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BIC has published an updated report mapping the opportunities for a green and sustainable transformation in Portugal. This in-depth exploration of Portugal’s agri-food, forestry, marine (algae, aquaculture and fisheries)...

BIC has commissioned guidance produced by the Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) enabling the bio-based industries to better measure how bio-based projects contribute to the UN...

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%

BIC has teamed up with Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) to produce a first-of-its-kind report estimating the current and future availability of bio-waste in the EU28. The report includes country-specific factsheets...

Latvia offers substantial opportunities for the bio-based industry. Situated on the banks of the Baltic Sea, Latvia’s landscape is mostly plains and undulating midlands. Roughly half of the country is covered...

Lithuania offers substantial opportunities for the bio-based industry. Situated on the banks of the Baltic Sea, Lithuania’s landscape is a mix of plains and low hills. Almost half of the country is arable...

Estonia offers substantial opportunities for the bio-based industry. Situated on the banks of the Baltic Sea and including over 2000 islands and islets, Estonia’s landscape is a mix of plains and low...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to tackle global challenges related to social, economic and environmental aspects. In November 2016, the European Commission published...

This Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda, or SIRA, sets out the main technological and innovation challenges to developing sustainable and competitive bio-based industries in Europe at the time of writing. It...

The Bio-based Industry Consortium's (BIC) bioeconomy platform is a digital, partnering platform where regions and industry can make contact based on mutual interest. The platform focuses...