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Bioeconomy is a holistic economic model developed and applied to manage the available raw materials from biomass and valorize the biowastes generated for the various agro-industrial activities. The implementation of this sustainable concept on the ground is based on a variety of green technologies related to the acquisition and conversion of biomass to produce a wide range of biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials, with little to no competition with food resources.

The decision to implement bioeconomy in any country is well justified and of strategic importance, especially if enough renewable raw materials could be made available to “fuel” the country’s economy and the major industrial activities. In this chapter various visions, strategies, resources, and opportunities, as well many industrial cases related to the implementation of bioeconomy, are presented and discussed in various leading countries in the world including the United States, several European countries, and China. A closer look on the Finnish bioeconomy and its related industrial achievements and prospects is also given.

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