The Grand Est region bioeconomy strategy 2019-2022

VISION AND GOALS

The bioeconomy strategy deployed by the Grand Est region represents a genuine means of reconciling the objectives of the region’s economic development with its ecological and agricultural ambitions.

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  • Meeting the most basic needs of the inhabitants
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  • Transforming the economy by generating added value and innovation, creating business and jobs
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  • Distributing added value throughout the territory across all value chains
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  • Ensuring the sustainability of resources and stakeholder longevity
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  • Having a systemic and transversal approach catering for the specific demands of economic operators across the territory

500 million euros over 5 years

The regional authority will be a driving force by mobilising 35 million euros per year over 5 years, creating leverage for a final total of 500 million euros in public funds.

5 PRIORITIES FOR AN ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE

1) Local energy strategies

  • Development of agrofuels (fuel from organic materials)
  • Implementation of the regional biogas strategy
  • Development of biofuels (plant-based fuels obtained from rapeseed and sunflower oil or from alcohol, such as bioethanol)

2) Regional biorefineries

  • Support the development of existing biorefineries
  • Encourage the emergence of new biorefineries

3) Sustainable agriculture

  • Promote sustainable agriculture (biocontrol, biofertilisers, precision agriculture)
  • Commercialise carbon sequestration in the soil (to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions)
  • Develop biobased inputs and commercialise by-products from winegrowing

4) Biobased materials in construction and renovation

  • Develop biobased materials
  • Prioritise the use of biosourced materials in construction and renovation, develop construction using wood
  • Develop construction in wood

5) Sustainable food

  • Develop biobased ingredients (human and animal nutrition)
  • Develop biomaterials, especially in food packaging