Linking BioBased Industry Value Chains Across the Alpine Region

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Alpine Space

Date of latest update: 2023-08-11

Description

Description (EN):

The transition from a linear fossil-fuel based to a circular bio-based economy is a key EU objective. To achieve this objective, the Alpine Space (AS) regions have significant biomass resources, strong industry sectors, and knowledge centers. Unfortunately, no holistic cross-regional approach exists to connect all relevant actors. The huge potential remains untapped for lack of innovative bio-based value chains (VCs). Thus, the AS regions have a common challenge to bring together bio-feedstock producers, intermediates processors, product developers, brandowners, retailers and product end users to address pressing societal needs with novel cross-regional and sectorial value chains for implementing a circular bio-based economy. The project’s main objective is precisely to develop a cross-regional circular bio-based economic strategy that includes a roadmap and demonstrators for intelligently assessing, selecting and creating innovative VCs for the AS wood, agriculture, food/pharma and chemistry sectors. First, existing resources, actors and relevant policies are mapped to set up a cross-regional database. Second, a methodology (VC generator) is developed to match actors demand-oriented in new or alternative VCs. It enables new cluster activities for novel business development, and defining coherent data driven policies for stimulating the AS circular bio-based economy. Third, the project identifies previously untapped growth opportunities with demonstrators for each selected sector for the production of bio-based high added-value applications and products. Furthermore, a Masterplan on circular bio-based economy is delivered for establishing common framework conditions on innovation and data driven policy dialogues within the AS. The project targets all relevant stakeholders including, policy makers, cluster initiatives, sectoral agencies, research centres, SMEs and individual actors, who can benefit from the specific tools and engagement in the novel VCs.

Achievements (EN):

Despite the potential of bio-based economy in the Alpine Space, the relevant clusters, companies and researchers often work separately at national or regional levels, which prevents the production of innovative and high value products or services. To tap into this competitiveness potential, AlpLinkBioEco analysed and developed four value chains, in the wood, agriculture, food/pharma and chemistry sectors. These examples contributed to the development of a cross-regional and circular bio-based economic strategy including a roadmap and advice to assess, select and create innovative value chains for the Alpine Space. The Value Chain Generator devised by the project will help to identify, evaluate and match hundreds of potential new value chains for bio-based business opportunities.

Website: http://www.alpine-space.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Level of maturity of framework conditions for innovation for generating innovation processes among business, academia and administration

Expected Outputs (EN):

A single methodology is established and four VCs are created demonstrating new business opportunities. A joint AS masterplan is the strategic element for improving the framework conditions for innovation. Three drivers for improving framework conditions are: policy dialogue; policy instruments, and relevant clusters and bio-based resources for new applications and products. Transnational cooperation structures are retrieved for the value chains of four sectors: wood, agriculture, food/pharma packaging, chemistry. All deliver services of general interest impacting the sustainability of the local economy.

Thematic information

Regional planning and development Clustering and economic cooperation

Specific Objective: Improve the framework conditions for innovation in the Alpine Space

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Plastics Innovation Competence Center

Department: -

Address: Passage du Cardinal 1, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.picc.center

Total budget: EUR 255 000.00

Technologiezentrum Horb GmbH&Co.KG

Name: Technologiezentrum Horb GmbH&Co.KG

Department: Innonet

Address: Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 10, 72160 Horb am Neckar, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.innonet-kunststoff.de

Total budget: EUR 155 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 131 750.00

Hub Innovazione Trentino

Name: Hub Innovazione Trentino

Department: -

Address: Piazza Manci - Povo 17, 38123 Trento, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.trentinoinnovation.eu

Total budget: EUR 163 740.00

ERDF budget: EUR 139 179.00

Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport

Name: Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport

Department: Science Directorate

Address: Masarykova c. 16, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.mizs.gov.si

Total budget: EUR 116 200.00

ERDF budget: EUR 98 770.00

Centro Studi Alpino di Pieve Tesino

Name: Centro Studi Alpino di Pieve Tesino

Department: University of Tuscia – CSALP ( DIBAF –proponent Dep) Italy

Address: Via Rovigo 7, 38050 Pieve Tesino, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.centrostudialpino.unitus.it/

Total budget: EUR 166 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 141 185.00

Association Club des Districts Industriels Français - France Clusters

Name: Association Club des Districts Industriels Français - France Clusters

Department: -

Address: Rue Passet 14, 69007 Lyon, France

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.franceclusters.fr

Total budget: EUR 119 940.00

ERDF budget: EUR 101 949.00

Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Name: Lombardy Green Chemistry Association

Department: -

Address: Via Gaudenzio Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.chimicaverdelombardia.it

Total budget: EUR 156 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 132 940.00

Plastipolis

Name: Plastipolis

Department: -

Address: Rue Pierre et Marie Curie 180, 01100 Bellignat, France

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.plastipolis.fr

Total budget: EUR 140 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 119 000.00

Chemie-Cluster Bayern

Name: Chemie-Cluster Bayern

Department: -

Address: Hansastrasse 26, 80686 Munich, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.chemiecluster-bayern.de

Total budget: EUR 174 880.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 648.00

Confindustria Lombardia

Name: Confindustria Lombardia

Department: -

Address: Via Pantano 9, 20122 Milano, Italy

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.confindustria.lombardia.it

Total budget: EUR 178 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 151 300.00

Fraunhofer Italia Research Konsortialgesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung/Fraunhofer Italia Research Società Consortile A Responsabilità Limitata

Name: Fraunhofer Italia Research Konsortialgesellschaft Mit Beschränkter Haftung/Fraunhofer Italia Research Società Consortile A Responsabilità Limitata

Department: Business Model Engineering

Address: Via A. Volta 13/A, 39100 Bozen, Italy

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.fraunhofer.it

Total budget: EUR 55 775.00

ERDF budget: EUR 47 408.75

Anteja ECG d.o.o. Koordinator Poly4EmI iniciative

Name: Anteja ECG d.o.o. Koordinator Poly4EmI iniciative

Department: -

Address: c/o. Anteja ECG Lambergajeva 8, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.anteja-ecg.com

Total budget: EUR 196 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 166 600.00

Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Name: Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Department: Cleantech Cluster

Address: Hafenstrasse 47-51, 4020 Linz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.biz-up.at/en

Total budget: EUR 209 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 177 650.00

BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH

Name: BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH

Department: -

Address: Breitscheidstr. 10, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bio-pro.de

Total budget: EUR 185 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 590.00

ClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberg, hosted by VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH

Name: ClusterAgentur Baden-Württemberg, hosted by VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH

Department: -

Address: Willi-Bleicher-Strasse 19, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.clusteragentur-bw.de

Total budget: EUR 16 936.77

ERDF budget: EUR 14 396.25

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Summary

Project name (EN): Linking BioBased Industry Value Chains Across the Alpine Region

Project acronym: AlpLinkBioEco

Project start date: 2018-04-17

Project end date: 2021-04-16

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 288 371.77

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 728 366.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 728 366.00.

Documents

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Reports

Joint Masterplan on circular bioeconomy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.alpine-space.eu/

Publication date: 2022-09-17

Document date: 2021-03-31

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Alpine Space

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2023-08-11

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64 / 64 (100%)

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752 / 752 (100%)

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