Dirk Carrez. Session 1 Keynote speeches Mobilisation of industry and new private investment. Executive Director Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)

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1 Session 1 Keynote speeches Mobilisation of industry and new private investment Dirk Carrez Executive Director Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) WI-FI user: xicb510 password: Meeting

2 The Bio-based Industries Consortium

3 Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) > 200 industry members 40 Large industries >160 SMEs (of which >120 are represented by 16 SME Clusters) Several industrial sectors covered Agriculture & Agri-food Forestry and Pulp & Paper Technology providers Chemicals and materials Energy Aquatic Waste Brand owners 165 Associate members Universities, RTOs, European associations & organisations, Technology Platforms (ETPs), public institutions, regional organisations, private banks, Mission Activities Build new bio-based value chains (develop new technologies, products and applications; optimize feedstock use) Create a favorable business and policy climate to accelerate market uptake Represent the private sector in the BBI JU Set up and update the BBI s Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda (SIRA) Write the Annual Work Plans Mobilize stakeholders: industry, research organizations, universities, regions and relevant stakeholders across Europe Assist members gaining better access to European financial instruments

4 BIC membership benefits INDUSTRY Governance of the BBI JU together with the European Commission Defining the BBI JU s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SIRA) Developing the BBI JU annual work plans (AWP) Participation at industry networking events Advocacy: Reaching out to EU Policy makers on major policies that may impact the Bioeconomy (BIC Public Affairs WG) ALL Connecting with potential project partners: online Partnering Platform Participating in timely networking and brokerage events Access to European financial instruments: information about loans, grants and funding Staying up to date - weekly Newsletter Receiving discounts for major events

5 The bio-based industries today

6 Turnover in the biobased economy in the EU-28 (2014) The bio-based industries (chemicals and plastics, pharmaceuticals, paper and paper products, forest-based industries, textile sector, biofuels and bioenergy) contribute with 674 billion EUR.

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9 Mapping of the biorefineries in EU Biorefineries Nr. Biowaste 13 Lignocellulose other than wood Oil-/fat-based - biodiesel 64 Oil-/fat-based - oleochemistry Sugar-/starch-based incl. Bioethanol and other chemicals Wood-based excl. Pulp for paper only Total 224

10 Impact of BBI JU 2014-today

11 Impact of BBI JU Mobilisation of private investment in Europe: keeping knowledge and innovation, and investments in innovative production processes in Europe. Attract companies from outside EU to invest in innovation in Europe! Growing interest for BBI JU grants, including growing number of demo and flagship proposals Development of new innovative value chains: e.g. food industry collaborating with the chemical industry, the forestry and pulp & paper sector collaborating with chemical and textile industry, etc New industrial sectors are joining e.g. by creating value from waste and side streams (food processing sector, aquatic/marine sectors, bio-waste, ). As a result we also observe a wider geographical spread throughout Europe Linking the industry to policies and initiatives such as the Circular Economy Package and COP21 Increased market focus: participation of brand owners is key as they help to develop new applications and create new markets. Their involvement also shortens time to market for innovative bio-based products Growing involvement of the regions: BIC and BBI JU have strengthened their collaboration with the EU regions to exchange information and explore synergies and opportunities for joint financing, and deployment of new local value chains Growingawareness from EU-13 of the opportunities

12 Access to financial instruments for larger bio-based industries investments

13 Regional support Access to finance (1)

14 Other financial instruments Access to finance (2) Objective: to increase awareness of the financing opportunities promoted by the European Union to support the development and growth of the European bio-based sector, focusing particularly on demonstration and flagship projects EU financial instruments discussed in this report include the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) the research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 (H2020) & BBI the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) the EIB s EU Finance for Innovators programme (InnovFin). The report also includes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as another potential source for project and corporate financing.

15 Country reports: Increase participation of Central & Eastern European Countries

16 Country reports 2017: Portugal, Poland, Romania 2018: Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia CSA BBI.2018.SO4.S2: 5 of 10 indicated countries Map biomass & feedstock potential, actors throughout value chain, markets, potential stakeholders

17 Completed country reports on BIC website CSA topic BBI SO4.S2 Expand the bio-based industry across Europe refers to these reports; proposals should build on them.

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