Objectives 

1. Scale up innovation and investments

• Remove regulatory bottlenecks, de-risk investments, and accelerate the path from laboratory to market deployment.

• This includes simplifying authorisations, enabling biotech/biomanufacturing, improving access to finance, and closing the investment “valleys of death”.

2. Build new lead markets for bio-based materials and technologies

Create market conditions that drive demand for:

• bio-based plastics and polymers,

• bio-based textiles,

• bio-based chemicals,

• bio-based construction materials,

• bio-based fertilisers and plant protection products,

• biorefineries and fermentation technologies.
  
   

3. Ensure sustainable and reliable biomass supply across value chains

Strengthen the sustainability, circularity, and resilience of biomass production, covering:

• efficient use of biomass with priority to higher-value applications,

• expanding use of secondary biomass and circular models,

• protecting ecosystem health and maintaining carbon sinks,

• stabilising long-term primary production (agriculture, forestry, fisheries).

4. Harness global opportunities and partnerships

Position the EU as a global leader and partner in the sustainable bioeconomy by:

• improving market access for EU bio-based products,

• shaping global standards and governance,

• establishing partnerships (including with Africa),

• ensuring fair and sustainable global supply chains.

Specific actions

The strategy launches four clusters of concrete actions:

• Remove regulatory barriers and scale investment:
  Biotech Acts, faster authorisations, standards, SME support, new finance tools, a Bioeconomy Investment Group.

• Create strong lead markets:
  EU-wide demand tools (procurement, alliances), standards and targets for bio-based plastics, textiles, chemicals, construction materials, fertilisers; support for biorefineries, fermentation, and carbon-storage technologies.

• Secure sustainable biomass supply:
  Boost circular/secondary biomass; improve modelling and monitoring; support sustainable forestry/agriculture/aquaculture; support nutrient recycling; support biogas/biomethane; support carbon farming; and support ecosystem-compatible production.

• Strengthen global partnerships:
  Use trade agreements, Global Gateway, and AU–EU cooperation to expand markets, align standards, and build resilient bio-based value chains.

   

Related legislation:

Directive (EU) 2018/2001: Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources