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Dirk Carrez

Helping society understand the bioeconomy is part of the change needed

28 / 03 / 2023

The message about the urgent need for action to deal with the threats to the environment…

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Dirk Carrez

Validating and unlocking the potential of Europe’s bioeconomy needs a great monitoring tool

20 / 03 / 2023

With the right kind of legislation in place, the bioeconomy can bring circularity, sustainability and competitive…

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Dirk Carrez

EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report outlines the contribution of the bio-based industry

15 / 06 / 2022

The European Commission recently published the Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report (09/06/22) to track the progress of…

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Dirk Carrez

The bioeconomy towards 2050

05 / 10 / 2018

In 2012, the companies within the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) developed a Vision for 2030. The…

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Dirk Carrez

‘Biobased Industry in Europe delivers economic growth and employment’

03 / 04 / 2018

The German nova-Institute is conducting on behalf of the Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC) on an annual…

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Luuk van der Wielen

Bioeconomy and Reality

01 / 06 / 2017

The bioeconomy has been hyped, applauded, ridiculed and rejected over the last decade. One thing is…


Articles

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Samuele Ambrosetti (BIC) moderated a panel session on Bio Innovations The Hague, 2026
14:18

Europe aims to scale up the bioeconomy, but who will pay for the production plants?

It is a question that is now on the minds of the entire European bio-economy: how…

Pierre Gielen

Plastic foil production
08:14

The future of bioplastics in packaging

The market for biobased packaging is growing steadily, but for now remains stuck at a share…

Pierre Gielen

Technical textiles
08:02

Biobased textiles are gaining ground

The textile industry is at a turning point. While global demand for fibres continues to rise,…

Pierre Gielen

Tech Tour Circular 2025 panel 1
10:52

Achieving leadership in the global bioeconomy

Europe needs to pick up the pace with the bioeconomy now that other parts of the…

Pierre Gielen

Award Ceremony BISC-E 2024
06:38

‘A completely different perspective than from the lab’

Once again, a French student team has won European finals of BISC-E. In this annual competition,…

Pierre Gielen

TechTour Circular dag 1 Stadhuis Gent, pitches
08:51

TechTour Circular links entrepreneurs in the biobased economy to investors

Some 40 entrepreneurs and almost twice as many investors attended the two-day Tech Tour Circular event…

Pierre Gielen



News

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BC Annual Report 2025 cover
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European bioeconomy grows, but scaling up remains a major hurdle

The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has published its 2025 annual report. It portrays a sector that…

Editorial office / Brussels

Biowaste, organic waste
02:06

“Make food producers pay for food waste collection”

Europe’s food waste, climate and circular economy targets can only be achieved if food producers contribute…

Editorial office / Brussels

Biorefinery
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CBE JU awards nearly €200 Million to 30 new projects

CBE JU has allocated a total of €197.5 million in grants to develop new, innovative circular…

Editorial office / Brussels

Biorefinery
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Europe must seize momentum in race for the bioeconomy

As the European bioeconomy marks its 20th anniversary in 2025, industry leaders are calling for urgent…

Editorial office / Brussels

Test tubes in coloured light
01:09

Key role for biomass in defossilising chemicals and materials by 2050

A new study commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI)…

Editorial office / Brussels

Brussel by night
00:58

CBE JU presents €165M for the bioeconomy at Info Day 2025 in Brussels

The CBE JU Info Day 2025, scheduled for 3 April in Brussels, will showcase the recently…

Editorial office / Brussels


Agenda

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BIOEAST Bioeconomy Conference 2025

12:00
Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, București

BIOEAST Bioeconomy Conference

09:00
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest

Global Biobased Economy Conference and Exhibition 2023

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Fort Washington