Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)

We're inviting you to this free webinar we are co-hosting with Zero Waste Europe. "Untapping the potential of bio-waste" will bring the business and political sectors together, alongside relevant stakeholders (Enzo Favoino, TripleW, ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL). More info and how to register in the comments 👇

BIC and Zero Waste Europe are hosting this free webinar to discuss the huge potential for valorising bio-waste, which can be a feedstock for the bio-based industries. Ahead of the publication of our new report (which details collection systems in various European countries, best practices and commercial uses) in the webinar we'll be discussing bio-waste with business (TripleW), stakeholders (ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL) and a representative from the European Commission's DG Environment (EU Environment and Climate). Event page with registration link in the comments 👇

📆 ⏰ BIC has teamed up with Zero Waste Europe to offer a free webinar on bio-waste on 5 November, 10:00-11:30 CET. Europe has a vast untapped potential for collecting, treating, and valorising bio-waste today. Since January 1st 2024, it is mandatory for EU Member States to separately collect bio-waste. But many countries have poor models for collecting it, therefore masses of this bio-waste that could be used in bio-based products and processes goes unused. We'll soon be releasing our joint study on the situation, including the current situation in each Member State (plus the UK and Norway). Ahead of that, join our webinar to get some insights from business, stakeholders and politicians including ZWE's Scientific Committee Chair Enzo Favoino, sustainability NGO ZERO - ASSOCIAÇÃO SISTEMA TERRESTRE SUSTENTÁVEL and TripleW, who focus on circular waste–to-product solutions with food waste. Find more details and free registration on our event page 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5QhgPnm

BIC's Marco Rupp hosted a workshop at the Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2024) in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday. The focus was on key elements for blueprints for private-public cooperation at regional, national and global levels. The workshop featured six existing types of private-public cooperation in six regions of world, hearing from Shira Mukiibi, Khemmathin (Martin) Lueangwattanapong, India Hook-Barnard, PhD, Lilia Stubrin, Marta Gomez San Juan, Lev Neretin and Marco, who was able to speak about BIC's partnership with the European Commission - the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). Participants agreed that public private cooperation is a driver for (re)industrialisation and can be used to to set-up new bio-based industrial ecosystems, transitioning away from fossil-based industry systems. And these three "Fs" are key to a blueprint for private-public cooperation - Focus, Format and Funding! Follow-up work will include recommendations for defining and developing blueprints. #GBS2024 #biobased mary maxon Peter Wehrheim Wataru Mizunashi Julius Ecuru

BIC's Marco Rupp hosted a workshop at the Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2024) in Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday. The focus was on key elements for blueprints for private-public cooperation at regional, national and global levels. The workshop featured six existing types of private-public cooperation in six regions of world, hearing from Shira Mukiibi, Khemmathin (Martin) Lueangwattanapong, India Hook-Barnard, PhD, Lilia Stubrin, Marta Gomez San Juan, Lev Neretin and Marco, who was able to speak about BIC's partnership with the European Commission - the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). Participants agreed that public private cooperation is a driver for (re)industrialisation and can be used to to set-up new bio-based industrial ecosystems, transitioning away from fossil-based industry systems. And these three "Fs" are key to a blueprint for private-public cooperation - Focus, Format and Funding! Follow-up work will include recommendations for defining and developing blueprints. #GBS2024 #biobased mary maxon Peter Wehrheim Wataru Mizunashi Julius Ecuru

BIC's Dirk Carrez and Samuele Ambrosetti attended the grand opening of the world's first commercial facility for the production of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from plant-based sugars. The FDCA flagship plant in Delfzijl was opened by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands on 22 October. The faciltity received funding from our previous public-private partnership with the European Commission - the BBI JU, predecessor of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). Known as the PEFerence project, the flagship plant is expected to produce 5 kilotons of bio-based FDCA. FDCA can be the building block for a wide range of chemicals and polymers, especially PEF (polyethylene furanoate), a 100% bio-based polyester used to make bottles, films and fibres. BIC member Avantium is at the head of the PEFerence consortium. Other partners include: nova-Institut GmbH; Worley; Henkel; Kebony; Spinverse; Tereos; the LEGO Group; Kronenbourg Brewery; and Carlsberg Group

BIC CEO Dirk Carrez will be at the inauguration of this flagship plant. Another great step forward in advancing Europe's #biobased capabilities!

BIC's Marco Rupp will be at this conference in Nairobi, Kenya, leading a workshop on Wednesday 23 October on "Private-Public Cooperation in the bioeconomy as a driver for (re)-industrialization". With BIC's great experience of two partnerships with the European Commission to support innovation and grow Europe's #biobased industries, we have a lot of knowledge to share. The success of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is admired around the world!

📽 📺 🍿 Watch this wonderful explainer animation by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) - our partnership with the European Commission. See how waste and sidestreams from other sectors can be valorised by the #biobased industries - helping provide greener alternatives to fossil-based materials, products and processes #BetterwithBiobased

Here are some tangible #biobased materials that are being used as alternatives to more polluting fossil-based ones. Our partnership with the European Commission - the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) - is helping to get more of these materials onto the market. Bio-based is a vital part of Europe's bioeconomy