Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a European Union public–private partnership that supports the development of a sustainable, circular bio-based economy. Established under Horizon Europe and succeeding the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), it is jointly managed by the European Commission and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). The programme is headquartered in Brussels and operates through competitive calls for proposals.
CBE JU funds research, demonstration, and flagship-scale projects that convert sustainably sourced biomass and biogenic waste into bio-based chemicals, materials, and products. Its activities span the creation and scale-up of biorefineries, the valorisation of agricultural, forestry, aquatic, and municipal feedstocks, and the integration of industrial symbiosis across value chains. The initiative emphasises environmental and social sustainability, including lifecycle assessment, traceability, and standards, and brings together companies, SMEs, academia, and regions to accelerate industrial deployment. For the chemical industry, CBE JU serves as a key instrument to advance bio-based alternatives, reduce fossil dependence, and enable new circular value chains in Europe.
chemXplore tracks 3 projects involving Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), of which 2 are active.
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)'s role on them: Investor / Financier.
2 new construction.
Licensors are recorded on all 2 of them For subscribers
Targeting: 2-Ethylhexanol (1), 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) (1), Ethanol (1), hexan-1-ol (1), n-Butanol (1)
First commercial facility will convert bioethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol, offering low‑carbon alternatives to petrochemical products.
Exclusive talks aim to industrialize 5‑HMF, a bio‑based platform for resins, polymers and PEF; first ~3,000 t/yr plant scheduled to start up early 2027.
The partnership aims to optimize the Furacell™ process, targeting 80 ktpa Cyrene™ production by 2030, leveraging Valmet's expertise in biomass-to-energy solutions and plant automation.
The ReSolute project will build a plant to produce 1,000 tonnes of Cyrene™ annually from renewable biomass, creating new manufacturing and employment opportunities in Europe.
