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May 2021
 
 

Dear readers,

We are pleased to share the new issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter 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

 
 
 
 
 
If there is no biodegradability, there is also no gravity 

If there is no biodegradability, there is also no gravity

A guest commentary by Francesco Degli Innocenti, Member of the European Bioplastics Working Group Biodegradables and Chair of the Working Group Standardisation, on biodegradability. The article contributes to the current discussion about a framework for bioplastics…

 
 
 
 
 
The Fantastic Bioplastic Finder supports industry’s transition to a circular economy

The Fantastic Bioplastic Finder supports industry’s transition to a circular economy

Read in the following a guest article by the Berlin-based start-up Circuteria that developed a match-making tool with which product manufacturers, using conventional plastics, can search for bioplastic alternatives

 
 
 
 
 
Member portrait: Coperion GmbH

Member portrait: Coperion GmbH

In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Levin Batschauer, Sales Manager Bioplastics, Business Unit Compounding, Recycling, and Battery of Coperion GmbH, shares some interesting insights on his company...


 
 
 
 
 
News from the members: May 2021

News from the members: May 2021

  • NatureWorks and IMA announce strategic partnership
  • EarthFirst Films by PSI produces first PHA home compostable packaging film
  • Neste jointly produces renewable plastics from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons in Japan
 
 
 
 
 
News in brief: May 2021

News in brief: May 2021

  • Everything you need to know about the UK’s incoming Plastic Packaging Tax
  • US coalition to advocate for composting investments
  • European plastic industry faces extreme raw material shortage and price increase
 
 
 
 
 

Calendar

16 June 2021 Bioplastics in Russia: dream or reality? (online, with simultaneous translation into Russian)
16 June 2021 Ecofundo Workshop (online)
6/7 July 2021 2nd PHA platform World Congress, Cologne, Germany
6/7 October 2021 EFIB, Vienna, Austria
 
 
 
 
 

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