Key figures
Jobs and professions linked to plant-based chemistry:
- 23 000 direct jobs in France in plant-based chemistry (source: ADEME, May 2012)
- 19 000 additional jobs by 2020 *
- 32 strategic professions in plant-based chemistry and industrial biotechnologies have been identified. **
The raw materials of plant-based chemistry:
- 30 Mt of plant-based raw materials are used by this sector. They are harvested on 6 million hectares, or 0.4 % of the country’s arable land area. *
- Chemical manufacturers have made a commitment to use 15% plant-based resources as raw materials in their products by 2017.
- The French chemical industry has set itself the goal of doubling the volume of plant-based raw materials used by 2020 (Source: Industry Strategic Committee)
The biobased products market
- In 2006, the biobased products market represented 19.8 billion Euros, compared to 27.6 billion Euros in 2010 and 51.1 billion Euros forecast in 2020 (source: McKinsey study)
- The market for biobased plastics (obtained from conventional agricultural and forestry resources and agricultural co-products) registers an annual growth of 20 % (source: “SusChem France Roadmap” 2010, DGIS,UIC)