The new projects will boost the competitiveness and increase the resilience of Europe’s biobased economy by making use of the often-underutilised resources to produce consumer products and industrial solutions to replace fossil-based ones. This will reduce the EU’s reliance on strategic imports and create new value chains, business opportunities and green jobs, particularly in rural areas.
For example:
- SUSTAINEXT will turn an existing production plant into a circular biorefinery that will produce healthy plant-based extracts for food, food supplements, animal feed, fertiliser, cosmetics and chemicals. The biorefinery will create jobs in Extremadura, a rural region of Spain.
- ROBOCOOP-EU and BRILIAN, with €4.7 million and €4.8 million funding respectively, will tap into agricultural waste streams to develop new cooperative regional business models. This will offer new commercial opportunities in rural areas, leading to job creation and a more diverse biobased product portfolio.
See the CBE JU website for more information and an overview of all funded projects.
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