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BBIO: Biosynthesis of RUBber from BIObased sources
Programme: HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025
Duration: 48 months, May 2026 – April 2030
Partners: Fundación AITIIP, C-source Renewables, Cranfield University, Celignis, The University of Edinburgh, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tecnopackaging, Siec Badawcza Lukasiewicz, Artigo, Novex, Fundación Tekniker, Centrum Transferu Technologii – Innovations.
Objective: The RUBBIO project confronts the European Union’s strategic dependency on imported rubber by developing three novel, sustainable, and circular bio-based rubber value chains within Europe. By valorizing starch-containing food waste, the project will establish efficient biomanufacturing routes to transform these low-value stream into high-performance rubber polymers.
By integrating advanced biotechnology and chemical engineering, RUBBIO will deliver sustainable rubber alternatives for different key sectors, specifically targeting applications in technical flooring and footwear. These high-quality bio-based solutions will meet rigorous market standards while directly supporting circular economy and the EU’s transition toward decarbonization.
Tecnopackaging is a partner in RUBBIO, developing the polymerization of biobased monomers to obtain sustainable rubbers.
This project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and its members, and co-funded by the European Union under the GA nº101214822. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CBE JU. Neither the European Union nor the CBE JU can be held responsible for them.
Agreement N. 101290652 – RUBBIO – HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025
