What Plant Based Products Council does

Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) is a nonprofit trade association founded in 2019 and administered by the Corn Refiners Association, headquartered at 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Its functional role is policy advocacy, industry coordination, and education on behalf of companies that manufacture or use non-food products and materials derived from renewable, plant-based feedstocks such as corn, soy, hemp, and algae. PBPC serves a horizontally segmented membership base spanning biobased product manufacturers (e.g., HempWood, Evoco, BioLogiQ, Sustainea, Green Boom), agricultural feedstock producers, federal policymakers, and consumer brands, and it does not develop proprietary technology itself.

The organization generates revenue through tiered recurring membership dues from companies across the plant-based products supply chain, supplemented by event sponsorship and program-related revenue. Its product and service portfolio comprises a tiered Membership Program, an annual Consumer Trends Research publication (1,000+ consumer survey), the Plant-Based Passport educational resource, the Ag Bioeconomy Policy Summit, the PBPC Speaker Series virtual events, the annual Circular Solutions conference, and the Congressional Bioeconomy Champion Awards program. Distribution is conducted through direct membership outreach, a monthly newsletter, blog content, LinkedIn, grassroots advocacy campaigns targeting Congress, and earned media. PBPC is not venture-backed and operates as a 501(c)-style nonprofit rather than a venture-funded or publicly listed entity.

Name

Plant Based Products Council

Legal name

Plant Based Products Council

Website

https://pbpc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plant Based Products Council is a nonprofit trade association founded in 2019 and administered by the Corn Refiners Association, advocating in Washington, D.C. on behalf of companies that manufacture or use non-food products and materials made from renewable, plant-based feedstocks. It serves biobased manufacturers, agricultural producers, and federal policymakers through membership dues, policy advocacy, events, and consumer research.

Ownership category

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Product category

Industry Trade Association and Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

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Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Biobased product advocacy
• Plant-based industry association
• Bioeconomy policy
• Bioplastics trade group
• Renewable chemicals council

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: PBPC operates as a trade association funded by membership dues from companies across the plant-based products supply chain. Tiered membership levels are available for organizations manufacturing or using non-food products and materials made from renewable, plant-based inputs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PBPC is a nonprofit trade association that represents companies manufacturing or using non-food plant-based products including bioplastics, renewable chemicals, packaging, and consumer goods. It delivers advocacy, policy engagement, consumer research, educational resources, and industry events to advance the U.S. ag bioeconomy.

Product overview

Plant Based Products Council is an advocacy organization (not a product company) focused on advancing the plant-based products industry through policy advocacy, education, and industry events. The organization offers membership services, publishes annual Consumer Trends Research, provides educational resources including the Plant-Based Passport, hosts events such as the Ag Bioeconomy Policy Summit and Speaker Series, and manages the Congressional Bioeconomy Champion Awards program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program
• Consumer Trends Research

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% consumer familiarity with plant-based products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and supportive.

• Purdue UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Sustainea collaborates with Purdue University's College of Engineering through programs like CISTAR and LEAPS for biomanufacturing innovation and workforce development. The partnership supports Lafayette becoming a hub for biomanufacturing excellence.
• PrimientcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2024Sustainea partnered with Primient to co-locate its first U.S. Bio-MEG facility at Primient's Lafayette, Indiana campus. Primient supplies corn-based dextrose for Sustainea's bio-based chemical production. The $400 million facility will create approximately 100 high-wage jobs and source corn from local farmers.
• BraskemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Braskem partnered with Sojitz to form Sustainea, a joint venture for Bio-MEG and Bio-MPG development. Braskem contributed technological research expertise in renewable chemicals, while Sustainea operates independently with headquarters in the U.S.
• SojitzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Japanese trading company Sojitz partnered with Braskem to form Sustainea, leveraging Sojitz's strong market presence in Asia, which accounts for 80% of the global MEG market.
• iFAB Tech HubstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimient participates in the iFAB (Illinois Fermentation for Agricultural Bioproducts) Tech Hub, a consortium of 30+ partner organizations providing scale-up and demonstration facilities for bioprocessing in Central Illinois.
• Algae Biomass OrganizationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerABO is the leading trade association for the U.S. algae industry. PBPC collaborates with ABO through the Plant-Based Leaders blog series, highlighting algae as an important feedstock for the bioeconomy. ABO helped relaunch the Congressional Algae Caucus in 2025.
• Corn Refiners AssociationcoreOthersCRA administers the Plant Based Products Council (PBPC), an organization launched by CRA in 2019. CRA represents the corn wet-milling industry and also supports PBPC through shared staff and resources.
• Indiana Economic Development CorporationsupportiveGTM or Marketing PartnerIEDC committed up to $6.9 million in performance-based tax credits and $100,000 in training grants to support Sustainea's $400 million Bio-MEG facility in Lafayette, Indiana.
• National Security Commission on Emerging BiotechnologystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSCEB's report on biotechnology includes recommendations that align with PBPC's policy priorities. PBPC hosted Speaker Series events featuring NSCEB commissioners to discuss bioeconomy's role in national security.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastics Industry Association: Trade association representing plastics manufacturers and supply chain; directly adjacent to PBPC's bioplastics advocacy work and engages in overlapping federal policy and sustainability debates.
• Algae Biomass Organization: Leading trade association for the U.S. algae industry and a PBPC alliance partner; shares plant-based feedstock advocacy and collaborates on the Congressional Algae Caucus, making it a closely aligned niche peer.

Broad incumbents

• American Forest & Paper Association: Trade association for the U.S. forest products industry; comparable in advocating for renewable/bio-based material policy, federal procurement preferences, and sustainability framing — though focused on wood-derived rather than plant-based products.
• National Association of Manufacturers (NAM): Largest U.S. manufacturing trade association; comparable in performing federal policy advocacy and grassroots campaigns on behalf of member manufacturers, including those producing biobased products.
• American Chemistry Council: Major trade association representing the U.S. chemicals industry including petrochemicals and emerging biobased chemicals; overlaps with PBPC on renewable chemicals policy and federal advocacy.
• Corn Refiners Association: PBPC's parent and administering organization; represents the corn wet-milling industry and shares staff/resources with PBPC, making it the closest comparator in mission (agricultural commodity advocacy) though broader in feedstock scope.
• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO): Large U.S. biotech trade association that, like PBPC, advocates for federal policy supportive of bio-based industries and represents a broad member base to Congress and federal agencies; broader in scope than PBPC's plant-based products focus.

Peers

• Society of the Plastics Industry / Bioplastics Division: Industry groups focused specifically on biodegradable and biobased plastics; comparable niche advocacy around bioplastics standards, composting infrastructure, and federal procurement — directly overlapping with PBPC's bioplastics education and policy mission.
• Bioproduct, Bioenergy, and Bioplastics industry consortia (e.g., iFAB Tech Hub): Regional and national consortia advancing bioproduct scale-up and policy; comparable to PBPC in convening manufacturers, universities, and policymakers to advance U.S. biomanufacturing — including a listed PBPC/Primient ecosystem partner.

Others

• USDA BioPreferred Program: Federal program that PBPC's advocacy is built around; while a government program rather than a trade association, it is the principal policy counterpart whose funding decisions directly shape PBPC's value to members.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plant-based-products-council

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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