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European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
Broadening the Agricultural Challenges to Green Growth –
Industrial Biotechnology
Antoine Peeters XXIV EURAGRI Conference 2010
6‐7 September 2010, Helsinki, Finland
6 &7 September 2010 – EURAGRI Conference
EuropaBio
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EuropaBio: the European Association for Biotechnology Industries
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Representing the entire industry
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66 corporate members operating worldwide, 7 associate members, 4 BioRegions and 22 national biotechnology
associations (1800 SMEs)
Green
BiotechWhite
BiotechRed
Biotech
Representation of
all Sectors
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SusChem
Materials Technology Reaction & Process
Design
Horizontal Issues (Education & Innovation)
Industrial BiotechnologyNational
Platforms
www.suschem.orgwww.suschem.blogspot.com
6 &7 September 2010 – EURAGRI ConferenceSource: BIO
Industrial Biotech Provides Solutions to Sustainable Production of Key Goods and Commodities
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Contribution to Green Growth
Source: BIO
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The Biorefinery Concept
Source: Novozymes
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Gigantic market opportunities
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340
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350
€(billion)
2007 2012 2017
Sales of biobased products
3,5
7,7
15,4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
%
2007 2012 2017
% of total chemical salesSource: G. Festel (EFIB 2009, Lisbon, October 2009; OECD
workshop, Vienna, January 2010)
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Economic benefits–
Economic opportunities for domestic, rural economies
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Increased economic growth
Benefits of the biobased economy (nonfood)
Environmental benefits– Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
– Reduced petroleum use
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Potential to save between 1 billion and 2,5
billion tCO2
e / year by 2030 (Source: WWF)
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The Bio‐Economy Technology Platforms
join forces to address
synergies and gaps between their Strategic Research Agendas
BECOTEPS
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BECOTEPS: Contribute to the creation of a strong Bioeconomy in Europe
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Achieve closer and more coordinated collaboration
between KBBE ETPs.
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White Paper: Develop recommendations
for coherent European policies in the bioeconomy area.
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Encourage discussions between European and national, public and private, research and innovation initiatives.
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Thank you for your attention
Antoine PeetersIndustrial Biotech & KM Officer, EuropaBio
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