BDO Zone Initiative Releases 2025 Annual Report

BDO Zone Initiative Releases 2025 Annual Report

– Network Reaches 58 Rated Zones, $10B in Announced Investment, $556M in Average Annual Economic Impact per Project, and a Path to International Standardization –

August 31, 2026 — The BDO Zone Initiative today released its 2025 Annual Report, Building the Bioeconomy Infrastructure. The report documents the year the network moved from expansion to execution, with CAD $10 billion (US $7.6B) in announced biomanufacturing investment associated with BDO Zones and the start of the methodology’s transition to a joint ASTM–CSA binational standard recognized in more than 150 countries.

Download the 2025 BDO Zone Annual Report here.

Key highlights from the report include:

• 58 BDO Zones rated across the U.S. and Canada, up from 42 at the start of the year.
• CAD $10B (US $7.6B) announced project investment, with CAD $39B (US $30B) in active project discussions across the network.
• CAD $556M (US $423M) average annual economic impact per project, independently validated by Dr. Burton English (Emeritus), University of Tennessee.
• 71,000 jobs from six projects alone: 62,000 construction and 9,000 permanent.
• CAD $1B committed by the BDO Zone Investment Coalition, 21 investors deploying within BDO Zones.
• CSA Group and ASTM International agreed to jointly develop a binational BDO Zone Standard, building on CSA TS-005:25, with final publication expected in early 2027.

“Markets do not develop simply because demand exists. They develop because trusted institutions, common standards, and credible market intelligence reduce uncertainty, build confidence, and enable capital to flow efficiently,” said Jordan Solomon, Chairman of the BDO Zone Initiative. “These milestones represent more than organizational growth. Together, they demonstrate that BDO Zones are evolving into the foundational market infrastructure needed to support the next phase of bioeconomy expansion.”

The report also previews Green Data Center Opportunity (GDO) Zones, extending the BDO Zone methodology to data centres and AI infrastructure powered by clean, dispatchable bio-based power. Full details will be announced in Q4 2026.

To view the full 2025 BDO Zone Annual Report, please click here or visit www.bdozone.org.

About The BDO Zone Initiative

The Biofuel Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Initiative certifies ‘regional readiness’ for bio-manufacturing, creates global connections and ignites an influx of new energy opportunities for farmers, economic developers, and rural businesses. A BDO Zone rating is an internationally recognized, standards-based technical risk assessment of a region’s feedstock, supply chain, and infrastructure risk with respect to the development potential for new biofuel plants. BDO Zone ratings are site location bullseyes for bio-project development. Investment grade ratings are force-multipliers for attracting new manufacturing plants to the areas where they are most likely to succeed, drive investment and create jobs.

For more information on the BDO Zone Initiative, contact info@bdozone.org. To view all BDO Zone ratings, visit www.bdozone.org. Check out the BDO Zone LinkedIn page for news and updates.