Bio-based Europe Alliance launched in Dublin to build markets for bio-based products

European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy Jessika Roswall launched the Bio-based Europe Alliance (BEA) on Wednesday, 21 October, at the Global Bioeconomy Summit in Dublin. The voluntary initiative aims to speed up the uptake of European-made bio-based products that can replace fossil-based materials. More than 100 stakeholders have already joined.

What the Alliance does

The Alliance brings together buyers of bio-based materials and products, primary producers, suppliers, and national and regional authorities. It responds to a problem identified in the EU's Bioeconomy Strategy: many bio-based companies struggle to move from research and demonstration to commercial deployment because their products have low visibility and market demand is weak.

It offers a collaborative framework for developing lead markets for bio-based materials and technologies and for generating demand signals along value chains. More predictable demand should help producers and technology developers secure investment for new facilities and scale up innovative processes. The Alliance will complement forthcoming EU regulatory measures and parallel initiatives to improve access to finance.

Roswall said that reducing dependence on fossil-based materials will make the European economy more competitive, circular and resilient.

Investment group

The summit also hosted the second meeting of the Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group (BIDG), which brings together public and private financial actors. The European Investment Bank actively supports the initiative. Members agreed on a roadmap for the coming year, and the next plenary meeting is planned for 2027. The group will also act as a platform to discuss investment needs, including in the context of preparing the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework.

Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen said that, with support from the Common Agricultural Policy, the Alliance will create predictable demand for farmers and foresters.

Background

The EU's new Bioeconomy Strategy, presented by the European Commission on 27 November 2025, aims to replace fossil-based materials with renewable biological resources from land and sea. The Dublin summit runs from 19 to 22 October 2026.