Industrial Accelerator Act: Turning Europe's biobased ambitions into an industrial business case Key Messages: • Turn recognition into market pull measures. The IAA rightly recognises biobased plastics, polymers and chemicals as strategic lead markets, but this must be translated into concrete and timely demand-side measures that create predictable demand needed to scale up European [...]
UPM Circular Renewable Black™ is the world's first bio-based, NIR-detectable, carbon-negative* black pigment, built to end the recycling standoff around black plastic packaging. Conventional carbon black pigments block near-infrared (NIR) detection, making black items invisible to sorting systems. This has forced brands to choose between iconic black design and circularity, pushing black packaging out [...]
TripleW is transforming bioplastics production by addressing both sugar feedstock supply and post-consumer end-of-life upcycling. Historically, petrochemical refineries extracted underground crude oil to build the modern materials economy. Today, conventional PLA production relies on virgin food crops like corn and sugarcane. TripleW rewrites this narrative by treating organic food waste as the new petroleum [...]
Sustainea's Bio-MEG is produced through a one-step catalytic process that converts corn-derived dextrose directly into a bio-based monoethylene glycol chemically identical to its fossil counterpart. Validated across thousands of operating hours at demonstration scale, the process has been engineered for high yield and selectivity. A preliminary life cycle assessment projects Bio-MEG as carbon-negative on [...]
After reading about microplastics released from plastic cutting boards during use, 21-year-old Wessel Schönekerl started looking for alternatives. But every existing option came with its own disadvantages. Wooden boards require maintenance and are not dishwasher-safe, while glass boards are easy to clean but quickly dull kitchen knives. That raised a simple question: could a [...]
Algenesis Labs is a materials science and technology company founded in 2016 by three UC San Diego professors: Dr. Stephen Mayfield, Dr. Michael Burkart, and Dr. Robert Pomeroy. The company develops high-performance, bio-based, fully biodegradable polyurethanes using its patented Soleic® technology. Soleic® polyurethanes are made from renewable plant-based feedstocks, deliver a 50–65% reduction in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
