Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking

Small scale biorefining in rural areas

Production of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers to improve soil health and quality

Improve fermentation processes (including downstream purification) to final bio-based products

Recycling bio-based plastics increasing sorting and recycled content (upcycling).

Development of scalable, safe bio-based surfactants, with an improved sustainability profile

Selective, sustainable production routes towards bio-based alternatives to fossil-based chemical building blocks

High performance, circular-by design, biobased composites

Optimised and integrated wood-based value chains

Expansion and/or retro-fitting of biorefineries towards higher-value bio-based chemicals and intermediates

Bio-based packaging materials with improved properties: barrier, food contact, forming, printability, safety, recyclability /circularity-by-design

Valorisation of aquatic biomass waste and residues

Phyto-management; curing soil with industrial crops, utilising contaminated and saline land for industrial crop production

Optimised forest-based value chains for high value applications and improved forest management

Robust and optimised industrial biotech and chemical/industrial biotech processes

Development of novel, high-performance bio-based polymers and co-polymers

Pre-normative research to develop standards for biodegradability of bio-based products in controlled and in open environments

EU-wide network of pilot plants and testing facilities, improving SMEs and start-ups' access to scale-up

Supporting the capacity of regions in environmental sustainability assessment for the bio-based sectors