Bio-based Industries Consortium

Mission & Goals

BIC is Europe’s leading industry association, putting circularity, innovation and sustainability at the heart of the European bioeconomy. BIC is the private partner in the €2 billion public-private partnership with the European Commission – the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). BIC’s mission is to build new circular bio-based value chains and to create a favourable business and policy climate to accelerate market uptake. BIC’s membership includes 300+ industry members covering the whole value chain, from primary production to the market, across multiple and diverse sectors including agriculture & agri-food, aquaculture & marine, chemicals and materials, including bio-based fibres and bioplastics, forest and forest-based sectors, market sectors, technology providers and waste management & treatment. BIC also has over 200 Associate Members representing academia, research organisations, trade associations, etc.