Open the document Sustainable Biomass for Bioplastics Biobased plastics remain a strategic pillar of Europe’s Bioeconomy vision and help in decoupling economic growth from fossil resources, building a more resilient Union. The EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy vision for 2040 envisages that products such as sustainable biobased plastics would be widely used in the EU, playing [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics, within the framework of the BLUECOAT project, has recently organised an online workshop on Sustainable Materials for Coatings, featuring contributions from four outstanding expert innovators and EU-funded projects. The workshop was held on 14 April 2026 and is the second of 10 online events to collect input from [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics calls for the exemption of certified biodegradable plastics from the scope of the SUPD Key Messages: The evaluation of the SUPD should address unintended environmental and market effects. The SUPD should recognise the environmental benefits and innovation potential of certified biodegradable plastics. The definition of plastic in the [...]
Open the document Continuous growth: global production capacities of biobased plastics 2025-2030 Global biobased plastics production capacity currently represents roughly 0.5% of the 431 million tonnes* of plastics produced annually. Global plastics production is maintaining its upward trajectory, supported by expanding end-use industries and innovation in material performance. Within this momentum, bioplastics continue [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics, within the framework of the BIO4COAT project, has recently organised an online workshop on Circular, Sustainable and Biobased Coatings: How to Apply the Safe and Sustainable by Design Framework, featuring contributions from four outstanding experts working on the SSbD framework. The workshop was held on 18 November 2025 [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics (EUBP), representing the bioplastics value chain in Europe, welcomes the European Commission’s upcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) as a cornerstone legislative file to accelerate Europe’s transition towards a resilient, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, and competitive bioeconomy. The CEA provides a unique opportunity to align Europe’s circularity objectives with the defossilisation [...]
Open the document Since its foundation in 1993, European Bioplastics (former IBAW) has been committed to the establishment of a legal and technical framework for supporting the introduction of bioplastics to the market. The association is the owner of the Seedling mark, which is protected by trademark law. This mark is widely acknowledged, and [...]
Open the document Bioplastics encompass a family of different materials that are biobased, biodegradable, or both. ‘Biobased’ means plastic wholly or partly derived from biomass. ‘Biodegradable’ refers to a biochemical metabolisation process during which micro-organisms available in the environment convert materials into natural substances such as water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. The purpose [...]
Open the document In the EU, materials intended to come into contact with food must comply with strict regulations. To ensure a high level of food safety in Europe, all food contact materials and articles (FCM&A) must comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 (known as the Framework Regulation) on materials and articles intended to [...]
Open the document The transition from a fossil-based to a renewable, biobased economy is vital for the long-term resilience, competitiveness and strategic autonomy of Europe. It is also of essential importance if the European Union wants to achieve its goal set in the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. This transition requires [...]
