Updated on 22 September 2026
IFIB 2026 as the launch platform for a European collaboration around the Sicilian Sumac Circular Biorefinery.
ceo at redess srl
Parma, Italy
About
SUMAC-BIO – A Mediterranean Circular Biorefinery Platform for Rhus coriaria
Redess proposes to establish a European collaboration platform around the sustainable valorisation of Rhus coriaria, a Mediterranean botanical resource with significant potential for the circular bioeconomy.
The project aims to connect sustainable biomass production in Sicily with European research, pilot-scale infrastructures, technology providers, bio-based industries and regional bioeconomy ecosystems. Redess will act as the industrial case and technology developer, providing access to Rhus coriaria biomass, fractionation and extraction know-how, intellectual property and a growing portfolio of potential applications.
The collaboration will investigate the cascading valorisation of the whole plant — fruits, leaves, woody fractions and residual biomass — into high-value bio-based compounds, ingredients, functional materials and industrial applications for food, cosmetics, agriculture, animal nutrition, packaging, leather and other sectors.
Through synergies with European initiatives such as BioInSouth, TERRIFIC, Pilots4U/COPILOT, RIBES, BIOECONOMY GIANTS, C4B, BIOFAIRNET and SPRING, SUMAC-BIO will address the main barriers between laboratory innovation and industrial deployment: pilot validation, scale-up, process optimisation, sustainability assessment, value-chain development, market uptake and access to finance.
Stage
- Early
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