The constraints linked to fossil raw materials (decreasing resources, fluctuating prices, regulatory and environmental aspects) have led industrial companies into the chemical and agro-resources sectors to look for new ways of reducing reliance on imported oil and introduce some renewable ways of sourcing.
Players in the chemical and agro-resource fields have become aware of the benefits of pooling skills, know-how and resources within a single structure to give bio-based chemistry every opportunity to develop itself successfully in Europe.
Throughout this vision of sharing means and this determination, the Association Chimie du Végétal (plant-based rather described as “bio-based” Chemistry Association) was created in 2008. This initiative is unique in Europe and brings together, for the first time, the industrial players directly involved in the sector.
The aim the association has set for itself is to create all the industrial, economical and political conditions conducive to the development of this new sector, within the framework of competitive, responsible and sustainable agriculture and chemistry.
As a representative of the main players in bio-based chemistry, the ACDV is a driving force underlining industrial stakes to national and European bodies : It presents to Europe’s governing bodies the vision and the stance of industrial companies regarding the development of bio-based chemistry.
Reflected by the French Grenelle law, the commitment of the French chemistry industrial players to use 15 % of renewable raw materials in the French chemistry in 2017 is a strong driver for ACDV’s every day actions.
