The recently published evaluation report commissioned by the European Commission on the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) highlights the partnership’s pivotal role in advancing Europe’s green transition under the Horizon Europe framework. Completed in June 2024, the report assesses CBE JU activities since 2014 against multiple criteria, including relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and EU-added value. The findings underscore CBE JU's significant contribution to Europe’s bio-based sector, positioning it as a cornerstone of the EU's sustainable industrial strategy.
The inauguration of the CBE JU-funded SWEETWOODS biorefinery in Imavere, Estonia, marks a significant stride in Europe’s journey towards sustainable innovation. By turning hardwood waste into high-value bio-based chemicals and materials, this new industrial facility stands as a symbol of the European Green Deal in action: public-private collaboration boosting European competitiveness via sustainable industrial development.
In the 24 May meeting, EU ministers responsible for internal market and industry called for a set of measures in support of competitive industries to drive innovation and economic growth in Europe. Advancing the bio-based economy, creating favourable conditions for the uptake of sustainable and circular products, strengthening public-private collaborations based on the success of joint undertakings and other partnerships, boosting the investments in key strategic sectors, as well as maintaining coherent and accessible regulatory framework were among key conclusions of the meeting. These points echo the discussions of CBE JU stakeholders during last December’s forum in Brussels captured in the event’s report.
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) has selected 31 innovative projects to receive nearly €215.5 million in funding. These projects aim to advance competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe and develop sustainable products and solutions. The funding will support groundbreaking production facilities, demonstration-scale systems, and research initiatives. Additionally, four flagship projects will establish biorefineries for high-value products, contributing to Europe’s bio-based economy
Join the bio-based revolution: CBE JU will soon launch a new deployment group on primary producers. Explore how farmers, foresters, algae cultivators and other primary producers can thrive as part of circular bio-based value chains. Learn about the group's objectives, composition, and upcoming projects. Stay tuned for opportunities to get involved and make a sustainable impact. #BioBased #CircularEconomy
The CBE JU’s 2024 call for proposals announces €213 million in funding to advance Europe’s circular bio-based economy, targeting innovation, market deployment, and environmental performance. Stakeholders are invited to apply by 18 September 2024, contributing to 18 topics. This initiative emphasises circularity, sustainability, and bioeconomy, aiming to scale up technologies and boost regional investment and job creation.
New European Bauhaus Academy launched: transforming construction sector with sustainability training. Commissioner Ivanova spearheads EU-wide initiative to boost bio-based solutions, quoting 'Unlocking skilled jobs crucial for EU's climate goals.' Join NEBA Alliance shaping the future of sustainable construction. #GreenFuture #NEBAAlliance
CBE JU is recognised as a strategic financial instrument for Europe’s biotech and biomanufacturing sector scaling up the production capacity of bio-based chemicals and materials to industrial scale. The partnership’s important contribution was highlighted in the European Commission’s communication on Building the future with nature: Boosting biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU launched by Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, yesterday.
Follow Elisa Jääskeläinen's trip to Brussels after winning the 2023 EUCYS Bioeconomy prize and discover her innovative contribution to the EU's circular economy.
What are the CBE JU-funded first-of-their-kind biorefineries? How do they contribute to a competitive and circular economy? Ten years after launching the first call for project proposals, CBE JU publishes a new booklet showcasing the industrial-size biorefineries unleashing the potential of the bio-based economy in Europe.
