Bio-based Industries Consortium
Acronym: BIC
General Information
Identification Code: 904473529568-43
Website: http://biconsortium.eu/
Entity Form: AISBL
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 1/12/2018
Last Update: 4/3/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is a non-profit organisation representing the private sector in a public-private partnership (PPP) with the EU, represented by the European Commission, known as the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). BIC members cover the entire bio-based value chain. BIC is host to a unique mix of sectors that currently covers agriculture, agro-food, technology providers, forestry/pulp and paper, chemicals and energy. With more than 200 members including large companies, SMEs, SME Clusters, RTOs, universities, technology platforms and associations spread across Europe, BIC brings together an authoritative pool of cross-sector and multi-disciplinary expertise in the field of bio-based industries.
The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking is dedicated to transforming renewable, natural resources into innovative bio-based products.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Energy
- Environment
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: HorizonEurope
EU Bioeconomy strategy
Circular economy package
Climate change policies a Renewable energy policies
Sustainable Finance and EU taxonomy
Sustainable Development Goals
Common Agricultural Policy
EU Green Deal (initiatives, legislation)
Sustainable carbon Cylces
Regional Policy and Cohesion
Communication Activities: - BIC country reports mapping bio-based potential and opportunities for green growth in Estonia, Latvia amd Lithuania (May 2020) - https://biconsortium.eu/green-growth-EU-13
- Bioeconomy in figures 2008 - 2018 (update 2020) - https://biconsortium.eu/downloads/european-bioeconomy-figures-2008-2018
- Access to EU Financial Instruments suitable for the implementation of large Bio-based Industry investments (December 2017) - http://biconsortium.eu/sites/biconsortium.eu/files/downloads/BIC_Financial_Instruments_web.pdf
- Mapping biorefineries in Europe (2017) - http://biconsortium.eu/sites/biconsortium.eu/files/downloads/MappingBiorefineriesAppendix_171219.pdf
- The bioeconomy: circular by nature - http://biconsortium.eu/sites/biconsortium.eu/files/downloads/Biobased_Industries_position_EU_CircularEconomyPackage_NOV2015.pdf
- on SDG: https://biconsortium.eu/bio-based-SDGs
- on bio-waste: https://biconsortium.eu/downloads/bio-waste
More information on https://biconsortium.eu/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development,Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment,Green new deal
Head Office
Address: Square de Meeûs 38/40
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 473736528
EU Office
Address: Square de Meeûs 38/40
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 473736528
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.75
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://biconsortium.eu/membership
Current Job Opportunities
Junior Coordinator at Bio-based Industries Consortium
Bio-based Industries Consortium
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
EU Affairs Lead
Bio-based Industries Consortium aisbl (BIC)
mid-levelBrussels, Brusselsfull-time-time
Posted: 7/17/2025