News

27 September 2023
Announcing the five finalists in the BISC-E 2023 competition
23 August 2023
Join the BIC team as an intern!
04 July 2023
Poland provides untapped opportunities for Europe’s bio-based sector and green growth
13 October 2022
Italian team with new sustainable source of natural rubber wins BISC-E 2022
06 October 2022
European bio-based industry turnover jumps to 814 billion EUR despite BREXIT
09 August 2022
The CBE JU 2022 call is now open. Deadline 22/09/2022
09 June 2022
BIC Statement on the EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report
18 May 2022
BIC appoints new Chairman and welcomes nine new industry members
18 May 2022
New search tool makes it easier to find regional funding opportunities for bio-based projects
02 December 2021
The bio-based industries' contribution to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050
30 November 2021
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking launches
18 November 2021
Circular Bio-based Europe ready to fast-track green investments
25 October 2021
The Netherlands takes home gold at Biobased Student Innovation Challenge Europe 2021 final
13 October 2021
BioSYNERGISE 2021
04 October 2021
European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR
22 September 2021
BIC is looking for a Communications Manager
17 August 2021
Students across Europe join BISC-E 2021
28 June 2021
BIC is looking for a Finance and Administration Officer
30 April 2021
The BIC evolution in 2020 and beyond. Annual Report 2020 now published
08 March 2021
BIC elected as an advisory board member of the FACCE-JPI
25 February 2021
Press release - Portugal in prime position to lead Europe’s bioeconomy transformation
25 February 2021
Comunicado de imprensa - Portugal encontra-se numa posição privilegiada para liderar a transição para a bioeconomia na Europa
23 February 2021
European Commission agrees on successor public-private partnership with BIC
19 November 2020
EU factsheet demonstrates bioeconomy's contribution to Green Deal
20 October 2020
Greece takes home first prize at European bio-based student competition
15 October 2020
BIC member commitment to ethical conduct
15 October 2020
BIC to host European final of the Bio-based Innovation Student Challenge Europe (BISC-E)
30 September 2020
UN SDGs – how to measure the bio-based sector’s contribution?
21 September 2020
A local bioeconomy involving regions is important for realising Europe’s green recovery
10 September 2020
Importance of bio-based value chains emphasised in EU's Strategic Foresight report
07 September 2020
Bioeconomy worth 2.4 trillion EUR to the European economy as bio-based industries mark sizeable jump in turnover and bio-based share of chemicals reaches record high of 15%
18 August 2020
BioSYNERGISE 2020 - B2B networking for the bio-based industry
24 July 2020
BIC welcomes new members: DuPont, Ava Biochem and Bloom Biorenewables and several new associate members
06 July 2020
Measuring EU Member State performance on bio-waste - BIC and Zero Waste Europe report and country factsheets demonstrate untapped potential
25 June 2020
BIC webinar 'Connecting the bio-based industries and European regions' - Friday, 2 July
18 June 2020
63 bio-based industry leaders sign letter to EU Commissioners calling for a stronger recognition of the sector in the green recovery
16 June 2020
Position paper: The bio-based industries - key to the EU’s green recovery
15 June 2020
Tackling Europe’s food waste problem –  bio-based industries offer innovative solutions
27 May 2020
BIC supports EU in achieving climate neutrality by 2050 in joint statement on Climate Law
25 May 2020
BIC rejects the unfounded and erroneous claims made against the BBI JU by the Corporate Europe Observatory and Global Health Advocates.
20 May 2020
Stakeholders provide extensive input for the SIRA2030 public consultation
18 May 2020
New platform signals commitment of bio-based industries and regions in advancing European bioeconomy
11 May 2020
Primary sectors: fully-fledged partners in bio-based value chains
04 May 2020
Bio-based sector offers new opportunities for green growth in EU-13
01 May 2020
BIC supports EUBA position paper on European Green Deal
28 April 2020
The BIC Achievements - Annual Report 2019 now available
22 April 2020
BBI JU Virtual Info Day, 22 April
14 April 2020
BBI JU Annual Work Programme 2020 (AWP 2020) now available
12 March 2020
PRESS RELEASE - Enhanced role envisaged for the bio-based industries under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan
10 March 2020
Statement from the bio-based industries on EU's new Industrial Strategy
18 February 2020
BIC in Lithuania to bolster support for bio-based activities
18 February 2020
Presentations from BIC General Assembly & Matchmaking event now available for BIC members
26 November 2019
BIC joins 148 industry associations to support the Industry4Europe campaign
21 November 2019
Want to know who BIC's members are & what sectors are represented?
25 October 2019
BIC hosts first-ever European bio-based student challenge to develop innovative, sustainable products from bio-based raw materials
16 October 2019
BIC sets out to stimulate bio-based investment in regions with new plaform
27 August 2019
Find your ideal bioeconomy scale-up partner with Pilots4U
31 July 2019
Influence the future educational needs of the bio-based industries
24 July 2019
European bioeconomy worth 2.3 trillion EUR turnover and employs 18.6 million people
27 June 2019
BIC annual report 2018 - milestones reached, setting positive tone for the future of the European bioeconomy
06 June 2019
Romanian actors keen to enhance engagement with European bio-based industries
03 June 2019
BIC and fifteen industries unite to set out their joint Vision for Europe’s bioeconomy future – a circular bio-society
29 May 2019
Taskforces for SIRA 2030
18 April 2019
10 reasons to join BIC
20 February 2019
PRESS RELEASE - Bioeconomy sector grows increasingly diverse as BIC welcomes new members
20 February 2019
Meet BIC's 21 new members
11 October 2018
BIC Welcomes Updated European Bioeconomy Strategy as a Necessary Step Towards Reducing Global GHG Emissions
11 July 2018
Industry4Europe proposes Governance Structure for ambitious EU Industrial Strategy
05 July 2018
Bio-Based Industries to support the SDGs under HORIZON EUROPE
11 June 2018
BIC Welcomes Horizon Europe: A Promising Programme for Bioeconomy
28 May 2018
BIC publishes FAQs relating to the ‘special RIAs’ or ‘cash RIAs’
16 April 2018
Indicators for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
03 April 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Tjerk de Ruiter, from Corbion
03 April 2018
BIC publishes it 2017 Annual report
26 March 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Benjamin Gonzalez, from METabolic EXplorer
20 March 2018
Bioeconomy Potential of Portugal, Romania and Poland Profiled in New BIC Country Reports
19 March 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Per A. Sørlie, from Borregaard
13 March 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Berry Wiersum from SAPPI
13 March 2018
BIC calls for tangible action to scale up the circular bioeconomy
26 February 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Carlos Rodriguez-Villa Förster from AlgaEnergy
26 February 2018
European Bioeconomy in Figures 2008 – 2015 (update February 2018)
21 February 2018
Brainstorming the Bioeconomy’s Future and Welcoming 56 New Members at BIC’s General Assembly
20 February 2018
Coordination & Support Actions for Europe’s bio-based industries
19 February 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Sergii Chabannyi from BEECO
12 February 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Moussa Naceri from Oleon
05 February 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Bart Labrie from SUSPACC
23 January 2018
What Our CEOs Say - José Luis Moya from Fertinagro
15 January 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Maggie Smallwood from BioVale
08 January 2018
What Our CEOs Say - Catia Bastioli from Novamont
20 December 2017
Warm wishes for 2018
14 December 2017
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has released a new overview of financial instruments available to support European bioeconomy development.
16 November 2017
Bioeconomy regions in Europe
11 November 2017
Mapping European Biorefineries
09 November 2017
EUBA publishes five policy asks for bioeconomy strategy review
30 October 2017
BIC Call to foster Europe’s sustainable bioeconomy revolution
25 October 2017
Industry and research associations call for maintaining EU Institutional Public Private Partnerships in Research and Innovation under Framework Programme 9
25 October 2017
BIC signs Joint Reaction Paper in response to EU Industrial Policy Strategy
28 August 2017
BIC is co-signatory of Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
26 June 2017
BIC Annual Report 2016
21 June 2017
BIC Announces New SIRA Roadmap to Develop Europe’s Bioeconomy
20 June 2017
New BIC position paper “The BBI JU - An Institutional PPP supporting the Bioeconomy Strategy”
25 April 2017
Sustainable bioenergy contributes to the EU’s long-term decarbonisation target - BIC Position on REDII
01 March 2017
BIC joins 124 other industry associations in calling for a strong industrial strategy
16 February 2017
BIC General Assembly: Growing Membership Deepens Bioeconomy Cooperation
14 January 2017
Call for Expressions of Interest 2016 for experts to be appointed members of the Scientific Committee of the BBI-JU
14 January 2017
The Role of Bioeconomy in the Circular Economy – Taking circularity beyond waste
23 December 2016
Season's Greetings
13 December 2016
Success Stories
01 December 2016
BIC fact sheet: Biorefineries
01 December 2016
BIC views on the Waste package: A successful Circular Economy requires a vibrant renewable Bioeconomy
07 October 2016
Enhanced Central And Eastern Regional Cooperation Boosts European Bioeconomy
21 June 2016
BIC and Vanguard Initiative sign Bioeconomy MoU
09 May 2016
BIC published its first Annual Report
19 April 2016
BBI launches 2016 call for proposals
12 April 2016
Bioeconomy 2.0 will help lead the EU’s renewable revolution - with the right support
05 April 2016
The EUBA warns against a tiered approach to the carbon leakage list
03 March 2016
European Bioeconomy: EUR 2.1 trillion turnover and 18.3 million employees
18 February 2016
Regions as engines of the European Bioeconomy: mapping & strategies
15 February 2016
BIC partners with BIO’s 2016 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
15 February 2016
BIC Partners with Bio-Based World News
12 February 2016
BIC partners with EFIB 2016
09 February 2016
Marcel Wubbolts elected chairman of the of the BBI JU Governing Board
06 October 2015
Bioeconomy: Circular by Nature
21 September 2015
Call for Expression of Interest: regions wanting to invest in sustainable chemicals production in Europe
25 August 2015
BBI Call 2015 part 2 of 2 is OUT - new €106 million released for research, innovation and demonstration actions
25 August 2015
2015 World Climate Summit
25 June 2015
EU green light for €120 million new investments in circular bioeconomy projects
19 June 2015
BBI 2015, 2nd Call: Provisional list of topics and budget allocations
19 May 2015
BBI launches €100 million Call focused on Flagships
21 April 2015
Metsä Group to build next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski
20 April 2015
Registration is open for the INFO DAY on BBI 2015 Call for Proposals
16 April 2015
Special issue of the Horizon Magazine dedicated 30 years of EU Research Framework Programmes
26 March 2015
Bio-based Industries Consortium Newsletter - March 2015
04 February 2015
Newly-formed Bioeconomy Alliance calls for EU action
04 December 2014
BIC and EIP AGRI join forces to mobilise actors on the ground on the potential of bioeconomy strategies for the agriculture and forestry sectors
28 November 2014
Combining BBI (H2020) and European Structural and Investment Funds: A Practical Guide
20 November 2014
BIC and ERRIN join forces to promote the bioeconomy in Europe
05 November 2014
BIC welcomes 25 new members
08 October 2014
Launch of the European Bioeconomy Observatory Pilot website
08 October 2014
Where Next for the European Bioeconomy?
23 September 2014
Advanced biofuels: Clariant, Haltermann and Mercedes-Benz fleet test results
08 September 2014
BBI recruits its Executive Director
03 September 2014
DSM and POET celebrate grand opening of Project Liberty - one of the world’s first cellulosic ethanol production facilities
09 July 2014
€3.7 billion to realise the potential of Bio-based Industries in Europe
06 June 2014
36 Million investment brings Avantium closer to commercial scale plant
04 June 2014
Competition to boost new biorefinery investments in Finland
23 April 2014
Metsä Group plans to build a next-generation bio-product mill in Finland
22 April 2014
Earth Day 2014
16 April 2014
IPCC report: the scientists have done their bit, now it is up to us (from The Guardian Environment Blog)
15 April 2014
Investing in partnerships in research and innovation
26 March 2014
The bioeconomy starts here!
24 March 2014
Fuel production from mill by-products economically viable
29 January 2014
2nd Generation Biofuel from CLARIANT and HALTERMANN – Mercedes-Benz puts renewable fuel on the road
20 December 2013
Sustainable paper industry leads bioeconomy efforts in Europe
03 December 2013
Breakthrough technologies set to revolutionise paper and pulp industry and provide climate solution
02 August 2013
Stora Enso invests in world-class biorefinery at Sunila Mill in Finland
16 July 2013
European Commission Innovation Investment Package – official documents
10 July 2013
Brussels, 10 July 2013 – The Biobased Industries Consortium (BIC), a cross sector group of 48 large and small companies, has joined forces with the European Commission to set up an unprecedented Public-Private Partnership worth €3.8 billion to accelerate
02 July 2013
Abengoa inaugurates its first demonstration plant using Waste-to-Biofuels (W2B) technology
26 June 2013
Commission appoints the members of the Bioeconomy Panel
12 June 2013
Growing potential? (Parliament Magazine, 10 June 2013)
10 June 2013
Industrial biotechnology: the key to European bioeconomy
04 June 2013
UPM announces the Biofore Concept Car
04 June 2013
Germany: Federal and State Governments Consolidate Bioeconomy Research
04 June 2013
BRIDGE: a unique link between innovative sectors
26 April 2013
UPM and VTT to initiate fleet tests of wood-based diesel using VW cars
19 April 2013
Dublin bioeconomy conference – Report now available
19 April 2013
Borregaard inaugurates biorefinery demonstration plant in Sarpsborg, Norway
22 February 2013
The Commission to launch the bioeconomy observatory in March 2013
07 February 2013
Stakeholders workshop: towards a public-private partnership for biobased industries under horizon 2020
07 February 2013
The European Commission organises the annual Bioeconomy Day