2017 PolyBioSkin develops biopolymers for high-demand skin-contact applications Kick-off meeting in Spain to discuss how new generation bio-based polymers can help advance sustainable alternatives in sanitary, cosmetic, and biomedical fields
12 July 201718 July 2017 Mapping European Biorefineries A project of Bio-based Industries Consortium and nova-Institute
27 June 201723 June 2017 BIC Announces New SIRA Roadmap to Develop Europe’s Bioeconomy Updated SIRA addresses the technological and innovation challenges facing the bio-based industries
Innovation in the European Bioeconomy: 15 million euro project optimizes value chains for miscanthus and hemp EU project with 22 partners from science, agriculture, and industry - new varieties, cultivation on unused areas, biomass value chains, life cycle assessment, and knowledge transfer
Von der Biomasse zum Produkt: Uni Hohenheim leitet Bioökonomie-Projekt über 15 Mio. Euro EU-Projekt mit 22 Partnern aus Wissenschaft, Landwirtschaft und Industrie - Neue Sorten, Anbau auf ungenutzten Flächen, Ökobilanz und Wissens-Transfer
21 June 201721 June 2017 Rockin’ PEFormance: €25M for Synvina-led consortium for biobased materials The partners will jointly work on establishing an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF
12 June 20179 June 2017 Special BIC FLASH: Study on Access-to-Finance -Conditions for Investments in Bio-Based Industries EIB and the EC are expected to announce further steps towards access-to-finance solutions for innovators in the Bioeconomy and Circular Economy sectors
21 February 201717 February 2017 BIC General Assembly: Growing Membership Deepens Bioeconomy Cooperation 16 new Full members and 22 new Associate members representing a strong European cooperation on the bioeconomy
12 October 201611 October 2016 Enhanced Central And Eastern Regional Cooperation Boosts European Bioeconomy Lodz Letter of Intent paves the way for regional actors to identify synergies between financial instruments and political frameworks to set up local bioeconomy value chains
7 September 20165 September 2016 Demonstration project started for the conversion of woody biomass to chemicals By a consortium of 14 European companies using EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program
19 August 201615 February 2018 Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And Products Flanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity
23 June 201622 June 2016 BIC and Vanguard Initiative sign Bioeconomy MoU Collaboration to support improved access to funding and awareness-raising activities
14 June 201613 June 2016 SC Delivers First BIC Annual Report Comprehensive review of BIC’s priorities, activities and achievements
29 March 201624 March 2016 Report quantifies employment, turnover impacts of EU bioeconomy According to BIC, some sectors, such as the forest-based industry, are fully biobased and thus fully accounted to the bioeconomy
3 March 20164 March 2016 2.1 trillion turnover and 18.3 million employees in the European Bioeconomy Comprehensive data and graphics available for the first time
2,1 Billionen Umsatz und 18,3 Millionen Beschäftigte in der europäischen Bioökonomie Erstmalig umfassende Daten und Grafiken
Tecnaro GmbH is part of the BBI JU project consortium European Commission to provide public-private partnership “Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking” with funding of 10 Mio Euro
2 March 20162 March 2016 Tecnaro GmbH in Projektkonsortium des BBI JU Europäische Kommission fördert „Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking" mit 10 Mio. Euro
27 November 201527 November 2015 France is a global leader in the bioeconomy An interview with Boris Dumange, DG of IAR Pole
16 November 201516 November 2015 PULP2VALUE – new €11,5 Mio BBI JU grant for demonstration project aims for better use of sugarbeet pulp Recently, the seven project partners launched the new Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) demonstration project entitled ‘PULP2VALUE’ in Roosendaal, The Netherlands
A dedicated bioeconomy development agency to promote the sector in Europe After the Bioeconomy Investment Summit, the confrontation continues on Il Bioeconomista - A proposal by James Cogan* to creating dedicated bioeconomy development agency to energetically promote the sector
26 October 201521 October 2015 Bioeconomy: An Investment of 1 Euro Today Will Reap 10 Euro in 2025 A proposal to relaunch the European economy: To get started some 400 billion euro are available in the European Fund, 315 in the Juncker Plan, and another 3.7 from public-private partnerships
19 October 201515 October 2015 Bioeconomy: Circular by Nature Bio-based Industries Consortium position paper and article on circular economy
18 August 201519 August 2015 Biobased materials: cultivating a sustainable future Ramon Arratia – Sustainability Director at Interface
29 June 201526 June 2015 EU green light for €120 million new investments in circular bioeconomy projects The European Commission releases €50 million of EU public money via the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) leveraging €70 million of investments from industry into projects to boost the European bioeconomy
15 June 201512 June 2015 UPM’s ValChem project receives significant EU funding to demonstrate wood to chemicals value chain European Union funded project with total EUR 13.1 million
12 June 201511 June 2015 France’s ARD: New premises and a new dynamic France’s ARD opens new premises and touts ‘a new dynamic’
27 May 201527 May 2015 BBI – JU launches €100 million Call Second Call focuses on lignocellulosic feedstock, valorisation of cellulose, innovative processes for sugar recovery and conversion from Municipal Solid Waste
30 April 201530 April 2015 5 years of Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Looking forward to welcoming you at the networking event of the year!
16 April 201515 April 2015 New Dutch collaboration to accelerate sustainable biobased economy Partnership very important step to achieve good business cases for the industry in the Netherlands
European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008 – 2015
