Waste management and recovery options for bioplastics Efficient waste management is key to the European Commission’s flagship policy goal of a resource-efficient Europe and its circular economy vision. The EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC, WFD) defines a five-step waste hierarchy ranking the different treatments of waste based on their [...]
Environmental benefits of bioplastics Biobased plastics have the unique advantage over conventional plastics to reduce the dependency on limited fossil resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or even be carbon neutral. Consequently, biobased plastics can help the EU to meet its 2030 targets of greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Moreover, [...]
Renewable feedstock Today, bioplastics are mostly made of carbohydrate-rich plants, such as corn or sugar cane, so called food crops or agro-based feedstock. Agro-based feedstock is currently the most efficient for the production of bioplastics, as it requires the least amount of land to grow and produces the highest [...]
Processing technology Bioplastics offer a broad range of functionalities optimised for each type of application and, in addition, can reduce the impact on the environment. Bioplastics can be processed into a vast array of products using conventional plastics processing technologies. The process parameters of the processing equipment simply have to [...]
Bioplastic materials Today, there is a bioplastic alternative for almost every conventional plastic material and corresponding application. Bioplastics – plastics that are biobased, biodegradable, or both – have the same properties as conventional plastics and, in many cases, even offer additional advantages. This includes a reduced carbon footprint or [...]
Our board and management Management Hasso von Pogrell is Managing Director of European Bioplastics since March 2009. Upon completion of his education in Portugal, the United States and Germany, Mr von [...]
Our organisation European Bioplastics is a European association, located and registered in Berlin, Germany. It is headed by a non-executive Board consisting of representatives of member companies. The Board is elected every two years by the members’ General Assembly. The Board determines the strategic direction of day-to-day operations [...]
Our mission Bioplastics are a major driver in the evolution of plastics, and they contribute significantly to a more sustainable society. Our mission is to advance the economic and regulatory framework in Europe to allow for the bioplastics market to grow and flourish. Therefore, we aim to bring together [...]
Bioplastics market development update 2024 Continuous growth: global production capacities of bioplastics 2024-2029 Bioplastics currently represent roughly half a percent of the almost 414 million tonnes* of plastics produced annually. Overall global plastics production continues to rise steadily. This development is driven by rising demand combined with the emergence of ever more sophisticated [...]
What are bioplastics? Bioplastics are a large family of different materials Bioplastics are not just one single material. They comprise of a whole family of materials with different properties and applications. According to European Bioplastics, a plastic material is defined as a bioplastic if it is either biobased, biodegradable, [...]