SPRING – Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation and National Growth is a non-profit Association, born in 2012 in response to the Call of MIUR for the Development and Strengthening of National Technological Clusters. It is proposed as representative and promoter of the national chemical industry from renewable sources, stimulating actions of research, demonstratives of transfer technological divulgation and training in constant dialogue with the stakeholders of the local area (agricultural, industrial, institutional and no profit spheres).

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Bioeconomy: a
strategic priority
for Europe

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Turnover in the EU-28 by the bioeconomy sector
In percentage of value (2013)Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries & aquaculture
Food, beverage & tobacco
industry
Bio-based textiles
Manufacturing of wood &
wood furniture
Manufacturing of paper &
paper products
Bio-based chemicals,
pharmaceuticals & plastics
Biofuels
Bio-based electricity
4
Based on DataM – Bioeconomics, database elaborated by the EC, JRC IPTS & Nova Institut
This presentation shall neither be binding nor construed
as constituting commitment by the European Commission
19%
2%
>1%
55%
4%
8%
9%
3%
>1%
>1%
Bioeconomy is key for Europe
2 trillion euro
turnover
Employs
>17m people
55%
19%
9%
8%

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Dati economici sulla Bioeconomia italiana e
europea
Progetti industriali già in essere dal 2014
Finanziamenti a livello IT e EU
Prospettive economiche/obiettivi/visioni
colegati a questi materiali/tecnologie
Perché è importante e perché è un’opportunità
per l’Italia; prospettive PIL
EU BIOECONOMY STRATEGY & ACTION PLAN
(from 2012)
Fonte 
APRE 2013
• Horizon 2020
(€3,8b SC2)
• Increase multi- disciplinary
& cross- sectoral R&I
• ESIF - Smart
Specialisation
• EFSI
• EU Policy coherence
• Development of regional
and national bioeconomy
strategies
• Bioeconomy Panel
• Bioeconomy Observatory
• International cooperation
• Sustainable intensification
of primary production
• Expansion of new markets
• Increase EU competitiveness
• BBI JTI- 3.7 bn €
Investment in
R&I
Policy interaction &
stakeholder
engagement
Enhancement of markets &
competitiveness in
bioeconomy

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0,
0
2,
0
4,7
4,0
6,6
6,0
8,
0
10,
0
12,
0
Regno Unito Germania
Fonte: Intesa Sanpaolo su dati
Eurostat
UE5 Francia Italia Spagna
Agricoltura Alimentare Legno Carta Biochimica
Il peso della bioeconomia sul totale
dell’economia
(%, 2013)
7,2
7,9 7,9
11,3
6

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ITALY, A LEADERSHIP ROLE
• Large industrial groups, medium and small companies,
• Companies, public and private research, institutions, agriculture
• interacting and operating in the logic of value chain
• exploiting different competencies
• Research on the technological frontier
• Existing or under construction relevant production facilities
• Strong collaboration between public and private research institutions
• Joint specific projects to reach critical mass
• Interacting with central and regional authorities in order to identify
projects to be supported

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Bioindustria: un potenziale elevato
20
Fonte: Intesa Sanpaolo su dati Eurostat
25
30
35
40
Quota di prodotti chimici potenzialmente producibili con materie rinnovabili
(% sulla produzione)
45
Regno Unito Germania Spagna Italia Francia

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PIEMONTE
● R&D CENTRE BIOPLASTICS AND
BIOCHEMICALS FROM RRM (NOVARA)
● R&D CENTRE CHEMISTRY FROM
RENEWABLES (NOVARA)
● R&D CENTRE BIOCHEMICALS AND BIOFUEL
FROM RENEWABLES (RIVALTA SCRIVIA -
AL)
● PILOT PLANT FATTY ALCOHOL (RIVALTA
SCRIVIA - AL)
● PILOT PLANT BIOMONOMERS (NOVARA)
● PILOT PLANT GREEN GLYCOL (RIVALTA
SCRIVIA - AL)
● INDUSTRIAL PLANT LIGNOCELLULOSIC
BIOETHANOL (CRESCENTINO - VC)
● FLAGSHIP SUCCINIC ACID (CASSANO
SPINOLA - AL)
LOMBARDIA
R&D CENTRE GREEN CHEMISTRY, PROCESS ENGINEERING AND
BIOLUBRICANTS (MANTOVA) ●
R&D CENTRE BIOLUBRICANTS (SAN DONATO MILANESE - MI) ●
PILOT PLANT FOR BIOBASED BUTADIENE (MANTOVA) ●
• PILOT PLANT FOR TOMATO CUTIN EXTRACTION AND
TRANSFORMATION (MANTOVA)
EMILIA ROMAGNA
R&D CENTRE BIOELASTOMERS (RAVENNA) ●
SARDEGNA
● 1 FLAGSHIP AZELAIC ACID AND
PELARGONIC ACID (PORTO TORRES - SS)
● 1 FLAGSHIP BASIS FOR BIOLUBRICANTS
AND BIOADDITIVES FOR RUBBER
● R&D CENTRE
VENETO
FLAGSHIP 1.4 BDO FROM RRM (ADRIA - RO) ●
UMBRIA
R&D CENTRE, PILOT AND DEMO PLANTS
OLEAGINOUS CROPS AND BIOLUBRICANTS
FROM LOCAL CROPS (TERNI) ● ● ●
INDUSTRIAL PLANT BIOPLASTICS BASED ON
STARCH AND POLYESTERS FROM VEGETABLE
OILS (TERNI) ●
CAMPANIA
● BIOTECHNOLOGICAL R&D CENTRE (PIANA DI
MONTE VERNA - CE)
● INDUSTRIAL PLANT LEVULINIC ACID (CASERTA)
LAZIO
● INDUSTRIAL PLANT BIODEGRADABLE
POLYESTERS (PATRICA - FR)
PUGLIA
R&D CENTRE, PILOT AND DEMO PLANT AROMATIC
BIOCHEMICALS FROM LIGNIN (MODUGNO - BA) ● ● ●
FLAGSHIP AVIATION FUEL (MODUGNO - BA) ●
EXPERIMENTAL
FIELDS
R&D CENTRES
PILOT PLANTS
DEMO PLANTS
INDUSTRIAL SITES
FLAGSHIPS
LOCATION TBD
●● EXPERIMENTALCROPSANDFLAGSHIP FOREXTRACTIONOF
NATURALRUBBERANDOTHERVALUABLEPRODUCTS(RESINSETC.)

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Dati economici sulla Bioeconomia italiana e
europea
Progetti industriali già in essere dal 2014
Finanziamenti a livello IT e EU
Prospettive economiche/obiettivi/visioni
colegati a questi materiali/tecnologie
Perché è importante e perché è un’opportunità
per l’Italia; prospettive PIL
Horizon 2020
BBI

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• The Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking is a new
€3.7 billion Public-Private Partnership between
the EU and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.
• Operating under Horizon 2020, it is driven by the
Vision and Strategic Innovation and Research
Agenda (SIRA) developed by the industry.
• A major public and private effort
• €3.7 billion investments in bio-based
innovation from 2014-2020;
• €975 million of EU funds (Horizon 2020) and €2.7
billion of private investments
• Leveraging capital markets and additional private
and public funds (e.g. synergies with EU Structural
Funds).

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• SPRING – Sustainable Processes and Resources for Innovation
and National Growth is a non-profit Association, born in 2012 in
response to the Call of MIUR for the Development and
Strengthening of National Technological Clusters
• It is proposed as representative and promoter of the national
chemical industry from renewable sources, stimulating actions of
research, demonstratives of transfer technological divulgation and
training in constant dialogue with the stakeholders of the local
area (agricultural, industrial, institutional and no profit spheres).

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REGIONE BASILICATA
REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA
REGIONE LOMBARDIA
REGIONE PIEMONTE
REGIONE PUGLIA
REGIONE SARDEGNA
REGIONE UMBRIA
REGIONE VENETO
Companies 33% (39%
SMC)*
Other Bodies
27%
Central Italy
27%
Northern Italy
57%
Southern Italy
16%
*The Companies Cluster members belong to various fields, such as the agriculture sector, research in the chemistry of renewable sourch and
Biotechnology industerial field, realization of biomaterials and bioproducts, transformation industry, end use and disposal phase.
105 MEMBERS
Public research 29%

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SPRING MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
 Position paper: Italian biobased chemicals and bioeconomy
strategy
 Roadmap: priorities for the development of biobased chemistry
in Italy
 Proposal to MIUR and MiSE for creating a Working table to
define and implement the national strategy for the sector
 Operative Working table with Regions that joined the Cluster
 Operative working groups to define flagship and R&D projects