OVERVIEW

OUR ADVANTAGES FOR THE FUTURE
A EUROPEAN LEADER IN THE BIOECONOMY

With the excellence of the Industrie du futur alliance and the know-how of our producers in agriculture, viticulture and forestry, the Grand Est region holds all the cards for becoming a benchmark region in biomass production and processing.

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Biomass

  • Over 50% of the region dedicated to agriculture, with some 50,000 farms
  • Sectors of excellence: rape, barley, protein crops, oilseeds, wheat, industrial beet, alfalfa, potatoes and hemp… not to forget vines, with over 95% of white wines classified AOP (Champagne and Alsace wines)
  • Nearly 2 million hectares of forest, the 2nd largest region for timber harvesting
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Industrial fabric

  • Regional biorefineries of Pomacle-Bazancourt and Golbey, the European centre for hemp
  • Big industrial names: InVivo, Cristal Union, Vivescia, Malteurop, Soufflet,
    MHCS, Tereos, Tismail, Petit Bateau, Albea Tubes France, Rehau Industrie, Tricoflex, Tereos, Roquette, Dupont de Nemours, Norske Skog, Schmidt Group…
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R&D innovation

  • IAR, the French bioeconomy cluster, a benchmark in Europe and internationally
  • Public and private sector research: CEBB (Centre Européen de Biotechnologie et de Bioéconomie), INRAE, university laboratories (URCA, UL, UNISTRA…)
  • Technology transfer and experimental platforms: ARD (agribusiness R&D), FRD (fibre R&D), RITTMO Agroenvironnement, Aérial, CRITT Bois, CETELOR, Terralab, experimental farm network (ARVALIS…)
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Growing markets of global significance

  • Agriculture/forestry/viticulture
  • Agri-food/animal feed
  • Construction & civil engineering
  • Detergents
  • Packaging
  • Energy
  • Coatings (paint, varnish, ink, etc.)
SEE THE MAP OF BIOECONOMY OPERATORS