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BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES SUCCESS STORIES

CASE STUDIES BY MEMBERS OF THE

BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES CONSORTIUM (BIC)

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INTRODUCTION 4

AGRI-BASED FEEDSTOCK 5• BIOSKOH – NOVEL SECOND GENERATION BIOREFINERY 6• FIRST2RUN – INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR DRY CROPS 9• FUNGUSCHAIN – MUSHROOM RESIDUE TRANSFORMATION 12

FOREST-BASED FEEDSTOCK 17• BIOFOREVER – CONVERSION OF WOODY BIOMASS 18• EXILVA – MICROFRIBULLAR CELLULOSE PRODUCTION 23• VALCHEM – CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS FROM WOOD 27• THE NEXT GENERATION BIOPRODUCT MILL 30

WASTE-BASED FEEDSTOCK 33• NEWFERT – NUTRIENT RECOVERY FROM BIOWASTE 34

AQUATIC-BASED FEEDSTOCK 37

FEEDSTOCK-FLEXIBLE PROCESSES 38• LEVULINIC ACID PRODUCTION 39

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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The Bio-based Industries Consortium brings together closeto 80 full industrial members and around 150 associatemembers in a public-private partnership (PPP) with theEuropean Commission known as the Bio-based IndustriesJoint Undertaking (BBI JU).

Mobilising €3.7 billion worth of investment, the partnership isdedicated to supporting facilities, projects and processeswhich manufacture high-quality bio-based products, as wellas in biorefining research and demonstration projects.

BIC’s membership features a unique cross-section ofexperts from the following industries:

• Aquaculture• Agriculture and agri-food• Forestry/pulp and paper• Chemicals• Biotechnology and technology providers• Energy• Other manufacturing sectors

INTRODUCTION

The ‘Bio-based Industries Success Stories’ showcaseinvestments by BIC members in innovative bio-basedprojects.

These real-life examples demonstrate how BIC members areharnessing the power of renewables to transition towards apost-petroleum society.

Each case study highlights the positive social andenvironmental impacts of BIC member bioeconomy projectsand the important leveraging effect of the BBI JU inaccelerating innovation and market uptake of bio-basedproducts.

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AGRI-BASED FEEDSTOCKThe next generation agri-based value chains

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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-FlagshipStart date: June 2016

Duration: 4 years

Total cost: €30 million

Industry investment: €9 million

Headquarters: Tortona, Italy Website: www.bioskoh.eu

ABOUT THE PROJECTA circular bioeconomy project, BIOSKOH will transform abrownfield industrial site in eastern Slovakia into a 55 ktoncellulosic ethanol production facility.

PROJECT AIMSA flagship research project, BIOSKOH will demonstrate a first-of-its kind commercial-scale second-generation biorefinery.

Boosting the sustainable conversion of renewable biomass intobio-based products, chemicals and energy is central to Europe’stransition towards a sustainable bioeconomy. Currently, there areno full-scale producers of second generation (2G) bioethanol inEurope. BIOSKOH aims to change this by using ‘InnovationStepping Stones’ to produce cellulosic ethanol for EU biofuelmandates.

The project will also explore emerging bio-based materials, suchas lignin and bioethylene.

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EXPECTED RESULTSEstablish cross-industry collaboration between the agro-industry, bio-based, chemical and energy industries to build afirst-of-its-kind second generation (2G) bioethanol refinery.

Develop a novel bio-based value chain and improve regionalinfrastructure. Make new storage and shipment facilities foragricultural products available to local farmers and businesses.

Introduce farmers to new biomass uses, which will help them todiversify, seize new business opportunities and exploitcurrently under-used resources.

Verify, optimise and upscale design and process solutionsalready proven at pilot/demo scale. Pave the way for a second-stage investment to scale-up the biorefinery to 110 kton.

Create an estimated 160 direct and 500 indirect jobs (in bothenergy and biotechnology) across the value chain.

BIOSKOH – NOVEL SECOND GENERATION BIOREFINERY

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PROJECT PARTNERS

Industry investment

FEEDSTOCK:• AGRI-BASED• FOREST-BASED• AQUATIC-BASED

BIOMATERIALS & BIO-BASED PRODUCTS:• FOOD & FEED• BIOCHEMICALS• BIOPLASTICS &

BIOMATERIALS• BIOFUELS &

BIOENERGYCIRCULAR

BIOECONOMY

Agricultural waste,

Dedicated crops

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BIOSKOH

€9 million

€21 million

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Bioethanol production

Biorefining, novel processing


BBI funding


Biochemtex, Italy(Full BIC Member)Biochemtex is a leading producer of second-generationbiofuels and biochemicals. Part of the Mossi Ghisolfi Group,Biochemtex develops and engineers technologies andbiochemical processes to transform non-food biomass intorenewable alternatives to fossil fuel products.

After seven years of research and a €150 million investment,Biochemtex developed the PROESA™ process, aproprietary technology platform for the production of biofuelsand chemical intermediates. The company is alsodeveloping a new technology called MOGHI to convert lignininto bio-diesel and other aromatics.

For more information, visit:www.biochemtex.com

Energochemica, Slovakia(Full BIC Member)Established in Prague in 2011, Energochemica is a holdingcompany for the chemical and power industries. In recentyears, Energochemica has also made investments inbiotechnologies.

The holding's core comprises well-established chemicalfactories which have a strong emphasis on product quality,environmental protection and occupational safety.

For more information visit:www.energochemica.eu

PROJECT PARTNERS – BIC MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

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Novozymes, Denmark(Full BIC Member)Novozymes is a world leader in biological solutions.Together with its customers, partners and the globalcommunity, the company improves industrial performancewhile preserving the planet’s resources and helping to buildbetter lives. As the world’s largest provider of enzyme andmicrobial technologies, Novozymes’ bioinnovation enableshigher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits.Novozymes’ approach is called ‘Rethink Tomorrow’.

For more information, visit:www.novozymes.com


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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-FlagshipStart date: July 2015

Duration: 4 years



Headquarters: Novara, ItalyWebsite: www.first2run.eu

ABOUT THE PROJECTA flagship demonstration of an integrated biorefinery for thesustainable transformation of dry crops into bio-based materials.

PROJECT AIMSBy setting up a value chain which integrates the regionalagricultural sector with a new biorefinery, First2Run willdemonstrate how low-input and underutilised oil crops likecardoon, grown in arid and/or marginal lands, can be used inbiomaterials. A 50/50 joint venture (JV), this project will see thereconversion of the Porto Torres petrochemical site into abiorefinery with an integrated production chain for chemicalintermediates.

The biorefinery will make use of every fraction (cascading use ofbiomass) to produce chemicals and animal feed. An agreementbetween Novamont and Coldiretti (the Italian Farmer’s Federation)will ensure the biorefinery is the centrepiece of a circular economymodel.

FIRST2RUN – INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR DRY CROPS“We believe that the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking,through this first flagship project, can produce a decisiveacceleration towards a circular bioeconomy, creating not only newknowledge but also opportunities for economic growth andemployment in Europe,” Novamont CEO Catia Bastioli.

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EXPECTED RESULTSCultivate cardoon on a large-scale (up to 3.5 kha) with thesupport of local farmers and using low-input, optimisedagricultural tools.

Reduce consumption of thermal and electric energy forchemical processes by up to 50% and 20% respectively. Applysustainable, cost-effective and innovative catalytic andbiocatalytic processes for the production of bio-based buildingblocks (such as azelaic acid, pelargonic acid and glycerol).

Manufacture bio-based azelaic and pelargonic acid in a plantwith a production capacity of up to 10,000 tons/year for eachacid. Demonstrate batch production of biodegradable esters ofup to 20,000 tons/year.

Reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35%.

PROJECT PARTNERS

FIRST2RUN – INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR DRY CROPS

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BIOENERGY

CardoonAzelaic acid,

Pelargonic acid

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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FIRST2RUN

€8 million

€17 million

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Biolubricants,Bioplastics,Cosmetics



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

BBI funding

Industry investment

FIRST2RUN – INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY FOR DRY CROPS

Novamont, Italy(Full BIC Member)Novamont is a world-leading company in the bioplastics andbiochemicals sectors, working at the cross section ofchemistry, environment and agriculture. It promotes a newbioeconomy model within the circular economy, not onlybased on efficiency and sustainable use of renewableresources but also taking into account territorialregeneration. Novamont’s development model begins inlocal areas and creates integrated biorefineries byconverting uncompetitive industrial sites.

For more information, visit:www.novamont.com

Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Italy(Associate Member)The first of its kind in the Italian university system, since 1989,the Alma Mater Studiorum has been structured as a multi-campus: the Bologna campus works alongside the campusesin Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini.

Each Campus is has a strong scientific identity, as well as itsown structures and services devoted to learning activities,cultural and sporting events, as well as associations.

For more information visit:www.unibo.it


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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-DemoStart date: November 2016

Duration: 4 years


Industry investment: €2.3 million

Headquarters: Amsterdam, the NetherlandsWebsite: www.funguschain.eu

ABOUT THE PROJECTFunguschain will use novel cascading processes to extract high-value molecules from fungal residue to meet end-user needs in thefood, cleaning and plastics sectors.

PROJECT AIMSThe European mushroom farming industry generates over 60,000tons of agri-residues each week. Funguschain aims to transformthis waste into bio-based additives, bioplasticisers andbiopolymers using innovative new procedures.

The project will demonstrate the industrial viability of building anew biorefinery which uses cost-effective extraction technologiesand transforms more than 65% of the mushroom waste intovaluable additives.

“Funguschain is a highly integrated project with a uniqueconsortium specialising in various elements across a range ofvalue chains. It brings together leading scientists and companies,who from the project outset have worked closely together to makethis challenging project a success. Funguschain will provide animportant example of a new way of working in the bio-basedeconomy,” Dr Bart van der Burg, Director of Innovation at BDS.

FUNGUSCHAIN – MUSHROOM RESIDUE TRANSFORMATION

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EXPECTED RESULTSMake use of new cascading processes in a new biorefinery toextract high-value molecules from fungal residues. Use anyremaining residues for composting or biogas synthesis.

Define, demonstrate and validate five new product typesincluding food supplements, cleaning products, thermoplasticmasterbatches, plasticisers and industrial films.

Improve the environmental performance and cost efficiency ofresulting products.

Boost innovation in agricultural waste management andestablish circular economy business models.


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PROJECT PARTNERS

Bio-based additives and biopolymers




BIOENERGY

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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FUNGUSCHAIN

€2.3 million

€5.7 million

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Mushroom farming

agri-residues

Food Cleaning

productsPlastics

CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Industry investment

BBI funding


Mi-Plast, Croatia(Full BIC Member)Mi-plast specialises in the gathering, processing, use andrecycling of secondary raw materials, polyethylene wasteand raw materials from non-renewable sources. Thecompany develops new materials based on bio-polymersand is proud to work on the creating novel and sustainablefuture materials.

For more information, visit:www.mi-plast.eu

Novamont, Italy(Full BIC Member)Novamont is a world-leading company in the bioplastics andbiochemicals sectors, working at the cross section ofchemistry, environment and agriculture. It promotes a newbioeconomy model within the circular economy, not only basedon efficiency and sustainable use of renewable resources butalso taking into account territorial regeneration. Novamont’sdevelopment model begins in local areas and createsintegrated biorefineries by converting uncompetitive industrialsites.

For more information, visit:www.novamont.com


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Aitiip, Spain(Associate BIC Member)The Aitiip Innovation and Technology Centre was founded in1995. Its activities focus on the design, manufacturing andtransformation of plastic materials. Aitiip works across anumber of sectors including the automotive, aeronautics,product design, packaging and eco-innovation industries.The AITIIP engineering design team has experience inadvanced plastic transformation processes forthermoplastics – bio-based plastics, polyolefins andthermosets.

For more information, visit:www.aitiip.com

KTH – (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden(Associate BIC Member)Since its founding in 1827, the KTH Royal Institute ofTechnology in Stockholm has grown to become one ofEurope’s leading and most innovative technical andengineering universities. KTH is Sweden’s largest technicalresearch institute and home to students, researchers andfaculty from around the world.

For more information, visit:www.kth.se


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Universidad de Alicante, Spain(Associate BIC Member)The University of Alicante was created in October 1979, butit has roots dating back to 1545. The University offerscourses in over fifty degrees and has over seventydepartments and research groups covering a variety ofsubjects, including Social Science and Law, Experimentalscience, Technology, Liberal Arts, Education and HealthSciences, as well as five research institutes.

For more information, visit:www.ua.es


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FOREST-BASED FEEDSTOCKThe next generation forest-based value chains

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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-DemoStart date: September 2016

Duration: 3 years



Headquarters: Heerlen, the NetherlandsWebsite: www.bioforever.org

ABOUT THE PROJECTBioforever will demonstrate the conversion of woody biomass tovalue-added chemical building blocks like butanol, ethanol and2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) on an industrial scale.

PROJECT AIMSWoody biomass, including waste wood will be converted to lignin,(nano-) cellulose and (hemi-) cellulosic sugars and furtherconverted to lignin derivatives and chemicals. Feedstocks will bebenchmarked with crop residues and energy crops.

A number of pre-treatment and conversion technologies will bedemonstrated, as well as routes for commercialising the mostpromising value chains. The project will establish optimalfeedstock, biorefinery technology, end-product and marketcombinations to offer competitive value-added products for theEuropean bioeconomy.

BIOFOREVER – CONVERSION OF WOODY BIOMASS“MetGen has always been enthusiastic about building newindustrial value chains through collaboration. Bioforever bringstogether technologies with great potential for Europe and unifiesprofessionals behind them to tackle the ambitious goal of enablingthe next generation of biorefining industry,” Matti Heikkilä, ChiefTechnical Officer, MetGen Oy.

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EXPECTED RESULTSEstablish conversion routes to transform woody biomass intointermediates (such as cellulose, C5/C6 sugars, lignin andhumins) and further transform these intermediates into six bio-based building blocks (such as carbon binders, butanol, resinacid, enzymes and FDCA).

Demonstrate five lignocellulosic (LC) value chains at pre-industrial scale for the selected final products. Develop threepathways to exploit industrial side-streams using four differentcascading biorefinery concepts.

Generate competitive bio-based products which match oroutperform existing fossil-based products in terms of cost andproduct performance.

Achieve up to 85% reductions in CO2 emissions compared tofossil-based value chains.

Create 1,200 direct jobs and 6,000-7,500 indirect jobs in theagricultural /forestry sector by sourcing European biomass.

BIOFOREVER – CONVERSION OF WOODY BIOMASS

PROJECT PARTNERS

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BIOENERGY

WoodC5 sugars,C6 sugars,

Lignin,Humins

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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BIOFOREVER

€6 million

€10 million

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Resin acids, FDCA,

Butanol, Lignosulfos



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

BBI funding

Industry investment


Avantium, the Netherlands(Full BIC Member)Avantium is a leading chemical technology company and aforerunner in renewable chemistry. Together with its partnersaround the world, Avantium develops efficient processesand sustainable products made from bio-based materials.Avantium offers a breeding ground for revolutionaryrenewable chemistry solutions.

One of Avantium’s many success stories is YXYtechnology®, used to create PEF: a completely new, high-quality plastic made from plant-based industrial sugars. PEFis 100% recyclable.

For more information, visit:www.avantium.com

Bioprocess Pilot Facility (BPF), the Netherlands(Full BIC Member)The Bioprocess Pilot Facility is an R&D facility situated in Delftdedicated to the scale-up of bioprocesses. BPF is a multi-purpose facility where companies and academic institutionscan develop novel, sustainable and environmentally-friendlyproduction processes based on biological materials.

The BPF is especially designed to enable the step-up fromlaboratory-scale to industrial-scale. Users can couple separatemodules to investigate and develop their own processes. Thefacility also provides training and education.

For more information, visit:www.bpf.eu


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Borregard, Norway(Full BIC Member)Borregaard has one of the world’s most advancedbiorefineries. By using natural, sustainable raw materials,Borregaard produces advanced and environmentally-friendly biochemicals and biomaterials which can replace oil-based products. The company is listed on the Oslo StockExchange and has 1,080 employees in factories and salesoffices in Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

For more information, visit:www.borregaard.com

DSM, the Netherlands(Full BIC Member)Royal DSM is a global science-based company active inhealth, nutrition and materials. DSM delivers innovativesolutions which nourish, protect and improve performance inglobal markets such as food and dietary supplements,personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints,electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energyand bio-based materials. DSM and its associated companiesdeliver annual net sales of about €10 billion withapproximately 25,000 employees. The company is listed onEuronext Amsterdam.

For more information, visit:www.dsm.com


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MetGen, Finland(Full BIC Member)MetGen was founded in 2008 by CEO Alex Michine andCSO Alex Azhayev, a professor of bioorganic chemistry atthe University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland). Thecompany designs and markets novel enzymatic solutions forthe most challenging industrial conditions.

MetGen’s enzymes – MetZyme® – are industrial, highly-active, natural catalysts which accelerate chemicalreactions. They can survive in harsh industrial environmentsand can be used in combination with other enzymes,enabling novel applications.

For more information, visit:www.metgen.com

Nova Institute, Germany(Associate BIC Member)The nova-Institute was founded as a private and independentinstitute in 1994. It is located in the Chemical Park Knapsack inHuerth, which lies at the heart of the chemical industry aroundCologne, Germany.

For two decades, the nova-Institute has been globally active insupporting the development of a sustainable bio-basedeconomy through research into feedstock supply, techno-economic and environmental evaluation, market research,dissemination, project management and policy analysis.Today, nova-Institute has 25 employees and an annualturnover of more than €2 million.

For more information visit:https://www.unilever.com


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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-FlagshipStart date: May 2016

Duration: 3 years



Headquarters: Sarpsborg, NorwayWebsite: http://www.exilva.com

ABOUT THE PROJECTExilva is a flagship demonstration project for the large-scaleproduction and supply of microfribillated cellulose (MFC), a newperformance additive made from renewable raw materials.

PROJECT AIMSSustainably sourced from Scandinavian forests, Borregaard’sExilva is designed to outperform current oil-based additives. Thespeciality cellulose is made up of a network of microfibrilsproduced through cellulose fibre fibrillation. The novel fibrilproduct has a very high surface area, giving it superior waterretention capacity.

MFC has unique properties: it regulates viscosity, stabilisesemulsions, provides consistency and is a water-binding agent.The product is suitable for a variety of applications, includingadhesives, detergents, cosmetics, composites and otherindustrial uses.

EXILVA – MICROFRIBULLAR CELLULOSE PRODUCTION“Borregaard is well-positioned to develop microfibrillar cellulose, apotentially new and exciting business area. The company hasbroad experience in the production of bio-based chemicals usingnatural raw materials and a strong competence base within R&Dfor specialty products,” Borregaard President and CEO Per A.Sørlie.

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EXPECTED RESULTSFacilitate the set-up of flagship plants for producing bio-basedalternatives to fossil-based products by establishing theworld’s first commercial production facility for MFC. Initialcapacity of 1,000 tons per year with the potential for expansion.

Transform cellulose from wood into high added-value productssuch as paints, coatings, adhesives, personal care, home care,agricultural chemicals and more. Work in close cooperationwith partners and customers to develop MFC applications.

Create direct and indirect jobs across the entire value chainthrough: MFC R&D, production, logistics, sales and marketingactivities.

Produce an environmentally-friendly performance enhancerwith a significantly lower carbon footprint than existingpetrochemical products.

PROJECT PARTNERS

EXILVA – MICROFRIBULLAR CELLULOSE PRODUCTION

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BIOENERGY

Wood MFC

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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EXILVA

€8 million

€25 million

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Adhesives, Detergents, Cosmetics, Composites



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Industry investment

BBI funding


Borregard, Norway(Full BIC Member)Borregaard has one of the world’s most advancedbiorefineries. By using natural, sustainable raw materials,Borregaard produces pioneering and environmentally-friendly biochemicals and biomaterials that can replace oil-based products. The company is listed on the Oslo StockExchange and has 1,080 employees in factories and salesoffices in 16 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

For more information, visit:http://www.borregaard.com

Unilever, UK(Full BIC Member)Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational consumer goodscompany co-headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands, andLondon, United Kingdom. Its products include food,beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.Unilever is one of the oldest multinational companies, itsproducts are available in around 190 countries

For more information visit:https://www.unilever.com


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Royal Institute of Technology – KTH, Sweden(Associate BIC Member)Since its founding in 1827, the KTH Royal Institute ofTechnology in Stockholm has grown to become one ofEurope’s leading and most innovative technical andengineering universities. KTH is Sweden’s largest technicalresearch and learning institute and home to students,researchers and faculty from around the world.

For more information, visit:www.kth.se


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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-DemoStart date: January 2015

Duration: 4 years

Total cost: €18.5 million


Headquarters: Augsburg, GermanyWebsite: www.valchem.eu

ABOUT THE PROJECTValChem (Value-added chemical building blocks and lignin fromwood) is an ambitious project combining expertise from the forest,chemical and biotechnology industries in the development of asustainable and integrated process to convert wood into usefulend products.

PROJECT AIMSThe project will demonstrate the technical and economic viabilityof an integrated biochemicals process covering the whole valuechain from wood – the raw material – to a selected platformchemical and lignin-based performance chemicals.

VALCHEM – CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS FROM WOOD

“Each part of the process – wood-to-sugars for chemicalproduction, production of bio-MPG from sugars and production oflignin-based performance chemicals – show progress well beyondthe state-of-art," Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of the Bio-basedIndustries Consortium.

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EXPECTED RESULTSIncrease regional development and contribute to job creation.Locate future biorefineries based on this platform technology inrural areas, where biomass is readily available.

Use over 75% of the raw material (wood).

Utilise existing project partner demonstration plants to producewood-based chemicals with a value two to six times higherthan traditional products and competitive with fossil-basedalternatives.

Improve the sustainability of industrial processing and woodproduction – increase the amount of wood with PEFC and FSCcertificates being used.

Expand the market for bio-based chemicals and mobilisefurther investment to accelerate the transition towards a moresustainable industrial sector.

PROJECT PARTNERS


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BIOENERGY

Wood Sugars,Lignin

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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VALCHEM

€5.4 million

€13.1 million

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Bio-MPG,Biochemicals



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

BBI funding

Industry investment


UPM, Finland(Full BIC Member)UPM serves a global customer base, manufacturingrecyclable products made of renewable raw materials. Thecompany is building a sustainable future in six businessareas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPMPaper Asia, UPM Paper Europe and North America and UPMPlywood. UPM employs approximately 20,000 people andhas annual sales of approximately €10 billion.

For more information, visit:www.upm.com

Metabolic Explorer, France(Full BIC Member)Metabolic Explorer is a pioneer in biological chemistry andaims to become an innovation leader in the bioeconomy.Metabolic Explorer provides competitive bio-based industrialsolutions to make chemicals from renewable feedstock, thuscreating value for its partners and stakeholders. MetabolicExplorer is based in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

For more information visit:www.metabolic-explorer.com


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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: Company initiativeStart date: May 2015

Duration: 3.5 years

Total investment: €1.2 billion

Headquarters: Äänekoski, Finland

Website: www.bioproductmill.com

ABOUT THE PROJECTMetsä Fibre, which is part of Metsä Group, is building a newbioproduct mill in Äänekoski in Central Finland. Metsä Group’s€1.2 billion bioproduct mill is one of the most significantbioeconomy investments in the EU since the start of BBI JU.Construction began in 2015 and the mill will come online in Q32017.

PROJECT AIMSMetsä Fibre will build the world’s first next-generation bioproductmill to produce a broad range of products, manufactured by aunique ecosystem of companies.

THE NEXT-GENERATION BIOPRODUCT MILL

“The bioproduct mill is a prime example of Metsä Group’s and theFinnish forest industry’s vitality and ability to renew. We areresolutely progressing towards the autumn of 2017, when thebioproduct mill will begin operations,” Kari Jordan, President andCEO of Metsä Group.

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EXPECTED RESULTSCreate 2,500 jobs across the value chain, from the forest to thedelivery of products, including 1,500 entirely new jobs.

Purchase raw materials and services worth €0.5 billion per yearand increase the annual value of Finnish exports by €0.5 billion.

Reduce fresh water use per ton of pulp produced, improveenergy efficiency, become totally independent from fossilenergy, lower emissions to the air and use mill waste streamsto produce key chemicals on-site to promote waste reductionand recycling.

Establish new bio-based value chains and bioproducts,through €1.2 billion investment and use the core mill as aplatform. Three such new value chains/bioproducts havealready been announced.

PROJECT PARTNERS

THE NEXT-GENERATION BIOPRODUCT MILL

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BIOENERGY

Wood Sugars,Lignin

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BIOPRODUCT MILL

€1.2 billion

Pulps,Tall oil and turpentine,Bioenergy



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Industry investment


Metsä Fibre, Finland(Full BIC Member)Metsä Fibre is a leading producer of bioproducts andbioenergy. The company’s Botnia brand softwood and birchpulp grades have been developed for the production ofhigh-quality board, tissue and printing paper and specialityproducts. Currently employing approximately 850 people,the company’s sales totalled €1.4 billion in 2015. Metsä Fibreis part of Metsä Group.

For more information, visit:www.metsafibre.com


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WASTE-BASED FEEDSTOCKNew value chains from waste

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PROJECT DETAILS

Type of project: BBI-RIAStart date: November 2015

Duration: 4 years

Total cost: €2.4 million


Headquarters: Madrid, SpainWebsite: www.newfert.org

ABOUT THE PROJECTNewfert wiill develop nutrient recycling strategies and lay thefoundations for sustainable fertiliser manufacturing.

PROJECT AIMSThe project will create technologies which allow biowaste to be re-used as a secondary raw material in a new brand of cost-effective, eco-friendly and advanced fertilisers. NEWFERT targetsa combination of specific organic and mineral components forfertilisers.

NEWFERT – NUTRIENT RECOVERY FROM BIOWASTE

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EXPECTED RESULTSDevelop a new value chain which uses bioprocesses torecover nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus (NPK) frombiowaste (sewage, manure and household waste).

Strengthen Europe’s economic competitiveness and boost thebio-based economy.

Reduce fertiliser production from fossil-based resources andhelp to avoid CO2 emissions.

Decrease raw material dependency and prevent resourcedepletion. Reduce environmental degradation and increase thesustainability of the fertiliser industry.

Improve waste management and cost-effective nutrientrecovery. Contribute to the development of a circular economy.

PROJECT PARTNERS

NEWFERT – NUTRIENT RECOVERY FROM BIOWASTE

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Nitrogen,Potassium,Phosphorous




BIOENERGY

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

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NEWFERT

€1.2 million

€1.2 million

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Biowaste Fertilisers

CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Industry investment

BBI funding


Universidad de León, Spain(Associate BIC Member)Universidad de León is a Spanish university with campusesin León and Ponferrada. Founded in 1979, the university runsthirty-eight undergraduate and over thirty postgraduatedegree programmes.

For more information, visit:www.unileon.es


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AQUATIC/MARINE-BASED FEEDSTOCKNew value chains from algae and aquatic/marine biomass

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FEEDSTOCK-FLEXIBLE PROCESSESBio-based chemicals and biomaterials from a broad range of renewable raw materials

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PROJECT DETAILSType of project: Company initiative

Start date:

Duration:

Total investment: €30 million

Headquarters: Milan, ItalyWebsite: www.gfbiochemicals.com

ABOUT THE PROJECTIn 2008, a group of bio-based chemical experts saw the potentialof levulinic acid to replace fossil-based products across a range ofmarket sectors.

PROJECT AIMSThe project will produce levulinic acid at commercial scaledirectly from biomass. GFBiochemicals has retrofitted an existingplant to produce 10 kta of levulinic acid and 2 kta of formic acidfrom waste biomass. The GFBiochemicals process is feedstock-flexible and allows for a wide range of downstreamtransformations.

LEVULINIC ACID PRODUCTION

“Our Team of experts has decades of experience in innovation,production and business development. We are now perfectly-placed to bring bio-based levulinic acid to market and enable newapplications that will replace petro-based products,” MaximKatinov, CEO GFBiochemicals

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EXPECTED RESULTSDemonstrate cost-competitive reactor, recovery andpurification technologies with high conversion yields forlevulinic acid and formic acid.

Generate 600 direct and indirect jobs and inject €40 million intothe economy by 2017.

Use bio-based products made with levulinic acid asreplacements for fossil-based products and reducegreenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 40,000 tons.

Cultivate land which is unsuitable for arable farming for energycrops.

Create a new value chain centred on levulinic acid – a versatilebuilding block for chemicals and materials derived directlyfrom biomass. Reduce fossil fuel dependence and contributeto the circular economy.

PROJECT PARTNERS

LEVULINIC ACID PRODUCTION

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BIOENERGY

Non-food crops

Levulinicacid,

Formic acid

FEEDSTOCK:• WASTE

MAKE USE

RETURN

LEVULINIC ACID

€30 million

Biochemicals,Biomaterials



CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Industry investment


GFBiochemicals, Italy(Full BIC member)GFBiochemicals is one of the largest producers of levulinicacid at commercial scale directly from biomass. Thecompany has a unique set of proprietary technologies thatallow levulinic acid and formic acid production with a one-step process directly from a wide range of cellulosicfeedstock. GFBiochemicals has an international presenceemploying more than 50 people with headquarters in Milan,Italy, R&D and commercial office in Geleen, The Netherlandsand production sites in: Caserta, Italy and Minnesota, USA.

For more information, visit:www.gfbiochemicals.com


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