{"id":178424,"date":"2026-07-13T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=178424"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:54:23","slug":"2025-in-focus-highlights-from-cbe-ju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/2025-in-focus-highlights-from-cbe-ju\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 in focus: highlights from CBE JU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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CBE JU has published its 2025 Annual Activity Report, presenting a year of strong demand, broader participation and tangible progress in supporting Europe\u2019s circular bio-based sector. From record interest in the call for proposals, strong SME and newcomer participation to industrial deployment milestones, progress towards KPIs and wider engagement of new organisations and underrepresented countries, the latest results underline CBE JU\u2019s contribution to the EU\u2019s strategic goals. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Europe seeks to strengthen its competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy, CBE JU is supporting bio-based innovation where it matters most \u2013 industrial scale-up, market uptake and wider participation across circular bio-based value chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The latest annual results are not just about project numbers. They show that Europe\u2019s bio-based ecosystem is becoming more mature, more connected and better positioned to deliver at scale. CBE JU\u2019s added value lies in bringing together the actors, evidence and investment confidence needed for bio-based industries to grow in Europe.”- Nicol\u00f3 Giacomuzzi-Moore, CBE JU\u2019s Executive Director<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

By the end of 2025, CBE JU had supported 220 projects<\/strong>, including 88 ongoing<\/strong>, 30 newly launched<\/strong> and 132 completed projects<\/strong>. These projects brought together 1,700 beneficiaries <\/strong>from 45 countries<\/strong>, reflecting the growing reach of the CBE JU programme across regions and sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year also saw record interest in CBE JU funding, with 240 eligible proposals<\/strong> submitted under the 2025 call for proposals and more than EUR 1.4 billion requested in total funding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small and medium-sized enterprises, which represent the backbone of the EU economy, remained strongly represented in the programme, accounting for 38% of project participants and receiving around \u20ac508 million in CBE JU funding<\/strong>, representing 35% of the programme\u2019s total budget. Newcomers represented 45% of applicants<\/strong> in the 2025 call, confirming that the programme remains open beyond its established community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBE JU continued to make progress towards its programme-specific key performance indicators, with positive developments across value chain and widening participation and project outputs. By the end of 2025, waste manager participation had reached the programme target, brand owners involvement was close to completion and participation from underrepresented countries and regions continued to grow. Projects also reported strong progress in innovative bio-based outputs and circular products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several CBE JU-funded projects reached important industrial deployment milestones in 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n