The COOPID project has carried out a selection of 10 success cases within the bioeconomy across the EU primary sector. This is the one belonging to the French Success Case: Grand Est bioeconomy ecosystem. This case covers their overall business idea, main products, key characteristics, and plans for development of its business model.
Main facts
Pomacle Bazancourt biorefinery
1200 employees
4 millions tons of biomass processed annually
The main ingoing biomasses are sugar beets, wheat, and wood
Both cooperatively and privately owned enterprises
Overall business idea
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The Grand Est region aims to be a European leader within bioeconomy
- Development of new technologies and collaborations benefits the economy, environment and agriculture
- The Pomacle Bazancourt agro-industrial complex is a flagship site demonstrating high resource efficiency
- The complex includes several biomass processing companies together with research centres
Key characteristics of the success story
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Valorisation of by-products into high-value components
- Renewable energy is produced and sold or used for processing
- Circulation of nutrients and carbon back to the soils
- Recycling of process water
- Industrial symbiosis leads to increased resource efficiency
- Pro-active approach to application of new technologies
- Cooperation between industries and research to boost innovation
- Support from local and regional public authorities
Plans for development
- A pilot plant for 2G bioethanol has been converted to production facility for bio-based surfactants.
Main products
- Sugar from beets
- Wheat-based food products, glues and products for technical applications
- Ethanol and alcohols
- Bio-based CO2 captured from biorefining processes
- HPCI black pellets from wood