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Dear readers,
We are pleased to share the first 2018 issue of the European Bioplastics Bulletin with you, containing the latest news and insights from the bioplastics industry.
If you have any questions, comments, or interesting news or topics to share, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Enjoy the read!
Kind regards from the European Bioplastics team
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EUBP welcomes world's first Plastics Strategy in Europe
But the European Commission misses the chance to fully embrace circular benefits of bio-based plastics and biodegradable plastics. "While the increase of recycled content in plastics is important to reduce virgin fossil feedstock, alternative sustainable feedstocks such as bio-based feedstocks need to be encouraged as well in order to defossilise the plastics economy”, says François de Bie, Chairman of EUBP.
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EU takes action against oxo-degradable plastics
The European Commission has recommended EU-wide measures be taken against so-called ‘oxo-degradable‘ plastics. In a recent report, the Commission said that “a process to restrict the use of oxo-plastics in the EU will be started”. EUBP strongly welcomes this clear commitment to take action. “We have long been warning about the harmful effects of oxo-degradable plastics on the environment as well as the potential damage to the reputation and understanding of truly biodegradable plastics,” says Hasso von Pogrell, Managing Director of EUBP.
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Europe to ramp up funding for bio-based plastics
The European Commission will increase the funding for research and development of innovative bio-based plastics and to further improve plastic recycling. During the press conference on the European Strategy on Plastics earlier this month, the Commission’s Vice-President Jyrki Katainen said: “we are also ready to finance or increase financing for new innovations in recyclability and new oil-free raw materials. Horizon 2020 has already allocated 250 million Euros for this kind of innovative work, and we have decided to increase the ceiling with additional 100 million by 2020.“
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Member portrait: SPHERE
In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Jean-Marc Nony, Sustainable Development Director at SPHERE, shares some information on the French family group and leading European manufacturer of household packaging and bioplastic bags.
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New circular, compostable packaging materials awarded with $1m Innovation Prize
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of its $1 million Circular Materials Challenge at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The winners will join a 12-month accelerator programme working with experts to make their innovations marketable at scale. Among the winners are a number of innovative biopolymers and applications for bioplastics, including EUBP member Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC) and their new compostable functional coatings called bioORMOCER®.
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Bio-based food packaging through the eyes of the consumer
Companies in the food sector are increasingly looking for alternatives to conventional plastic packaging to reduce their CO2 footprint and are switching to packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials. A team at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is studying the perceptions of bio-based packaging among consumers and aims to give manufacturers and retailers advise on making well-founded, sustainable packaging choices.
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News in brief
- Non-biodegradable cotton buds prohibited in Italy from 2019
- New bio-based barrier coatings for food packaging
- DuPont Industrial Biosciences And Wools Of New Zealand Announce Materials Collaboration
- Investment boost for 100% bio-based PET
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