Successful proposals will contribute to the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and its action plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the EU Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the Zero Pollution Action Plan,as well as the EU Industrial strategy.
Projects results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes:
- Full-scale biorefinery based on a retrofitted industrial plant towards bio-based products with a higher value than the ones produced in the old configuration.
- Deployment of a competitive, replicable, regional/local business model, encompassing all segments of the value chain, centred on the reconfiguration of the targeted industrial site.
- Improvement in overall sustainability and circularity compared to the old configuration.
- Increased value for society, in terms of direct and indirect employment at local and regional levels, considering also maintaining jobs in plants risking closure/downsizing.
Europe is home to many industrial facilities, that are currently redundant, under-exploited, or are becoming obsolete. Their infrastructures nonetheless represent a valuable asset that can contribute to European bioeconomy when converted to biorefineries - an approach exemplified in a number of large-scale projects across Europe. Benefits of exploiting existing plants include easier permits, reduction of CAPEX and other
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