Siegburg/Cologne (and online), 22 to 24 September 2026 Meet us at booth 11! The Renewable Materials Conference has become the international meeting place for the chemical, plastics, and materials industries and will take place from 22 to 24 September 2025 in Siegburg, near Cologne. The conference, which is expected to attract over 500 participants, [...]
Brussels, 6 August 2026 – European Bioplastics welcomes the Italian decree- law introducing mandatory compostability requirements for selected packaging used for fresh fruit and vegetables, food service and catering, single food portions and hospitality. In accordance with the PPWR, Italy has made use of the flexibility provided under Article 9(2)(b) to require additional packaging [...]
A vibrant discussion at the event "The Future of Plastics is Bio - And It's Recyclable!" held in Berlin on 1 July 2026 and organised within the framework of the MoeBIOS and ReBioCycle project. This event format combines accessible introductions to bioplastics with the latest recycling results from three EU-funded projects, ReBioCycle, MoeBIOS, and [...]
The Future of Plastics is Bio-And It's Recyclable Starting in July 2026, the Bioplastics Recycling Cluster will hit the road. Bioplastics are often misunderstood. Are they truly sustainable? What role can they play in replacing fossil-based plastics? Can they actually be recycled? And if so, what technologies are needed? What does the [...]
Are Recycled Bioplastics the Future? MoeBIOS is an EU-funded project advancing knowledge and technologies in sorting, conditioning, and valorising bioplastics waste streams from packaging, agriculture, and textile industries. On 14 October 2026, starting at 11:00 am CEST, MoeBIOS is organising an event to engage with operators of these three different [...]
European Bioplastics elects new Board to drive its next Phase: Recognition, Commitment, Trust and Scale Brussels, 27 May 2026 – European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the interests of biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics in Europe, has elected its new Board during its General Assembly on 27 May 2026. The new Board will guide [...]
Open the document Sustainable Biomass for Bioplastics Biobased plastics remain a strategic pillar of Europe’s Bioeconomy vision and help in decoupling economic growth from fossil resources, building a more resilient Union. The EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy vision for 2040 envisages that products such as sustainable biobased plastics would be widely used in the EU, playing [...]
Brussels, 2 April 2026 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes Italy's draft legislative proposal on certified industrial compostable packaging. EUBP considers the proposal a positive and pragmatic signal for the sector. At a time when the market needs more predictable policy direction, the draft helps provide greater legal certainty at a critical moment and sends [...]
Open the document European Bioplastics calls for the exemption of certified biodegradable plastics from the scope of the SUPD Key Messages: The evaluation of the SUPD should address unintended environmental and market effects. The SUPD should recognise the environmental benefits and innovation potential of certified biodegradable plastics. The definition of plastic in the [...]
Berlin, 26 March 2026– The EU funded BioSupPack project has successfully demonstrated that brewery waste can be transformed into high-performance bioplastics for sustainable packaging. Over five years, the consortium has developed and validated innovative polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA and PHB) materials and production processes that offer viable alternatives to fossil-based plastics while supporting compliance with the [...]
