27 Nov 2025
Commission presents new Bioeconomy Strategy
On 27 November 2025, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new 'Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy', charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the aim is for the EU to move forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and towards decreasing dependence on fossil imports.
According to the EC, with this new Strategy, the EU will support activities that provide sustainable practical solutions using Europe's biological resources in sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, biomass processing, biomanufacturing and biotechnologies. It will harness the vast potential of these resources, scientific excellence and industrial base, and encourages innovations that benefit the climate, nature and society.
With a value of up to €2.7 trillion in 2023 and employing 17.1 million people (around 8% of EU jobs), the EU bioeconomy already contributes significantly to job creation and economic growth in Europe. The EU Bioeconomy Strategy aims to unlock the potential of this sector by scaling up innovation and investments, developing lead markets for bio-based materials and technologies, ensuring a sustainable supply of biomass, and harnessing global opportunities.
Based on input from several consultations, the Bioeconomy Strategy charts a way forward to build a sustainable and a nature-positive bioeconomy by:
- scaling innovation and investments;
- building new lead markets for bio-based materials and technologies;
- ensuring sustainable biomass supply across value chains, and
- harnessing global opportunities.
It builds on the 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy and the reviews carried out in 2018 and 2022, shifting the focus towards industrial deployment, market scale-up, competitiveness and resilience.
For more information:
Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy