In September 2023, 5 new Horizon Europe calls have opened for the forest-based sector, from the Cluster 4 mainly, with a high relevance for the pulp & paper industries. The deadline for these calls is set on 7 February 2024.

• Pulp&Paper
  • Optimisation of thermal energy flows in the process industry (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-32)
  
  
  • Biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging materials (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-35)
  
  
  • Advanced biomaterials for the Health Care (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-36)
  • Bio-intelligent manufacturing industries (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-01)

Several calls also opened on 17 October and others will open in December 2023, for instance:

• Forestry:
  • Conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems (HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-8)
  • Developing EU advisory networks on forestry (HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-12)

• Woodworking:
  • Climate-smart use of wood in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-5)
  • Low-disruptive renovation processes using integration of prefabricated solutions for energy-efficient buildings (HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-01-01)

• Pulp&paper
  • From silos to diversity – small-scale bio-based demonstration pilots (HORIZON-CL6-2024-CIRCBIO-02-6-two-stage)

All the open and upcoming calls are available on this page of the FTP Database.