In this section of the website, policy documents issued by BBIA and others can be found alongside the many reports and studies issued by third parties that we believe are relevant to the bioeconomy.
Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020
Produced by nova-Institute, this updated market study of bio-based building blocks used as precursors of bio-based polymers. Includes data from 2012 to 2014.Aeschelmann, F, Carus, M (2015). ‘Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020’.
Building a high value bioeconomy
The harnessing of biological resources or bioprocesses to produce food, fuels and chemicals is not new. For thousands of years wood has been used for energy, agriculture has focused on boosting and sustaining food production, and microbes have been exploited to produce ethanol. In the early 20th Century, we saw the introduction of commercial scale production of citric acid and penicillin via microbial fermentation.
Bioplastic: an economic and environmental evaluation by Francesco Bertolini from SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy
In a 2013 presentation, Francesco Bertolini calls for more case studies to show that it is possible to have a successful bioeconomy, able to reach environmental and economic improvements.
Kitchen Waste Composting Trial End of Trial Report June 2007
Lancashire Environmental Fund funded the project under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (now Landfill Communities Fund). The project is titled ‘Kitchen Waste Composting Trial’ and has been set up as a partnership between LEF, Lancashire County Council and Preston City Council.
Resource management: a catalyst for growth and productivity
The government is committed to driving economic growth, reducing the deficit and increasing UK exports. Moving towards a more circular economy can contribute to this and is essential for our future growth, increased resilience and environmental and human health.
Analysis of retailers’ front of store plastic film collection
From January to July 2014, WRAP conducted a compositional analysis to identify what is being collected at front of store collection points for plastic film packaging in the UK. The overall aim of the project was to determine the efficiency of the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) in promoting the film recycling message to consumers, and to determine, within reasonable bounds of confidence, the typical levels of contamination in retailers’ front of store plastic film collections, looking at different retailers across the four UK nations.
Where next for the European bioeconomy?
This publication presents the latest thinking on the bioeconomy from the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research and the European Bioeconomy Panel. It is released on the occasion of the Bioeconomy Stakeholders’ Conference organised by the Italian Presidency of the European Union in Turin on 8-9 October 2014.
Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers in the World – Capacities, Production and Applications: Status Quo and Trends towards 2020
Germany’s nova-Institute carried out this study in collaboration with renowned international experts from the field of bio-based building blocks and polymers. The study investigates every kind of bio-based polymer and, for the first time, several major building blocks produced around the world.
EU Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy
Your source of information on bioeconomy. Find here all the latest data and information about bioeconomy, including statistics on investments in research, policy mapping, bioeconomy country profiles, data visualisation and analytical reports. This website is managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
