bio-based products, markets and policy

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Dr Caitlin BurnsBioeconomy Consultant NNFCC

Bio-Based Products, Markets and Policy


NNFCC history and philosophy

A specialist commercial consultancy with over 13 years of bioeconomy development

We view bio-based technologies as key components of the low carbon economy delivering economic, social and environmental benefits.


We provide strategic business support

Our Business

Business consultancy

Policy support

RDI projects

Facilitation services

Information services

We help organisations understand the

opportunities and navigate the challenges

presented by thebio-based economy


Biomass based economy


Drivers for bio-based

Performance Function

Cost Green Premium


Bio-Ethanol value chain

Ethylene Polyethylenes

Styrene Monomer

Ethylene Oxide/Glycol

EDC

Other

Polymers/Rubbers

Polyester

PVC

Alpha Olefins

PVA

Ethanol60%

7%

14%

12%

7%


Bio-PET Markets

PET

Bottles

Fibre

Film

18 million tonnes

42 million tonnes

5 million tonnes


Bio-Polylactic acid (PLA)

USA Manufacturing 140,000 metric tons

Global market leader

PLA filament in 3D printing


Bioplastic statistics


Policy – Biobased products

Push measures

• Bioeconomy strategies across EU

• RDI - funding, centres, tax breaks

• Networks (BIC, AgriForValor)

• Waste Hierarchy and targets


Policy – Biobased products

Market Pull measures

• Bans – fossil plastic bags (Italy, China), plastic micro beads

• Mandates and targets - biobased/biodegradable products

agricultural materials, adhesives, cosmetics, coffee cups/capsules,

fishing nets, building materials

• Public Procurement eg. Biopreferred USA

Irish Gov - €8.5Bn goods and services

Office supplies, medical supplies, utilities, construction, fuel


Product Standards, Certificates & Labels

Industry building supply chain confidence

Government initiatives

• Bio-based products EN 16575

• Compostability EN 13432

• ISO 16128-1:2016 natural & organic cosmetic ingredients

over 10k productsin its database


Sustainability

CCU

By-products, residues &

wastes

Biomass Crops & Forestry

Food crops

Brand owner feedstock preference


AgroCycle

• 3 year research and innovation project – June 2016-2019

• Recycling and valorisation of waste from the agri-food sector

• €8 million - funded by Horizon 2020 (EU) and Chinese Government

• 26 partners - from 8 EU countries, China, and Hong Kong


Project Aims

Aim• 10% increase in recycling and valorisation of agricultural waste by 2020

Holistic Approach: How to make best use of waste streams in agri-food industry, considering:

• Sustainability of feedstocks

• Technology • Economics• Environment• Policy• Markets • Education


Forestry residues

Livestock• Milk • Cattle• Pigs• Chicken

Cereals & grasses• Wheat• Barley• Maize• Oats• Triticale• Rye• Rice• Grass

Fruit & Veg• Tomatoes• Apples• Potatoes• Sugar beet• Onions• Cabbages• Carrots• Cauliflowers• Peaches• Grapes• Oranges• Tangerines

Oil Seeds • Olives• Sunflower seed

Major EU agricultural value chains


WP2 - Biofuels

WP3 - Biofertilisers

WP4 – AgriWaste Water

WP 5 – High Value Products

Develop and test innovative products from bio‘wastes’


Agri-food waste value chains

WP1 • Agricultural waste value

chain assessment

WP6 • LCAs Life Cycle

Assessment and Life Cycle Costing

WP8 • Sustainable value chains • Business models


Novel Sustainable Value Chains - Whey

Whey protein co-product

High protein drinks & fermented deserts

Also developing products from algae, straw, spent grains

Biochemicals& PLA


Food waste


Novel Sustainable Value Chains

Housing insulation

Heat, fuels & chemicals


Cellulose

Cellulosic ethanol

Sugar


Lignin

BiofuelsBiochemicals

Binding & Dispersing Agents

CHP - Energy

Separating Technology Pulp Mill Black Liquor

Lignin

Light and strong materials (eg. cars)


Business models

• Farmer and foresters cooperatives Biomass boiler service Austria

Forester-farmer cooperative

Provides feedstock & operates boiler

Customer gets heat - no maintenance

Eg. Schools, public buildings

• Service models

• Buy-back Contracts

• Redistribution e.g. FareShare• Gleaning e.g. FeedBack

• Crowd Sourcing

• Hiring rather than owning• Peer-to-peer renting eg. Hakysak


Industrial SymbiosisCase study

Grimsby Infrastructure- Existing industrial infrastructure - Port of Hull- Agricultural Feedstocks

Cluster of actors- Vireol - straw Biorefinery making biofuels- Lignin CHP heat and power- Heat & feed fish farm- Oil from waste plastics


Business models Eco To Go Cups

• Reuse scheme

• Dishwasher safe

• Food Safe

• Reduces Business Costs

• Made from Rice husk 770 million tonnes produced in Asia every year

• Decomposes 2-3 years in landfill

www.johnsonsce.co.uk/


Knowledge Transfer and Impact

AgroCycle Protocol Guide for EU policy making to achieve sustainable agri-

food waste valorisation

CommunicateIndustry & public

Knowledge platformagrocycle.eu

Results business

TrainingWorkshops


• Supporting SMEs to build cross-sectorand cross-border value chains

• H2020 Project, available to all EU countries

• Maximum of €60,000 costs per project. 25 % cofunding

Contact: Dr Lucie A. Pfaltzgraff, NNFCC [email protected]

Techno-economic analysis

Sustainability & regulation

Market research

Business Planning

Innovation support services

mailto:[email protected]


Maximum of €100,000 costs per project, 50 % cofunding

SERVICES

• Pilot-scale process trials• Life Cycle Assessment• Techno-economic evaluation• Market research• Feedstock analysis• Social acceptance• Business planning support• Business training and

bootcamps

Training, mentoring and innovation support for

start-ups and SMEs

13 years of Bioeconomy development

NNFCC is an international bioeconomy consultancy, based in the UK.

We provide strategic, biobased business consultancy; analysing, explaining and de-risking the bioeconomy for our clients.

We help industry solve complex business challenges and provide vital evidence for policy makers.

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