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Chemical and material biorefineries in the EU

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Bio-based chemicals and materials are innovative, high value-added products contributing to the transition to a more sustainable European manufacturing sector. The Joint Research Centre and BTG publish a dataset on chemical and material biorefineries in the EU and in selected non-EU countries to understand the current status of this building block of the bioeconomy. The dataset focuses on biorefineries that produce bio-based chemicals and materials as main products, on a biomass basis. Traditional bio-based products such as pulp and paper and wood as well as the use of biomass for the production of energy are not included. The dataset builds on the JRC bio-based industries and biorefineries database and extends it in two ways: i) by focusing on the main components of bio-based value chains (feedstock, conversion process platforms, and products); ii) by introducing data on non EU-biorefineries, thus enabling the comparison between the current status of this subsector of the bioeconomy in different parts of the world. The dataset is presented in the form of a user-friendly, interactive dashboard that facilitates the user navigating through the world of innovative bio-based value chains. Each visualization has interactive properties, i.e., allows the user to drill down on a specific subset of the dataset and tailor the focus.

Contributors

Claudia Parisi; Edoardo Baldoni; Hugo González Hermoso; John Vos; Kaisa Vikla; Patrick Reumerman; Richard Platt; Robert M'barek

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Chemical and material biorefineries in the EU. [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.6XER9V8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/24e98d11-ef06-4233-8f69-1e123938e891

Keywords

bio-based industrybioeconomybiorefinerieschemicals

Data access

Chemical Biorefineries EU
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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Dashboard in the EC's Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

Chemical Biorefineries EU
HTML

HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages and its elements form the building blocks of all websites.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Dashboard in the EC Data-Modelling agro-economics platform (DataM)

Publications

Publication
Biorefineries distribution in the EU
Publications Office of the European Union
Publication
Distribution of the bio-based industry in the EU
Publications Office of the European Union
Publication
Chemical and material driven biorefineries in the EU and beyond - Database and dashboard visualisation
Publications Office of the European Union

Spatial coverage

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-DATAM (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food

dataset theme covering the domains of agriculture which involves the cultivation of plants and livestock; fisheries which focuses on the harvesting of fish from wild or farmed sources; forestry which relates to the management and conservation of forests and woodlands; and food which includes substances that provide nutritional support to organisms
Economy and finance

dataset theme covering the domains of economic activity which involves production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, and finance activity focusing on the management of money at the individual, company, or government level

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2021-03-18
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
18 Mar 2021 00:00
Landing page
https://datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/24e98d11-ef06-4233-8f69-1e123938e891
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