EUBP Talk Series on Alternative Feedstock
In 2024, European Bioplastics introduced a series of informal online talks exploring alternative sustainable feedstock sources for bioplastics. The webinar series brought together researchers, organizations, and companies to exchange ideas and solutions in an informal setting. The overall topic of this series was “Alternative Feedstocks”.
Running from April until September 2024, the series wrapped up at an in-person event in Brussels on 16 October 2024 “Alternative feedstock for biobased plastics: bridging the gap between research and market”.
Take a look at the White Paper developed by European Bioplastics and the talk experts on the topic of the series.
EUBP Talk #1
The first talk of the series entitled “From Linear to Circular: Waste Cooking Oils as Feedstock for Polymers and Plastics” took place on 10 April 2024. Our guest speaker, Antonino Biundo, PhD, from the University of Bari Aldo Moro, shared insights from the REWIND project on waste cooking oils as a feedstock for the production of polymers and plastics through enzymatic modification.
EUBP Talk #2
For our second EUBP Talk on 24 May entitled “From organic waste to plastic monomers”, Joachim Venus, from the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bio-economy e.V. (ATB), covered the results of two BBI-funded projects, CAFIPLA and PERCAL, which have investigated the use of organic waste to produce plastic monomers. Biowaste can serve as a feedstock for the bioeconomy. Presentation here: https://zenodo.org/records/13986581
EUBP Talk #3
The third talk of the series “From brewery waste to bioplastics: results of the BioSupPack project on new value chains for innovative and sustainable packaging” will take place on 19 June 2024. Our guest speaker, Rosa González Leyba from AIMPLAS, will talk about the innovation being done in the BBI-funded project and the valorisation of by-products from the agri-food industry and different types of waste, and their key role in improving sustainability. Presentation here: https://zenodo.org/records/12170224
EUBP Talk #4
The fourth EUBP Talk will host Tanja Meyer from the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, who will cover the topic “Transforming organic waste into bio-succinic acid on a pre-industrial scale”. It will take place on 10 July 2024. Each year, millions of tonnes of bio-waste, particularly urban organic food waste, inundate European waste management systems. However, a substantial portion of this resource—approximately 60%—currently ends up in incineration or landfills, resulting in significant environmental and economic losses. Presentation here: https://zenodo.org/records/13986581
EUBP Talk #5
The fifth EUBP Talk will host Fredrik Malmfors from Lignin Industries, who will cover the topic “Solving the lignin conundrum to create scalable, CAPEX-efficient CO2-reduction in the plastics industry”. It will take place on 04 September 2024.
For decades, the forestry and pulp and paper industries have been seeking ways to valorise lignin. Typically burnt for energy in pulp mills, Lignin is abundantly available globally and could help close the perceived “biomass” gap. Lignin Industries’ patented technology can now reduce 15-40% of fossil raw materials in PE, PP and ABS, with more polymers to come. Being a true drop-in material and fully recyclable, it helps the plastic industry transition to climate-friendlier materials.
