Together we can close the loop! Sign to unlock the Circular Bioeconomy!

In the EU, the bioeconomy generates over €3 trillion in turnover and supports 17.42 million jobs.

From 2014 to 2021, the bio-based industries’ turnover grew by 5.8%, reaching approximately €55 billion.

Circular Bioeconomy and its Biorefineries are a key driver of innovation, regeneration and more sustainable growth. The circular Bioeconomy is rooted in local resources and interdisciplinary by nature, it connect multiple sectors and technologies while strengthening regional value chains.

To balance economic, environmental and social sustainability, we must harness its vast potential: restoring natural capital, cutting carbon emissions, reshaping production and consumption, exploiting every type of waste and by-product through innovation and efficient resource use.

This fosters long-term stability, community well-being and political resilience.

This petition is addressed to all those who believe the circular bioeconomy is vital for the future of the European Union.

It supports the IFIB Turin Statement, launched in the wake of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy (25-26 September 2025), which calls on the European Commission to place the bioeconomy at the heart of its development, competitiveness, and resilience plan.

This is so that the European Bioeconomy Strategy, to be presented by the end of the year, can pave the way for an action plan and a future Bioeconomy Act.

Read the statement and be part of the transformation.

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The promoters

Catia Bastioli, CEO, Novamont
Cristina Prandi, Rector, University of Torino
David Chiaramonti, Full professor, Polytechnic of Torino and President at re-Cord
Dirk Carrez, Executive Director, Biobased industries Consortium
Giedrius Bagusinskas, Executive Director, LITMA/Smart Food Cluster
Edo Ronchi, President, Fondazione per lo Sviluppo sostenibile
Erik Ripple, CEO, NatureWorks
Ermete Realacci, President, Fondazione Symbola
Inge Arents, Managing Director, Flanders’ FOOD
Katarina Blicklingova, Director, Bioeconomy Cluster Slovakia
Konstantinos Vorgias, Professor and member, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Greek Bioeconomy Council
Leif Frilund, CEO, Walki Group
Magnus Hedenmark, President, Nordisk Bioplastförening
Mariagiovanna Vetere, VP Sustainability and Public Affairs, NatureWorks LLC
Mario Bonaccorso, Director, Cluster SPRING
Stephen Napier, CEO, Irish Bioeconomy Foundation
Victor Falguera, General Manager, Catalonia Bioeconomy Hub (BioHubCat)
Nicoletta Ravasio, Research Director, CNR
Todorova Tzvetanka, General Manager, BG colors LLC

The signatories

140. Biro Borbala, Head, Session Soil-Biology of HSS, Hungarian Soilscience Society (HSS)
139. Hernani de Magalhães, CEO, Silvex
138. Federico Cioci, Plant Director, Novamont
137. Riccardo Morsiani, Master Degree’s Student, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
136. Erik Vanderlinden, CEO, The Compost Bag Company nv
135. Philippe Michon, Co founder manager, Eranova and General Manager Alternative Plastics
134. Gerard Pichon, Scientific Director, GBCC Green Business Consulting Company
133. Marlene Biundo, private
132. Thomas Philipon, former CEO, TotalEnergies Corbion
131. Antonino Biundo, CEO, Rewow Srl
130. Modesto Ricardo Contreras Gonzále, Fundador & COO, BIOAMA Biotecnologías Aplicadas al Medio Ambiente Bioa²ma StartUp of Biotechnology
129. Leonardo Salvemini, Professor
128. Mónica Heras Palomar, Sales Director, Ferrer
127. Kraus Wolfgang, Spokesperson, Expert Council for Bioeconomy Bavaria
126. Luigi Pio Scordamaglia, CEO, Filiera Italia
125. Gašper Božič, Business Development Associate, VCG.AI
124. Miha Škrokov, Project Manager, Anteja ECG
123. Edmund Langer, Managing Director, C.A.R.M.E.N. e V.
122. Donato Scrinzi, Researcher, Fondazione Edmund Mach
121. Giorgio Ricci Maccari, President, Technology Italian Cluster BIG Blue Growth
120. Gianfranco Bologna, Honorary President Scientific Community WWF Italia
119. Marcello Somma, CEO, I-Foria Italia
118. Vincenzo Russo, Associate Professor, University of Naples, Federico II
117. Antonella Castagna, Associate professor, University of Pisa, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment
116. Peter Flippo, Director Business Development, Avantium RDS
115. Erwin Lepoudre, Chairman, Belgian Bio-products
114. Martino Di Serio, Professor, University of Naples, Federico II
113. Francesco Caracciolo, Full Professor, University of Naples, Federico II
112. Veronica Menéndez, CEO & Cofounder, AGROLINERA ASTUR SL
111. Pierluigi Argoneto, Consultant, SPRING
110. Franz Kraus, Head of International Public Affairs, Novamont
109. Giulia Gregori, Head of Systemic PMO, Communication and Institutional Affairs Liaison, Novamont
108. Beatrice Buzzella, President, Green Oleo SB
107. Mauro Fenoglio, Chief Operating Officer, Novamont
106. Daligault Laurent, Global Segment Leader, Totalenergies Corbion
105. Peep Pitk, CDO, Fibenol
104. Phoebe Koundouri, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business; University of Cambridge
103. Henk Vooijs, Chair, Holland Bioplastics
102. Bruno Collos, Operational Manager, SAS Le Beau Projet – Biowrap
101. Arjan Klapwijk, Director, Bio4Life BV
100. Teodor Vintila, Project Manager, University Professor, University of Life Sciences King Mihai I, Timisoara
99. Silvia Silvestri, Researcher, head Bioeconomy Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach
98. Elena Sgaravatti, Founder and GM, PlantaRei Biotech
97. Luigi Morra, Senior Researcher, CREA
96. Monica Bertuzzi, President, Industria plastica Toscana SOC COOP
95. Luisa Fortunato, Quality Manager, Industria Plastica Toscana
94. Aaron Philips, Sustainability Advisor, Biosiness Srl
93. Felice Amori, Editor, Il Bioeconomista
92. Eleonora Pagnotta, Technical Research Associate, CREA
91. Rosella Malanchin, CEO, ROELMI HPC S.r.l.
90. Patrik Fogelström, CEO, BioBag International AS
89. Nicola Pecchioni, Director, CREA
88. Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, Full Professor, University
87. Marco Salvadeo, CIO, Novamont
86. Nicola Di Fidio, Assistant professor, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
85. Maurizia Seggiani, Full professor, University of Pisa
84. Maria-Beatrice Coltelli, Associate Professor, University of Pisa Department of Civil and Industrial engineering
83. Francesco Falduti, Human Resources, Patrica site, Novamont
82. Luigi Iavarone, CEO, IWT Iavarone Wood Technology S.r.l.
81. Philippe Marchand, biofuel expert and consultant, PM Conseil
80. Sandra Martin, Managing Director, FuturaMat
79. Stefano Alini, CEO, Radici inNova Scarl
78. Armando Quazzo, CEO, SMAT S.p.A.
77. Gennaro Agrimi, Professor, University of Bari
76 Valentina Vignaroli, Director, Assobioplastiche
75. Katarina Korzeń, Business develpoment, T&F Plast Trade
74. Lorenzo Botta, Associate Professor, University of Tuscia
73. Antonio Servadio, BD – innovation, Fondazione UNIMI
72. Luca Lovatti, R&D, Consorzio Melinda
71. Nicola Rovelli, R&D and Innovation Manager, Enereco S.p.A.
70. Geoffroy Delvinquier, Execustive Assistant to CEO & Public Affairs Manager, Futerro S.a.
69. Jean-Francois Feller, Professor, Université de Bretagne Sud
68. Julien Gambon, Director, VEGEPLAST SAS
67. Cesar Guy, President, SERPBIO
66. Iouvert Jean Marc, Administrateur, Chambre de commerce franco finlandaise
65. Pichon Gérard, Scientific director, Gbcc
64. Alessia Rinaldi, Post – doc researcher, University of Parma
63. Margherita Caggiano, Director, Re Soil Foundation
62. Bruno Rudnik, Managing Partner, SEF Ventures
61. Giuseppe Lanzi, CEO, SISIFO S.R.L. Società Benefit
60. Marko List, CEO, CONSULTARE d.o.o.
59. Daniela Ribezzo, Director, Prishu B.V.
58. Davide Collini, CEO, B-Plas sbrl
57. Bob Paul, Principal, E5 Solution Consulting
56. Bernard de Galembert, Director, WBCSD Forest Solutions Group
55. Francesca Di Bartolomeo, Senior Scientist, SINTEF AS
54. Alberto Castellanza, Director Development Products & Markets, Novamont
53. Alessandro Del Seppia, Head of Biochemicals, Novamont
52. Fabio Assandri, General manager, Novamont
51. Rosalba Troiano, Phd Student, Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
50. Friedrich von Hesler, Area Manager, Novamont
49. Domenico Allocca, Product Management, Novamont
48. Armido Marana, CEO, Ecozema S.r.l. società benefit
47. Amedeo Lepore, Full professor of Economic History, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, LUISS, Unisob
46. Alessandro Ferlito, Commercial Director, Novamont
45. Antonio Munarini, President, Ecozema S.r.l. società benefit
44. Claudio Marzadori, Full Professor, University of Bologna
43. Marco Versari, President, Biorepack
42. Francesca Senatore, Marketing Manager, Flessobags S.r.l.
41. Christophe Doukhi – de Boissoudy, President, AFCB (Association Française des Compostables Biosourcés)
40. Lucia Gardossi, Delegate in the Cluster Spring, University of Trieste
39. Martyna Zastawna, CEO, Finnavi
38. Lorenza Romanese, Secretary General, European Bioplastic – EUBP
37. Simone Luti, Researcher, University of Florence
36. Loredano Pollegioni, Delegate to Research and Innovation, University Insubria
35. Simao Soares, CEO, President, SilicoLife and P-Bio
34. Melina Gerdts, Founder, BioCircular loop Podcast
33. Pierfrancesco Morganti, Centers Coordinator, Centro R&D, Nanotechnology Unit, Accademia di Storia dell’Arte Sanitaria, Roma Italy
32. Beatrice Sileno, CEO, Co-Founder, Nantoo S.r.l.
31. Elias Atienza, General Manager, Corporation Tecnologica de Andalucia, CTS
30. Lubomila Jordanova, CEO, Plan A
29. Massimo Centemero, DG, Consorzio Italiano Compostatori
28. David Inacio, Country Manager, Novamont Iberia
27. Sergio Andreis, Executive Director, Kyoto Club
26. Hendrik Waegeman, Head of Business Operations, Bio Based Europe Pilot Plant
25. Terhi Vapola, Managing Partner, Greencode Ventures
24. Nina Meglič, Director, ACT-SI
23. Carrie Chan, CEO, Avant
22. Stefano Bertacchi, Researcher, Industrial biotechnologist, University of Milano – Bicocca
21. Daniela Gozmanova, International relations, Regional Bioeconomy Hub- Plovdiv
20. Massimo Portincaso, CEO & Co-Founder, Arsenale Bioyards S.r.l.
19. Christian Patermann, Director ret. Former official EC
18. Luca Bianconi, President, Assobioplastiche
17. Erik Hrvatin, Director, Adrialoop d.o.o.
16. Francesco Paolo La Mantia, Resercher, INTSM
15. Javier Sanz Osorio, Engineering and Technology, SISENER INGENIEROS / GREENVAL TECHNOLOGIES
14. Carlos Belloch, PhD student, University College Cork
13. Isabella Pisano, Professor, University of Bari Aldo Moro
12. Clementina Dellomonaco, SVP Food Biosciences, IFF
11. David Bolzonella, Head of Department, University of Verona
10. Fabiano Vittorio Coccato, CEO, Coccato&Mezzetti S.r.l.
9. Giovanni Sannia, President, Biopox
8. Riccardo Gent, Executive Director, German Association of Biotechnology Industries
7. Massimiliano Rondini, General manager, Flessobags srl
6. Luca Lauro, Official, Agenzia ICE
5. Alessandro Cibien, CEO, Flexopack srl Italia
4. Patrizia Circelli, Team Leader Bioeconomy- Agrifood, PNO Innovation
3. Christian Margreiter, CEO, Naturabiomat GmbH
2. Piergiuseppe Morone, Full Professor of Economic Policy, Unitelma Sapienza
1. Alireza Mansouri, CEO, Biosiness S.r.l.