Towards a more virtuous economy The Region makes the bioeconomy one of the two pillars of economic development in the Grand Est. The regional strategy for the development of the bioeconomy, a biosourced, circular and sustainable economy, aims to mobilize, with the IAR* cluster, regional actors to accelerate the transformation of the economy and territories. Objective: to make the Grand Est one of the European leaders in the bioeconomy, by supporting the development of production and the valorization of regional resources resulting from photosynthesis (agricultural, forestry biomass, household biowaste, etc.) In synergy with all regional policies, this strategy is a real solution for reconciling the economic development objectives of our region with our ecological and agricultural ambition. *IAR is the leading French Bioeconomy hub, in Europe and internationally. The assets of the Grand Est With the excellence of the Industry of the Future as well as the know-how of agricultural, forestry and wine producers, the Grand Est has all the assets to become the reference territory in terms of biomass production and transformation. Biomass + 50% of the territory devoted to agriculture with nearly 50,000 farms Sectors of excellence: rapeseed, barley, protein crops, oilseeds, wheat, industrial beets, alfalfa, potatoes, hemp, etc. and the vine with more than 95% of white wines classified as AOP (Champagne and Alsace wines) Nearly 2 million hectares of forest, 2nd region in wood harvesting Industrial tissue Territorial biorefineries of Pomacle-Bazancourt and Golbey, European hemp hub Big industrial names: InVivo, Cristal Union, Vivescia, Malteurop, Soufflet, MHCS, Tereos, Tismail, Petit Bateau, Albea Tubes France, Rehau Industrie, Tricoflex, Tereos, Roquette, Dupont de Nemours, Norske Skog, Schmidt Group…