Archive 2014

Here you will find all of our press releases that have been released in the year 2014:

Bioplastic production capacities to grow by more than 400% by 2018 (3rd December)
EU legislation on plastic bags paves way for compostable shopping bags (25th November)
interpack 2014 – Bioplastics, the showstopper in Hall 9, enjoy still growing interest in bioplastic packaging solutions (15th May)
European Parliament vote on plastic bags confirms important contribution of compostable bags to enhance biowaste collection (16th April)
European Parliament (ENVI Committee) vote on plastic bags paves the way for biodegradable and compostable plastic bags (11th March)
Biodegradable bags on top of the agenda at high level panel debate on the future for plastics bags in Europe (5th March)
(German only) Kompostierbare Tragetaschen entlasten die Umwelt (25th Febuary)
New LCA study available on carrier bags (14th Febuary)
Up to 10% compostable plastic does not affect mechanical properties of recyclates (20th January)

Content Manger2017-01-11T08:00:49+01:0011 November 2014|Tags: bags, biodegradable, bioplastics, compostable, European Parliament, Germany, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), packaging|

European Bioplastics is the European association representing the interests of the bioplastics industry along the entire value chain. Its members produce, refine and distribute bioplastics i.e. plastics that are bio-based, biodegradable, or both. More information is available at www.european-bioplastics.org.

Press contact:
Oliver Buchholz, Head of Communications, European Bioplastics, Marienstr. 19/20, 10117 Berlin,
phone +49 (0) 30 28482 353, Fax +49 (0) 30 28482 359, press@european-bioplastics.org