France
Main theme of collaboration: Biobased chemistry
Main partner(s): Government (France 2030), Bioeconomy for Change
Current activities and collaborations:
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| Title | Scope | Partners |
| JV Total/Corbion | Biopolymer production | |
| Biobased textiles and biorefinery | Wageningen Research, University of Lille |
Seeking collaborations on the following sub-theme/sub-topics:
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| Sub-theme | Sub-topic | TRL 1-3 | TRL 4-7 | TRL 8-9 | k/M€ subsidy |
| Expanding the biomass pool | Mapping biomass availability (France AgriMer, Federatie Bioeconomie) | tbd | |||
| Biomass conversion processes | – New routes for industrial grade sugars and starch – New routes for new crops (e.g. beans, lupine, chicory, algae, azolla, seaweed, sorghum, miscanthus) – New routes for side streams from agriculture, forestry, waste etc. |
X | X | X | tbc |
| Pilot projects for next generation biobased building blocks and biopolymers | X | X | tbd | ||
| Demonstration plants for biobased building blocks and biopolymers | X | X | tbd | ||
| Industrial flagships for biobased building blocks | Derisking scale-up | X | |||
| Demo’s for recycling of biobased materials | X | X | X | tbd |
Opportunities we see on these sub-themes/sub-topics:
These themes are essential to scale up the biobased economy. Also, they are part of the major programs on biobased materials in France (calls for biobased products and industrial biotechnologies as part of France 2030) and the Netherlands (National Growth Fund proposal Biobased Circular).
Planned activities ChemistryNL for 2023:
- Further develop cooperation opportunities between France2030 and National Growth Fund proposal Biobased Circular
- Collecting ideas on concrete cooperation projects/initiatives from participants of the workshop in October 2022
- Defining possible financing tools for joint R&D projects (e.g. CBE JU, other European funds)
- Exploring the option of making biobased materials part of the French-Dutch Innovation Pact
- Organizing a follow-up meeting with relevant stakeholders in 2023, before/after EFIB in Rotterdam (sept/oct 2023)