Lobby organisation
Bio-based Industries Consortium
Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing also Agriculture & food, Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Bio-based Industries Consortium appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
In their own words
“BIC is Europe’s leading industry association, putting circularity, innovation and sustainability at the heart of the European bioeconomy. BIC is the private partner in the €2 billion public-private partnership with the European Commission – the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).”
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“BIC’s mission is to build new circular bio-based value chains and to create a favourable business and policy climate to accelerate market uptake. BIC’s membership includes 300+ industry members covering the whole value chain, from primary production to the market, across multiple and diverse sectors including agriculture & agri-food, aquaculture & marine, chemicals and materials, including bio-based fibres and bioplastics, forest and forest-based sectors, market sectors, technology providers and waste management & treatment. BIC also has over 200 Associate Members representing academia, research organisations, trade associations, etc.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 6 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | César Luena | Circular Economy and bioeconomy |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Stefan Köhler | Bioökonomie |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Morten Løkkegaard | Biotech |
| 14 May 2025 | Andrea Wechsler | EU Energy and industry policy |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Andreas Glück | Bio tech |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Christine Singer | Bioökonomie |
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