BioProducts & BioEnergy 

Overview

BioProducts and BioEnergy are sub-sectors within an emerging field of industrial biotechnology. The sectors provide familiar products that can be manufactured using biomass and/or novel processes to replace or complement conventional manufacturing that uses fossil fuels and petrochemicals. Biomass is any type of organic material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. It may come in the form of raw material or primary crops, by-products left over from a variety of activities and industrial processes, and waste material. 

LifeSciences BC's working focused definition, relative to our mandate and strategic outcomes is as follows:

Bioproducts are products made from renewable resources (Biomass) and/or biological processes primarily from Agriculture, Forestry, Marine, and Municipal Waste to provide biofuels, bioenergy,  biomaterials, and everyday household or industrial products.

Commercialization of new, more cost effective and environmentally friendly technologies, products, and services in our traditional resource sectors could diversify both markets and energy sources, while boosting the rural economy and enhancing our existing industrial infrastructure. BioProducts and BioEnergy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the economies of rural and First Nations communities, and lessen global dependence on oil, gas and coal.

Download Sector Overview

Download BC BioProducts & BioEnergy Company Directory

To update or add your company to the BioProducts & BioEnergy Directory, please contact Bob Ingratta bingratta@lifesciencesbc.ca