BIC emphasizes the importance of fostering the use of all types of biomass, including primary biomass, should be considered under the EU Circular Economy Act. While underutilized resources like straw, wood residues, and biowaste are important feedstocks, the transition to fossil-free, sustainable chemicals and materials sector in Europe will rely on diverse biomass sources.
BIC
BIC
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 904473529568-43
9
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
9
legislative files
of 665 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #399 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2018
in the register since
Declares membership of
- European Bioeconomy Alliance (EUBA)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
BIC filed 9 positions between 4 Oct 2021 and 18 Jun 2026, across 9 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 3 filed2026 · 3 filed
What they argued
The Bio-based industries Consortium (BIC) welcomes the EU Commissions consultation on the revision of the EU Public Procurement Directives. As outlined in the EU bioeconomy strategy (November 2025), public procurement can enable the creation of lead markets.
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) welcomes the Industrial Acceleration Act (IAA) as a key opportunity to strengthen Europes industrial competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy while ensuring that climate transition becomes an engine of industrial growth.
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has over 350 industry members, of which 80% are SME (including 50+ start-ups). Our members come from different sectors across the bio-based value chain. BIC has also over 250 association members, including universities and RTOs. The BIC input below follows a consultation from members who would benefit from a the 28th regime.
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) welcomes the inclusion of sustainably sourced bio-based carbon to replace fossil carbon in the EU Communication on sustainable carbon cycles. The EU bioeconomy is contributing towards sustainable carbon cycles. Carbon removal certification can better demonstrate that contribution.
1. Expand the scope of the Biotech Act - In March 2024, the European Commission sent a strong signal to the bio-based industries with the publication of the Communication on Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU. - The EU biotech Act should build on that vision to accelerate the pathway to technology, including biotechnology, and biomanufacturing at scale.
With regard to the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 published on 19th December 2022 [2022/0432 (COD)] we would like to share the attached comments on small containers such as ink refill, ink cartridge, correction fluid, paint in bottles, crayons which we acknowledge qualify as mixtures.
The Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) is a non-profit organisation representing the private sector in the Circular Bio-Based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). BIC's 350+ Industry Members cover the whole value chain, from primary production to market, across sectors including agriculture and agri-food, bio-based chemicals, bio-based materials, forestry, pulp and paper, and waste management.
Targeted proposals to make GPSR a success Over the last 20 years, BIC has experienced the impediments to the enforcement of lighter safety standards under the GPSD, with the vast majority of lighter models non-conforming to the two international safety standards, despite: - an emergency decision by the Commission in 2006, - the referencing of the two lighter safety standards in the Official Journal, - a 9 year-long…
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