The Grand Est region bioeconomy strategy 2019-2022

VISION AND GOALS

The bioeconomy strategy deployed by the Grand Est region represents a genuine means of reconciling the objectives of the region’s economic development with its ecological and agricultural ambitions.

• Meeting the most basic needs of the inhabitants

• Ensuring the sustainability of resources and stakeholder longevity

• Having a systemic and transversal approach catering for the specific demands of economic operators across the territory

500 million euros over 5 years

The regional authority will be a driving force by mobilising 35 million euros per year over 5 years, creating leverage for a final total of 500 million euros in public funds.

5 PRIORITIES FOR AN ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE

1) Local energy strategies

• Development of agrofuels (fuel from organic materials)
• Implementation of the regional biogas strategy
• Development of biofuels (plant-based fuels obtained from rapeseed and sunflower oil or from alcohol, such as bioethanol)

2) Regional biorefineries

• Support the development of existing biorefineries
• Encourage the emergence of new biorefineries

3) Sustainable agriculture

• Promote sustainable agriculture (biocontrol, biofertilisers, precision agriculture)
• Commercialise carbon sequestration in the soil (to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions)
• Develop biobased inputs and commercialise by-products from winegrowing

4) Biobased materials in construction and renovation

• Develop biobased materials
• Prioritise the use of biosourced materials in construction and renovation, develop construction using wood
• Develop construction in wood

5) Sustainable food

• Develop biobased ingredients (human and animal nutrition)
• Develop biomaterials, especially in food packaging