BIOCIRC | Asociación Española de Biocircularidad

Name

BIOCIRC | Asociación Española de Biocircularidad

Legal name

PLATAFORMA TECNOLÓGICA ESPAÑOLA BIOMASA (BIOPLAT)

Website

https://biocirc.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

akta.pro primary industry

Biofuels & Renewable Fuels Switching (Biomethane/RNG, Bio-oils, Sustainable Biomass) (EUABAJAD)

Keywords

• Biocircularity trade association
• Bioenergy sector advocacy
• Renewable biofuels representation
• Biomethane industry lobbying
• Bioproducts association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BIOCIRC is a Spanish industry association that integrates and represents companies operating in the biocircularity sector, including biofuels, synthetic fuels, biogas, bioenergy, bioproducts, and biorefineries. It offers membership services, institutional representation before public administrations, the Hub Biocircular Estatal network, the Biocircular MApp database, the annual BioCircular Summit forum, specialized training courses, and technical publications and position papers.

Product overview

BIOCIRC - Asociación Española de Biocircularidad operates as an industry association that promotes the development of biocircularity and represents the sector in Spain. The organization offers a portfolio of services centered on membership representation, networking, and professional development, including the Hub Biocircular Estatal (a national network connecting public-private agents), Biocircular MApp (the largest visual database of biocircularity entities in Spain), the BioCircular Summit (annual sector forum), specialized training courses such as the SAF Specialization Course and Biogas/Biomethane Course, and comprehensive publications including technical reports and position papers. Membership is available in three tiers: Associates for companies actively shaping policy, Affiliates for service providers, and Start-ups for emerging companies. The association covers all biocircularity subsectors: bioenergy, biofuels, renewable gases, and bioproducts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membresía BIOCIRC Tiered membership program for companies in the biocircularity sector, including full Associates (firms actively shaping sector policy), Affiliates (entities providing services to the sector), and Start-ups (companies under 5 years old with reduced fees for 3 years). Members receive institutional representation, access to strategic information, participation in committees, and visibility at sector events.
• Hub Biocircular Estatal National network platform connecting all public-private agents that structure the Spanish biocircularity sector. It publishes sector reports, provides training, organizes the annual BioCircular Summit forum, and promotes actions with positive environmental and social impact.
• Biocircular MApp Visual database and map identifying all entities and facilities operating in the biocircularity sector in Spain; the largest database of its kind in the country.
• BioCircular Summit Annual flagship forum for the Spanish biocircularity sector, bringing together institutional representatives, European bodies, companies, and experts. The event includes the Premios Estatales Biocircularidad awards recognizing sector leaders across innovation, public-private collaboration, territorial impact, sustainability, and journalism categories.
• Curso de Especialización en SAF (Combustibles Sostenibles de Aviación)

Quantifiable outcome

• Spain has 159 million tonnes annual biomass potential; can become European leader in SAF production with 22,000M EUR investments and 270,000 jobs by 2050
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and major.

• UNE (Asociación Española de Normalización)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025BIOCIRC appointed as technical secretary of new CTN Biocircularidad (Technical Normalization Committee for Biocircularity). This committee will develop standards for the entire biocircularity value chain from raw materials to bioproducts, addressing sustainability, traceability, and local biohubs.
• G7 Ministers of EnvironmentstrategicOthers · 28 April 2024BIOCIRC participated in the presentation of the Turin Joint Declaration on Sustainable Biofuels signed by 75 entities to G7 Environment Ministers at the International Biofuels Forum in Turin.
• BIOPLAT (Plataforma Tecnológica Española Biomasa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creator of Hub Biocircular Estatal, the main platform connecting all public-private agents in Spain's biocircularity sector. Also co-created Biocircular MApp, the largest visual database of biocircularity entities. Joint organization of BioCircular Summit. BIOPLAT's CEO serves as secretary general of BIOPLAT while BIOCIRC's CEO is Margarita de Gregorio.
• MITERD (Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico)coreOthersRegular institutional interlocutor on biocircularity policy. BIOCIRC participates in MITERD's Renewable Hydrogen Advisory Group (GAH2R), provides input on Real Decreto de Impulso al Biometano, and collaborates on renewable energy and territory consultations.
• CIEMAT (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on specialized training courses including the SAF Specialization Course and Biogas/Biomethane Course. CIEMAT provides technical and research expertise to BIOCIRC's educational programs.
• IDAE (Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía)majorOthersRegular meetings to present BIOCIRC priorities in bioenergy, advanced biofuels, biogas, and bioproducts. IDAE is the state agency for energy diversification and savings under MITERD.
• SEPIDES (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales)strategicOthersMeeting to analyze how biocircularity projects can integrate into SEPIDES's strategy for supporting Spanish industry, connecting innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness.
• Castilla-La Mancha Regional GovernmentmajorOthersCollaboration on the region's Plan de Biometanización 2030. Meetings with the Minister of Sustainable Development and the Director General of Environmental Quality to support sustainable development of biogas and biomethane sector.
• European CommissionmajorOthersEuropean Commission representatives participated in II BioCircular Summit. BIOCIRC maintains regular dialogue on European regulatory frameworks including RED III, ReFuelEU Aviation, and FuelEU Maritime.
• European Biogas AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on European biomethane data. BIOCIRC references EBA's European Biomethane Map showing 11 plants in Spain (as of 2024).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Bioenergy Association: Global bioenergy industry association promoting biomass-based energy. Comparable as a higher-level umbrella body covering similar subsectors (biofuels, biogas, biomass heat/power) that BIOCIRC represents nationally.
• Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC): European private-public partnership representing the bio-based industries sector, including biorefineries and bioproducts. Comparable as a broader European-level industry voice covering biorefining and bio-based value chains that BIOCIRC addresses at the Spanish level.
• Asociación de Empresas de Energías Renovables (APPA): Spain's main renewable energy industry association covering wind, solar, biomass, and other renewables. Comparable as a national Spanish industry body that overlaps with BIOCIRC on biomass and bioenergy policy advocacy.

Others

• European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI): European Technology and Innovation Platform for Bioenergy. Comparable as an EU-level stakeholder platform convening industry, research, and policy actors around industrial bioenergy, overlapping with BIOCIRC's institutional engagement and technical committee work.

Emerging players

• Sustainable Aviation Fuels Netherlands (SAFN): Dutch coalition promoting sustainable aviation fuels. Comparable to BIOCIRC's SAF-related work (Iberia, RIC Energy, training courses) as a sector-specific national initiative advancing SAF uptake in a single European market.
• Advanced Biofuels Association: North American trade association focused on advanced and cellulosic biofuels, renewable diesel, and SAF. Comparable as a sector-specific industry body advocating for next-generation biofuels, a subsector that BIOCIRC also represents through members like Moeve and RIC Energy.

Regional players

• Bundesverband Bioenergie (BBE): Germany's central bioenergy industry association, covering biogas, biomethane, solid biomass, and biofuels. Highly comparable as a national trade body representing the same biocircularity subsectors BIOCIRC covers, but operating in Germany rather than Spain.
• France Gaz Renouvelables: French renewable gas industry association (formerly France Biométhane). Directly comparable to BIOCIRC's biomethane advocacy role, focused on the French market and aligned on regulatory engagement for biomethane deployment.

Direct peers

• European Biogas Association: Pan-European trade association representing the biogas, biomethane, and bio-CO2 sectors. Directly comparable to BIOCIRC as an industry body focused on biomethane advocacy, with which BIOCIRC already collaborates on European biomethane data.
• BIOPLAT (Plataforma Tecnológica Española Biomasa): Spanish technology platform for biomass, the most direct domestic counterpart to BIOCIRC. Co-creator of Hub Biocircular Estatal and Biocircular MApp with BIOCIRC, and operates as a sister/overlapping bioeconomy body in Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/biocirc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@biocirc-bioplat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biocirc-espa%C3%B1a

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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