Research and Innovation at European level
– driver for competitive and circular industry

The biobased industry is a key driver of innovation in transforming Europe‘s economy into a more sustainable, circular, and resource-efficient bioeconomy. Public and private schemes fund the research and development efforts necessary to enhance our knowledge of tomorrow‘s sustainable solutions, improve our ability to produce more efficiently and consume more sustainably, and enable us to effect tangible change.

Cooperation as the key to success

In Europe, between 2014 and today, more than 5.7 billion Euro have funded public or joint public and private research projects on biobased materials and bioplastics through Horizon 2020 , Horizon Europe and their partnerships, such as the BioBased Industries Joint-Undertaking (BBI JU) and the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU). Industrial participation in these projects underlines this success and the unique bundling of public and private research in the field of the biobased economy in Europe.

We are committed to research and innovation…

European Bioplastics is committed to supporting research and innovation efforts by participating directly as a partner in several R&I projects. EUBP also encourages its member organisations to join in on selected programmes that are pushing innovation in fields related to their business or research focus and provide opportunities for commercialising research outcomes.

Our current portfolio of project activities include:

Boosting the Industrial Uptake of Biodegradable polymers for packaging applications by implementing digital tools and advanced techniques to achieve a holistic sustainability goal.

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Innovative biobased biodegradable recyclable safe and circular food packaging.

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A new European blueprint for circular bioplastics upcycling solutions. 

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Improving waste management of biobased plastics and the upcycling in packaging, textile and agriculture sectors.

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Demonstrative process for the production and enzymatic recycling of environmentally safe, superior and versatile PHA-based rigid packaging solutions by plasma integration in the value chain.

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European sustainable biobased nanomaterials community.

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NETmicroplastic is a sustainable multi-actor network focusing on microplastics in agricultural soil for gaining scientific knowledge, identifying potential risks, and triggering innovation.

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Completed projects

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High performance sustainable biobased packaging with tailored end of life and upcycled secondary use.

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Novel packaging films and textiles with tailored end of life and performance based on bio-based copolymers and coatings. 

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High performance functional biobased polymers for skin-contact products in biomedical, cosmetic and sanitary industry.

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… and we also provide a platform for your projects! 

Are you part of a research network, or would you like to present your project at our annual conference? In order to strengthen the link between academia and industry, at our annual European Bioplastics Conference we regularly offer an opportunity for research projects to present their findings to a highly targeted and relevant audience, and we disseminate project-based bioplastic innovation achievements across our network on a regular basis. 

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Do you have an innovative idea? 

European Bioplastics is proud to be part of an international network to successfully address the global and EU-wide challenges related to more sustainable polymer materials and to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals together with our partners. If you would like to find out more about our project-based activities, or if you would like to partner up with European Bioplastics or its members in research project initiatives, do not hesitate to contact us or complete and return this form.