Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

5 June 202530 May 2025

30 new projects driving Europe’s bio-based future

These projects will play a critical role in delivering on the goals of the CBE JU Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), building a competitive, resilient and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe

3 June 20252 June 2025

A global first: Michelin announces the construction of an industrial demonstrator in France for the 5-HMF molecule, an essential component of green chemistry

It will allow for the creation of approximately 30 direct jobs and should begin its activities during 2026

23 May 202523 May 2025

Innovative CO2 Capture: Recovering Wastewater CO2 for Sustainable Polymer Production

Interview with Federico Ferrari from the EU and CBE JU funded HICCUPS project

15 May 20259 May 2025

Afyren und Südzucker setzen strategische Bioökonomie-Partnerschaft fort

Afyren und Südzucker haben vereinbart, ihre langjährige Partnerschaft fortzusetzen, um eine nachhaltige, biobasierte und zirkuläre Produktion von Chemikalien entsprechend den Zielen der EU für den ökologischen Wandel voranzutreiben

17 April 202511 April 2025

NEXT-STEP: recyclable products from wood production residues for everyday applications

EU-Project aims to develop a new chemical platform, that will improve the sustainability and recyclability of polyurethane products and unlock new engineering plastic applications for polylactic acid

15 April 20259 April 2025

RootLinks set to empower primary producers

Revealing the untapped potential of circular bio-based value chains for primary producers

19 March 202513 March 2025

Breaking ground for circular economy: SUSTAINEXT biorefinery construction begins

The future SUSTAINEXT project is turning an existing production plant into a digitalised circular biorefinery to produce healthy ingredients from local medicinal and aromatic plants and agricultural sidestreams

14 March 202511 March 2025

An interview with Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of BIC (Biobased Industries Consortium)

Is there Enough Biomass to Defossilise the Chemicals and Derived Materials Sector by 2050?

27 February 202520 February 2025

SURFs UP project aims to boost sustainable surfactant production

The project will focus on microbial biosurfactants and it will also study chemically produced biosurfactants from lignin

24 January 202522 January 2025

Amazon is trialling bio-based delivery bags in Spain whilst developing new technologies to recycle bio-based materials

New food-safe bio-based bags for Amazon Fresh are made from vegetable materials produced in Europe, including corn starch and vegetable oils, and protect products against rain and spillages

8 January 20253 January 2025

2025 CBE JU funding opportunities announced

CBE JU announces Annual Work Programme for 2025 with €165 M for project proposals

27 November 20242 December 2024

Waiting for Results: The Road to CBE JU Funding in 2025

Advancing the European Circular Bioeconomy by public funding

25 November 202420 November 2024

Europe missing out on the potential of bio-waste with almost 75% ending up in landfills or incinerated

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) together with Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) to produce a second edition of the report identifying the untapped potential to valorise bio-waste in Europe

8 November 20245 November 2024

Poland’s growing bioeconomy

Poland is among the fastest growing EU economies today, recording the region’s largest annual and quarterly GDP jump in the second quarter of this year

24 October 202422 October 2024

Polymeer launches Initiative to convert Brewery Waste into high-quality Bioplastics

POLYMEER focuses on the efficient conversion of BSG into high-performance bioplastics to replace fossil raw materials

23 October 202417 October 2024

Zaragoza inaugurates a pioneering biorefinery in Europe

This new Biorefinery, funded by the CBE JU, owned by the Zaragoza City Council and operated by Urbaser, will enable the city to advance traditional waste treatment processes in Zaragoza and its surroundings

8 October 20241 October 2024

ÄIO Secures €6 Million for Demo Plant Construction

Biotech startup to produce environmentally friendly oils and fats from wood and agricultural residues - a solution offering an alternative to the widely used oils in the food industry

18 September 202418 September 2024

“Pilots4U powered by COPILOT” launches Open Calls for Co-CREATION of its new DATABASE & PLATFORM

COPILOT invites Bioeconomy Innovators and Pilot and Demo Infrastructures to CO-CREATE the next DATABASE & PLATFORM of European Open Access Pilot and Demo Infrastructures for the Bioeconomy

22 August 202422 August 2024

Webinar “Painting a Bio-based Future with PERFECOAT”

Achievements and current challenges of creating sustainable solutions in paints and coatings - 27 August 2024, 13:00 to 15:00 CEST, online

1 August 202430 July 2024

Building rural value chains for a fairer bioeconomy

Rural workers and businesses tend to participate in the bioeconomy largely as biomass providers

17 July 202416 July 2024

EU and CBE JU funded project HICCUPS: Website relaunched and leaflet with infographic produced

HICCUPS - Highly Innovative technology demonstration for bio-based CO2 Capture and Utilization for production of bulk plastics applications

10 June 20243 June 2024

PROSPER project on bio-based plastics coordinated by University of Ghent secures 7.5M€ in CBE funding update

The 4-year PROSPER project, standing for "Promoting and Supporting Practices for Eco Recycling," targets the effective sorting and recycling of bio-based plastics to foster a circular economy

4 June 20244 June 2024

Safety and Sustainability of Novel Bio-Based Materials – Assessments and Used Methodology

Next episode of the PERFFECOAT webinar series

31 new projects to receive €215 million in CBE JU funding

CBE JU to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe, as well as develop new circular and sustainable products and solutions for the market

29 May 202427 May 2024

MTU to lead €9 million CBE JU Farm-based Grass Biorefinery Demonstration Initiative

Munster Technological University will lead a new first-of-its-kind decentralised green biorefinery demonstration initiative funded under the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)

17 May 202416 May 2024

Bioeconomy needs circularity

We need circularity because it reduces the need for mining (and its energy use); and because it cuts the amount of products going to landfill

10 May 20246 May 2024

Why does the bioeconomy need circularity?

Basic raw materials can be turned into a staggering range of more substances with different applications as being sustainable alternatives to products made from petroleum or other mined substances, minerals and metals

3 April 202427 March 2024

AFYREN NEOXY receives €3.4 million milestone payment as part of the AFTER-BIOCHEM project

The payment, recognised in the 2023 accounts of AFYREN NEOXY, is the third instalment of a €20 million grant

28 March 202425 March 2024

CBE JU boosting the EU’s biotech and biomanufacturing sectors

CBE JU funding supports projects developing and producing innovative, sustainable and circular bio-based solutions across many sectors spanning from bio-based chemicals to food and feed ingredients, from construction materials to packaging

20 March 202414 March 2024

AFYREN is ramping up its efforts to create a new path for organic waste recovery

Together with SUEZ, the both companies are working together on a new way of creating value from organic waste

15 March 202411 March 2024

Four perspectives on how Europe can scale its bioeconomy

Only high volume substitutes at reasonable cost can set biobased products on a course to cutting petrochemicals, but the industry is still far from this position

21 February 202421 February 2024

Bio-based innovations for industrial applications: stakeholder event on 24 April 2024 in Brussels presents latest breakthroughs and key findings from research on circular bio-based solutions

Organised by two EU-funded research projects, CHAMPION and PERFECOAT, this stakeholder event is dedicated to the latest developments in bio-based solutions for a variety of materials such as coatings, paints, adhesives and detergents

15 February 20245 February 2024

Letter to the CBE JU community

Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore will be the new Executive Director for the CBE JU

25 January 202425 January 2024

Interview with Samira Choupin about LVHM’s appplication of Avantium’s bio-based Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF)

The Packaging Materials Innovation Manager at LVMH Beauty answers questions about the company's sustainability goals, the motivation to join the PEFerence project and LVMH’s planned applications of PEF to replace fossil feedstock

12 January 20246 January 2024

A new EU project to valorize slaughterhouse waste and paper and pulp sludge

Valorisation of different organic wastes to produce cost-efficient polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) for agricultural and personal care applications

14 December 20238 December 2023

OLEAF4VALUE Unveils Market-Ready, Bio-Based Products from Olive Leaf Valorisation

A staggering volume of biomass stays currently underutilised in Spain, but the discarded olive leaves are rich in valuable bioactive compounds, making it a potential asset in various industries

9 November 20239 November 2023

HICCUPS: Turning CO2 gained from wastewater sludge into bio-based polymers for packaging materials by using electrochemical conversion

Twelve partners of seven countries will demonstrate the full value chain from biogenic CO2 gained from wastewater to polymer end-use in the 4-year Horizon Europe project

13 October 202310 October 2023

BIC Trend Report: rethinking the approach to the EU bioeconomy and taking action

For the first time, BIC has published a Trend Report on how Europe can unleash the full potential of the bioeconomy, enabling it to better contribute to the EU’s green transition

29 September 202326 September 2023

EU funds €4.5 million to bioeconomy project exploring sustainable adhesives and coatings from tree bark

In a four-year project the partners will improve the sustainability and safety profiles of adhesive and coating products

Erforschung nachhaltiger Klebstoffe und Beschichtungen aus Baumrinde

Die Partner wollen in diesem vierjährigen Projekt die Nachhaltigkeit und das Sicherheitsprofil von Klebstoffen und Beschichtungsprodukten verbessern

20 September 202316 October 2023

Free PEFerence webinar on 7 November: Furanic Humins – 100% bio-based side stream of PEF production, as basis for thermoset and other binder applications

Tom Claessen (Avantium) will show the audience how side stream furanic humins can be used as a basis for thermoset and other binder applications. After his 30-minute presentation, he will answer the audiences questions in a live discussion.

28 August 202323 August 2023

Boosting innovation in European bioeconomy

New projects to drive innovation within the European bioeconomy being funded by the CBE JU are outlined here

11 August 20237 August 2023

Organische Abfälle in hochwertige biobasierte Bernsteinsäure umwandeln – Projektstart von LUCRA

Einzigartiges Verfahren zur Umwandlung von ungenutzten organischen Anteilen fester Siedlungsabfälle und Holzabfällen in biobasierte Bernsteinsäure wird erprobt

8 August 202315 November 2023

Stockholm University leads Bio-LUSH for development of new sustainable bio-based fibers for a circular bioeconomy

The four-year Bio-LUSH project, launched in May 2023, supports the establishment of a sustainable bio-fibrous economy and manufacturing sector in Europe

26 June 202319 September 2023

Interview with Dr. Adrian Brandt about Henkel’s use of Avantium’s FDCA, a bio-based aromatic building block

The head of the Bio-Renewable Materials Platform at Henkel answers questions about the company's sustainability goals and ambitions to support the PEFerence project

22 June 202319 June 2023

First CBE JU grant agreements provide €116 million for circular bio-based sector

Following its first call for proposals, the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has recently signed its first 21 grant agreements

12 June 20237 June 2023

Developing and strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy

John Bell, Director of Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at the European Commission, discusses the strategies and initiatives in place to strengthen Europe’s bioeconomy

1 June 202331 May 2023

Free Webinar on the Life Cycle Assessment of Avantium’s PEF

On 22 June, the PEFerence project team will organise a free webinar with the title: "PEF – A Circular Bio-Based Polymer with Improved Properties – LCA"

28 February 202328 February 2023

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