Dear members,

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

EUBP at K-Fair in Düsseldorf

EUBP is looking very much forward to be part of this year’s K-Fair in Düsseldorf (19-26 October), the leading business platform for the plastics and rubber industry. Come around and visit us at our booth B10 in hall 7a and learn more about bioplastics. You will receive an update on the political discussions, our organizational work as well as on current developments in the industry. Also have a look at the comprehensive selection of product samples made from bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastic provided by our members. This year, as a special attraction, our booth will be equipped with a 3D-printer creating little take-away surprises made from PLA. 

3rd Bioplastics Business Breakfast

Again, bioplastics will play an important role at K'2022, the world's biggest trade show on plastics and rubber. That is why we are organizing now for the fifth time the Bioplastics Business Breakfasts (B³). On three days (20-22 October 2022), bioplastics MAGAZINE will host a Bioplastics Business Breakfast: From 8 am to 12:30 pm, the delegates will have the chance to listen to and discuss high-class presentations and benefit from a unique networking opportunity. The conference will be held at the Congress Center on the fairgrounds of the K-show and includes free access to K'2022. The event topics are the following: 20 October (Thursday): Bioplastics in Packaging; 21 October (Friday): PHA, opportunities and challenges; 22 October (Saturday): Bioplastics in Durable Applications. Click here to learn more about the event.  

EFIB 2022 - European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy

26-27 October 2022, more than 500 industry leaders, SMEs representatives, policy makers and academia are expected in-person in Vilnius, Lithuania to Europe’s leading event on industrial biotechnology and the bioeconomy under the title ‘Next generation economies: Industrial biotechnology for a sustainable society’. The Forum will be hosted by the Lithuanian Biotechnology Association (LBTA) together with Go Vilnius – the city’s official business and tourism development agency.  Register now  and benefit from 10% discount using a code:  MEDIA-EFIB2022 

Advanced Recycling Conference 2022

The debut of the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) will take place in a hybrid format on 14-15 November in Cologne, Germany. It aims to provide an overview and in-depth insight of all available plastic recycling technologies. It will focus on different plastic waste streams, environmental impacts, and political topics. The unique concept of presenting all advanced recycling solutions and related topics at one event will guarantee a comprehensive and exciting conference experience, including technologies such as extrusion, dissolution, solvolysis, enzymolysis, pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification, and incineration with Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU). With the addressed topics the conference provides a new home for technology providers, related industries, waste management companies, plastic manufacturers, brands, and investors as well as policy makers and scientists active in the versatile and interdisciplinary field of recycling. It is also accompanied by a trade exhibition.  

News and updates for EUBP members

News and updates for EUBP members 

EC adopts regulation on recycled plastic food contact materials: On September 15, 2022, the European Commission officially adopted the new regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, (EU) 2022/1616. The new regulation requires the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess and, if appropriate, authorize traditional as well as novel recycling processes “capable of producing safe plastics”. It also outlines quality control and enforcement. The regulation comes into effect in October 2022, and the Commission has developed a website with answers to frequently asked questions about the regulation and how it will be applied.   

This is also relevant for bioplastics, as bio-based plastics (e.g. ,bio-PET, PEF, PLA) can be recycled and, thus, potentially be used to process new FCMs.  
 

Investor looking for partnership in bio-based: European Bioplastics has recently been approached by Vision Hunters Ltd. Oy with the following request: “Vision Hunters is currently working for a large Brazilian forest company which is looking for investment opportunities in Europe among bio-based plastics producers. The client is especially interested in bio-based MEG producers. In short, their aim is to form a strategic partnership, invest in the partner company, and after some time scale start operations in Brazil. In Brazil, the client owns a large bio-based raw-material pool which the company wants to use in the future. The client would also be interested in visiting potentially interested companies in Europe towards the end of October”. 

Please note that this was no cold call approach. EUBP had been in contact with the responsible person at Vision Hunters in the past. If you’re interested in working with them, contact us by 14 October via info@european-bioplastics.org, and we’ll put you in touch. 

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