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This briefing identifies bio-based innovations with high potential to support the forthcoming updated EU bioeconomy strategy. The briefing also relates to broader EU climate and biodiversity goals...

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is a multipurpose crop with many applications in the industrial, health, and agri-food sectors. This crop is mainly grown for its fibers or its seed and has...

The EU bio-based industry is quickly evolving but clear data on the development of this emerging sector are still missing. A new JRC report illustrates the work of the JRC in building...

This dashobard is associated to the paper "A Cross-Country Measurement of the EU Bioeconomy: An Input–Output Approach" developed in the context of the BIOMONITOR project financed by Horizon 2020. The study measures the development...

The integration of microalgae cultivation in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants can take advantage of relevant nutrients (ammonium and ortho-phosphate) and CO2 loads. The proposed scheme of microalgae integration...

The study mapped the most relevant value chains currently under development that originate from: natural rubber, plant fibres, lignin, renewable oils and fats, terpenes...

Grasses, legumes and green plant wastes represent a ubiquitous feedstock for developing a bioeconomy in regions across Europe. These feedstocks are often an important source of ruminant...

From an environmental perspective, the transition from a fossil to a bio-based economy may underpin some trade-offs associated to the environmental impacts of bio-based supply chains and, there is thus a need...

The aim of this policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics is to provide better understanding of the challenges and benefits that stem from their use. It also sets out the conditions...

Measures to maintain a sustainable European fertilisers’ production, optimise use and reduce dependency on mineral fertilisers. The Communication outlines several best practices and ways ahead to...