BIOECONOMY AUSTRIA

The use of wood as a building, material and energy source is an essential pillar of a biobased social and economic system. …

“The climate crisis and our dependence on fossil resources show how important the targeted and sustainable use of our regional resources is. The ‘Bioeconomy Austria’ network will …”

“The bioeconomy, a living economy based on renewable materials, has always been a cornerstone of eco-social thinking. We are therefore very happy to strengthen the Bioeconomy Austria network in the industrial state of Upper Austria …”

“The Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH (Wood K plus) sees the Bioeconomy Austria network as a great opportunity to anchor the bioeconomy as a key issue for Austria and Europe in politics and society. …”

“Wood is renewable and available in relevant quantities and in close proximity. This makes this raw material so important for the social change towards a bioeconomy. …”

“The available biomass from the forest offers great potential for the sustainable transformation of our economy. …”

” … The efficient design of processes in a regenerative circular economy with reduced raw material demand is the base for a sustainable bioeconomy.”

“The clusters and the platform make an important contribution to the development of the location and the transfer of know-how to the companies. …”

“From the wood industry’s point of view, the “bioeconomy” offers a great opportunity to promote the knowledge-based production and use of renewable resources …”

“The first trains, cars and aeroplanes were built from wood. We are bringing the regional, ecological material wood back there …”

“Wood is the most important raw material of the bioeconomy and the most important renewable energy resource in Austria. …”

“In order to achieve the long-term goal of a massive reduction in fossil material and energy consumption, a strong network of companies, research and politics is needed within the value chain. …”

“Bioeconomy replaces non-renewable raw materials with renewable ones. This translates the ecosocial market economy into practice. …”