Leitão, AlexandraRebelo, FranciscoPintado, ManuelaRibeiro, Tânia Bragança2020-08-252020-08-252020Leitão, A., Rebelo, F., Pintado, M., Ribeiro, T. B. (2020). AgroForest biomass and circular bioeconomy: case studies. In M. Assunção, N. Delener, Á. Dias, A. Elias-Almeida (eds.), Mapping, managing, and crafting sustainable business strategies for the circular economy. (pp. 203-247). IGI Global9781522598855http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30870The agroforest sector plays a leading role as a biomass supplier to obtain bio-based products that allowed an acceleration in the circular bioeconomy transition. This chapter applied a mixed-methods review to identify new attractive bio-based products and to evaluate its market potential in Portugal. Forest biomass was identified as an excellent raw material for (1) low-carbon building materials, (2) biotextiles, and (3) bioplastics. The potential of agro-food waste to obtain new bio-based materials was also emphasised. The new bioproducts identified have high potential and attractive markets. It was estimated that a 5% market share of these bioproducts in the global construction, textiles, and plastics markets in 2030 corresponds to an aggregate increase in revenues of 260-579 million € per year in Portugal. The environmental sustainability implications arising from the diffusion of these new biomaterials are also highlighted, focusing on the decarbonisation of the economy.engbook part10.4018/978-1-5225-9885-5.ch011